PPR Practice (5 questions)

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Ms. Tatum is teaching a mathematics unit that is an essential core of the TEKS. According to the suggested district timeline, she has only one more day to finish teaching the unit; however, based on the students' performance, she requires three additional days to teach the unit. Which of the following is the best practice for addressing the students' needs? Continuing with her lesson plans to ensure that students have the opportunity to complete the entire unit, adhering to the district timeline and returning to the unit at the end of the year, assigning the additional material from the unit for the students to complete as homework, altering the lesson plans by reducing the student-learning objectives for the unit.

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Continuing with her lesson plans to ensure that students have the opportunity to complete the entire unit.

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Because Matthew is a student who is struggling in mathematics, his teacher schedules a conference with his parents. What is the best way for the teacher to begin the conference? Options: discussing Matthew's low mathematics grades and better ways for him to study, Identifying Matthew's strengths in other subjects before addressing his mathematics grades, discussing Matthew's mathematics grades and study habits from previous years, identifying Matthew's weaknesses in mathematics based on a recent mathematics exam

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Identifying Matthew's strengths in other subjects before addressing his mathematics grades

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A third-grade teacher has several ELLs at varying language proficiency levels in the class. Which of the following best ensures that the ELLs will participate in whole-class discussions? modeling different sentence structures found in english and having ells repeat the sentences, pairing ells with native english speakers and encouraging conversation between them, increasing wait time to allow ells to process information before contributing ideas, incorporating systematic documentation to record when ells participate

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increasing wait time to allow ells to process information before contributing ideas

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which of the following steps should a high school teacher take first when introducing procedures at the beginning of the year? Options: explaining the details of the procedure, correcting misunderstandings about the procedures, reinforcing effective use of the procedures, practicing the procedures regularly with the class

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explaining the details of the procedure

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Which of the following is the most effective way for a teacher to establish a solution-focused approach to parent-teacher conferences?
- providing school safety procedures to each parent
- explaining student behavior management structures
- seeking to establish a partnership with each parent
- conveying interest in each students' hobbies

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seeking to establish a partnership with each parent