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Which of description represents a typical child in the cognitive stage of human development?

A child learning math, science, and reading.

Which of the following task would promote students' intrinsic motivation?

A social studies teacher allows students to select a historical figure for a class report.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs includes physiological needs as a basic need. What does this mean for education.

Basic needs such as food, drink, shelter, warmth, and sleep must be met before students are motivated to learn.

to further the development and to lead the learner to the implementation phase

Refinement

used for posting homework assignments for everyone to access

Class Website

Mr. Lloyd was to insure intrinsic motivation in his third-grade students throughout the school year. Which of the following would most likely spark intrinsic motivation in the students?

Have students set goals and keep track of the progress they are making.

Each morning Mrs. Salazar's first grade class begins with the daily goals. In a discussion format, children discover new vocab words, predict weather, and learn about exciting events. What is the greatest advantage of Mrs. Salazar scheduling these routines?

It encourages students to take turns, share new ideas, and cooperate with each other.

Mr. McCullough teachers in a self-contained classroom in which history immediately follows the language arts block; several students continue working on their writing assignment after the history lesson has started; what would best help Mr. McCullough achieve a smooth transition between subject areas?

Making sure he has everyone's attention before he begins the next subject area.

to define the current knowledge base and to develop the foundation for the organization of learning.

Planning

The band director at the middle school is interested in improving his professional knowledge and skills. He is not sure of the best way to go about doing this. He talks to his mentor and decides that the best way to do this would be to-

keep a teaching journal where he reflects on what went well and what did not go well

Mrs. Griffin teaches ninth-grade mathematics at Klein High School. She is demonstrating on the board how to solve a difficult word problem. She talks to herself out loud as she draws diagrams and tries out different strategies, some that work and some that don't, explaining to herself the steps she is taking until she finally solves the problem. Her "talk aloud" is intended to-

model metacognitive behaviors and thought processes

The STAAR test is a norm-referenced test. The STAAR test is given to students in 1-12.

False.

Mr. Bierhalter teaches at a middle school which is widely diverse both culturally and socioeconomically. When teaching a lesson on communities, which of the following would be appropriate instructional strategies for enhancing and accommodating this diversity in the student population? Select all that apply.

Include reference to communities that are representative of the student population. Include references to communities that are not like those of the student population. Activate students' prior knowledge to help personalize learning. Activate students' prior knowledge to help build a foundation for learning. Allow choice in the activities students use to demonstrate learning.

The proficiency levels of beginning, intermediate, advanced, and advanced high are -

Inclusive of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

A ninth-grade teacher conducts and end-of-the chapter exam in science. Which of the following formats describes the assessment?

Summative Assessment

Which of the following is least likely to promote interaction between students?

Always allow students to choose partners so that they have a friend to work with.

Which of the following is least likely to promote positive interaction between students?

Always allow students to choose partners so that they have a friend to work with.

A middle school English language arts teacher is working to determine why her student, Johnny, Struggles with comprehension. Which of the following assessment formats would most likely provide the information she needs?

An informal reading inventory

A middle school English language arts teacher is working to determine why her student, Johnny, struggles with comprehension. Which of the following assessment formats would be best likely provide the information she needs?

An informal reading inventory

School administration notify a teacher that they intend to suspend her. They provide the teacher with written notice of the intent and the dates of the suspension will be ineffective. The administrators also provide the teacher with an explanation of they are taking the action of suspension. The due process would also include-

An opportunity for the teacher to explain why the suspension should not be carried out.

Mr. Mark develops plans to have his 7th graders compare and contrast literacy characters in The Giver. Which level of Bloom's taxonomy aligns with this activity?

Analysis

programs or instructions for a computer to do different things

Application Software

An an informal assessment, a high school career and technology teacher has students create a short video resume in addition to a written resume and cover litter with the goal of landing a job of their dreams. The assessment is most beneficial because it allows students to -

Apply their learning to real life.

Mr. Takamoto wants to help his sixth-grade students develop critical thinking skills, so he asks a lot of questions during each class. Typically, his questions are similar to the following: "What is the longest river in the U.S.?" "How can you check your answer?" "When was the North Korean war?" To improve his questioning technique, Mr. Takamoto should do which of the following?

Ask more divergent questions

Which of the following are true statements about the usefulness and purpose of assessment. Select all that apply.

Assessment should be used to understand areas of learning with which students are having difficulty. Assessment should be used to understand areas of learning with which students are mastering. Teachers should review and evaluate the contents of an assessment. assessment results should be used to inform and improve teaching. Assessment result should be used to improve student learning.

platforms that invite honest reflection and critical dialogues between students and teacher and between students and their peers

Blogs or Wikis

For 21st-century students, creativity is an important focus. Perhaps one of the most innovative ways to use techonogly in the classroom is for students to create original texts where students can present information or create texts in any medium of production. The ability to create is related to which father following education concepts?

Bloom's taxonomy of higher-order thinking.

Below are partial description from the four levels of English Language Proficiency Standards for the speaking domain for Grades K-12. Please drag and drop each box to match the proficiency level with the correct description.

Can use English grammar structures and complex sentences to narrate and describe at a level nearly comparably to native English-speaking peers- Advanced Able to express simple, original messages, speaking using sentences, and participate in short conversations - Intermediate Mainly speak using single words and short phases; have a very limited bank of high-frequency, high-need, concrete vocabulary words - Beginning Are able to participate comfortably in most conversations and academic discussions on familiar topics - Advanced High

Which of the following best describes the approach middle grade teachers should take when planning their available instructional time?

Carefully plan instructional time to match curriculum expectations

Mrs. Jakes' second-grade class is beginning an integrated unit that will focus on important historical figures of the state of Texas. As part of the activities, the class will create a bulletin board called "The Wall of Fame" where the biographies of these famous Texans will be highlighted. Next, she plans to extend the concept of autobiography by telling the students they too will join "The Wall of Fame." But for that, the students must first conduct an interview with their parents, asking such questions as "How did I get my name?" or "Where was I born?" Mrs. Jakes' PRIMARY objective for this exercise would be to-

Engage the parents in various aspects of the educational experience.

