WorksheetsTutoria 2
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
A middle school has recently decided to implement a change in the bell schedule which will allow students a 30 minute "free period" two days per week. During this period, students must be in a classroom but may work on enrichment activities, participate in remediation or study skills, make up tests and assignments, or participate in other activities at teachers' recommendations. Department leads are working with school administrators to create guidelines for the new program. Which of the following is the first step that they should take to ensure the success of this program?
Develop a set of goals for the program and determine how they will track progress toward meeting these goals.
Develop a set of disciplinary actions that will occur if students are not in their assigned area or behave inappropriately during the free period.
Determine how to group students by enrichment, remediation, and other criteria.
Create a list of assigned duties for each teacher on staff.
A seventh-grade social studies teacher is interested in being more deliberate with his cross-curricular teaching. He is looking for insight into learning goals for the other seventh-grade subjects in order to see where the subjects can connect. Which of the following would best support this teacher's goal?
Schedule a horizontal team meeting to collaborate with other teachers.
Plan to discuss with his vertical team at the next meeting.
Discuss ideas with other teachers during a department meeting.
Review the state standards for the other core subjects to identify opportunities for cross-curricular instruction.
The primary function of a formative assessment is to:
evaluate prior knowledge.
diagnose potential learning disabilities.
determine mastery.
guide ongoing instruction.
For which of the following problems would it be least appropriate to utilize a student-teacher contract as a solution?
A student shouts out occasionally in class and disrupts the learning process.
A student is capable of turning in work, but often forgets.
A student loses worksheets because his binder is disorganized.
A student punches another student out of frustration on the playground.
What is the greatest benefit of teachers collaborating to share various instructional strategies that have been demonstrated to be effective for various learning styles and abilities?
It rewards teachers for implementing new and innovative instructional strategies.
It provides teachers with additional instructional strategies to accommodate for different learning styles.
It provides support and encouragement for teachers.
It acknowledges that some teachers are better than others and for the better teachers to teach the less-effective teachers.
Students in Mr. Blake's social studies class are finishing their final project with an oral presentation to their classmates. Which of the following would result in the most objective and reliable assessment of the students' presentations?
using the students' written portions of the project to predict their performances in the oral presentations
ranking the students' presentations based upon how their performance related to other presentations
using a pre-established rubric to assess the students' presentations
asking students to assess each other's presentations and taking the average score based on the students' assessments
A parent has requested a special education evaluation and subsequent services for their child. What action should the teacher take in response to the request?
refer the parent to the counselor that handles special education referrals
schedule a time to evaluate the child outside of instructional time
agree to provide special education services in the classroom
ask the parents to meet for a conference to discuss alternative ways to meet the needs of their child
Which of the following classroom strategies would best show sensitivities to ELL language challenges?
dividing students into homogenous language skills groups
word wall with pictures of vocabulary words
bulletin boards with displays of first draft student work
bulletin boards with pictures of students
What is the best procedure for providing personalized feedback after giving a quiz?
return graded quizzes with an area of weakness identified
attach a sticker related to the student's hobby at the top
give full written explanations for each missed question on every student's quiz
return graded quizzes and have students write explanations for the questions missed
Which of the following is the most effective way to report student progress?
report cards sent home every 6 to 9 weeks
weekly newsletter describing units of study
online gradebook with individual logins for each student
phone calls to parents or guardians when a student is failing
A teacher notices that fewer students are completing their homework over the course of the semester and that average test scores have decreased. She has confirmed that the homework is congruent with instruction and would benefit the students.
In an effort to help raise course grades, she would like to change the grading method of homework from completion grades to another method. Which of the following approaches will be most effective for encouraging students to complete their homework?
Assign 15-20 questions and randomly select 5 for a numerical grade.
Assign 5-7 questions and provide a numerical grade.
Assign 5-7 specific questions and grade them as a class with students explaining answers.
Assign 5-7 specific questions and grade while providing written feedback.
