Deck 1: Teaching Students in Todays World

Question 1

Of the essential teacher characteristics, the necessary values, commitments, and professional ethics are known as:

A) personality traits.
B) skills.
C) dispositions.
D) knowledge.

Answer 1

dispositions.

Question 2

Projects, reports, models, reports, presentations, and portfolios are all examples of what?

A) Means to measure and assess student learning
B) Planning materials when designing a new unit
C) Classroom management tools
D) Differentiating instruction for diverse learners

Answer 2

Means to measure and assess student learning

Question 3

The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) originally identified standards for:

A) classroom discipline.
B) new principals.
C) K-12 students.
D) beginning teachers.

Answer 3

beginning teachers.

Question 4

______________can be defined as a way of thinking about educational matters that involves the ability to make rational choices.

A) Withitness
B) Reflection
C) Planning
D) Constructivism

Question 5

Which of the following is not an example of a commonly used basis for teacher reflection?

A) Ms. Engle's analysis of the day's lesson plan after school
B) The school principal's notes from observing Mr. Thompson's Algebra II class.
C) Mrs. Darcy reviewing a videotape of herself teaching a lesson on grammar
D) Mr. Kingsley taking his World History students on a field trip to the Classics Museum

Question 6

Which of the following can be defined as a problem-solving strategy that individuals or groups can use to improve practice by reviewing routines, procedures, and other aspects of the instructional environment?

A) The zone of proximal development
B) Reflective practice
C) Scaffolding
D) Accommodation

Question 7

Which of the following is not a characteristic of reflective teachers?

A) Seek deep understanding of the issues involved in teaching
B) Ask questions and are curious
C) Place responsibility for teaching decisions on students and administrators alone
D) Are purposeful and committed to improving their craft

Question 8

Which of the following is not true regarding reflective teaching practice?

A) Reflection is generally done at the beginning of one's teaching career, as experienced teachers no longer need to be reflective.
B) Reflection requires teachers to be open-minded and introspective.
C) Teachers can reflect on their dispositions as well as teaching strategies.
D) Teacher reflection is a necessary aspect of supporting student learning.

Question 9

Collecting and analyzing data on student test scores, interviewing faculty and students, and seeking to explain dropout rates are all examples of:

A) the steps for becoming a National Board Certified teacher.
B) journal writing.
C) portfolio development.
D) action research.

Question 10

Two areas of diversity that draw special attention for regular classroom teachers are:

A) English language learners and student athletes.
B) students with disabilities and English language learners.
C) students with disabilities and gifted students.
D) English language learners and students who have been retained a grade level.

Question 11

What is the approximate percentage of student enrollment in public schools in the United States for students of color?

A) 16%
B) 25%
C) 41%
D) 50%

Question 12

What is the name of an approach to teaching content to ELLs in strategic ways to make the subject matter comprehensible while promoting the students' English language development?

A) Sheltered instruction
B) Applying dispositions
C) Learning community instruction
D) Diversity development

Question 13

The SIOP Model can be described as a:

A) way to examine teacher dispositions.
B) framework to organize a teaching portfolio.
C) framework for planning lessons.
D) guideline to include constructivist teaching approaches.

Question 14

Dispositions involve having knowledge about the content and teaching techniques.

Question 15

Studies correlating a teacher's test of basic skills and college entrance exams with their students' scores on standardized tests found that high-scoring teachers are no more likely to elicit significant gains in student achievement than their lower-scoring counterparts.

Question 16

Teaching experience appears to have an influence on student achievement.

Question 17

State licensure requirements for teachers are rarely related to or based upon standards developed by professional teaching organizations, such as the InTASC standards.

Question 18

The term skills refers to the necessary values, commitments, and professional ethics that influence teacher behaviors.

Question 19

The InTASC standards include references to the necessary professional dispositions which teachers should possess.

Question 20

A reflective teacher considers what to teach, how to teach, and how to provide an atmosphere that supports student learning.

Question 21

Reflective writing involves preparing and teaching brief lessons that other educators would critique to improve your teaching.

Question 22

Real reflection only takes place when a teacher is formally evaluated by his or her school administrators.

Question 23

Higher levels of reflection in pre-service teachers are related to higher final student teacher evaluations.

Question 24

A teacher portfolio including examples of lesson plans, video-taped lessons with self-critique, and analyses of student work can be a resource for professional reflection.

Question 25

The number of English language learners in the United States public school system has increased more than the number of students identified as disabled has increased.

Question 26

Sources of student diversity are limited to students with special needs.

Question 27

Teachers are responsible for diversifying instruction and creating a supportive classroom for all learners.

Question 28

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Assessing

Question 29

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Decision making

Question 30

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Dispositions

Question 31

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Diversity

Question 32

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Implementing

Question 33

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Reflection

Question 34

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Sheltered instruction

Question 35

Briefly describe what is meant by each of the basic teaching function-planning, implementing, and assessing.

Question 36

Name and briefly explain the four domains of Danielson's Framework for Teaching.

Question 37

List and briefly describe three strategies that can be used to help teachers reflect on their practice.

Question 38

Identify some of the positive outcomes of reflective teaching.

Question 39

Identify and briefly describe the various ways that student diversity is apparent in classrooms.

Question 40

Identify and discuss the essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions that effective teachers need to have.

Question 41

Identify and discuss the core principles of the InTASC standards.

Question 42

Identify and discuss three key concepts within the domain of professional responsibilities of teachers.

Question 43

Why are teachers encouraged to use reflection? What are the benefits?

Question 44

What is the SIOP Model? What are some of the benefits of using the SIOP Model?