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Which of the following statements correctly describes how social development can impact learning?

Students who learn appropriate social skills tend to have great academic success and graduate from college at a higher rate.

Ms. Bruno is playing a trivia game with her science class in preparation for their upcoming exam. She puts the students into small groups and gives each group a bell to ring. She prepares a series of questions. The first group to ring their bell and answer each question correctly gets a point. The group with the most points at the end of the class receives a prize. There are some advanced level ELLs in her class, and she notices that the groups with the ELLs don't have nearly as many points as the groups composed of their native English-speaking peers. What is most likely to be causing this?

The ELLs require more time to process information.

The teacher initially responds to the student's refusal to participate by saying she will call his parents. Which of the following is the teacher using in an attempt to shape the student's behavior?

positive punishment

What is the primary reason for administering a diagnostic test?

to assess a student's strengths and needs

Which of the following would be the most appropriate adjustment to make for a test given to an English language learner?

Provide a glossary of terms found on the test.

An elementary teacher is beginning a unit on citizenship and democratic responsibility. In order to promote successful learning, the teacher should begin with a lesson that:

connects previously learned concepts to the new material.

Which of the following has the teacher demonstrated in her approach to planning this lesson?

backward design

Prior to the formal assessment on the 6th day, how could the teacher informally assess her students' progress?

walk around the room and observe students during the matching game on day 5

A teacher can best help English language learners build their reading skills by using which of the following techniques?

providing students with appropriately leveled texts

A middle school English language arts teacher would like to incorporate problem-solving strategies that require the use of different perspectives. Which of the following strategies would be most beneficial?

asking students to explain both a character's perspective and why the character holds that perspective

Mr. McClure is teaching a fractions unit to a class of fifth-grade students. Most students have demonstrated an understanding of the concept, but a group of students still needs additional practice. Which of the following is the most appropriate way for Mr. McClure to respond to his students' needs?

develop a series of fraction activities that provides reteaching and remediation to some students and enrichment opportunities to others

Which of the following describes the most effective approach to planning units of instruction?

Ensure logical sequencing by first considering the learning goals of a unit as a whole, then plan lessons to match specific learning objectives that will culminate in the identified learning goal.

Many of Mr. Sims's senior government class students walk into the classroom debating the merits of a new piece of legislation passed by Congress. Mr. Sims had planned to discuss the powers of Congress granted by the Constitution. With the students' current focus, which of the following is the best response of Mr. Sims?

Encourage the students to debate the moral implications of the new legislation. (incorrect answer)

Which of the following pieces of technology is classified as an input device?

webcam

Reference Part 2 Mr. Milby references the salt map in order to:

activate prior knowledge.

A fourth-grade class is writing a compare/contrast essay on two unique animals of the students' choosing. Which of the following sources would be best for researching the assigned animals?

the National Geographic website

A virus is most likely to enter the school's network through a(n)

email attachment.

A language arts teacher wants to use the library for her students to do research. Prior to visiting the library, the teacher and librarian meet. What should be the primary focus of their meeting?

student learning goals for the project

Ms. Engles' students are reading a novel in English language arts class. While discussing characterization after reading a chapter in the novel, one of the students notes that the novel is set during the same time period of the Industrial Revolution, which students are currently studying in history class. What is the best way for Ms. Engles to respond?

continue the discussion by asking students what they have learned about the Industrial Revolution in their history class

A middle school science teacher has assigned students a project in which they will create a molecular model out of foam balls and long toothpicks. Which of the following steps should the teacher take in order to ensure student success on the project?

create a model as a class on a different molecule than the one covered in the project

Mrs. Williams is hoping to help her students determine source credibility in a variety of ways, including recognizing different domain names. With no additional information, which of the following would be considered the most credible source?

.edu

Thao's responses during this conversation place his language development in which of the following proficiency levels?

beginning (incorrect) intermediate (incorrect) Advanced (maybe)

Which of the following outlines goals of feedback for assessments?

all of the above

How can Ms. Nichols adjust this activity to accommodate for the English-language learners (ELLs) in the classroom?

adjust the questions submitted by students to ensure that they contain simplified language

Which two of the following questions posed by the teacher require students to use critical thinking skills?

question 1 and question 4

Which two of the following describe a computer monitor?

software and output device (incorrect) input device and hardware (maybe)

Which of the following serve as a starting point when a teacher begins lesson planning using backward design?

the learning standards and objectives published by the state

Mr. Brown's economics students often reply to his questions with short answers that do not demonstrate higher-order thinking skills. In evaluating the students' responses, which of the following questions should Mr. Brown first ask himself?

Do my questions ask for factual information that does not require the use of higher-order thinking?

Maria, an English language learner, tells the teacher she is concerned the class will not understand her presentation because of her inability to pronounce words perfectly. Which of the following would be the most appropriate recommendation for the teacher to make?

Have Maria write out notes that indicate the correct pronunciation of the words.

The week before the field trip, the teacher used their science time to introduce the students to plants native to the area that they were likely to encounter at the nursery. She showed images of different types of trees, bushes, and other plants. Considering the development of this age group, which of the following is the best way for the teacher to reinforce this information about types of plants?

Lead students on a walk around the school and have students work together to identify different plants from the presentation, collecting items like leaves and acorns along the way.

Which of the questions posed by the teacher would not be developmentally appropriate for the 3rd graders who are likely in the concrete operational stage of their learning?

Question 7

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.

An English teacher is assessing the effectiveness of a class discussion on a recent reading topic. Of the following features, which should be cause for the most concern?

The teacher was not involved in the discussion, as students were addressing each other directly. (incorrect answer)

Which of the following is an example of how the teacher could use this assessment as a formative performance-based assessment?

Use the data from the results to determine what concepts to review prior to a criterion-referenced unit test.

A seventh-grade science teacher is introducing DNA to students. Which of the following will best help students with understanding this abstract concept?

a 3-D model of DNA

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 district event on instructional strategies for supporting students with disabilities across content areas

Ms. Hardy gives these writing assignments to students mainly as a way to improve their learning performance and adjust her instruction. What is this type of assessment called?

a formative assessment

How should the teacher adjust this plan to make it more accessible to all students in her classroom?

consider diversity in socioeconomic status

Reference Part 2 Ms. Frank's comments to the student, shown at the bottom of the reflection sheet, are mostly effective because they act as:

constructive feedback to increase student performance. (incorrect answer)

Based on the description of the email from the parent, what preemptive action should the teacher have taken to avoid this issue?

contacting the parent directly by phone or email prior to the end of the grading period to provide information on the student's progress

Mrs. White asks three 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 in previous years and asks them to explain their current lack of effort in the class. However, when she asks the students why their work has suffered, each student only shrugs and mumbles a response. To end the meeting, she expresses her disappointment before dismissing the group. The teacher's handling of the situation is most likely to promote:

feelings of bitterness and resentment toward the teacher by the students.

In order to set clear expectations for the letter project, Ms. Johnson should:

make the learning objectives clear from the beginning.

Reference Part 1 In order for Ms. Frank to resolve some of the problems she is experiencing in her classroom, the mentor recommends that Ms. Frank should:

observe other teachers in the building and take notes on how they manage materials. (incorrect answer)

A fifth-grade teacher has several English Language Learners in the classroom. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to use to help students to increase their understanding of English phonetics?

students read a short story and sound out multi-syllable words

As an informal assessment, the business, computer, and information systems teacher has each student complete a budget for school supplies at the school store. The greatest benefit to this assessment is that:

the students are able to apply their learning to real situations.

A preschool class has one bucket of water. After pouring the water into four smaller buckets, many students say that they now have more water. The teacher's best assessment of the incident would be:

the students are not familiar with the conservation of volume.

To best meet the students' needs and drive instruction, what should the teacher do to start the lesson?

use an anticipation guide to activate prior knowledge

An eighth-grade teacher wants to support the collaborative analysis that occurs during her students' book group meetings by connecting the conversation to a digital platform that will allow the exchange of ideas outside of class. Which of the following tools will best support this goal?

discussion board

Ms. Flannigan surveyed her students on their preferred method of learning. After seeing the wide range of response, she offered students the choice of creating a presentation, taking a written test, or writing an essay for the unit assessment. This is an example of which of the following?

differentiation

To ensure consistent personal communication among stakeholders, teachers should create:

digital portfolios.

Mr. Smith wants to assess his English language learner students accurately. To best ensure an accurate assessment, Mr. Smith should:

use multiple assessment formats (oral, written, and performance) to allow the students multiple opportunities to show their knowledge.

