Tx Teachers / Part 3: Planning Effective Lessons (Quizzes)

Identify the section of the lesson. After teaching a lesson on the Industrial Revolution you ask students to raise their hands and name five different machines that were invented during the IR.

Closure

Select the part of this sentence that indicates the level of cognition. Given the types of services offered at a local bank and a local credit union, the student will create a chart to compare and evaluate the services offered at these two institutions.

Compare and evaluate

Identify the benefits of the TEKS. Select all that apply.

Consistency and equity across the state Guidance for professional development Guidance for effective lesson planning

On which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is the following performance descriptor from the standard written? "develop interactive documents using modeling, simulations, and hypertext."

Creating

What is the first step of Backward Design?

Identify desired results.

Identify the section of the lesson. After reading a poem, students are given a worksheet to identify the author, genre, and meaning of the poem autonomously at their desks.

Independent Practice

Why is understanding the vertical alignment in the TEKS important for teachers?

It helps them build upon content taught in prior years. It enables them to understand their students' mastery of content better. It helps them better understand their own subject matter.

Which of the following is responsible for enforcing the curriculum requirements and rules for public schools?

The Commissioner of Education

Backward Design is: (select all that apply)

An approach that can be applied to many lesson planning templates. An approach to lesson planning where teachers start with the end in mind.

What should a teacher create after designing a lesson assessment?

An exemplar student response

On which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is the following performance descriptor from the standard written? "Compare adaptive characteristics of various species."

Analyzing

Select the Bloom's level that is correct for this question: Contrast building in the coastal zone with building in a watershed.

Analyzing

On which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is the following performance descriptor from the standard written? "Use appropriate nonverbal communication in interpersonal situations."

Applying

Select the Bloom's level that is correct for this question: Dramatize some of the problems a homeowner might encounter by building in a floodplain.

Applying

How do the TEKS help teachers and schools be successful?

By providing a foundation for learning expectations

Select the part of this sentence that indicates performance activity. Given the types of services offered at a local bank and a local credit union, the student will create a chart to compare and evaluate the services offered at these two institutions.

Create a chart

Select the Bloom's level that is correct for this question: Design an environmentally responsible subdivision to be built near the Guadalupe.

Creating

In the third grade classroom, students are asked to locate Las Vegas, NV using a map. What level of Webb's DOK is this activity?

DOK 1: Recall and Reproduction

The students in Mr. Gonzales' class are using a ruler to measure their desks. What level of Webb's DOK are they engaged?

DOK 1: Recall and Reproduction

For homework, students are asked to read and summarize chapters 3-5 of The Giver by Lois Lowry. What level of Webb's DOK is this assignment?

DOK 2: Skills and Concepts

Mrs. Jones asks her students to conduct an experiment to answer a research question. What level of Webb's Depth of Knowledge is she asking students to perform?

DOK 3: Strategic Thinking and Reasoning

Mr. Washington has given his class a list of several environmental problems and has asked them to select one problem and propose an alternative solution. What level of Webb's DOK is this activity?

DOK 4: Extending Thinking

Mrs. Ammine has asked her students this question: "What examples of motivation can you find in the text?" To answer this question, students engage in what level of thinking, according to Webb's DOK?

DOK: 2 Skill/Concept

For the statement below, determine if the learning objective is effective, based on criteria learned in this lesson. In the blank, write Effective if the objective is effective, and Not Effective if the objective is not effective. Students will be able to calculate the probability that two sample means will differ by more than 5% by modeling a sample problem.

Effective

For the statement below, determine if the learning objective is effective, based on criteria learned in this lesson. In the blank, write Effective if the objective is effective, and Not Effective if the objective is not effective. Students will differentiate between potential and kinetic energy by creating an energy chart.

Effective

For the statement below, determine if the learning objective is effective, based on criteria learned in this lesson. In the blank, write Effective if the objective is effective, and Not Effective if the objective is not effective. Students will draw conclusions from a text using their prior knowledge and stating the evidence the author provides.

Effective

Read each description on the left side of the screen and match it to the correct terminology from the 5E lesson planning model on the right. Provide students opportunity to apply their knowledge to new domains, raise new questions, and explore new hypotheses. May also include related problems for students to solve

Elaborate

Read each description on the left side of the screen and match it to the correct terminology from the 5E lesson planning model on the right. Capture student attention, activate student prior knowledge, stimulate thinking, raise key questions

Engage

Read each description on the left side of the screen and match it to the correct terminology from the 5E lesson planning model on the right. Administer formative assessment (although checking for understanding should be done throughout the lesson)

Evaluate

On which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is the following performance descriptor from the standard written? "Justify the reasons for U.S. involvement in World War I, including unrestricted submarine warfare."