A teacher would like to know how her students are doing compared to all the other students in the district. She administers a benchmark test that is given to all students in the district and then studies the data. Which of the following will help her compare her students to others?
stanine
raw score
scale score
percentile rank
A science teacher wants to try a new educational social app for students to engage and help each other with concepts. They can post questions to a private board and respond to others. The teacher will monitor exchanges. Which of these people on campus would be most helpful in planning the use of this app?
team leader
school counselor
library media specialist
assistant principal
Which of the following strategies provides instruction that supports all levels of cognitive development?
reinforcing challenging concepts with real-world scenarios and opportunities to apply new skills
conducting formative assessments at regular intervals
pairing high achieving and low achieving students together for tutoring sessions
allowing advanced students to work independently during direct instruction time
Which of the following pieces of technology is classified as an input device?
webcam
speaker
headphones
file
What is the main role of the Florida state standards in lesson planning?
to give sample questions for state assessments
to provide engaging activities
to increase the rigor and relevance of lessons
to set objectives for student mastery
A teacher is setting professional development goals for the school year using data from the previous year.
ELL
Gifted/Talented
Low SES
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
% correct
44
42
81
84
62
66
Based on the data, which professional development activity would be the most relevant?
content pacing
classroom management
enrichment strategies
language strategies
One advantage of posting the learning objectives for the day on the board is that students:
will be able to determine questions for the end-of-unit exam.
will practice reading from the board and improve fluency skills.
can begin working on their homework early to ensure completion.
will know the topic of class and what they are to learn about it.
A student reports that a family member has been touching her inappropriately. The teacher is required by law to report this information to the:
school administrators.
school social worker.
abuse hotline.
guidance counselor.
In a very diverse class, the teacher notices that some students from the same culture are eager to help others before ensuring they have finished their work. This may be due to cultural impact on:
habits.
confidence.
education.
interactions.
Which of the following types of assessment results are most sensitive to an increase or decrease in the population size?
percent rank
scale score
percentage
raw score
The following progression demonstrates the stages of English language acquisition for ELLs:
preproduction, production, emergence, intermediate fluency, advanced fluency
A teacher is facilitating reading comprehension during small group guided reading. What would be the best question to ask an ELL who is at the intermediate fluency stage?
Did the character remind you of anyone you have read about in other books?
How did the character change in the story?
What do you think will happen next?
Is this an owl or a fish? (Pointing to a picture.)
Asher is a ten-year-old student with emotional disabilities. He has been participating in inclusive classes at his local school, but the IEP team recommended a therapeutic placement out of district at his most recent IEP meeting. Asher's parents disagree with this recommendation and stated this at his IEP meeting. Which of the following responses is most appropriate for Asher's parents?
Revoke consent for Asher's IEP so that he can remain at his current school as a general education student.
Send Asher to a private or parochial school of the parents' choice.
Request a due process hearing due to disagreement with Asher's placement.
Sign Asher's IEP and enroll him at his new school since the IEP team has already made the recommendation.
A beginning teacher is struggling with classroom management. A few students consistently disrupt the learning process. What should the teacher do first?
schedule a parent-teacher conference for each of the students
write a referral for each of the students to the principal's office
seek advice from a mentor teacher
request a behavioral evaluation from the special education team
In which of the following situations should a diagnostic test for evaluating student(s) be used?
To determine whether or not a child needs specialized instruction in reading.
The class is about to begin instruction in a new unit.
A child is struggling with a specific math skill after instruction.
The class has just completed a lesson.
A social studies teacher has students work together to create a "smart" city. As part of the assignment, students must interview someone from City Hall and the teacher helps make arrangements. This approach to learning is considered:
discovery learning.
cognitive learning.
metacognition.
social learning.