Reference Part 2 Which of the following excerpts from the class conversation best indicates that Mr. Milby knows how to adjust instruction to meet students' needs?

"...is it sunny or rainy more often here?"

A middle school science teacher regularly holds class discussions, and the teacher is incorporating more higher-order thinking questions to promote students' critical thinking skills. Which of the following questions is the best question for the teacher to include in a class discussion about genetics?

"Describe the impact of sequencing the human genome and how this discovery continues to impact modern science."

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 provides teachers with additional instructional strategies to accommodate for different learning styles.

Marcia experienced a seizure during a fifth-grade science class, and an ambulance had to be called. The parent of another student, Bennett, contacted the teacher to ask what happened in class today. What is the appropriate way for the teacher to respond?

Let the parent know that a medical incident occurred with another student, but the student was safely transported to the hospital.

After completing the classroom constitution, Ms. Gray sends a copy home to the parents or guardians of each student. Why does she do this?

It allows teachers and families to be consistent and work together to promote positive behaviors.

A teacher is preparing to schedule a parent-teacher conference for a student whose parents share custodial and educational rights 50/50. Which of the following would be the most effective way to schedule this conference?

Schedule the conference at a mutually agreeable date and time for both parents and send notification to both parents to attend.

In what way should the teacher adjust this lesson to further support Giovanni's development of English academic and everyday language?

Include an opportunity to discuss the plot of the story with a neighbor before completing the graphic organizer.

Which of the following technological tools would a teacher use to filter and organize the results from her students' past standardized test scores in order to plan for future instruction?

a school or district database

A student in a sixth-grade math class has repeatedly made statements that he is "bad at math." When the teacher provides instruction on a new topic, the student often refuses to attempt the assignment. In this situation, which of the following areas of development is impacting the student's performance in math?

emotional development

Mr. Jolly wants to create a positive climate for his classroom. Which of the following actions would best promote a positive classroom climate?

greeting each student as they enter the classroom

A high school teacher is preparing to assess students at the end of a unit of study. For the final assessment, the teacher has provided each student with a "tic-tac-toe" board of options. Students may select any three items horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to complete the final assessment. What is the benefit of this type of assessment?

promote students' motivation

Thao's responses during this conversation place his language development in which of the following proficiency levels?

Advanced

The most important question for a teacher to consider when assessing the classroom climate is:

Are all students being intellectually involved and active during the lessons?

Which of the following is the most important revision that the teacher should make to improve the learning objective 2 in this scenario?

Change "understand the relationship" to "explain the relationship."

In January, Eddie enrolled in a first-grade classroom. After a week, his teacher noticed that he got out of his desk and wandered around the classroom; he did not participate in classroom routines or sit with the group for morning reading or with his table group. She observed that his play activities were similar to a kindergartener or a younger child. She then reviewed the records just sent from his previous school, which noted that he had highly developed social skills and behaviors. In determining how best to work with Eddie and this situation, what is most important for the teacher to consider?

Children like Eddie often revert to less advanced play levels in response to stress, such as moving or family upheaval.

Mrs. Fields wants her kindergarten class to engage independently in educational activities. Mrs. Fields can best achieve this goal by which of the following approaches?

Designate a time each day for students to work independently in free-choice activities, while she ensures that the most common materials are available to all students.

Mrs. Brooks notices that many of her students are not applying a recently-taught process during their homework assignments. To ensure the students understand the process, Mrs. Brooks decides to reteach the process first thing in the morning. Which of the following instructional strategies should Mrs. Brooks implement in the reteaching of the concept?

Discuss and demonstrate how the process applies to the principles of the concept.

To support an instructional unit in mathematics, a second-grade teacher plans to set up activity centers with manipulatives in the classroom. What is the main consideration of the teacher in setting up the centers?

Each activity center should support a specific skill or set of objectives related to the unit.

During a science lesson on climate change, the students begin debating the merits of man-made climate change. The class becomes divided, with each group saying the other group's science is flawed. Which of the following would be the best approach to develop the students' long-term learning skills?

Have students research their own ideas and the ideas of other students to gather evidence and evaluate the situation objectively.

A middle-school teacher is establishing classroom rules at the beginning of the school year. Which of the following steps should be taken first?

Involve students in the development of rules and expectations.

Which of the following best describes appropriate social development for a seven-year-old student?

Mathias has formed a group of friends and is able to recognize and regulate his emotions.

Ms. Smith is a reading specialist for Hendricks Middle School. During the first week of school, she is assigned thirteen students who need assistance with their literacy development. Which of the following would be the best first step in developing a positive relationship with the students?

Meet with the students to introduce herself and discuss, in an informal manner, their perceptions towards school and reading.

Some schools assign a new teacher with a mentor teacher for the first year at the school. Which of the following is not a responsibility of this mentor teacher?

Mentor teachers will create lessons for the new teacher to use in the classroom.

A seventh-grade English language arts teacher selects short stories, poems, and novels that include characters and experiences similar to those of her students. For an upcoming unit of study, the teacher has selected a novel which includes a main character who has a disability. Which of the following activities would be best to engage students in this learning experience?

Prepare students for reading the novel by exploring topics related to setting and characters in the novel. Allow students to share their personal experiences and connections if they choose to.

In the remaining Texas flag lessons, how should the teacher work to motivate this student who thinks Texas history is no longer relevant to him?

Provide context for the changes in flags that connect the broader picture in North America in each time period.

The two fifth-grade science teachers at a school are working together to create resources for an upcoming unit. Since they are unable to meet as regularly as is necessary to complete the planning together, which of the following will best support their planning process?

Schedule an initial meeting to form a general outline and goals, then use collaboration software to asynchronously create the resources.

Which of the following describes the greatest strength of this activity?

Students are provided opportunities for active engagement with the content.

A science teacher intends to design a performance assessment. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate to use for this type of assessment?

Students follow steps to determine a hypothesis and complete a lab experiment.

Which of the following is a skill only possible during Piaget's formal operations phase?

Think abstractly and use deductive logic.

Her principal observes this behavior and compliments ms. Jay on which of the following?

her time management skills

This unit plan shows Ms. Johnson has an understanding of:

how student learning can extend beyond the classroom.

Reference Part 1 Mr. Milby tells the students they may choose their own weather event to research. The main reason for allowing students to decide their own project topic is to:

motivate and empower the students.

Which of the following is not a benefit of play in the classroom?

reduces need for classroom management strategies

Johnny is a first-grade student who is frequently in physical altercations with other students and has difficulty maintaining attention during classroom activities. Which of the following actions by Johnny's teacher would be the most appropriate first response to Johnny's behavior?

Document Johnny's behavior and contact Johnny's parents to set up a parent-teacher conference to discuss Johnny's behavior in the classroom and at home.

Which of the following is the most important reason for a third-grade teacher to incorporate group activities into classroom instruction?

Group activities develop a cooperative learning environment and encourage students to develop responsible, positive attitudes towards working with peers.

Miss Brown knows that being organized is not necessarily one of the attributes of many sixth-grade students. She hopes to help her students become more organized than her past students were. Which of the following would be the best strategy for helping her students plan for organization this coming year?

Plan with team members for unified instruction and the use of a rubric concerning what it means to be organized in a classroom setting. This will provide a rationale for both students and parents on the required supplies and how they will be used.

A high school Spanish teacher is planning a research activity to support learning about the Spanish culture. The activity requires students to collect various types of information from the Internet and other electronic sources in order to create multimedia presentations for their classmates. Although the classroom has limited technology available and some students have a limited access to technology, what is the best way for the teacher to address these needs?

Structure small groups to give all students access to technology and to collaborate on tasks in the process.

Which of the following capabilities best describes a child's cognitive development at the beginning of the concrete operational stage?

can logically think through a series of actions

Through a district's data management system, a high school math department has received aggregated and disaggregated state, local, group, and individual data from the previous year's statewide assessment in eighth-grade mathematics. An algebra teacher is concerned that his assigned upcoming students did not perform well as a whole. What is the best strategy for this teacher?

Plan to use additional assessments to determine which students and groups of students need additional instruction in specific skills.

Mrs. Hansard is a science teacher who wants to recognize student performance and participation in the science fair. One of the ways she wishes to accomplish this is by posting pictures of the students next to their projects on the school website. Which of the following would be the most appropriate way for Mrs. Hansard to proceed?

Review the school district's acceptable use policy.

Which of the following factors is likely to have the most positive effect on student learning in a middle school classroom?

The methods in which the teacher demonstrates investment in students' learning and growth.