Mrs. Hoff, a third-grade teacher, is preparing a unit for her social studies class on communities. Students will work together in groups to discuss the components that are needed to make a community. With the individual portion of the unit, Mrs. Hoff will require students to demonstrate their understanding of communities by planning a community of their own. She designs a packet that outlines requirements for the assignment and includes Internet resources where students can turn to for assistance. She sends the packet home with the students and posts the information about the activities of this unit on her school web page. George, a student confined to a wheelchair in the class, has difficulty using his arms and his legs. Mrs. Hoff wants to approach the principal about providing a special computer device for George to help him keep pace with his brilliant mind. Before going to the principal Mrs. Hoff reviews the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA ) and realizes that it is her responsibility, as a teacher, to

Ensure appropriate education for students with disabilities like this one.

Which of the following professional strategies is most likely to result in a positive classroom environment in a middle school classroom?

Get to know your students

A third-grade teacher plans a social studies unit that will include teacher presentations, whole-class and small-group discussions, a presentation by a guest speaker, a video, a small-group activity, and a field trip. Of the following, the most important advantage of the teacher's instructional plan is that it-

Gives students with varied learning preferences multiple chances to process and reinforce unit content.

used for data aggregation where multiple users can work on the same document in real time

Google Docs

a cloud storage solution for storing files, especially huge ones, and allows multiple to have access to them

Google Drive

Mrs. Pearson talked with her ninth graders about learning styles.

Howard Gardner's theory

To demonstrate the learning that has taken place through the phases

Implementation

A biology teacher used a rubric to score a science project. The graph below represents a portion of the rubric. What would be a reasonable first step in developing a rubric for grading?

List key elements to assess

Ms. Lara a first year teacher is happily surprised with the response in achievement from her low achieving students in her fifth grade regular class after implementing the Cooperative Learning strategy. For several weeks she had tried different teaching strategies to help improve student learning to no avail until she started using cooperative learning. However she is concerned that Mario although a well behaved student consistently performs poorly in class. Which of the following is the best possible explanation for Mario's performance class?

Mario has a learning disability

Mrs. Padua knows that her middle-grade students will enjoy school more and learn more when they are actively engaged in learning. Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for her to employ to help ensure this goal?

Maximize learning time by having students stay seated in their desks for most of the day.

Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher, is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while others have not begun puberty. Mrs. McCaffery is also likely to be aware that early-maturing girls-

May develop precocious sexual interests.

A student gets to the end of a page of text and does not know what was just read. Which of the following concepts reflects this process of thinking about one's thinking?

Metacognition

Which of the following statements reflects the process of thinking about one's thinking?

Metacognition

Which of the following statements best describe learning for middle grade students?

Middle graders learn well when given opportunities to explore and interact.

Which of the following strategies is most effective in promoting prosocial behaviors in 5 year olds?

Modeling prosocial behaviors for students daily.

Mrs. Fields intentions this year is to implement activities that emphasize collaboration and teamwork. Parents have given their consent for the students to have internet access and post their responses. Which of the following is the next step the teacher should take?

Modeling the types of conversations the students should post when collaborating.

Mrs Raymond teaches kindergarten. She is choosing how to assess her students knowledge of how to apply the concept of addition. She finds a written multiple-choice test that has word problems for students to read and answer using addition. Select the answer that best explains weather this is an appropriate assessment for her to use and why? Select all that apply.

No, this assessment is not appropriate because it is not responsive to the average kindergartener's current skills and knowledge. No, this assessment is not appropriate because it does not match the development levels of the average kindergartener.

the core software in a computer that essentially controls the basic chores of input, output, storage, and processing

Operating System

What is the purpose of the TEKS (Texas Knowledge and Skills) curriculum guidelines?

Provide guidelines for mandated curriculum for public schools from elementary through high school in Texas.

A biology teacher used a rubric to score a science project. The graph below represents a portion of the rubric. Which of the following statement about the rubric is accurate?

The rubric is a criterion-referenced assessment.

Which of the following is an element of constructivism approaches to teaching?

Student-centered instruction and authentic tasks

Ms. Salazar, in her first year of teaching second-grade, welcomes the first English language learner in her class whose native language in French and not Spanish. Ms. Salazar needs assistance with designing instruction for this student. She can BEST obtain help by-

Talking with the English as a Second Language teacher about her lesson plans.

Which of the following statements accurately reflect the intended relationship between the state curriculum (TEKS), instruction, and assessment (STAAR)? Select all that apply.

The STAAR test are aligned to the TEKS. Instruction should be planned to tach the TEKS. There should be a one-to-one correlation among the TEKS, instruction, and STAAR.

A sixth-grade teacher with students at the beginning and intermediate level of English language proficiency in listening and speaking plans a lesson on the human body. In order to provide targeted instruction for all students, the teacher chose content concepts appropriate for the age and educational background level for students, the teacher adapted content for all students, and the teacher planned meaningful activities to integrate lesson concepts.Which of the following strategies would the teacher least likely use to help ELLs become active participants in learning?

The teacher should share jargon and slang to clarify concepts.

An English teacher notices her English language learners lack comprehension of the stories used in class. Which of the following statements best reflects ways a teacher may scaffold comprehension?

The teacher should use stories with predictable story lines and familiar topics.

Before beginning a unit on human cells, an eight-grade teacher ask students....... Which of the following statements reflects the primary reason for the teacher's initial question?

The teacher wanted to assess prior knowledge of human cells

Before beginning a unit on marine mammals a teacher asks students the question "What do you know about the ocean?" Which of the following statements reflects the primary reason for this question?

The teacher wants to assess prior knowledge of the topic.

A third-grade teacher assigns students text to read about types of clouds. Which of the following activities might the teacher use to scaffold comprehension of the text for English language learners?

The teacher will provide a graphic organizer which contains visual representations of clouds types and characteristics.

Teachers on a middle school teaching team are planning to have their students prepare multimedia presentations as part of a multidisciplinary unit. The teachers want to ensure that the presentations are substantive and that students do not focus on the design of their presentations at the expense of content. The teachers could address this issue most effectively by taking which of the following steps before students begin work on their presentations?

Working with students to develop a rubric that defines the relative importance of content and design features.

A fifth grade teacher selects reading material for a small reading group. The selected text, to be used for instructional purposes, is a level above what the group members read independently. Which of the following theories reflects this practice?

Zone of proximal development

Mrs. Lambert has been teaching for ten years and is a well-liked and highly respected teacher, yet she continues to subscribe to professional teaching journals which now she accesses it online. The most important benefit she receives from doing this is-

being up to date with current trends in education and technology.

Select the answer that best completes this sentence. Elementary students who live in property or are economically disadvantages

can meet high expectations and standards

A seventh-grade English teacher wants to let his students know how much he expects of them. What is the best way to communicate those high expectations?

