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WorksheetsFELE Subtest 1 Comp 1
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Why is using adopted state standards so important?
It's the framework that drives decisions in all public schools.
It's the framework that drives decisions in most public schools.
Because it is state law.
It determines which lesson plans are accepted
What do effective educational leaders make curriculum and instructional decisions based on?
lesson plans
text books and instructions
walk throughs
standards alignment
An effective leader analyzes achievement data to determine what?
Classroom Walkthroughs
If the chosen curriculum are increasing student achievement
Lesson Plans
Observing Classroom Instruction
What is the best way leaders can see how teachers are using effective teaching strategies and standards alignment?
classroom walkthroughs
lesson plans
admin teacher conferences
student interviews
The 5 areas standards alignment can be seen are....
Test scores, lesson objectives, communication between teacher and administration, instruction (walk throughs and observations), textbook and curriculum
Test scores, lesson objectives, communication between teacher and student, instruction (walk throughs and observations), professional development points
Lesson plans, lesson objectives, communication between teacher and student, instruction (walk throughs and observations), textbook and curriculum
Lesson plans, lesson objectives, communication between teacher and student, instruction (walk throughs and observations), extra duties on campus
How can the school leaders evaluate vertical alignment in the classroom?
Review lesson plans, determine if lesson plans are aligned with academic plans, and observing classroom instruction
Review lesson plans, determine if lesson plans are aligned with the principals standards, and observing instruction
Review homework assignments, improve test scores, and observing classroom instruction
Review lesson plans, determine if students are learning, and observing colleagues
What is of the following ways horizontal alignment can be promoted?
Encourage teacher to attend professional development that supports horizontal alignment
Use progress monitoring for continuous improvement
Provide time for teachers and administration to discuss lesson plans
Provide time and resources to plan lessons together
What are types of Critical Thinking a leader needs to identify during a walkthrough?
Critical, Creative, Reflective, and Reactive
Critical, Creative, Proactive, and Progressive
Critical, Creative, Higher Order, and Reflective
Abstract, Intuitive, Responsive, and Visionary
Critical Thinking is being displayed by students when they're?
They're using basic recall for simple problem solving scenarios.
They're analyzing, evaluating, interpreting, and synthesizing information.
They're "thinking outside the box" to draw unique conclusions to develop products
They're engaged in rigorous lessons while thinking critically about world concepts.
When are students thinking "creatively"?
When they think "outside the box" to draw unique conclusions and develop products
When they're stretching beyond basic recall by analyzing, evaluating, interpreting, and synthesizing information.
When they're engaged in rigorous lessons that involve real world relatable problems.
When they're in group activities that solve real world related problems.
What is Higher Order Thinking?
When students are thinking critically, creatively, and reflectively.
Thinking "outside the box" to draw unique conclusions and develop products.
Students are stretching beyond basic recall by analyzing, evaluating, interpreting and synthesizing information.
Students must be engaged in rigorous lessons while thinking critically about concepts that relate to the real world.
What is the difference between the top and bottom of Bloom's Taxonomy Pyramid?
Top- Create, Apply, Evaluate, Analyze, and Synthesize (Critical Thinking Skills)
Bottom- Categorize, Understand, Remember, and Memorize. (Low Level Skills)
Top- Categorize, Understand, Remember, and Memorize. (Low Level Skills)
Bottom- Create, Apply, Evaluate, Analyze, and Synthesize (Critical Thinking Skills)
Top- Categorize, Create, Apply, and Remember.
Bottom- Understand, Memorize, Evaluate, and Synthesize.
Top- Create, Apply, Evaluate,
Bottom- Categorize, Understand, Remember,
Which one of these options is not an important reason to ask students complex questions at key points of a lesson?
develops critical thinking skills
allows teachers to check for understanding at various levels.
Keeps students engaged
allows teachers to think of what to ask next.
Which one of the following options is a benefit of questioning?
wait time
specific feedback
acceptance of students answer
probing
increasing question complexity
eliminates down time
probing
redirection increasing question complexity
wait time
specific feedback
redirection
probing
increasing question complexity
decreased wait time
general feedback
increasing question complexity
How do educational leaders evaluate student's learning?
lesson plans
analyzing state assessments data
class grades
teacher generated test scores
What are the greatest needs in the school?
