EDUC 2130 Midterm: Chapter 2

Currently, More than ___________ of the states have passed some type of collective bargaining laws that apply to teachers; however, there is little uniformity among these laws.

two-thirds

Teaching is the largest profession in the United States with Kindergarden, elementary school, middle school, and secondary school teachers (not including special education teachers) totaling about _______________.

3.5 million

In addition to the NEA and AFT, teachers's professional interest are represented by more than ______________ other national organizations.

500

The neAft partnership has endorsed each of the following goals except: A. Teacher Leadership Over Administration B. Building Relationships C. Making Collaboration Work D. Demonstrating Visibility

A. Teacher Leadership Over Administration

____________ is a professional organization interested in school improvement at all levels of education.

ASCD

____________ schools are designed to meet the needs of students at risk of failure and dropping out.

Alternative schools

The membership of the National Education Association is open to all of the following groups except_______________. A.Administrators B. School Board Members C. Teachers D. Guidance Counselors

B. School Board Members

Compared to teh 1970's, today's teachers are _______.

Better Educated

_____________ schools are independent public schools, often founded by teachers that are given permission to operate by a school district or by state or national governments; they are accountable for meeting predetermined outcomes.

Charter

As principals respond to increasing pressure to become more effective at facilitating collaborative, emergent approaches to leadership, teachers should receive _________.

Greater degrees of self-governance

Elementary school teachers usually teach one class, of about 25, from ___________

Kindergarten through sixth grade

Because the majority of descision-making power is reserved for boards of education, teachers have had little or no say over what they teach, when they teach, whom they teach, and, in extreme instances, how they teach. this is an example of ______________.

Lack of participation in professional governance.

__________ schools offer a curriculum that focuses on a specific areas such as the performing arts, mathematics, science, international studies, or technology; they often draw students from a larger attendance area than regular schools and promote voluntary desegregation.

Magnet

A Significant difference between the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is that ______________.

Membership to aft is not open to administrators

Many in the NEA and AFT beliee that the interest of teachers and students could best be served by __________.

Merging the two organizations into one.

An increasing number of teachers teach in __________ classrooms, with students from different grade levels.

Multiage

___________ is the most prestigious credential a teacher can earn.

National Board Certification

______________ is the joint product of wisdom about teaching, learning, students and content.

Pedagogical content knowledge

The Fact that only lawyers may practice law, only physicians may practice medicine, and only licensed teachers may teach in the public schools are examples of how _________.

Professionals institutionalize a "monopoly" off essential knowledge and services.

Compared to other professions, the professional components of the teacher education program in many states is __________.

Short

___________ teachers work with children and youth who have a variety of disabilities including learning disabilities, autism, and brain injuries.

Special Education

The Majority of middle school teachers ___________.

Specialize in a specific subject and teach it several times a day.

Emergency certification is __________ by professional teacher organizations and several state departments of education.

Strongly Resisted

Without a doubt, your relationship with _______________ will be the most important and complex you will have as a teacher.

Students

Most high school teachers ______________.

Teacher four or five courses within a single content area.

One of the major cause of teacher isolation is __________.

Teaching children all day without adult interactions.

In the 1980's, the report A Nation at Risk linked the strength of our country to _____________.

The Quality of its schools

__________ teachers train students to work in fields such as healthcare, business, auto repair, communications, and technology.

Vocational education

The AFT has been critical of the NEA for ________________.

allowing administrators to join.

When schools face budget cutbacks or increased pressure to prepare students for high-stakes tests, often __________ teaching positions are eliminated.

art and music