"I know you will do well on this assignment because you know a lot about this topic and are interested in it. Remember, we covered this information through various activities you chose. I anticipate good work."

The physical education teacher is a member of the Site-based Decision- Making Committee at the middle school. Several other physical education teachers express amazement that he is serving on that committee rather than something related to athletics. What is his BEST explanation for serving in the committee?

"If no one from the physical education department participates on this committee, the PE department will not be represented. This is a valuable committee for our department and for us as teachers."

Brian, an eighth-grade student, recently transferred to North Central middle school While registering Brian, the mother asks one of the teachers in the room about the school's Gifted and talented (GT) program and explained that Brian had been placed in the GT program in his previous school. What is the least likely answer from the teacher to help this mother?

"We have decided that all of our students are gifted and talented so we do not have a separate Gifted and Talented program."

As part of a discussion about current affairs in Syria, the teacher wants her students to problem-solve ways that syria can recover from the recent civil unrest. What is the best question to ask?

"What ways can you think of that the government in Syria can prevent the civil unrest? Remember that there is not one correct answer to a question like this. Let me hear your thoughts about this complex question."

After working on their writing, a teacher has students share their work. After a student shares, peers have an opportunity to provide "2 glows and a grow," which means 2 positive comments and 1 example of constructive feedback. This practice promotes -

A caring and cooperative classroom community.

Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher, is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while others have not begun puberty. When Mrs. McCaffery sends three-week progress reports home, one-third of her students are failing. She wonders if physiological needs may be playing a role in her students' lack of academic achievement. Which of the following best describes the role of physiological needs in students' academic performance?

A student with unmet physiological needs may show little interest in academic performance.

Mr. Bierhalter teachers at a middle school which is widely diverse both culturally and socioeconomically. When teaching a lesson on communities, which of the following would be appropriate instructional strategies for enhancing and accommodating this diversity in the student population? Select all that apply

All Answers are correct

Middle level learners are building their sense of identity and are concerned with their relations with peers. The teacher's goal is to create in the classroom a sense of community, belonging and trusting relationship among students so they can become motivated to achieve academically because they feel welcomed in the classroom. What types of activities can a teacher do to help students develop their sense of identity and develop their relations with peers? Select all that apply.

All answers are correct

When teachers organize students into cooperative learning groups, all of the following should be decided and discussed before group work begins except-

All the possibilities for cooperative learning and the advantages and disadvantages of cooperative learning

A first-grade teacher is observing her students problem-solve Math word problems. What is one of the most effective ways to encourage communication while students are engaged in problem solving activities?

Allow the students to work in small groups or choose their own partners.

Which of the following are benefits of using individual student portfolios for assessment purposes? (Select all that apply)

Allowing students the opportunity to reflect on their progress. Documentation for parents and administrators to view.

Mr. Bates uses mainly a lecture style teaching to present information to his middle school students. This type of teaching would be best meet the needs of which type of learner?

Auditory Learners

Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes physiological needs as a basic need. What does this mean for educators?

Basic needs such as food, drink, shelter, warmth, and sleep must be met before students are motivated to learn.

Ms. Consuelo uses sets of twenty tennis balls each to pass around her class of first graders in order for them to solve the following problem word problem: Gracie has six tennis balls. Bailey has 14 tennis balls. How many more does tennis balls does Bailey have than Gracie? How dies actually moving manipulative around the class, like the tennis ball in the activity, help a learner more effectivity solve problems? Select all that apply.

Concrete materials enable leaners to more effectivity and efficiently find a possible solution. Concrete materials help learners discover patterns in order to find other possible solutions. Concrete materials help learners find all the possible solutions a given problem.

An effectively delivered lesson brings closure to students. Which of the following are benefits of providing closure in a lesson for middle grade students? Select all that apply.

Confirm understanding of what was learned. Self-assess understanding of what was taught. Share learning with peers. Reinforce the concepts which were taught. Reflect on how they engaged with the learning

Each homeroom teacher uses a portion of the homeroom period to teach or review with students how to solve problems with peers. The procedures involves: Calm down. Verbalize the problem using "I" statements. Discuss the problem and possible solutions. Agree on a solution and she hands on the agreement. This process is an example of -

Conflict Resolution

The following email was sent to a fifth grade teacher, mrs. Soraya, from the parents of a student called bailey. What is the best thing for the teacher to do in this situation?

Contact the parents and set up a parent-teacher-student conference for the teacher to go over the homework policy and discuss possible solutions with the parents after hearing from the student.

Mr. Maywald, a 4 grade teacher, uses cooperative learning activities regularly in his diverse classroom. Which of the following are the most likely reasons for incorporating cooperative learning in his plans? Select all that apply.

Cooperative learning promotes student learning. Cooperative learning includes all student despite their differences Cooperative learning allows student highlight their strengths. Cooperative learning encourages communication between students.

Amanda was repeatedly disrupting Ms. Nora's fourth-grade class. After receiving many warnings, Amanda, her desk, and her belonging were relocated to an area outside the principal's office. Amanda was told she would need to apologize to the class for her behavior and ask permission to return to the class. After several weeks of forced withdrawal, Amanda requested she be allowed back in the classroom. In addition to the above modification, which of the following is the best strategy for Ms. Nora to use?

Create a positive environment for the student and provide her with coping strategies that can be used when the student begins to get off track with her behavior.

Mrs Boss an 8th grade math teacher uses data to determine student strengths and weaknesses. Whihc of the following types of assessments would provide Mrs Boss information about how much her individual students learned about a particular aspect of the curriculum

Criterion referenced assessment

Mr. Marquis wants his first graders to develop a deeper and more thorough understanding of math when problem-solving. There are many opportunities for incorporating math into each day. Taking attendance, getting the lunch count, looking at the calendar, and discussing they day's schedule are all examples of-

Daily routines that can help develop mathematical concepts.

A type of software that can handle enormous amounts of data from where information can be present in an orderly view

Database

The eleventh-grade math teacher wants to encourage students to check their math solutions since many of their mistakes on the probability and statistics project are due to miscalculation rather than misunderstandings. What is the best way to monitor and assess students' process skills when solving the math problems?

Design a checklist that students will use for self-assessment.

To provide the learner with the opportunity to construct their knowledge following the curriculum materials and cope and sequence of the instruction

Develope

There are many adolescent and pre-adolescent students at risk of failure in U.S. Schools. Which of the following is not a contributing factor to this problem?