A teacher has identified the state standards associated with a unit of study. Of the following, what is the most important consideration to make as she now plans activities for the unit?
student needs, interests, and abilities
standardized tests and district assessments over the material
cost of activities
textbook information and supplemental material
A student has been acting silly and disrupting class lately. She needs frequent reminders to be on task and it is impacting her academic progress. What is the most appropriate first action in response to these behaviors?
setting up a student-teacher conference
requesting a behavioral evaluation
setting up a parent-teacher conference
referring the student to the principal
A small group of students has been scoring below average on math benchmarks. The teacher pulls this group for small group remediation. Which of the following assessments would be most appropriate for this group of students?
progress monitoring
observational checklist
anecdotal record
formative assessment
A social studies teacher compares a timeline to a number line by asking students to make connections from math to history. This lesson is most likely occurring in a:
assessment-centered environment.
learner-centered environment.
knowledge-centered environment.
teacher-centered environment.
A teacher wishes to provide background knowledge and set the framework for a unit of study. Which of the following methods would best accomplish this purpose?
scaffolding
formative assessment
direct instruction
Socratic seminar
A middle school has three feeder elementary schools. To ensure that all students feel connected on their first day of school, the science teacher plans small group activities in her classroom. What is the best method to seat students?
seat students in alphabetical rows and assign groups for the activities by row
seat students in groups of three that include a student from each school
seat students in groups of three with all three from the same school
allow students to choose their seats and pick their groups
Mr. Oden wants to establish and successfully implement classroom behavioral standards to create a positive classroom environment. Which of the following guidelines would be the best way for Mr. Oden to accomplish this goal?
Create ten classroom guidelines for all teachers to implement in their classrooms.
Use many standards to clearly define which behaviors are acceptable and which behaviors are not acceptable.
Provide up to five behaviors that students are not to exhibit and clearly outline consequences for exhibiting these negative behaviors.
Limit the number of standards to no more than five that focus on creating a positive classroom environment.
Which of the following assessments would be best for measuring a student's ability to apply concepts learned in a unit to the outside world?
norm-referenced
performance-based
content-referenced
teacher-made
Which of the following is a mnemonic device?
"Never Eat Soggy Waffles" to teach the points on a compass
"Don't judge a book by its cover" to teach book selection
"A penny for your thoughts" to teach coin values
2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate" to teach skip counting
A student is struggling with behaviors despite multiple interventions. A special education teacher observes the student in various classroom settings over the course of a week. What type of assessment is being conducted?
qualitative
cognitive
summative
formative
A teacher is preparing students for the statewide assessment. The teacher trains students to narrow down answer choices as they work. This test-taking strategy is called
recognizing key words.
eliminating wrong choices.
skimming the text.
the 50-50 rule.
School district computers are generally set up in such a way that allows for files and applications to be accessible on all district computers, depending on an individual's log-in credentials. Which of the following allows for this shared access to information?
all of the computers are on a shared network
all of the computers are input devices
all of the computers contain a large amount of memory
all of the computers share hardware
Which of these choices is NOT an important consideration in increasing the effectiveness of feedback?
immediate vs. delayed
positive vs. negative
personalized vs. generic
verbal vs. non-verbal
During November, an elementary school holds a mock election. There are two candidates who present issues at a rally and students vote at voting booths set up in the library. Which of the following activities is being used in this lesson?
cooperative learning
indirect instruction
project-based learning
role-playing
While giving a lecture, a teacher has stopping points where she asks multiple-choice questions and all students respond through the use of a clicker. This immediate feedback allows the teacher to:
assign grades during a lecture.
keep students engaged.
create a word wall from misunderstood terms.
identify misconceptions and address them.
Standardized tests, IQ tests, end-of-unit exams, norm-referenced tests, and achievement tests are all examples of:
formal assessments.
informal assessments.
formative assessments.
aptitude tests.
Which of the following may be a component of the Response to Intervention (RTI) process for a student who is struggling in reading?
periodic meetings with parents and school staff to review progress or lack of progress
assessing the student's reading levels through benchmark assessments with classmates
conducting a formal evaluation to determine eligibility for special education services
developing and implementing a behavior chart and reward system
A teacher wants to model for students how to pull the main idea(s) from a nonfiction text. Which activity below would be the most effective way to demonstrate this for the students?