Should the textbooks be changed?
What are the student test scores?
Should we do teacher surveys?
What should the instructional focus be moving forward?
What should be the first step a leader should take when developing an action plan when assessing data?
Which teachers should be involved?
What is the budget for the program?
Is the curriculum aligned to state standards?
Analyze the data
What are the 5 forms where data can from?
assessments, student and teacher surveys, walkthroughs, and discipline referrals
assessments, parent and teacher surveys, walkthroughs, and discipline referrals
assessments, student and teacher surveys, teacher interviews, and discipline referrals
student gpa, student and teacher surveys, walkthroughs, and discipline referrals
What is qualitative data?
Useful for items that can be written down and measured.
Useful for studies at the individual level and to find out ways on which people think on their feet.
Document outlining every aspect of the school curriculum.
Useful for items that can be observed and compared.
What is an example of qualitative data?
Surveys, observations, conferences, and case studies
Personal interviews, observations, conferences, and case studies
Surveys, observations, role playing scenarios, and case studies
Surveys, observations, conferences, and reading scores
What is quantitative data?
useful for students at the individual level and to find out ways in which people think on their feet.
information that can be written down and measured with numbers.
document outlining every aspect of the school curriculum and who's involved.
information governed by the FLDOE which serves as district and interagency liasons to support outcomes on all students.
Examples of quantitative data are?
State test scores, reading scores, and words per minute.
State test scores, math scores, and words per minute.
Teacher generated test scores, reading scores, and words per minute.
Student surveys, reading scores, and words per minute.
What is the School Improvement Plan?
Document governed by the federal government which serves are district and inter-agency liaisons to support outcomes for all students.
Document governed by the FLDOE which serves are district and inter-agency liaisons to support outcomes for all students.
Document outlining important aspects of the school improvement plan and who's involved.
Document outlining every aspect of the school improvement plan and who's involved.
Who's involved in the School Improvement Plan?
Administration, teacher committee, parent committees, and local officials
Administration, student committee, parent committees, and SAC
Administration, teacher committee, parent committees, and SAC
Administration, teacher committee, parent committees, and the PTA
The 3 areas of focus the FLDOE concerning the School Improvement Plan is?
1. Accountable and shared leadership.
2. school based instruction and learning.
3. Positive culture and environment
1. Accountable and shared leadership.
2. standards based instruction and learning.
3. Positive culture and environment
1. Unilateral leadership.
2. standards based instruction and learning.
3. Positive culture and environment
1. Accountable and shared leadership.
2. standards based instruction and learning.
3. Positive climate and environment
What are the 4 phrases to look for in the correct on the FELE are?
1. Aligned professional development
2. Purposeful Planning
3. Positive Culture
4. Connections between schools, districts, and communities
1. Aligned professional development
2. Purposeful Planning
3. Positive Culture
4. Connections between parents, students, and teachers
1. Aligned professional development
2. Common Planning
3. Positive Culture
4. Connections between schools, districts, and communities.
1. Aligned professional development
2. Purposeful Planning
3. Positive Climate
4. Connections between schools, districts, and communities
Under Part 1 "Current School Status", what are the 5 Domains centered on based on the 5 Essentials Framework.
1. Supportive Environment
2. Family and Community Involvement
3. Effective Leadership
4. Private and Isolated Teaching
5. Ambitious Instruction and Learning
1. Supportive Environment
2. Family and Community Involvement
3. Effective Leadership
4. Public and Collaborative Teaching
5. Status Quo Instruction and Learning
1. Supportive Environment
2. Absent Family and Community Involvement
3. Effective Leadership
4. Public and Collaborative Teaching
5. Ambitious Instruction and Learning
1. Supportive Environment
2. Family and Community Involvement
3. Effective Leadership
4. Public and Collaborative Teaching
5. Ambitious Instruction and Learning
What document has been embedded to be used by stakeholders to understand the needs of all students?
SIP
MTSS
504
IEP
Under "Part 2 Needs Assessment", what does it state it needs the school to do?
