Chapter 1

Why is focused observation important in professional life?

• It helps validate existing expectations and beliefs

• It allows teachers to ignore irrelevant details

• It helps develop a personal framework for interpreting events

• It enables teachers to rise to the top of their profession

What are the four principles of a constructivist curriculum?

• Learner development, learning differences, learning environments, content knowledge

• Content knowledge, application of content, assessment, instructional strategies

• Professional learning and ethical practice, leadership and collaboration, learner development, learning differences

• Social, emotional, and cognitive development, integration of subjects, doing is related to learning, learning from teachers and students

What are the five propositions essential to effective teaching according to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards?

• Commitment to students, subject knowledge, managing and mentoring student learning, systematic thinking, learning communities

• Learner development, learning differences, learning environments, content knowledge, application of content

• Assessment, planning for instruction, instructional strategies, professional learning, leadership and collaboration

• Empathy, cooperative relationships, being realistic, establishing direction, confidence

What are the InTASC standards focused on?

• Learner development, learning differences, learning environments

• Content knowledge, application of content, assessment

• Planning for instruction, instructional strategies, professional learning

• Leadership and collaboration, learner development, learning differences

What are the Common Core State Standards designed to do?

• Set skill and thinking goals for student performance

• Establish high and rigorous standards for teachers

• Create a national system to assess and certify teachers

• Advance education reforms for improving student learning

What is the goal of reflective teaching?

• To establish cooperative relationships with colleagues

• To become realistic in evaluating teaching contexts

• To achieve empathy and understand student behavior

• To observe and reflect on personal growth as a teacher

What is the advantage of observing successful and enthusiastic teachers?

• To learn how to express enthusiasm for the teaching profession

• To set goals and establish a sense of personal direction

• To become more flexible in adapting teaching strategies

• To develop cooperative relationships with colleagues

What is the ultimate goal of focused classroom observation?

• To become self-reliant and confident in teaching

• To establish cooperative relationships with colleagues

• To achieve empathy and understand student behavior

• To develop a constructivist approach to teaching