Differences in the ability to learn between students of culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds and students mainstream backgrounds

the norms of appropriate, responsible, safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information

Digital Citizenship

digitized content that can be transmitted over the internet or computer networks

Digital Media

Promoting respect for others helps to establish a safe and positive classroom environment; students should also extend these values as users in the current high tech environment; what skill best promotes courtesy and respect in the digital environment?

Digital citizenship

Fourth graders will be learning about trees. It is fall and each child will pick a tree to observe. The student will use a journal to sketch the tree throughout the year and record observation of how it changes from season to season. In the late spring or early summer, the teacher will ask students to describe the changes and cycle the tree went through. What type of learning is this an example of?

Discovery Learning

Ms. Vergil is preparing for an observation from her principal. She is a very conscientious teacher and wants to make sure the lesson goes well. She has concern, however, about a particular part of the lesson cycle. What approach should she take?

Discuss the problem area ahead of time with the principal, and ask the principal to help evaluate the difficulty she is experiencing

Students in Mr. Coleman's six-grade English class are asked to read and actively engage in discussion after the completion of a story or book. Mr. Coleman regularly asks questions such as, " Justify your reasons for making the previous statement," "Critique the following conversation that took place between the main characters in the book," "Establish the way you think the author should have ended the book," or "Predict what you think will happen in the next chapter." In asking these questions of his students, Mr. Coleman's focus is MOST LIKELY on-

Encouraging the use of higher-order thinking skills.

Mrs. Griffith, the eleventh-grade chemistry teacher, informs the class that she plans to make her assessment more "authentic". Which of the following would she not include?

End-of-chapter exams

Mrs. Jakes' second-grade class is beginning an integrated unit that will focus on important historical figures of the state of Texas. As part of the activities the class will create a bulletin board called "The Wall of Fame" where the biographies of these famous Texans will be highlighted. Next, she plans to extend the concept of autobiography by telling the students they too will join "The Wall of Fame." But for that, the students must first conduct an interview with their parents, asking such questions as "How did I get my name?" or "Where was I born?" Mrs. Jakes' PRIMARY objective for this exercise would be to-

Engage the parents in various aspects of the educational experience

Five-year-old Tim is beginning to become more active in the classroom. One day, when it was still too early for nap time, he goes to the back of the room to get his mat. in trying to get his mat out, all the other mats belonging to his classmates come tumbling down and scatter all over the floor. What should his teacher, Mrs Laslow, do in response to make sure this incident will not happen again?

Explain the appropriate time to get mats out but stile supportive of Tim's intention.

Mrs. Fields has a student teacher assigned for her mentoring. Ms. Touchstone has been with Mrs. Fields since the beginning of the semester and is just about to complete her teaching requirements. During the semester Ms. Touchstone has taken an active role in working with the students, and with Sarah, a student with a learning disability, in particular. Because she has become so involved, she asks Ms. Fields if she can attend Sarah's parent-teacher conference. Mrs. Fields ' response should be to-

Explain to the parents ahead of time the active role the student teacher has had and that she will be sitting in during the conference with her unless they object to it

In his fifth-period class, the teacher has two very bright students who are dating. They always have homework done and participate in class activities; however, he has noticed that they are sending each other winks, smiles, and other normally acceptable types of body language occasionally during the class period. Another student who previously dated the male student is watching them closely and not attending to the lesson. What should the teacher do to make sure the environment remains conductive to learning?

Find ways to get the distracted students to return to the lesson without making an issue over the situation.

The important role that technology plays in education gives teachers the opportunity to design meaningful learning experiences that integrate technology into the curriculum to support the learning process. This means that teachers, in evaluating the digital learning resources they might want to use with their students, should consider those that -- Select all that apply

Focus on information and activities that directly relate to schema construction Clearly identify the complexity of learning materials and experience of learner Engage students in activities that may not be possible in the classroom

Mr. Bolton's third-grade class is beginning an integrated unit that will focus on important information about the state of Texas, particularly on its historical figures. Bolton introduces information about heroes, songs, and legends that he finds available from a variety of sources. During the language arts period Mr. Bolton reads poetry and stories that relate to famous Texans. During geography they look at videos and study maps of Texas to discover famous trails and during math they compare graphs data that account for the number of Mexican solders and Texas soldiers that fought in various battles. Mr. Bolton involves the students in whole-class and small-group discussions and includes a field trip. Of the following the most important advantage of the teacher's instructional plan is that it -

Gives students with variety learning preferences multiple chances to process and reinforce unit content

Scaffolding is a process in which students who are learning new or difficult tasks are given more assistance. Once students begin to demonstrate task mastery, what step should the teacher take next?

Gradually decrease assistance or support.

Zach, a child with autism confined to a wheel chair, is a new student at Scarbrough middle school. Up until very recently he has been home schooled. His parents are unsure of regulations and requirements for their son at school. Ms. Soares. The room teacher explains that under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) the primary action of the school must take is to-

Guarantee all children with disabilities access to a free and appropriate public education.

A math teacher uses class time to direct instruction of math skills, and for the most part he models to students the process of solving the math problems. He then sends the students home with math problems to complete for homework. Upon evaluating students performance on homework and tests, the teacher isn't satisfied with student progress. Which of the following practices would most likely support student learning?

Guided practice

Which method should a teacher consider when confronting students with severe behavior concerns?

Have a discipline management plan in place and follow it.

Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher, is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while others have not begun puberty. Mrs. McCaffery is likely to be aware that late-maturing boys-

Have less self-confidence than early maturers.

Mrs. Green is helping her students with creating slide shows for presenting their upcoming project on Continents. she tells the students this technology allows them to insert figure, pictures and icons, and recommends them to minimize the verbosity and make visuals as large as possible in their presentations. At the end she reminds the students they are responsible for locating relevant information including geography, climate and countries' population as the content of their presentations. The reason Mrs. Green incorporated the slide show as part of the research project is most likely to-

Have students use productivity tools to communicate information.

A requirement of the Texas essential knowledge and skills (TEKS) for fourth-grade Social Studies is that students use critical thinking skills to make informed decisions. How might the teacher best accomplish this in a unit about early Texas?

Have the students compare and contrast a book with its movie version about the battle of the Alamo.

Mrs. Green, the computer lab teacher, is assisting a group of 10th-grade students with creating a short video. The first thing she demonstrates to students is how they should go about creating a storyline to help them tell their stories. The assignment calls for the students to research a continent of their choice and gather relevant information including geography, climate, countries in the continent and their populations, and languages are spoken to showcase in their presentation. Mrs. Green wants the student to come up with a way of sharing their experiences with completing the assignment with students of her ninth-grade class. Which of the following is the best strategy to accomplish the goal?