Review Performance and Early Warning System
Purposeful Planning
Build connections between schools and community
Develop a positive culture
The planning team engages in what type of planning and process?
Common teacher planning times and processing discipline issues
Facilitated planning and problem solving processes
Planning of sport schedules and processing clearance forms
Planning teacher interviews and processing hiring schedule
Which committee develops an action plan by identifying all steps needed to address barriers?
Administration
Student Advisory Council
Faculty Advisory Committee
Planning Team
Who outlines the plans to increase student achievement?
Administration and Academic Coaches
Administration and Instructional Leaders
PLC's
Instructional Leaders and Teachers
How should Professional Development be involved with the SIP?
Specific, Measurable, Achieveable, and Relevant.
Targeted, specific, and focused
Challenging, state aligned, and principal approved.
Inspiring, challenging, and achievable.
Professional Development should be aligned with __________________, ______________, and _____________.
County, school board, and state standards
School mission, district initiative, and state standards
SIP, SAC, and FAC standards
Teachers, Students, and Parent standards
What should Effective Professional Development start with and ensure?
Teacher Leadership
SAC Approval
FAC Approval
Administration Approval
A principal receives a new initiative from the school district for school's to develop a plan to improve their state test scores. How should the plan be developed to achieve this goal?
Principal creates the plan and distributes it to the faculty in an email.
Principal and administration creates the plan and distributes it to the faculty in an email.
Bring in professionals outside the district to develop the plan and provide it to the faculty.
Create buy in by letting departments plan and implement on their own while using the school's guidelines.
What would be the most effective way for the administration to help teachers plan to raise student success?
provide them the same lunch periods for planning purposes
provide each subject matter team with the same planning period
provide them with videos to explain how to teach for success.
provide them with district suggestions for planning purposes
How is student achievement measured?
teacher generated classroom tests
lesson plans
standards based assessments
report card grades
What are administrators looking for in data?
how students performed on final exams
strengths and weaknesses to inform decisions
lowest 5% grades
top 10% grades
A principal has 3 teachers with low performing classes and needs to discuss the the data with them. How should they do it?
Write an email to each teacher explaining in detail their classes performance.
In a faculty meeting
All 3 together since they all classes performed the same.
Individually, in 3 separate meetings
Which step should the principal take first when addressing struggling teachers?
pair them with a mentor teacher
develop an action plan with the teacher
evaluate the data
send the teacher to professional development
What form of feedback is the most meaningful where principals get their information from?
test scores
comments from their department head
walkthroughs and observations
lesson plans
How do effective instructional leaders get their information about teacher performance?
lesson plans and student interviews
test scores and classroom grades
regular walkthroughs and timely feedback
regular walkthroughs and teacher generated test scores
Why should principals and evaluators use rubrics?
to remain objective and reduces bias
quick and easy evaluation
less thought process on part of the evaluator
allows for the evaluator to provide subjective observation reports
What are VAM models used for?
used to measure the contribution of administration assistance on student standard learning.
used to measure the contribution of an after school tutoring program on standard learning.
used to measure the contribution of a statewide test on standard learning.
used to measure the contribution of a teacher or school on standard learning.
What is Herzberg's Two Factor Theory?
creator of multiple intelligences theory
Idea that satisfaction and dissatisfaction are caused by separate sets of factors (motivational and hygiene)
theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology". Piaget placed great importance on the education of children.
behavioral science assumes that behavior is a consequence of environmental histories of reinforcement
An example of Hygiene Factors is:
recognition
salary
responsibility
the work itself
The two factors that can influence motivation are:
political and financial factors
family and societal differences
economic and cultural differences
motivating and hygiene factors
The ideal state is:
Low Hygiene and High Motivation
High Hygiene and High Motivation
High Hygiene and Low Motivation
Low Hygiene and Low Motivation
What is an example of a Motivator
status
supervision
recognition
poor working conditions
How would an education leader apply Herzberg's Theory in a dissatisfactory work environment.
Ignore dissatisfaction, then help employees find satisfaction
Help employees find satisfaction, then eliminate dissatisfaction
Eliminate dissatisfaction, then continue on
Eliminate dissatisfaction, then help employees find satisfaction
