Teaching as a Profession EOPA Practice 3 (21-30)

In North Carolina, standardized testing is an important part of the educational experience of all students. Such testing promotes:

• Freedom of Speech

• Teaching to the test

• Accountability

• Assessment

How are the roles of BK-12 teachers the same?

• Provide a range of language rich experiences in various settings

• Maintain appropriate schedule based on developmental ages

• Communicate effectively with students, parents, other school staff, administrators, related service providers and community members

• Work satisfaction

According to some sources, most teachers who remain in the teaching profession are dissatisfied with the salaries. However, power, status, and flexible work schedules encourage them to remain in the profession. The identified reasons are:

• Extrinsic and intrinsic

• Extrinsic

• Intrinsic

• Advocacy

Mr. Drake created an action plan with the following components: (i) activities to meet the goal (ii) timeline for the completion of each activity (iii) evidence to show the goal was met. Which component of the plan is missing?

• School improvement plan

• Graduation plan

• Goals

• Activities to meet the goal

Aside from their regular teaching duties, teachers within Concordia Spirit High School are expected to complete tasks such as monitor hallways during class change, attend Professional development sessions, and attend maintain good attendance. These may be considered:

• Responsibilities

• Motivation

• Skills

• Curriculum

Denise is a new teacher who works with the ESL and the EC teachers to make sure students in her class have the accommodations they need to be successful. Which of the following statement is true about Denise?

• Denise is a selfish teacher

• Denise advocates for students

• Denise practices assessment

• Denise only cares about the needs of EC and ESL students

A teacher who uses multiple teaching strategies to make sure all students master the content taught, practices:

• Freedom to choose

• Advocacy

• Academic Freedom

• Curriculum standards

Mr. Jackson is a twenty-year veteran teacher who knows how and when to use strategies to teach the curriculum; the ability to logically, and in a variety of ways, divide content and skills into manageable components and create experiences that lead to student learning. What best describes Mr. Jackson's habit?

• He is a strict teacher

• He is an advocate for students

• He understands the Art of Teaching

• He is a mediocre teacher

The facts, concepts, theories, and principles that are taught and learned in specific academic courses (ie: biology, chemistry, history, technology, business, language arts, etc.) is:

• Content knowledge

• Curriculum

• Standards

• Standard Course of Study

Tests, projects, and quizzes are examples of_

• Extra work

• Wasting student's time

• Assessments

• Knowledgeable skills