Mrs. Holm, an eleventh-grade math teacher, has students in her class who vary in their previous experience with the subject matter and current level of knowledge in mathematics. The teacher can best create a positive learning environment for each student by using assessments:

where progress from assessment to assessment is taken into account in the calculation of the grades.

Which of the following would most help students maintain organization through a long research project?

Allow students to create and have access to a computer folder to store and maintain their research notes and outlines.

Justine is a first grade student who receives resource services. She has multiple disabilities and is an auditory learner. Which of the following instructional strategies best supports Justine's preferred learning style?

Allowing Justine to listen to stories and directions read aloud by the teacher.

A math teacher has a class of students with mixed performance levels and abilities. Every week, the teacher hosts a math competition at the end of class that requires students to compete against each other. The teacher then ranks the students from highest to lowest performance, with the top performers winning a prize. Which of the following describes a likely consequence of this activity?

Average to below-average students will experience a decrease in motivation.

Which of the following is the best strategy for a teacher to develop positive relationships with the students' parents/guardians?

Clearly outline the expectations and requirements for the teacher, the student, and the parent/guardian at the beginning of the year.

At the open house for the parents of her first-grade students, Ms. Allen begins to establish a cooperative partnership between the students' families and herself. Of all her strategies to promote a cooperative partnership, which of the following would be the most effective?

Communicate the academic goals for her students, as well as clearly outline the expectations for the teacher and parent in achieving these goals.

Ms. Bradshaw is conducting a group discussion about gravity with her elementary students. During the discussion, she notices about half the class is raising their hands to answer the questions, while the other half of the class does not seem interested in participating. Which of the following would be the most effective strategy in prompting class-wide participation?

Divide students into heterogeneous small groups to discuss the educational activity amongst themselves while she walks around the room asking questions to the groups about their discussion.

A sixth-grade mathematics teacher has created a math module where students listen to auditory prompts and work out the mathematical solutions. One of the students is hearing-impaired and the teacher schedules a meeting with the special education teacher to discuss how the student can participate. What would be the most appropriate request for the mathematics teacher to make of the special education teacher?

Help arrange resources in the classroom prior to the module to maximize participation for the hearing-impaired student.

With direct teaching and guidelines on the group process, the fourth-grade students are divided into groups to write a story about an experience of a frightening storm. Each student is assigned a part of the narrative to write within their group, after the group agrees on the type of storm they will write about. They later share the group stories with their classmates. The teacher encountered one stubborn student and several challenges with the group progress, but all of the groups completed the task successfully with teacher facilitation. In order to improve future small group activities, what teacher strategy should be used?

Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for future group work.

A fifth-grade teacher divides the classroom into small groups. Each group is given a link to an article discussing a current event. The students are asked to read the article and then answer these questions. Who is the author? When was this article created? What does the author do for a living? What is their educational background? Does the article only offer one side of the story? Based on these questions, this lesson is most likely focusing on what research skill?

Identifying a source's credibility

Maria is a kindergarten student who likes to sit next to other students and perform similar activities. The teacher wants to help Maria transition into the next stage of play development. Which of the following would be the best strategy to facilitate the transition?

Introduce an activity that incorporates all students, but does not require them to work or collaborate.

Second-grade students, Bryan and Alexander, are working together to count money raised by the school's student council. They know the value of the penny, quarter, and dollar, but they consistently confuse the value of the nickel and dime. How can the teacher address this?

Provide hands-on examples where they act out different scenarios using nickels and dimes.

Mrs. Harper notices her students seem discouraged when they receive their corrected homework assignments back from the previous day. As she discusses the matter with her mentor teacher, Mrs. Harper realizes that she only comments on the errors in the students' work. Of the following, which is the best statement Mrs. Harper should consider when grading the students' work?

Research on instructional feedback indicates learning is best promoted when feedback praises good work while indicating errors which need to be corrected.

Ms. Ramirez, a high school history teacher, is struggling with a student's behavior in one of her classes. She has spoken with the student and contacted parents, but the student's behavior has not improved. Which of the following next steps would be most appropriate for Ms. Ramirez to take?

Speak with the student's other teachers to inquire about behavior in their classes.

Which of the following results can be expected from this activity?

Students will be more likely to follow the class constitution.

Which of the following is not necessary when creating a positive classroom environment?

Teachers should be nice to students and always show a positive demeanor.

Mrs. McDowell meets another teacher in the supermarket one day after school. The teacher begins to discuss a situation at school involving two students and which student is to blame for the incident. What is the most appropriate response by Mrs. McDowell?

Tell the other teacher that it is inappropriate for her to discuss any student's performance or behavior outside of school and they should determine a time during school to discuss options to solve the issue.

The physical development of a child can be affected by many factors. Which of the descriptions below can best be explained by poor nutrition?

The child may have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems. (incorrect answer)

A middle school has recently adjusted the lunch schedule to provide one hour for lunch. Students are provided with thirty minutes to eat and thirty minutes to participate in an organized club or activity. Clubs and activities include topics such as coding, knitting, agriculture, theater, and fencing. Which of the following best explains the benefits of this type of schedule?

The new schedule allows students to develop existing abilities and explore new skills.

Which of the following describes a preschool student who needs additional support in their social development?

The student avoids others and you have seen him rocking back and forth during free times.

According to Piaget, which of the following behaviors may a teacher first notice during a student's concrete operational stage of development?

The student is more aware of the world around them and engages in logical thinking.

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' learning is reinforced, and teachers receive information on student learning.

A class is learning about the water cycle. Which of the following would be the most appropriate way to use technology to support their understanding of the movement of water through the water cycle?

Use a website that requires students to drag images representing each stage of the water cycle into their correct place on a diagram.

Ms. Peterson is introducing the online interactive reading log assignment to her students for the first time. She wants to make sure students have a thorough understanding of how to complete the log entries. After giving a general introduction to the assignment, Ms. Peterson should take which of the following steps?

Use her computer projector to show the website and model how to complete an entry.

A high school administrator is reviewing three year's worth of data for the state's high school math assessment. The administrator notices that overall student performance averages have increased each year, but student performance has been stagnant for a particular group of standards. What is the best way to address this discrepancy?

Work with the math department to redesign lessons and intervention activities that will better address these standards.

The teacher was surprised to have a fourth grader refuse to recite the Texas pledge. She wants to discuss the situation with someone and make sure she handles it appropriately going forward. Who should she first discuss this issue with?

a mentor teacher

At the end of the class day, Ms. Adams reflects on the success of this new activity. Overall she thinks it went well, but there were some chaotic and disorganized moments. In addition to today's activity, she has also observed that her class generally wastes a lot of class time transitioning into activities. Based on Ms. Adam's instructions and her reflection on how the class typically operates, what should she focus on to support her students in this area?

a plan to distribute materials efficiently

An eighth-grade teacher is trying to help her intermediate English-language learners meet the reading objective of understanding words and language structures necessary for constructing meaning in English. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate for her intermediate ELLs?

a two-sentence cloze-format question with strong visual support and simple vocabulary

An elementary school science teacher has assigned students to small groups and provided each group with a specific biome to research. After students complete their research, they will design an activity to teach the whole class about that biome. What is the main purpose of this type of activity?

activate critical thinking skills

Ms. Peterson is a middle school English teacher who uses an online interactive reading log with her students. In each log entry, students record how many pages they have read as well as their thoughts on the novel they are reading. At the end of the week, each student posts an entry on the class website to share with other students and receive feedback in the comment section. Ms. Peterson hopes the class website serves as a way to connect her students to each other digitally even when they are not at school. Ms. Peterson has learned three of her students do not have computers with Internet at home, making it impossible for them to complete their daily interactive reading logs. In order to provide this group of students with the same learning opportunities as the others in the class, Ms. Peterson should:

allow time in the schedule for each of these students to use the classroom computers.

Mr. Long has checked out microphones from the library to be used with the classroom computers. The students will use these microphones to record their voice, and the recording will be played along with portions of a presentation. The microphones are an example of which type of technology?

an input device

A teacher is creating an end-of-unit test for an elementary classroom. The teacher must ensure that the test questions:

are aligned with the instructional objectives.

This letter-writing project requires students to use their higher-level thinking skills in which of the following ways?

argumentative reasoning

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.

Which of the following demonstrates a teacher helping students to develop metacognitive skills for learning?

asking students to self-assess a project prior to turning it in

A third-grade teacher has students with varying reading levels in her class, and she is planning to introduce a chapter book study. Several students in the class have IEPs with reading goals. The teacher's best approach to this book study is to:

assign students to reading groups with opportunities to read independently, read in pairs, listen to audiobooks, or read with the teacher.