Evaluating

Select the Bloom's level that is correct for this question: Decide whether you are in favor of building in a Defend your position in a debate.

Evaluating

Which of the following are examples of lesson assessment? Select all that apply.

Exit Ticket Journal/Notebook

Read each description on the left side of the screen and match it to the correct terminology from the 5E lesson planning model on the right. Introduce laws, models, theories, and vocabulary. Guide students toward coherent generalizations, and help students understand and use scientific vocabulary to explain the results of their explorations

Explain

Read each description on the left side of the screen and match it to the correct terminology from the 5E lesson planning model on the right. Allow students to observe, record data, isolate variables, design and plan experiments, create graphs, interpret results, develop hypotheses, and organize their findings

Explore

When planning your lessons it is a good idea to focus on the activity as opposed to mainly focusing on the content.

False, because the content of the lesson is ultimately what students must learn.

The TEKS are assessed by the state in various grade levels and courses. Match the appropriate grade/course to the appropriate assessments.

Grade 3- math and reading Grade 4- math, reading and writing Grade 5- math, reading and science Grade 7- math, reading and writing Grade 8- math, reading, science, social studies

Which of the following are components of a TEKS? Select all that apply.

Introduction Strands Student Expectations

Why is the Backward Design approach important? (select all that apply)

It helps the teacher start with a clear understanding of what student mastery looks and sounds like so that the entire lesson supports that. It better enables teachers to teach at or get students to the appropriate level of rigor throughout a lesson It ensures that the activities and experiences of a lesson align to the lesson objective so that instructional time is not wasted.

For the statement below, determine if the learning objective is effective, based on criteria learned in this lesson. In the blank, write Effective if the objective is effective, and Not Effective if the objective is not effective. Students will appreciate the importance of the Battle of Bull Run by drawing a picture.

Not Effective

For the statement below, determine if the learning objective is effective, based on criteria learned in this lesson. In the blank, write Effective if the objective is effective, and Not Effective if the objective is not effective. Students will define words previously unknown based on the text being read.

Not Effective

Identify the section of the lesson. Remind the children of animals and plants they have studied earlier in the year. Ask them to name a few of each and tell you a little bit about them.

Opening

On which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is the following performance descriptor from the standard written? "Recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text."

Rembering

Select the Bloom's level that is correct for this question: Define stream, bank, floodplain, watershed.

Remembering

The strands and standards are almost the same for English I and II. The difference comes with the texts that students read and study, and the increasing complexity of the accompanying vocabulary and writing skills. What process should teachers use to aid in student understanding?

Scaffolding

Which of the following is provided in the student expectations section of the TEKS?

Skills students are expected to know and be able to do in relation to content

Choose common mistakes when a lesson does not go well. (Mark all that apply.)

The assessment of the lesson was not congruent with the objective. The activities of the lesson were inconsistent with the lesson. The instruction was not efficient

When designing a lesson objective, which of the following are important to consider? You may select more than one answer.

The content of the lesson objective The level of cognition of the lesson objective

In the TEKS standard 3.1B, what do the numbers and letter refer to?

The number 3 refers to the grade level; number 1 refers to the knowledge and skills statement; letter B refers to student expectations.

Lesson plans provide direction to teachers as to where the class is going.

True, because the lesson plan represents thoughtful decision-making on class and individual student needs.

The act of writing the plan in a structured way guides your thinking so that you may consider all the elements of the lesson to be taught.

True. Writing the lesson plan forces the teacher to consider all the elements necessary for impactful student learning.

Select the part of this sentence that indicates the content. Given the types of services offered at a local bank and a local credit union, the student will create a chart to compare and evaluate the services offered at these two institutions

Types of credit, savings, investment, and insurance services

On which level of Bloom's Taxonomy is the following performance descriptor from the standard written? "Describe the effects of aerobic exercise on the heart and overall health."

Understanding

Select the Bloom's level that is correct for this question: Describe in your own words what happens when a stream's velocity is changed.

Understanding

Which of the following are questions should you ask at the end of the day regarding your lesson? (Mark all that apply.)

What went well with this lesson? What did not go well? What did I learn and could I have done anything differently?

Which of the following are Bloom's action verbs typically used in the TEKS introductions?

justify explain communicate