Have the students publish videos in the lab computers so that the ninth graders will have access to them.

Mr. Rafael's fourth-grade social studies class was discussing the population expansion that occurred in Texas. They talked about how new businesses are springing up in every town and city, but along with that growth there are always problems.Mr. Rafael asks the class to predict how they think Texas will meet the challenges brought on by the growth of the state. In responding to the question, Mr. Rafael is hoping for what kind of response?

He wants the students to engage in active, inquiry learning and higher-order thinking.

Students in Ms. Claire's seventh-grade class are a very diverse group. The class includes both gifted and talented students as well as students who regularly spend time with the school's resource teacher. In addition, Ms. Claire is aware that in any given classroom, the Piagetian cognitive abilities/readiness of the students may range over two or three grade levels. Which of the following is most important as Ms. Claire considers how to adapt her instructional strategies as she plans for her special-needs students?

Her instuctional strategies must ensure that no group of students is singled out and made to feel different or isolated from other students.

Ms. Saenz is a 1st year teacher. After several weeks of school she finds that the children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds have difficulty achieving at the same level as the other children in the class. She consults with her mentor teacher about way to increase achievement of the many lower-socioeconomic-class children in her class. Which of the following will the mentor teacher likely advise Ms. Saenz to consider using?

Immediate rewards

The proficiency levels of beginning, intermediate, advanced, and advanced-high are-

Inclusive of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Mr. Davis, a fourth-grade teacher, plans a lesson in which he provides an opportunity for student to read with dramatic intonation. He can best do this by -

Infusing his voice with excitement in exclamation marks and modeling how reading should sound.

Which of the following is the act designed to ensure that students in grade 5-8 learn what they are intended to earn in class?

Instruction

Which of the following is the act designed to ensure that students in grades 5-8 learn what they are intended to learn in a class?

Instruction

Marta Is an elementary English language learner who can successfully participate in short and simple conversations on familiar topics. When she doesn't understand something you say, she will sometimes ask you to slow down or repeat it. Given this description, Marta is most likely at which proficiency level for the listening domain?

Intermediate

Students often dislike school or dislike specific classes that they feel they do not do well in. The new Integrated Physics and Chemistry teacher realizes that many of her eighth graders are fearful of her class and wants to present instruction in ways that makes learning interesting for them and maintain a productive classroom environment. which of the following should she try?

Introducing lesson activities early in the year that are enjoyable and that involve hands-on learning.

Mr. Jackson gives his seventh graders a sheet with a rubric for the assignments they're about to start. What is the purpose of providing students with a rubric prior to the assignment?

It ensures that the assessment is congruent with the instructional objectives and communicates the assessment criteria standard to students.

Each year, Mr. Gonzalez attends the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) annual conference. A new teacher has arrived at his school and he shares with him why he attends the conference. What is Mr. Gonzalez's primary reason for attending the meetings?

It gives him an opportunity to grow professionally and exchange ideas with others in the profession.

Mr. Schultz has his six grade students explore how carbon is taken from the atmosphere by observing and interacting with a touch-screen diagram that illustrates the carbon cycle before he discusses it with them. After debriefing the students, he shows a video that illustrates that plants performing the process of photosynthesis describe one way carbon is taken from the atmosphere. He then has the students work in pairs to write how the photosynthesis process takes place. Mr.Schultz always asks himself how science lessons he plans to meet the needs of his students might be interpreted by the various cultures represented in his class. What is the primary reason that this is such an important consideration for him?

It represents Mr. Schultz commitment to plan and adapt lessons to address all students diverse backgrounds and needs.

Students in a third-grade class have been writing stories about animals for their library of student-made books. One student wants to download photos from a Web site on the Internet to illustrate her story. The teacher agrees and requests that the student identify the Web site beneath the pictures in her story. Which of the following is the most important reason for asking the student to do this?

It will promote the student's understanding of the importance of citing sources for her work.

Mrs. Whitworth notes during her observation of Ms. Langkamp, the first-year teacher of fifth graders, that she class mostly on students who raise their hands to respond to open-ended questions. Mrs. Whitworth is likely to explain to Ms. Langkamp that his method of recognizing students for responses is

Limited, because students who don't volunteer may miss an opportunity to be actively engaged in the lesson.

What would be a reasonable first step in developing a rubric for grading?

List key elements to assess.

Teacher are better able to design and deliver effective instruction when they understand that learning styles affect student learning. in the graph below, indicate which learning style is best met with each learning activity. Even though many learning activities will meet more than one learning style, select the one that best matches each activity.

Listen to a podcast- Auditory Color code information- Visual Build a model- Kinesthetic Study a chart or graph- Visual Present information using a skit or dance- Kinesthetic Teacher read-alouds- Auditory Students orally quizzing each other- Auditory Use manipulative to solve a problem- Kinesthetic

Mr. Hernandez observes that a child in his fifth-grade class is struggling to understand a new math concept. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate way to respond to the situation?

Make the new material concrete

Mrs. Green is helping her students with creating slide shows for presenting their upcoming project on Continents. she tells the students this technology allows them to insert figure, pictures and icons, and recommends them to minimize the verbosity and make visuals as large as possible in their presentations. At the end she reminds the students they are responsible for locating relevant information including geography, climate and countries' population as the content of their presentations. Which of he following will best ensure that Mrs. Green has given explicit directions for both assignments?

Model for the students how to create a slide show, go over the outline of the project, and remain open for questions.

Mrs. McCaffery, a health teacher, is discussing the typical sequence of physical development in adolescence with her middle school students. She's aware that the timing and rate at which puberty occurs vary widely. These differences mean that some of Mrs. McCaffery's students may be completely mature, while others have not begun puberty. As a health teacher, Mrs. McCaffery is likely to be aware that nutritional deficiencies among her students are-

More common among girls than boys.

The social studies teacher has one special needs student in her classroom who has difficulty staying on-task for more than a few minutes. The students wants to work only at the computer. The teacher has instigated a system that gives the students points for every 10 minutes that the student can remain on-task. After the student has earned 50 points, the student may go to the computer for a specified period of time. The teacher's PRIMARY goal in setting up this reward system is to-

Move this student from external control to self-control and self-monitoring.

Mr. Bates has several gifted students in his 6th grade class who are underachievers. Which strategy might help him address this concern?