The main benefit of developing a protocol for reviewing each letter is Ms. Johnson will be able to:

communicate with students about necessary revisions in a timely manner.

If a child is demonstrating characteristics of associative play, what stage of play is the child likely to enter next?

cooperative play

A middle school English language arts teacher recently attended a conference in which sample lesson plans and activities were shared with participants. The teacher planned to use one of the activities until he noticed a copyright statement which indicated that the activity could not be reproduced, modified, or distributed. Which of the following responses ensures that the teacher complies with copyright laws?

creating his own classroom activity that teaches and assesses the same skills and standards

The novel Stargirl is currently included on a middle school's approved reading list for eighth grade. The seventh-grade teachers on that campus think this novel would work well in one of their thematic units, and they are interested in having it moved to the seventh-grade reading list. Which of the following would be the most appropriate way to enact this change?

discuss the change in a vertical team meeting

One of the plants the students analyze in the nursery is a young palm tree. The teacher asks the class what region they think would best support the growth of palm trees. Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of this question?

establishing an interdisciplinary connection

Which of the following two things could Ms. Hardy do to make her feedback more productive?

focus feedback on the topic covered during the week provide feedback in a more timely manner

At Ms. Nichols' school, the students are allowed to bring and use their own devices. To accommodate the students who do not have access to a personal device, what should Ms. Nichols' do?

have loaner devices available for the students without devices

How can Ms. Gray incorporate more social-emotional learning into this lesson?

having students discuss why it's important to feel safe and respected in the classroom brainstorming ways that the class can handle when a student's right is not honored

Ms. Newman, an eighth-grade teacher, has high expectations for her students' performance and hopes to increase their intrinsic motivation. Which of the following should Ms. Newman emphasize when setting expectations for her students?

helping students to recognize their strengths and find strategies to improve areas of difficulty

After the students finish observing and learning about the squirrels, Ms. Jay asks them to line up by the school door and states, "OK, now we are going to go back to the classroom. When you arrive back at your desks, I want you to take out your habitat handout and circle the type of habitat that a squirrel lives in." Her principal observes this behavior and compliments Ms. Jay on which of the following?

her critical thinking skills(incorrect) her conflict resolution skills (incorrect)

In order for students to be successful in completing the activity on day 4, Ms. Johnson should present the class with a:

holistic rubric.

Reference Part 2 One of the best aspects of using the portable file folder boxes is that they:

increase the amount of instructional time available.

An elementary school teacher is preparing for an end of school year ceremony for his classroom. As part of the ceremony, each student will receive an award with a handwritten note from the teacher that describes one of the student's greatest achievements (academically, extra curricular, or socially) this school year. What is the main purpose for including this in the ceremony?

increasing extrinsic motivation(incorrect) engaging all students in learning and development (maybe)

Based on the reflective questions that Ms. Donovan has written, which of the following is the overarching focus of her professional development?

instructional flexibility

Reference Part 1 Which term best describes the unit Mr. Milby's class is completing?

interdisciplinary

The teacher uses English language proficiency levels to determine the appropriate accommodations for her ELL students throughout the school year. Based on the transcript in Part 1, what is the student's current speaking English language proficiency level?

intermediate

Providing specific feedback about individual student's improvements and progress in the writing curriculum is likely to increase the student's:

intrinsic motivation.

Which of the following best describes the role of memory in the operation of a computer?

it is the location where information is stored

In a social studies class, students are required to create a visual component for their research project. Which of the following guidelines should the teacher provide to help students avoid copyright issues?

properly cite the source of any images

A middle school teacher has two English-language learners (ELLs) in a class of native English speakers. The ELLs are in the intermediate stage of English language proficiency and will often turn and have discussions with each other in Spanish, the native language they both share. Which of the following strategies would encourage these students to practice speaking English?

provide a word bank and sentence stems for students to utilize during discussions

Reference Part 1 Ms. Frank structures her classroom instruction in a way that is developmentally appropriate for middle school students because she:

provides specific, meaningful feedback for students to act on.

Students in a middle school class are completing a research paper. The teacher has allowed students to select topics of their choice and has given students dedicated class days to conduct research in the school library. After students completed their research, the teacher broke the students into two groups so that one half of the class would go to the computer lab with an instructional aide to type their papers while the other half received instruction in class. On the final day, the teacher accompanied small groups of students to the computer lab so that they had an opportunity to receive feedback on their drafts before submitting the assignment. What is the benefit of organizing the completion of the research paper in this manner?

recognizing students' differences in access to technology

After further reflection, the teacher determines the podcast option will impact the fairness of the assessment because it involves two students working together, as opposed to the other options that will all be completed independently. In what way will the partner option impact the quality of the assessment?

reliability

Last week Ms. Hardy taught the students how to properly quote sources using MLA formatting. She gave them the task of including 2-3 quotes in their weekly writing assignment. When reviewing the written work, Ms. Hardy notices that almost 75% of the students make the same mistake with their formatting. What should Ms. Hardy do?

reteach and clarify the rules regarding quotations

Reference Part 3 Mr. Milby should take which of the following steps to make sure students understand the directions for creating the informational slide?

show students an example of this assignment from last semester

Which of the following changes will be most beneficial to the students' successful participation in this activity?

step-by-step written instructions for the students to reference throughout the activity

Parents of a middle school student have recently notified the school that their child had a medical condition that requires the administration of prescription medication if the student exhibits acute symptoms. The school principal should share this information with which school staff members?

student's administrator, school counselor, teachers, and school nurse

A middle school teacher has just finished grading a writing assignment and discovered that one of the students has plagiarized the assignment. Which of the following responses would be the best approach for the teacher to take to demonstrate that he has high expectations for his students?

talking to the student privately to learn more about why they plagiarized and reminding them that they are a capable writer

One advantage of posting the learning objectives for the day on the board is that students:

will know the topic of class and what they are to learn about it.

A teacher plays an excerpt from an audiobook for her English Language Arts class. The excerpt begins with the following: "The trees were swinging uncontrollably outside Ben's window as he lay in bed. He was just about to close his eyes when a bolt of light lit up the sky." In order to implicitly understand that a thunderstorm is keeping Ben awake, an English-language learner should have at least which of the following listening proficiency levels?

Intermediate (incorrect answer)

Maria, a third-grade student, is making a picture book in Word to illustrate a reading project. The student asks the teacher if she can take pictures from the Internet and put them in her book. The teacher agrees, but only if the student will identify the website from which the pictures came. Of the following, which is the most important reason to ask the student to do this?

It communicates to the student the importance of proper citation for the sources of the student's work.

Reference Part 1 The meeting between Ms. Frank and her mentor teacher is effective because it allows:

Ms. Frank to learn different teaching strategies to use (incorrect answer)

Ms. Sheridan is a first year teacher. During her first observation by an administrator it is pointed out that she might benefit from professional development concerning behavior management. What should Ms. Sheridan do in response to this?

Seek out resources online, through the district, or by other means for additional training on best practices in behavior management.

A sixth-grade teacher would like to inform the parents of her students that the final assessment of the grading period will occur the following week. Which of the following describes the best way to communicate time-sensitive information to as many parents as possible?

Send a group email to the parents of all students.

Mr. Riley's class routine involves assigning homework at the end of class and requiring the work to be turned in the following day. He notices that many students come to the after-school one-on-one tutoring sessions with similar questions about the homework. He decides it will be beneficial for the students to ask questions about the homework at the time he assigns it. The next week, he realizes the classroom activities push the assigning of the homework to the very end of the class period and the students do not have time to ask questions. Which of the following would be the best strategy to alleviate the problem?

Set a routine to end all classroom activities five minutes before the end of the class period so Mr. Riley can assign the homework and answer any questions about the homework.

Veering from her planned lesson, Ms. Jay instructs the class to close their notebooks and follow her outside. She proceeds to the schoolyard, where she leads students in a hunt to find the squirrel's habitat, a leaf nest that she had seen weeks ago up in the tree. This prompts many questions related to squirrels and their characteristics. What does Ms. Jay do to effectively handle the distracted students?

She adapts instruction to meet student interest.

Use the bulleted information in the list below to answer the following question. Student-generated topics Differentiated assignments Time to present performance tasks to peers A middle school history teacher creates a unit plan containing the elements listed. Which of the following statements best describes the impact these elements will have on students?

Students will feel motivated to complete classroom assignments.

Which statement does not accurately describe aspects of physical development?

Students with special needs will not pass through all the physical development stages with their peers.