While reading aloud to the class, the teacher pauses to define vocabulary terms using context clues.
Provide student with a teacher-written summary of a text after the class has read it together.
Read a text that's projected for the class and take notes in the margins while reading.
While reading a text projected for the class, the teacher highlights transition words and phrases used in each paragraph.
Students who need assistance comprehending expository texts should receive instruction in how to:
identify a narrator and determine the text's point of view.
identify and interpret common literary devices.
distinguish between fact and opinion.
pre-read text features and scan for organizational patterns.
To ensure consistent personal communication among stakeholders, teachers should create:
monthly open-house events.
a classroom website.
a social media account.
digital portfolios.
Which of the following types of questions allows for multiple correct answers?
convergent
factual
cognitive memory
divergent
At the beginning of the year, a teacher leads various icebreaker activities and keeps notes on students' hobbies and interests. The main purpose of keeping these notes is:
to build community as students get to know each other.
to incorporate their interests into lessons.
to make a calendar of student activities to attend.
to know which state standards can be skipped because students have already met them.
During a science lab, students are misusing materials. To determine if the behavior is content-related, the teacher should:
ask the students questions to connect the lab to concepts taught in class.
give a pop quiz on the lab and its expected results.
write a referral to the principal's office.
privately discuss the behaviors with each student individually.
Which of the following is not an area of possible consideration when assessing a student for ESE?
motor abilities
economic status
vision
academic performance
An at-risk student has had multiple absences and tardies over the past month. What is the most appropriate way to help this student?
Offer the student rewards for coming to school.
Ask the student if there is something preventing them from being at school and offer resources to overcome the obstacle.
Refer the student to the truancy officer.
Ask another student to talk to them about the importance of attendance.
In a student-centered approach to teaching, classroom activities require students to:
complete tasks independently.
direct their own learning.
work quietly.
get most of their information from the teacher through lectures or discussions.
A second-grade teacher is computing grades. Rather than working for typical letter grades, students are working for mastery of each concept. Each subject is broken into small tasks identified as learning goals. Students are given a grade for each task on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 representing little understanding of the concept and 4 representing an understanding greater than expected. What type of grading is the teacher implementing?
performance-based grading
standards-based grading
criterion-referenced grading
norm-referenced grading
Which assessment format is likely to create the most issues for a student with language differences?
multiple choice questions
matching
portfolio
essay
An Exceptional Student Education (ESE) teacher is developing instructional activities to build students' vocabulary skills. Which of the following strategies is most effective when teaching new vocabulary?
administering spelling tests for vocabulary words
asking students to read a story and circle vocabulary words that they don't know
adding vocabulary words to a bulletin board in the classroom
modeling how to use context clues to determine meanings of vocabulary words
To encourage an appreciation for diversity, a teacher wants to design a cultural activity. Which of the following will best help students appreciate their own culture and those of others?
Create a center with diverse books and cultural activities for students to visit when they have completed work.
Ask each student to research a family or cultural tradition they celebrate and then present the findings to the class.
Ask parents to do a presentation that students watch.
Choose five significant cultural activities and have groups of students research and present a project on them.
The basic needs of a human, such as hunger and thirst, must be met before a person can move onto more complex needs such as safety, belonging, and self-confidence. These ideas are the work of which theorist?
Erikson
Maslow
Skinner
Piaget
A student with cerebral palsy is unable to write legibly as her fine motor skills are severely impaired. In her English class, the teacher plans on assigning a one-page response to a short story read in class. Which of the following is the most appropriate equipment for the student to use?
speech-to-text software
a keyboard
a pencil grip
a screen reader
A seventh-grade student completes all of the homework assignments during a unit and studies for the test. She makes an A on the test. Reflecting on her grade earned, she decides to continue this work pattern for the next unit. What type of reward system is at play?
successive approximations
extrinsic motivation
intrinsic motivation
modeled behavior
Mr. James plans to assess his students' knowledge during a unit on linear functions and would like feedback from the students on how well they feel they are learning the concepts. Which of the following assessment would be the most appropriate for Mr. James to use during the unit?