Mr. Bates should allow them to pursue individual interests, and to explore complex, challenging tasks

Click on the evidence in the passage that supports the teacher's understanding and application of the importance of clear, accurate communication for effective teaching and learning.

Mrs. Flowers initiated support by guiding effective discussion including using questions to direct and engage the students.

Communication and collaboration skills are identifies throughout the Technology Application TEKS to be integrated into the curriculum of any grade level. Fifth-grade teacher can set a range of communication learning activities for students, including journal writing, speech writing, preparing topic talks, newsletters and debates. Technology can be embedded meaningful and engagingly into these activities. Allow of the following are communication tools use to that end, except -

Operating system software.

Students in Mr. Terrance's Fifth-grade class welcome a new student by the name of Ricco. The new student quickly making new friends. This is important because the teacher knows that for middle school students-

Peer relationships play an important role and having good friends and peer acceptance is important for success in school.

Which of the following learning activities match well with the typical developmental traits of middle grade students?

Peer tutoring Independent research projects Inquiry activities Cooperative learning groups

Some of the teachers at the middle school prefer to use a form of assessment that examines student academic growth over time by collecting work selected by the student and the teacher to include in a portfolio.

Performance-based assessment

Which of the following factors has been shown to be most important in developing a well-organized functioning kindergartner classroom?

Planning large blocks of time that allow for task completion and that reflect interest and abilities of the the students.

Mr. Philips served on the ARD committee that reviewed the academic progress of Natasha, a sixth grader, who scored on-level of achievement test but who is hearing- impaired. The IEP developed by the committee specifies that Natasha be placed in Mr. Philips' classroom. During one lesson, Mr. Philips indicates to Natasha that she is to answer his question. Then he waits patiently for her to respond. How would you evaluate this approach of Mr. Philips to the student?

Positive, because it communicates positive expectations about the student.

Which of the following professional strategies is most likely to result in a positive classroom environment in an elementary classroom?

Posting work of all students around the room.

Mr. Hicks, the social studies teacher, is planning a unit on Texas for his fifth graders. As he plans the activities for the unit, which of the following activities would help his students develop higher-order thinking skills?

Presenting a short skit with the students depicting the challenges faced by the early Texans and how they coped with these issues.

Which of of the following factors best explains how a learner understands a new message or experience?

Prior Knowledge

Sixth-grade students have recently completed a social studies unit in which they studied exploration to the New World. Which of the following student activities would demonstrate the highest level of critical thinking?

Producing the timeline of events regarding exploration of America from 1600-1700.

A fourth-grade teacher explains to her students that they will be using a new group discussion method called Reciprocal Teaching where she will first model reading and understanding, and then each student will have an opportunity to lead the discussion of a selection the class has read. The teacher's primary objective for using this method is to -

Promote intellectual involvement and stimulate active student engagement and learning.

Ms. Clara's third-grade science class is learning about motion. The students have been directed to use a ramp and a toy car record what affect, if any, the change in angle on the ramp has on motion of the car and how fast or how slowly the car descends down the ramp. By posing these questions to the students for this experiment, Ms. Clara is -

Promoting student engagement through creative discussion and student involvement.

It is a good practice for teachers to-

Provide the rubric to students before they complete the assignment

A biology teacher used a rubric to score a science project. The graph below represents a portion of the rubric. It is grade practice for teachers to -

Provide the rubric to students before they complete the assignment.

Ms. Stringer carefully plans her history lectures well in advance of her classes, and while teaching covers all the important points. She spends in excess of 30 minutes many days lecturing to her seventh graders. She has noticed that the students seem bored and listless and are unsuccessful on history tests.After an observation from her principal, which of the following suggestions might the principal offer?

Reduce teacher-centered and direct instruction time to allow for group work and individual activities.

A veteran fourth-grade teacher has taught the same lessons.....

Reflect on the student's learning styles Make sure that the student does not have Provide alternate practice

A veteran fourth-grade teacher has taught the same lesson on fractions for many years and it has seemed to work well. This year, there is a student who is not understanding the concept of fractions despite this well proven set of lessons. Which of the following is an appropriate response for the teacher to take in this scenario? Select all that apply.

Reflect on the students learning styles and provide additional instruction using this knowledge. Make sure that the student does not have a disability that would require instructional accommodations. Provide alternate practice methods and materials.

Complete the table to show the appropriate characteristics related to communicating effectively in varied teaching and learning contexts. Click the appropriate box next to each characteristic that best identifies it as either a strategy for adjusting communication or an effective communication tool.

Repetition- Strategies for Adjusting Communication Offer Tutoring- Strategies for Adjusting Communication Document camera/ Projector- Ineffective/Effective Communication Tools Providing examples- Strategies for Adjusting Communication Online assistance- Ineffective/Effective Communication Tools Simplifying complex ideas- Strategies for Adjusting Communication

To allow the learner to explore the content area and to deepen their knowledge base

Research

The biology teacher has tried to communicate the structure of DNA his 10 grade class, but the explanation does not seem adequate to him. He has pictures of the double helix strand but after the lecture and after showing the picture, he can tell from the students' body language that their understanding of a complex concept is not clear. The teacher should-

Reteach the concept using a video or digital technology

Mr. Lara, the orchestra director at the high school, is taking his students to a neighboring state to play in a competition. Again he reminds his students that the same rule apply during the trip: students are not allowed to wear any types of hats or bandannas, and all tattoos must be covered. A parent approaches the director wanting to know why he has these rules. Mr. Lara explains to the parent that -

Risky behaviors such as gang involvement affect learning and these rules prevent many gang-related symbols. such as hats, tattoos, and bandannas, from being evident among his students.

During center time in Ms. Lynn's kingergarten class the students rotate to activities that have been intro. during shared reading time. Several children at a time are at each center and are working on beginning sounds with magnetic letters retelling story with a flannel board drawing pictures based on an incident from the story just read or dictating what the picture is showing. During the time students are at centers ms. Lynn's most important role is to-

Rotate to each center, observe students behavior, and make sure students are on task and productive

A junior high teacher wants to be sure to cover all concepts and skills that are designated for the students in his grade level. Which of the following resources are available to help him know what concepts and skills should be taught and in what order?

Scope and sequence

Which of the following seating arrangements would be best for promoting student interaction during cooperative learning work?