Which of the following state standards is met by this lesson?

The student applies mathematical process standards to organize data to make it useful for interpreting information and solving problems.

A fifth-grade teacher is planning a science unit in which the students will study the earth's surface and the impacts of erosion. He has begun by identifying the learning goal for the unit and the learning objectives for various lessons. Which of the following is the best example of a learning goal for this unit?

The students will understand that the earth's surface is constantly changing.

On the first day of school, Mrs. Richards, a beginning ninth-grade English teacher, wants to establish effective communication with the parents/guardians of her students. Which of the following practices would best accomplish this goal?

The teacher provides a form to each student requesting with whom she should communicate and how to get in touch with them. The form should also include information about Mrs. Richards including subject taught, conference period time, school email address, and the date of the first report card.

Effective teachers constantly strive for quality communication with both students and their parent(s) or guardian(s). An eighth-grade science teacher, Mrs. Davis, would like to have a positive educational partnership with the families of each of her students. Which of the following would best encourage the parents to enter into such a partnership at the beginning of the school year?

The teacher sends home her expectations, discipline and homework policies, and project requirements for the first six weeks.

In explaining a group problem-solving task, the teacher should always be sure to motivate and encourage students to be risk takers and use their creative thinking abilities. Which of the following lesson elements would be the most effective in achieving this goal?

The teacher states that in this scenario, there may be many good answers. There would not be one specific correct answer, but each group's creative response to the scenario must be grounded in facts as well as evaluated with the rubric by the whole team.

An eighth-grade science teacher often places students into small groups to work on experiments. The teacher notices a few students do not fully participate in their groups, resulting in other students having to work harder to complete the experiments. Which of the following approaches is the best way to encourage each student's participation in the experiments?

Design the experiments so each group member has a specific task they must perform to complete the experiments successfully.

Use the conversation between Paulo, a high school English-language learner (ELL), and his teacher to answer the question that follows. Ms. Jones: Paulo, I like your soccer jersey! Do you play soccer? Paulo: Yes, I played soccer since four years old. Ms. Jones: Oh, wow, you have been playing for a long time! Who is your favorite player? Paulo: Messi. He is the better player in the world. Ms. Jones: I agree! Are you planning to play soccer this weekend? Paulo: Yes, I will play with some friends. I cannot to wait! Based on the conversation, Paulo's speech can be best classified as:

Intermediate

A third-grade class will soon be reading the novel Charlotte's Web and completing a thematically related project. The teacher knows that the school has a copy of the film in the library and she would like to use it as part of their unit. When she goes to check out the film, the librarian provides her with guidance on how to appropriately use the copyrighted film. Which of the following is allowed under the fair use copyright guidelines?

Use clips aligned to their corresponding sections in the book to evaluate the similarities and differences in the film and text.

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?

Use many standards to clearly define which behaviors are acceptable and which behaviors are not acceptable. (incorrect answer)

If a teacher notices symptoms of drug abuse by a student, what is the best approach to the situation?

Work with the school counselor and other appropriate school staff to help the student identify the problem and help create solutions to address the issue.

A group of administrators is developing a database of local and state assessment data for the teachers in their building. Which of the following tools would be most beneficial when teachers are using this database to analyze class performance?

a filter that allows teachers to see trends for their individual students and classes

If instead of discussing the three branches of government, Ms. Gray decides to focus more class time on discussing the Bill of Rights, which of the following would be an effective developmentally appropriate activity that the teacher could do related to this topic?

a matching game pairing each of the first ten amendments to a present-day situation

A social studies teacher is requiring her students to choose one topic from their current unit that they would like to learn more about. The topic must be something mentioned in their textbook or class notes that they would like to research further. Which of the following technological tools will be most important for the completion of this assignment?

a search engine

A math teacher is incorporating the use of technology to enhance her unit on charts and graphs. The class worked together to write questions to guide their data collections. The students wrote questions like, "What is your favorite color?" and "What is your favorite dessert?" They have collected responses from their classmates and are ready to organize their data to make graphs. What technological tool could the students use to organize their data and create their graphs?

a spreadsheet

A teacher is preparing to use progress monitoring assessments to track student progress over time. She will also use this data after each reassessment to form homogeneous small groups. Which of the following technology tools will best support this teacher's goal?

a spreadsheet

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

In an effort to adjust instruction according to feedback, a teacher uses formative assessments throughout a unit. Which of the following would provide an individual check of a student's understanding of a lesson during the unit?

an exit ticket at the end of class

Ms. Nicholson is a new middle school language arts teacher who has received an email from a parent after the parent received their child's report card for the second grading period. Her son, a student with dyslexia and 504 accommodations, failed language arts. The student's grades have been consistently updated in the online gradebook, but the parents were surprised by their student's failing average and were unaware that he had been struggling. They have concerns about the implementation of his 504 accommodations and have requested a conference that includes both of the parents, the son, and the teacher. Noting the parent's frustration, Ms. Nichoslon meets with her mentor teacher to discuss the situation and ask for guidance on how to prepare for this upcoming meeting. As the teacher plans for the upcoming parent conference, she primarily focuses on a plan of action for the student in the upcoming unit as well as a plan for more frequent communication between herself and the student's parents. Which of the following should not be included in the meeting?

an explanation that the teacher does not generally contact parents about failing grades because the grades are accessible to parents through the online gradebook

Students in the age range of 3 to 4 years can be observed playing in cooperation with other children in a loosely organized manner. At this stage a child might also develop preferences for playing with certain children. This stage of play is called:

associative play

Which two of the following options should teachers consider in order to ensure that email continues to be a successful form of communication with parents throughout the school year?

be cognizant of the timing and frequency of emails

An elementary school teacher allows students to bring a morning snack to eat during break time and has extra snacks available for students who cannot bring their own. This applies to which of the following levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

belongingness and love needs (incorrect)

Students read a passage about common mistakes made when writing a formal letter. After a period of silent reading, the teacher asks students to answer the following question: "What is a common error made when writing a letter?" The primary purpose of this question is to:

check for understanding.

Jackson High School is trying to integrate more current technology into its schools. This year all of the teachers were trained in how to use an online project management portal to:

collaborate with one another to design tests

Jacksonville High School is trying to integrate more current technology into its schools. This year all of the teachers were trained in how to use an online project management portal to:

collaborate with one another to design tests.

An art teacher will have three students with severe disabilities joining his seventh-grade art class. The three students will be accompanied by an instructional aide during each class period. The best way to prepare new students to join the class is to:

collaborate with the instructional aide to determine any adjustments that may be needed in order for students to complete the current art project

Which of the following is not an example of transfer of learning?

completing a science lab experiment to prove a hypothesis

Mrs. Billups' first-grade class uses the computer lab twice a week. The most important educational principle to be followed in computer skills instruction is that:

computer activities should be enjoyable for the students and also teach proper computer skills. (incorrect answer)

Ms. Peterson would like to increase student engagement with the interactive reading log. In order to encourage students to visit and interact with the site, she should:

create a section for students to post video commentary about their novels.

Which of the following instructional practices encourages creative, cooperative play among early childhood learners?

creating a variety of themed centers (art, kitchen, blocks) in which students play in groups

The teacher has chosen a book about Italy and says to Giovanni, "We are so lucky to have someone that speaks Italian in our class to share with us!" This is best described as an example of:

culturally responsive teaching.

After determining the unit learning goal and the learning objectives that support the goal, what is the next step for a teacher implementing backward design in the lesson planning process?

decide how to measure student success and create assessments

Which of the following people on Ms. Roland's campus would be a logical resource for support with this issue?

department chairperson

Which of the following approaches should a teacher take at the beginning of an in-person conference with a parent?

describe the positive aspects of the student's behavior and academic progress

A two-year-old child plays alone with a set of cars while another child stands a few feet away watching how he plays, but they do not interact with each other. The child playing with cars is demonstrating which stage of play?

onlooker(incorrect) associative (incorrect)

A third-grade teacher sends a monthly newsletter and includes a note that students' reading benchmark data reports are now available and will be sent home the following week in students' folders. One of the parents replies and asks if they can be sent an electronic copy instead. What is the best way for the teacher to respond?

password protecting an electronic version of the student's report and sending it via email

Ms. Chen is having her students compile their best pieces of art to share at the end of the semester. Students will post their art work in the classroom, along with a statement of their focus to show mastery of the semester's lessons. Ms. Chen measures student success on this assignment based on the state standards for their course level. What kind of assessment does this represent?

portfolio

How can the teacher best adjust the instruction to meet the needs of the English-language learners (ELLs) at the beginning level of proficiency who are in the class?

pre-define and label the parts of the room and unfamiliar vocabulary

In which of the following situations is a teacher using proximity as a preventative measure for classroom management?

preferential seating assignments for students easily distracted or off-task

Michael is a 15-year-old student who has difficulty focusing on school work on a daily basis. He has regular verbal outbursts, walks around the room, and bangs on the sides of his walled desk in his isolated corner of the room. He has a behavior intervention plan (BIP) and receives special education services. The annual Admission Review Dismissal (ARD) meeting for Michael is approaching, and his English teacher is considering how to best prepare for his meeting. Michael's disruptive behaviors have increased, and she is at a loss for how to help him in the classroom. Which is the best way for Michael's teacher to approach this issue?

present detailed data she has documented on his behavior during his annual ARD meeting

Which of the following responses would be best to manage minor incidents of inappropriate classroom behavior in a ninth grade classroom?

preventing problems before they occur, if possible, and immediately addressing any incidents

During the first few weeks of school, Mrs. Hanson, a high school science teacher, works to ensure all the students know and follow the classroom rules, procedures, and routines. The most significant advantage to this practice is that it:

promotes the best use and efficiency of classroom time.

