Book Study Session Four

1. Great teachers have a ______ and ______ for everything they do.

They reflect on what did and did not work and adjust accordingly.

• A. computer and game

• B. textbook and standard

• C. plan and purpose

• D. story and video

2. Great teachers know that every student has unique _____ and _____.

Great teachers work effectively with all students by remembering to put themselves in their students' shoes periodically.

• A. strengths and needs

• B. ideas and emotions

• C. troubles and joys

• D. all of the above

3. Effective teachers have a keen sense of ______ . They know their strengths and weaknesses and consistently try to build on the former and improve on the latter.

• A. respect

• B. self-awareness

• C. purpose

• D. discomfort

4. Every teacher has an impact. Great teachers _________.

• A. make a difference

• B. put themselves first

• C. complain

• D. focus on the negative culture

5. Describe a school-wide environment where it is "cool to care".

• A. students and teachers care about each other and their peers

• B. students and teachers care about learning

• C. teachers make every decision on what is best for students

• D. all three

6. Great teachers treat everyone as if they are ______.

• A. good

• B. shy

• C. smart

• D. about to make a poor choice

7. Great teachers always treat students ________.

• A. all of these

• B. with respect

• C. as if the students' parents were in the room

• D. with modeling the behavior that is expected

8. Great teachers know that the best students will feel ______ if a teacher yells or uses cutting remarks, even when directed at a student who is misbehaving.

• A. loved

• B. comfortable

• C. uncomfortable

• D. responsible

9. Great teachers are lifelong learners who regularly attempt to learn something new.

• True

• False

10. Effective teachers do not shy away from teaching students with special needs and circumstances; instead, they embrace them.

• True

• False