Seating arrangement 3

A sixth grade history teacher wants to accomodate textbook reading assignments for English language learners. Which of the following activities would best support this goal

Segmenting the textbook passages into smaller sections of ELLs

Mrs. Jakes' second-grade class is beginning an integrated unit that will focus on important historical figures of the state of Texas. As part of the activities the class will create a bulletin board called "The Wall of Fame" where the biographies of these famous Texans will be highlighted. Next, she plans to extend the concept of autobiography by telling the students they too will join "The Wall of Fame." Before the project is complete, Mrs. Jakes wants to share information with parents on each student's progress. What form of communication would be the MOST effective

Send home a written report on the work the students have done so far and ask the students to return it the next day along with a parent's signature.

Mrs. Jakes' second-grade class is beginning an integrated unit that will focus on important historical figures of the state of Texas. As part of the activities the class will create a bulletin board called "The Wall of Fame" where the biographies of these famous Texans will be highlighted. Next, she plans to extend the concept of autobiography by telling the students they too will join "The Wall of Fame."Before the project is complete, Mrs. Jakes wants to share information with parents on each student's progress. What form of communication would be the most effective?

Send home a written report on the work the students have done so far and ask the students to return it the next day along with a parent's signature.

The first year ninth-grade english teacher Mr. Souza finds that most freshman do not understand how to budget time for in class assignments. Mr. Souza writes the allotted time on the board and explains that when the time is up groups will begin making presentations. often when timeis called groups will say, "wait we are not finished. Can we have a few more minutes?" frustrated with this pattern the teacher has gone to his mentor for advice. The mentor suggests that the best remedy is-

Set aside a class period to teach, through modeling, how to pace an activity

Because this high school operates with a seven-period day, the teacher wants to find ways to maximize the time that is available for instruction because one hour of each day is taken up by changing classes. Which of the following is best?

Set up each class on the computer so that attendance, grades, and communications can be available and updated quickly

Which of the following professional strategies is most likely to help middle-school teachers connect with students of diverse backgrounds?

Share and discuss literature from a variety of cultures.

A teacher works with a intermediate level English language learner who is struggling to understand concepts taught in science. If the science teacher is beginning a unit about weathering and erosion, the teacher might scaffold instruction by -

Sharing a short video clip on the topic.

Ms. Fitzky, in preparing her students for the STAAR tests, sometimes lectures for as long as 30 minutes to her fifth-grade class. Research evidence shows that this form of instruction delivery-

Should be avoided in elementary school

a type of software that allows users to directly edit, record, sort, mathematically analyze and represent numerical data in tabular and/or graphical forms

Spreadsheet software

Which of the following is the likely result of including technology tools such as digital games in the curriculum for middle grade students?

Student motivation for learning will increase.

Mrs. Gibson uses instructional strategies such as a call and response, cooperative learning and differentiated instruction with her sixth-grade students to build connections between academic learning and student's diverse backgrounds. Which of the following are benefits of these types of instructional strategies? Select all that apply.

Students have may opportunities to experience success in the classroom A sense of community is developed in the classroom.

When students in Mrs. Simmons' eighth-grade science class get ready for laboratory assignments, Mrs. Simmons begins by connecting the present lesson to prior learning and explaining lesson objectives. By organizing the class in this manner, Mrs. Simmons knows-

Students learn best in an atmosphere in which routines are present and procedures are well established.

Mrs. Leonardo strives to end each lesson she teaches in her eighth-grade class with some closure. Which of the following is an activity most likely to provide closure at the end of a lesson?

Students write an "exit ticket" telling something they have learned in the lesson.

Middle level schools are structured to address the characteristics and needs of young adolescents. Which of the following is not a characteristic of this concepts?

Subject centered

Mrs. Orlando frequently has to remind her kindergarten students of the classroom rules and procedures. When Marty turns all of the chairs over she says "Please put the chairs back in the upright position . Chairs are for sitting on." This action is most likely based on which of the following ?

Teachers need to discipline and interact with students by using appropriate language and communication skills.

Several students in the fifth-grade class have learning disabilities. Which of the following would not be an effective practice when communicating expectations to them?

Tell students to remain seated until the assignment has been completed

Which of the following statements accuratly refects the intended relationship between the state curriculum (TEKS), instruction, and assessment (STAAR)? Select all that apply.

The STAAR test are aligned to the TEKS. Instruction should be planned to teacher the TEKS. There should be a one-to-one correlation among the TEKS, instruction, and STAAR.

During the first week of school, the teacher will establish the classroom climate in her eighth-grade class that will last the whole year through. Which of the following procedures is best?

The Teacher and students develop the classroom rules so that everyone is aware of the rules and procedures.

Mr. Blackwell, a new fourth-grade teacher is eagerly awaiting the first day of school. Before classes begin, however, room arrangement decisions will need to be made. In deciding on where the desk should go, it is important for Mr. Blackwell to remember that -

The arrangement should be flexible and meet the needs of his students.

A teacher promotes and inclusive environment through differentiating and building meaningful relationships with students. Inclusive education is important because- Select all that apply

The classroom climate impacts construction of knowledge. The classroom climate promotes emotions that impact attitude.

Fourth graders took a multiple-choice test covering writing conventions. The sane fourth graders ansi write ab essay, which was scored holistically. Which of the following is an accurate statement?

The holistic score is based on content and mechanics.

A teacher has a new student in the classroom who is reading at an intermediate level of proficiency. The teacher listens to the student reads in order to assess reading ability and comprehension. Which of the following is most likely a true statement about the student?

The learner will have the ability to read and understand simple, high frequency English used in routine academic and social contexts.

Mrs. Hoff, a third-grade teacher, is preparing a unit for her social studies class on communities. Students will work together in groups to discuss the components that are needed to make a community. With the individual portion of the unit, Mrs. Hoff will require students to demonstrate their understanding of communities by planning a community of their own. She designs a packet that outlines requirements for the assignment and includes Internet resources where students can turn to for assistance. She sends the packet home with the students and posts the information about the activities of this unit on her school web page. Before posting the information on her school web page, Mrs. Hoff must adhere to which of the following guidelines?

The legal and ethical requirements regarding copyright, privacy, and acceptable use policies.

The following is an instructional objective for a ninth-grade biology class: List the major chemical elements in cells (i.e., carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, trace elements). This objective reflects--

The remember level of Bloom's Cognitive Domain

A fifth-grade teacher assigns small groups of students to work together on a science project about Newton's Law of Motion. Which of the following criteria should be included in an appropriately designed rubric for students' technology produced products?

The rubric should include criteria on design, content delivery, and relevance to the assignment.

A sixth-grade student has found information on a web one she would like to include in her report. Which of these guidelines should the student follow wont regard to referencing the source found on the Internet.