A beginning English-language learner (ELL) in middle school is struggling to understand basic vocabulary words, such as "pencil" or "book." When the teacher gives simple directions, the student looks around the room confused. In order to best support this student, the teacher can:

provide picture cards with common vocabulary words.

Students are completing a writing assignment that requires them to submit a draft for the teacher to review prior to writing the final copy. Which of the following strategies would provide the teacher with the best opportunity to provide effective feedback on the draft?

provide students with a rubric to understand marks and annotations and meet with students to review

Ms. Gomez is preparing her students for an upcoming science lab. She begins by going over the necessary lab materials and the procedural steps they will follow. Ms. Gomez has several beginning English language learners in the class. In order for this group of students to successfully complete the lab, Ms. Gomez's next action should be to:

provide the ELL students with picture cards of the materials and a diagram of the procedures.

A fourth-grade teacher is introducing a new option for book reports. Students may write an email to the author detailing favorite aspects of the book and asking follow-up questions about the story line. The email must be sent from the school account for the student to receive credit. Which of the following goals is met through this use of technology?

providing an authentic context for developing written communication skills

A fourth grade teacher can best apply the concept of developmentally appropriate practice by using which teaching strategy?

providing cooperative learning activities

A fifth-grade English teacher has several English-language learners (ELL) in her class. They all seem to be struggling with an essay assignment, even though they are at various levels of English-language proficiency. Which of the following strategies will help all the ELLs in the class complete the essay assignment?

providing differentiated graphic organizers based on the student's proficiency level

In an elementary school classroom, which of the following routines for asking questions during individual work time is the most effective classroom management method that also promotes students' independence?

providing each student with a card on their desk that they can flip over to "red" to indicate that they need help but reminding them to keep working until the teacher checks in

Which of the following would most likely enhance a student's emotional and academic well-being during the middle school years?

providing each student with an adult advocate to monitor their academic and social development

A high-school English teacher has selected a daily objective which states, "Students will demonstrate an understanding of tone and theme in poetry." Which of the following assessments would be appropriate to use with this objective?

reading a poem independently and making annotation marks to explain the tone and theme

A teacher has introduced a research project. One resource the teacher will require the students to use is a website. Which of the following activities would best help students differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information?

reading, identifying, and highlighting information in articles that contain pertinent information to the subject being researched

An elementary school teacher has invited students to sit in a circle to listen to a story and participate in a discussion. Halfway through the discussion, a student makes a joke, and then several side conversations begin. The teacher flashes the lights in the classroom on and off and holds her hand up until all students are quiet and holding their hands up as well. Which of the following classroom management techniques is the teacher using?

redirecting student focus

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:

revealing each student's grades to the group, violating the confidentiality between a student and the teacher.

The fourth grade team would like to plan an interdisciplinary unit themed around urban areas. Which of the following would be the most appropriate first step in planning?

reviewing relevant content standards for each subject area

Which of the following activities would be an effective way for the teacher to encourage use of critical thinking skills and increase student engagement in the lesson?

role-playing a discussion between the explorers and the American Indians

A beginning teacher is struggling with classroom management. A few students consistently disrupt the learning process. What should the teacher do first?

seek advice from a mentor teacher

Which of the following strategies will increase communication between parents and teachers throughout the school year and encourage parental involvement in their student's academic progress?

send out a weekly email to parents about the upcoming week's events to keep them informed (incorrect answer) create an informative website on class content and have a place for parents to message the teacher (maybe)

A 5th-grade science class is learning about inherited and learned traits. The teacher prepares an experiment in which students will observe mealworms and earthworms to determine what traits are inherited and what traits are learned. As part of the experiment, students will be divided into groups, given mealworms and earthworms and asked to make observations about their behaviors in response to different variables such as light, moisture, foods, change in temperature, etc. The students will use their observations to compare mealworms and earthworms and discuss which behaviors are instinctual. What type of learner would the described lesson most appeal to?

social (incorrect answer)

The child playing with cars is demonstrating which stage of play?

solitary

Mr. Branson, a sixth-grade science teacher, is planning an instructional unit on parts of the cell. He would like all of his students to be able to view multiple cell structures and observe the differences. The science lab is equipped with four microscopes and a few slides for the cells. Instead of taking his students to the science lab, Mr. Branson prepares a multimedia presentation and includes various pictures of the cell as seen under a microscope. Mr. Branson's multimedia presentation best demonstrates his understanding that:

teachers should make the most efficient use of classroom time and available resources.

Which of the following developmental milestones is achieved during the late elementary years?

the ability to follow 3-to-5-step directions

Emerson Elementary is having all parents of third-grade students schedule a parent-teacher conference to discuss their students' results in a recent statewide assessment. During the conferences, the primary goal of each teacher should be:

to explain each student's assessment results and in which areas the student demonstrates strengths and which areas the student demonstrates a weakness.

What is the primary reason Ms. Johnson provides the students with sample persuasive letters at the beginning of the unit?

to provide model texts for students to reference throughout the unit

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 a pre-established rubric to assess the students' presentations

Grade-level leads from each grade in an elementary school are meeting over the summer to reevaluate the alignment of social studies objectives. This meeting will ensure that classroom learning objectives are aligned to the state standards, and that specific materials and content of lessons progress logically from grade to grade to prevent unintended gaps and unnecessary repetition. Which of the following best describes this type of meeting?

vertical team meeting

Natasha, a student in Mrs. Jameson's eighth-grade class, has recently been overheard talking about an adult boyfriend that she met on a dating app. Natasha's friends are often overheard talking about how they also plan to set up fake profiles on the same dating app. Natasha has never spoken directly to Mrs. Jameson about her boyfriend, and Natasha is known for exaggerating stories to get attention from peers. How should Mrs. Jameson respond to this situation?

working with Natasha's school counselor to inform Natasha's parents and also plan a presentation for all students on the importance of internet safety

A science class has just completed an instructional unit about the immune system and how it fights off infection and disease. Which of the following student activities would demonstrate the highest level of critical thinking?

writing a short story about the typical day of a white blood cell from the perspective of a white blood cell

Use the conversation between Thao, a middle school English-language learner (ELL), and his teacher for the following questions. Ms. Martin: Hi Thao, how was your Winter break? Thao: It was perfect like I wanted. Ms. Martin: What was your favorite part? Thao: Everything, I even had time to play soccer and hang out with my old friends. Ms. Martin: Maybe you'll have time to play more soon. Thao: Yes, I hope so. I really do think that I could like the US like Vietnam some day. It could be that I get older. After reviewing the conversation between Ms. Martin and Thao, which of the following English- language topics should she focus on to further his language development?

using the correct verb tenses throughout (incorrect) resolving unclear pronoun antecedents (incorrect)

Middle school students are at a crossroads and may behave like children and teenagers at the same time. Which of these is not an advantage of cooperative learning for a middle school student?

Cooperative learning improves independent work skills while working alongside others.

An eighth-grade teacher wants to improve how the students function in small groups. What is the best strategy for improving the functionality of the small groups?

After the students have completed the small group activity, the teacher should conduct an evaluation with the group to review their performance and identify ways to improve their collaboration in the future.

Which of the following is not a best practice for teachers to follow when communicating via email with all of the parents of a class?

Avoid using BCC because it can be seen by parents as a method of keeping information secret. It is best to be open about who is getting the email.