Daily open-ended formative assessment in which the students complete a problem, with justification and any questions they still have about the material from that day.
An end of unit project that incorporates all of the objectives learned in the unit into one task.
An observation checklist that Mr. James uses to check off student names when they get a problem right.
Weekly Friday quizzes that cover the objectives from that week.
By organizing the lesson in this manner, the teacher demonstrates an understanding of:
conflict resolution.
student inquiry.
appropriate wait time.
exploring content.
A kindergarten teacher is attempting to increase parent engagement for the students in her classroom. After implementing multiple strategies with no success, the teacher has a conversation with a parent who attended the school as a child. The parent states that they did not enjoy their time at the school and had poor teacher relationships. She explains that most of the parents in the class had similar experiences. To help address this and increase parent engagement, the teacher should:
create a parent newsletter and send them home weekly in children's backpacks.
send out a parent survey asking for their experience with the school.
provide the parents with homework along with their children to promote engagement.
invite the parents to visit the classroom at a convenient time for them.
A virus is most likely to enter the school's network through a(n)
non-academic website.
email attachment.
personal computer accessory, such as a mouse.
piece of installed software.
When a teacher asks students to analyze the author's point of view and motivation for writing a piece, they are developing:
higher order thinking skills.
independent inquiry skills.
expository writing skills.
opinion writing skills.
Family Education Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) gives parents access to all of the following except:
attendance records.
special education records.
personal notes from teachers.
report cards.
Which of the following would best promote the increase of students' reading vocabulary?
have students read different perspectives of the same historical event
provide students with books at, or near, their frustrational reading level
make time for students to engage in independent reading
review students' journal entries with the student
Which of the following instructional strategies is used during direct instruction?
feedback and correctives
group discussion
use of student ideas
self-evaluation
The best way that schools can provide one-on-one assistance for new teachers is through:
creating a growth plan for each teacher.
matching new teachers with mentors.
asking principals to meet monthly with new teachers on their campus.
providing a parent volunteer who has experience with the school.
A teacher asks several students to stay after class to discuss their academic performance. The teacher begins by letting each student know they are not performing as well as years past and she details the extent of the decline in their grades. She asks them to explain their current lack of effort in the class and why their work has suffered. Each student is reluctant to answer, so she states that she is disappointed with them and ends the meeting. During the meeting, the teacher acted inappropriately by:
placing too much emphasis on the students' grades.
expressing a disappointment in their current performance and asking for specific reasons for their lack of effort.
revealing each student's grades to the group, violating the confidentiality between a student and the teacher.
confronting the students about their poor performance in her class.
As part of her professional development plan, A teacher creates a survey for her students about learning styles. This survey is likely to be:
relevant because it focuses on student needs.
irrelevant because it focuses on student needs.
valid because it was completed by students.
nvalid because it was created by a teacher.
In which of the following situations would it be most important for a high school English teacher to consult with a school administrator or school counselor before proceeding with a lesson plan?
The teacher is planning to have students read a book that includes traumatic events, and several students in the class were personally impacted by this type of trauma.
The teacher is planning to continue discussion of a topic from a novel by including analysis of news articles, short stories, and poems from the same time period.
The teacher is planning to show an instructional clip found on a popular streaming website.
The teacher is planning to begin a project which will require the purchase of supplies.
Which of the following is an effective way to integrate technology into the classroom for a student with mild-to-moderate vision impairment?
built-in screen magnification
text-to-braille converter
volume amplification device
speech-to-text software
Mrs. Cates has assigned a group project that requires students to create multimedia presentations about a historical event that was an effect of the Civil War. The students' presentations contain many graphics and large fonts but lack quality content. Mrs. Cates decides that for future projects she will need to make an adjustment to the project requirements and expectations. Of the following, which would be the most effective strategy to promote quality content among student projects?
Engage the class in a discussion of how best to research historical events.
Allow students to choose their project topic and the medium through which they present the material to the class.
Allow students to choose the members of their group.
Provide a rubric with clear expectations and requirements.
A science teacher wants her students to demonstrate mastery of the scientific method. She asks them to design a science experiment based on the method. What type of learning is the teacher employing?
direct instruction
inquiry-based learning
teacher modeling
discussion method
During the units and most of the lessons, a teacher provides students the time to reflect on and assess what they have learned. What is the best reason for this instructional strategy?
The students enjoy active participation and opportunities to express themselves.
he students can participate in this activity, even if they have limited skills
The students' learning is reinforced, and teachers receive information on student learning.
The students respond to a regular daily lesson structure, routine, and organization.
A teacher wants students to access a password-protected website at home for an assignment. Before giving out login credentials, the teacher should consult the:
acceptable use policy.
site license guidelines.
software use procedures.
school technology plan.
An elementary teacher just received her roster for the new school year. She would like to know her new students' current levels of performance in math. Which of the following should she consult?
nationally-normed aptitude tests
report cards from the end of the previous year
statewide achievement test item data
permanent records
What is the highest level of Bloom's taxonomy that a teacher could use?
Create
evaluate
understand
analyze
A teacher has noted that some students struggle to keep up when filling in skeleton notes or copying from the board. She also has a student with a moderate visual impairment. Which of the following would be an appropriate practice to implement?
Put a copy of the completed notes on her website so all students have access.
Provide a hard copy of completed notes to any student that requests it.
Reduce the number of blanks all students must fill.
Provide additional time for students to write before discussing the material.
Which of the following is not a specific and measurable question a teacher should ask when creating goals for improvement?
Which lessons included goal setting and reflection methods for students?
When did I include student choice in lesson plans and with what frequency?
Have I allowed students to be engaged and involved in the learning process?
How many opportunities have I offered for student feedback?
Which of the following objectives most appropriately explains indirect instruction?
teach and listen with an open mind
teach and assess often
teach algorithms and abstracts
teach facts, rules, and action sequences
The fourth-grade teachers in Miami are creating a roadmap for the school year to tentatively plan their units of study. What documents are most important to use as a guide while they plan?
the textbook units and how they organize information
the established state and district learning standards for fourth grade
the test scores for the students they will be teaching, to determine the pace of learning
lesson plans from the previous year with notes about successful units
An instructional strategy in which the teacher has set learning goals and creates a classroom environment around them is:
intentional teaching.
project teaching.
experiential learning.
cooperative learning.
Students maintain a writing journal throughout the semester. They keep graphic organizers, rough drafts, and final drafts in it. At the end of the grading period, the teacher uses the journal to evaluate growth. What type of assessment is the teacher using?
portfolio
performance
formative
norm-referenced
Which accomodation is most appropriate for a beginner ELL student when a teacher plans to give information through a lecture with skeleton notes?
printed notes to highlight
student working with a partner
teacher delivering lecture loudly and slowly
notes translated into the native language
A seventh-grade student has difficulties with math computation. What assessment would be most appropriate to determine his needs?
criterion-referenced assessment
IQ test
norm-referenced assessment
tate test results from the previous year
A middle school math teacher uses a set routine for class each day. When students enter, they complete a warm-up problem, which is reviewed as a class. Then they check homework, he gives a lecture about the next topic, and the students begin homework to independently practice what has been taught. What is the primary teaching method used in this classroom?
cooperative learning
didactic teaching
indirect teaching
cognitive modeling
Which of the following strategies is used frequently in indirect instruction?
demonstration
concept mapping
video clips
lecture
A fourth-grade teacher is collecting writing samples from all subject areas for English Language Learners (ELL). Why is this an effective way of evaluating progress in language acquisition?