A second-grade math teacher is designing a lesson that will address the standard for numbers and operations. This lesson will focus on the use of standard, word, and expanded forms of numbers up to 1,200. Which of the following activities would allow the teacher to determine the lesson's effectiveness and plan for the next day's instruction?

Design an exit slip that requires students to write a number of their choice in three forms.

Reference Part 2 The student folders will be most helpful for which of the following reasons?

Each folder will contain rubrics to differentiate for each student's learning style. (incorrect answer)

Which of the following is an example of how Ms. Opal can adapt future instruction to be more culturally responsive to Alex and other students with diverse cultural backgrounds in her classroom?

Incorporate texts that are culturally diverse so that all students will have opportunities to draw on their cultural background.

Ms. Donovan is uncomfortable with the principal seeing her class in disarray. Which of the following best describes how she should respond to this unexpected classroom visit and plan for the future?

Make a plan for more structure in similar situations while still including student choice and fun options.

Ms. Drew is a math teacher in Houston. She is made aware that during the recent STAAR math testing examinations that another teacher allowed bulletin board material about types of shapes to remain visible during the examination. What is the most appropriate course of action for Ms. Drew to take?

Notify the campus administrator and the campus testing coordinator regarding the situation.

At the end of the first grading period, the class continues to struggle in the current learning environment. Which of the following plans of action should the teacher implement to support this class going forward?

Provide direct instruction regarding how to participate in a collaborative group, and structure collaborative activities to require specific contributions from each member of the group.

Which of the following is the most reasonable accommodation of the student's situation?

Work with her to provide access to a computer in her class and in other locations on campus before or after school, and during available class time.

What additional steps should Ms. Roland take to increase her students' motivation in class?

emphasize her own interest and enthusiasm for the topic

A sixth-grade student was very frustrated when he came into his math class. His math teacher asked what was wrong, and the student explained that during his first period art class, his teacher Mrs. O'Rourke had embarrassed him in front of his friends. What is the most appropriate way to respond to this situation?

listen to the student's side of the story without judgment and help him to look at the situation from Mrs. O'Rourke's perspective as well

Reference Part 3 The main reason for including the instructional slides on the school's website is for students to:

practice how to use productivity tools to convey information.

A new middle school teacher completes a workshop on conducting small groups during reading workshop instruction. In order to effectively use these new strategies and increase student performance, the teacher should immediately:

revisit lesson plans written for the following week to implement the new teaching strategies.

Mr. Jones assigns a new project to his students. After reviewing the project requirements, he hands out the grading rubric and explains what is expected from each project activity and how they will be graded. The use of the rubric best reflects which educational principle?

Assessments should be objective.

A government teacher is concerned that several seniors are not completing their homework assignments or performing well on assessments. In the teacher's conference with Paul about his grades, Paul explains that he works two part-time jobs to help support his recently-unemployed mother and his siblings. Because he is taking a full course load in order to graduate, he has no time during the school day to complete his assignments. Which of the following ideas does this situation present for the teacher?

Complex home and community factors may have a negative effect on students' learning.

At the beginning of the year, Mrs. Gladwell is informed she will have three English language learners in her class. She is excited about the opportunity and wants to help them acquire the English language by creating a productive linguistic environment in the class. Which of the following would be the best strategy for creating and promoting a productive linguistic environment?

Create oral activities that allow students and the teacher to become more familiar with each other's background.

Middle school students are regularly at at different cognitive stages, and instruction should be varied to meet the learning needs of each student. Which of the following is not an appropriate method of instruction for a middle school class?

Direct instruction, or lecturing, cannot be a stand-alone form of teaching. These students do not understand abstract content and all lessons must be paired with experiments and activities to reinforce instruction.

A math teacher wants to introduce a lesson on the use of decimals and fractions. Which of the following strategies is most likely to increase the students' understanding of the concepts?

Highlight examples of decimal and fraction use from the students' lives.

A teacher wants to ensure the upcoming instructional unit she has planned will be meaningful and engaging for the students. Which of the following strategies would be most effective in achieving this goal?

Incorporate group activities to maximize peer interactions among students.(incorrect answer)

A mentor advised a beginning teacher to plan an entire unit before the beginning of instruction. The unit plan includes objectives, activities, modifications, and assessments. What is the best instructional reason for this advice?

It ensures that the content and learning activities are sequenced in a logical and coherent manner.

A science teacher plans to assign his class of students with varying academic needs a major research project. He wants the project to be a positive experience for all students, especially the lower achieving students. Which of the following approaches would be most beneficial for the students?

Provide assistance to the students in planning the project and breaking the project into smaller sub-tasks to help the students manage and accomplish each task.

In an attempt to keep parents abreast of student participation and the responsible use of time, grades, discipline concerns, etc., a new teacher, Mrs. Parker, plans to communicate with timely reports. Which of the following would be the most effective way of accomplishing this goal?

She emails individual grade reports addressing these categories for each student halfway through the required grading and communication period.

A ninth-grade social studies teacher is planning an instructional unit on the separation of powers in the United States government. With the different levels of cognitive development in a ninth-grade class, what is the teacher's best strategy to convey the instruction?

Use hands-on activities with examples from the students' lives to convey the abstract concept.

Mrs. Murray, a seventh-grade English teacher, begins a writing lesson by asking her class, "Why is learning how to write important?" Students pair up and discuss the importance together. By beginning the assignment this way, it promotes participation of the students and reduces anxiety, primarily because:

an open-ended question allows students to discuss and have opinions, without the social pressure of being incorrect.

Reference Part 2 Ms. Frank includes comments at the end of each reflection sheet for the main purpose of:

communicating one-on-one with students about their work.

Two social studies teachers are working together to create unit tests. To be successful, they must ensure that their tests:

include identified learning goals and critical thinking skills which students have previously been taught.

During class, some students are assigned to work at centers, others independently at desks, and the remaining students that need remediation are in a small group. The teacher wants to ensure that all students are on task and able to complete work in the complex learning environment. How can the teacher set up the classroom to best accomplish this goal?

Arrange the small group in a corner with the teacher so that the teacher is facing the classroom and can periodically scan the room.

A group of seventh-grade teachers at a middle school are discussing the need to help their students to increase self-advocacy skills. The teachers have noticed that while working on independent assignments in class, students who are struggling often shut down and stop working until teachers come to assist individual students. Which of the following strategies would be most effective in building self-advocacy skills?

Before beginning independent work time, teachers remind students that they may ask for help by raising their hands or flipping a card on their desks from red to green to indicate that they are stuck.

Which activity below is an example of the effective teaching practice of activating prior knowledge?

Ms. Simms uses a KWL chart through a lesson on a new concept to have students write what they "Know" what they "Want to know" and "what they have Learned" during a new lesson.

When Alex arrives to make up the missing grade, what adaptation to the assignment should Ms. Opal plan to support Alex?

Provide him with pictures and background information about Mt. Rushmore.

Thuy is a middle school English language learner who has achieved an intermediate level of English language proficiency. She communicates well when it comes to everyday conversations but struggles to use content-specific words correctly when she speaks or writes. Which of the following strategies could the teacher implement into the classroom to assist Thuy with daily assignments?

Provide sentence stems and a word bank connected to the learning objectives.

Mr. Graham is introducing a lesson about the US Constitution to his students. He periodically calls upon students to assess their knowledge as he lectures. When a student cannot answer a question after an appropriate amount of time, what strategy should Mr. Graham use to best support the student's learning?

Provide the student a brief prompt to help them remember the correct answer.

Which of the following steps would be appropriate for a general education teacher to take if they suspect that a student may have dyslexia?

Refer the student for participation in a research-based intervention program at the school.

On the first day of school, Mr. Upton hands out the class syllabus, a glossary of items found in the classroom, and the handout describing the morning routine. He covers the syllabus and explains the purpose of his class, what he expects the students to learn, and the procedures for submitting work. He then moves to describing the laboratory equipment that the students will use over the course of the year, and finally, he explains the daily routine to begin each class. Before class is over, he has the students go into the hall and then come back into class so they are familiar with the classroom procedures. With his actions, Mr. Upton best demonstrates which of the following?

Students' learning is greatly enhanced when they have a clear expectation of classroom behaviors and routines.

Talia is at risk for failing eighth grade, so her school counselor and teachers have scheduled a conference with her parents. After everyone has had a chance to speak at the conference, what is the best way for Talia's team to end the conference?

Summarizing the strategies that will be implemented to support Talia and asking her to share feedback on the plan.