It ensures growth in all areas of language skill.
It allows the student to show their best work in their favorite subject.
It allows the student to be compared to a variety of students.
It establishes communication between the student and teacher.
Which of these is a verbal communication strategy being used by a teacher?
using different voices to convey characters in a story
tapping the desk of an off-task student
using hand gestures to help students remember the parts of a cell
giving high-fives to students as they enter the classroom
On the first day of school, a teacher wants her students to feel welcome and know that they are important members of the classroom. Which of the following methods is best to greet students when she first meets them?
bow her head with hands folded together to show respect without physically touching
ask students how they would like to be greeted with a visual menu by the door
extend her hand for a handshake to teach social appropriateness
open her arms for a hug to convey that students are like family
Mrs. Smithers has just completed a beginning-of-the-year assessment of her student's reading fluency skills. The results revealed that she has students with reading skills ranging from significantly below grade-level to above grade-level. To accommodate these different skill levels, Mrs. Smithers should:
plan lessons based on the highest achievers to encourage all students.
request schedule changes for the students that are not on level.
differentiate instruction, offering both remediation and enrichment.
plan lessons based on where most of the student's skills are currently.
A science teacher is trying to incorporate more ELA skills in his class. After reviewing the topic together, he provides students with a worksheet to practice what they've learned. Some of the questions on the worksheet include:
Is a neonate a tiny baby or an old person?
If a mixture is heterogeneous, does it contain one or many elements?
Is a microorganism large or small?
Does a diatomic element consist of one, two or three atoms?
What topic is he most likely to have taught the students at the start of the lesson?
root words
prefixes and suffixes
parts of speech
irregular nouns
To teach about the organs of the digestive system, a teacher divides students into groups and assigns each group an organ. They research the structure and function of the organ and then the groups are switched to include one person from each organ group. Everyone shares the information they have to learn about the entire system. This type of lesson is called:
project-based learning.
think-pair-share.
a jigsaw activity.
a cloze activity.
The purpose of handing out a course syllabus at the beginning of the semester is:
to ensure that all students and parents have the teacher's contact information.
to inform all students of the course curriculum, expectations, and assignment due dates.
to provide a list of extra credit opportunities.
to provide a list of favorite books of the teacher.
A first-year teacher would like to improve her use of student-centered learning experiences. Which of the following activities would be most beneficial to address this?
observing her mentor teacher during a class period that focuses on student-centered learning
allowing students to share their interests and preferences
asking her mentor teacher to design a student-centered lesson plan that can be used in the class
inviting the grade-level administrator to conduct an unscheduled observation
In health class, the next unit includes sexual health. The teacher is concerned about the student response to the presentation and the questions they may have. What is the best way to handle this situation?
Give students an online assignment so they can find answers for themselves.
Tell students to write responses to and questions about the presentation to discuss with their parents.
Tell students to write responses to and questions about the presentation and hold private conferences with each student to discuss.
Ask the school nurse to attend the presentation and assist with accurately answering questions.
After attending a classroom management workshop, a teacher realizes that her current strategies are not effective. Her most appropriate next step is:
to consult the campus handbook about expectations in the classroom.
to ask her students to sign a pledge to improve their behavior.
to ask an administrator for help in reforming her classroom strategies.
to align classroom consequences with the other classes in the same grade level.
A first-year middle school history teacher has the opportunity to attend one professional development event of his choice during the school year. Which of the following events may be most beneficial for the teacher?
a parent information session on transitioning students to high school
a webinar on National Board Certification hosted by a local college
a state conference on Advanced Placement courses
a district event on instructional strategies for supporting students with disabilities across content areas
What type of curriculum is a teacher using when students are given a theme, such as change, and asked to identify it in various subjects?
problem-based
concept-based
program-based
computer-based