Mr. Sandberg's students are frustrated because they all performed well on the homework assignments, but the large majority of them failed the most recent exam. In reviewing the test questions, the students noticed they were much more complex than the homework questions. The students approach Mr. Sandberg with their concern that the test has questions they were not prepared to answer. Which of the following best describes the students' concern about the assessment?

The assessment does not have content validity.

A middle school English language arts teacher starts each class period with a grammar warm-up. Questions are posted on the board, and students respond in a section of their notebooks while the teacher takes attendance, passes out materials, and checks in with students who are returning from an absence. Which of the following describes the most significant benefit of this warm-up?

The assignment allows the teacher to save class time by addressing administrative tasks such as attendance while students are engaged.

A high school has planned a school-wide event where the entire campus will watch the same film. Viewing of the movie will be tied to curriculum goals based on each grade level, with broad thematic elements that the teachers and staff will use to build a positive campus culture. Despite the excitement surrounding this plan, teachers must reevaluate their plan because of copyright laws. In what way have they failed to meet fair use guidelines?

The audience is so large that it could economically impact the owner of the work.

Mrs. Malone has assigned an internet research project for her students. A few parents approach her and share their concern that the assignment can expose their children to inappropriate content via the internet. Which of the following should Mrs. Malone convey to the parents?

all of the above

Mr. Omar wants to create a class-wide research project for his third-grade class about the school's water usage and how the school can conserve their resources. As he discusses the project, the students become excited about being able to research various aspects of the school. Mr. Omar decides to split the class into small groups, with each group coming up with ideas to implement the research. After the students organize their thoughts, Mr. Omar asks each group to consider how this project might help the school conserve energy and what benefits it might have on the community. Framing the research project around the issue of how it affects the students and their community is most likely to help them:

develop a sense of ownership and involvement in the local community and allow them to see how their efforts can benefit those around them.

Mr. Lancaster's sixth-grade classroom includes students with disabilities who have to spend time in the school's resource room. In planning instruction for his class, it is important for Mr. Lancaster to ensure that the students with disabilities:

do not feel as though they are being separated from their classroom peers.

A senior high school teacher notices a student's grades are falling. The teacher pulls the student aside after class to address the issue. The student informs the teacher that he plays in a band that performs at local restaurants, he has not had time to study, and he even might drop out of school because he is making a significant amount of money. The teacher is best able to discuss the situation if he realizes many high school students:

do not think about the long-term consequences of their actions.

Mr. Anderson notices two of his students are repeatedly arguing at lunch and in the hallway. He asks the two students to stay after school to discuss their conflict with each other. Mr. Anderson's primary priority should be to:

encourage the two students to find common ground and work together to settle their differences.

Reference Part 1 Ms. Frank's procedure of providing comments on essays after each stage in the writing process benefits students in which of the following ways?

encouraging students to think metacognitively about their writing (incorrect answer)

The elementary and middle school English teachers in a school district meet at the beginning of the year to review the scope and sequence of English content being taught at each grade. The greatest benefit to this practice is that it:

ensures continuity of content between grade levels.

During a lesson on plant and animal cells, a teacher includes the following activities: Warm-up review of cell parts Interactive video and discussion of the functions of each cell part Partner work to diagram cell parts Assessment By organizing the lesson in this manner, the teacher demonstrates an understanding of:

exploring content

Throughout this conversation, Ms. Martin uses which of the following strategies to create a positive learning environment?

expresses interest in the lives of her students

Which of the following terms best describes Ms. Johnson's role when students are researching the topics they have chosen?

facilitator

The main reason for conducting a diagnostic assessment at the beginning of the school year is to:

gather baseline data to plan for the first unit of instruction

Mrs. Garcia is a mathematics teacher at Lyndon Johnson Elementary. She makes an effort to be enthusiastic during class while giving clear, quick directions to students before and during the activities. This behavior most likely results in the students:

having high interest and motivation during class activities.

At the start of a short story unit, a middle-school English language arts teacher reads a short story aloud at the beginning of class. Which of the following activities would effectively guide the teacher in planning instruction for individuals and groups after reading the story?

having students complete a 15 question recall quiz on details of the story(incorrect) leading students in a discussion of characters in the story ( incorrect)

Mr. Heath is concerned about Brandon's recent academic decline and contacts Brandon's parent to discuss the situation. Brandon's mother informs Mr. Heath that Brandon's father has recently passed away and Brandon has been having trouble coping with the loss. During the conversation, Mr. Heath should focus his comments on:

how to best promote Brandon's academic progress during this emotionally-straining time.

A high school math teacher is conducting a lesson on fractions. During the guided practice part of the lesson, the same students always immediately raise their hands to give the answers. Which of the following teaching strategies should the teacher enact to encourage more students to participate?

implement a longer wait time before calling on students

Which of the following is the primary reason for increasing the amount of time between asking a question and calling on a student to respond?

improving responses and increasing the number of students participating

A third-grade teacher has identified the following learning objectives for her upcoming social studies unit: Objective 1: Students will remember the definition of different climates. Objective 2: Students will recognize and recall the names of common landforms. Objective 3: Students will recall examples of how humans modify the environment. Viewing the listed objectives collectively, what adjustments should be made to the plans for the unit?

include higher-order thinking skills

After the student pairs are done with their research, students are supposed to summarize the atmospheric conditions that cause certain weather events in a presentation for the class. Mr. Milby schedules time in the computer lab to give them time to create their multimedia slideshows. Before the students begin working on the project, Mr. Milby goes over how to create one of these slideshows with the class. Following the presentations, students are given another assignment that will serve as the final unit assessment. The student pairs conduct additional research on how to best prepare for one of these weather events and make an informational slide to post on the school's website. Reference Part 3 To validate this final assessment, the teacher should tell the students to:

include specific facts about the atmospheric conditions on the slide.

The parents have requested a meeting to include the parents, the student, and the teacher. Which of the following would be a reasonable adjustment for the people attending this meeting, based on the student's dyslexia diagnosis and use of a 504 plan?

include the 504 coordinator

Which of the following is not a useful method for motivating students?

including students in instructional decisions (incorrect answer)

Computer skills instruction for preschool students should focus primarily on promoting and encouraging which of the following?

increasing computer skills in the context of the current instructional units, ideas, and concepts (incorrect answer)

Which of the following benefits of technology can be seen in this example?

its efficiency in monitoring student understanding

Mr. Grant is a high school social studies teacher. A student's parent contacts him regarding the amount of homework Mr. Grant assigns. The parent feels the homework is too much and would like to schedule a parent-teacher conference to discuss the matter further. The best strategy for Mr. Grant to use at the beginning of the conference would be to:

listen to the parent's concern.

In order to support the students who are not participating or interacting with their other group members, the teacher plans a variety of icebreaker activities, games that facilitate teamwork, and low-pressure sharing opportunities. Based on these plans, which level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs does the teacher believe is not being met for some students in her class?

love/belonging

For homework, the teacher asks students to measure a room in their home and calculate the cost of painting and carpeting it. By connecting the lesson content to real-life, the teacher best demonstrates an understanding of how to:

motivate students to be more engaged in the learning process.

Mrs. Johnson notices one of her students, Bobby, is routinely absent from school and she is concerned because Bobby is falling behind in his coursework. One day after class, Mrs. Johnson asks Bobby to stay and discuss her concerns. As Bobby sits down, she notices he grimaces and shifts his weight. She also notices bruises on his wrist. When Mrs. Johnson questions Bobby about the bruises, he does not respond. At this time, another teacher interrupts to let Bobby know his father is in the office, ready to take him home. Bobby becomes visibly upset and begins to cry. According to Texas law, Mrs. Johnson must:

notify Child Protective Services and file a report about the incident.

Ms. Linder's response to the problems in her class best aligns with which behavior management theory?

observationalist (incorrect answer)

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

A 5th-grade science class is learning about inherited and learned traits. The teacher prepares an experiment in which students will observe mealworms and earthworms to determine what traits are inherited and what traits are learned. As part of the experiment, students will be divided into groups, given mealworms and earthworms and asked to make observations about their behaviors in response to different variables such as light, moisture, foods, change in temperature, etc. The students will use their observations to compare mealworms and earthworms and discuss which behaviors are instinctual. Which of the following is an appropriate informal assessment that the teacher could fit into the lesson to ensure the students understand the concepts being tested in the experiment?

observing students and noting if they are experiencing any difficulty following the experiment procedures

Ms. Johnson has organized for several of the students to go on a field trip to talk with one of the businesses they wrote letters to. Before the students attend the field trip, Ms. Johnson needs to make sure she:

obtains a signed parental permission form for each student.