The student should cite the Web page as she would any other source because she is using information obtained from it.

A teacher is facilitating a class discussion and a student offers an incorrect or only partially correct answer to a question. Of the following responses by the teacher, which one is more likely to create an environment where students feel safe to participate in class discussion and activities?

The teacher affirms the student's effort and especially any part of the answer that is correct. If possible, he guides the student's thinking toward the correct answer.

Mrs. Sessler studies would geography and current events with the students in her eight-grade classroom. She cultivates an attitude of respect for her cultures and people that her students encounter in these studies. Which of the following are benefits for students from this classroom instruction? Select all that apply.

The teacher is modeling the value of other culture. The teacher is modeling acceptance of differences in people. Students gain a sense of the greater world around them. Student develop critical thinking skills analyzing information. Students have an avenue for exploring ways to address their own biases.

A sixth grade teacher with students at the beginning and intermediate level of English language proficiency in listening and speaking plans a lesson on the human body. In the order to provide targeted instruction for all students the teacher chose content concepts appropriate for all age and educational background level for students, and the teacher planned meaningful activities to integrate lesson concepts.Which of the following practices might activities teacher employ when a student is visibly struggling during classroom conversations?

The teacher might speak slower and use other verbal cues.

Which of the following practice might a teacher employ when a student is visibly struggling during classroom conversation?

The teacher might speak slower and use verbal cues.

Which of the following correctly describes how a teacher in graders 5-8 should use the state-required curriculum when planning lessons?

The teacher must use a logical sequence for instruction. The teacher muse support stated instruction goals. The teacher must stay within the framework of the state required curriculum.

Aasiyah is an eleventh-grade student from the Middle East She has had a challenging time transitioning to the United States. Aasiyah spends most of her time at school alone and very seldom engage in conversations with her peers. The teacher noticed that Aasiyah had three missing assignments and asked her if she would remain after school two days a week for tutoring. Aasiyah responded with frustration in her voice that she is responsible for contributing to the family household finances and would not be able to stay after school. Disappointed with the response the teacher called the parents to see if there was a possibility something could be worked out so that Aasiyah could attend after- school tutoring only to remember that Aasiyah's parents do not speak English. How could the teacher best support Assiyan in gaining an understanding of the assignments that are not clear to her in this situation?

The teacher should arrange for a translator to contact Aasiyah's parents and set up a teacher-parent conference to discuss ways to support Aasiyah in school

Five year old Maria Valdez is in kindergarten class at Villa Nova Elementary School. Her teacher asks her to name the colors pointing to several figures on the wall. As Maria starts naming all the colors in Spanish correctly the teacher follows her through the list telling the colors in English. Which is the best analysis of the teachers response?

The teacher should have acknowledged Maria's appropriate use of her native language before introducing the colors in English.

In the classroom of the students at the beginning and intermediate levels of English proficiency in listening and speaking, which of the following activities would the teacher implement to reinforce new concepts?

The teacher should provide hands on materials to practice new concepts.

When a large oil company wants to drill on the site of the old university building, the town becomes embroiled in a bitter controversy over whether or not to allow the drilling. Mr. Jacobs, the twelfth-grade social studies teacher, decides to use the controversy as the basis for a class discussion. This discussion will most likely bring to the classroom

The use of an external factor as a tool to promote student learning.

An eighth-grade math teacher give weekly math quizzes to gauge student understanding and retention of concepts.

The weekly quiz result provide ongoing feedback to students. The weekly quizzes can provide accountability to students. The weekly quiz result provide information about the effectiveness of instruction. The weekly quiz result can help show a need for a change in instruction strategy.

A second-grade teacher is observing her students problem-solve Math word problems. What is perhaps the most important drawback when the students go directly to writing a number sentence first in order to solve a problem?

They may not be able to show their problem-solving strategy on paper without using manipulatives first.

A sixth-grade teacher wants to promote active listening through class discussion. The English language learners in class tend to be quit and hesitant to share in class. Which of the following grouping configurations might engage ELLs in conversation?

Think-pair-share strategies where student have the opportunity to engage in language prior to whole-class sharing.

The STAAR test is a criterion-referenced test. The STAAR test measure students' knowledge of the TEKS.

True.

A first-grade teacher is planning a Math lesson for her class. What is an effective strategy to use with students who are at the concrete operational stage in their thinking?

Use manipulatives so students can use the materials to fit the conditions of the problem.

A teacher introduces new vocabulary to a class containing some english language learners at the intermediate and advanced levels of reading and writing proficiency. In order to promote and understanding of the new words they teacher should-

Use synonyms to help students make connections from prior knowledge to the new word.

The principal has received several complaints about the art teacher. Students complain that he makes fun of the work students do in his classroom. The principal cannot imagine what these complaints are in reference to and has planned a meeting with the art teacher to discuss the situation. The principal informs him that several excellent students reported that, "he rolls his eyes at my artwork." The art teacher is quick to explain that he rolls his eyes when the work is excellent. The principal suggest that the best way to communicate with students is to -

Use verbal communication so that the explicit message is understood.

A teacher introduces new vocabulary to a class containing some English Language learners at the intermediate and advanced levels of reading and writing proficiency. In order to promote an understanding of new words, the teacher should -

Uses synonyms to help students make connections from poor knowledge to the new word.

A third-grade teacher, Ms. Contreras, is planning a lesson on media literacy. One of the Ms. Contreras' goals is for students to be able to compare various forms of written conventions used in digital media. Which of the following student activities best supports the goal?

Using a Venn diagram to distinguish characteristics of a blog from those in a Web-based newspaper article.

The use of this strategy offers rich problem-solving contexts for first-grade students, makes problem solving relevant for the student, and is highly motivational:

Using children's literature and then allowing children to act out parts, draw pictures and make models using manipulatives

Mrs. Rollins teaches sixth-grade language arts and has a real love of using drama in he class to help students understand works of literature. Most of her students find drama in class fun and motivating. When planning for her class, which of the following should be Mrs. Rollin's approach to incorporating the use of drama into her class?

Using drama in class often, but make sure the activities align learning objectives, instructional strategies, and assessments.

A classroom teacher has students of varying reading abilities. The teacher intentionally pairs a weak reader with a strong reader during a class activity. The stronger reader scaffolds the weak reader during reading tasks. The teacher's grouping strategy reflects which of the following learning theories?

Vygotsky's zone of proximal development

The fourth-grade teacher is a first-year teacher and is having difficulty with behavior management. She talks with the mentor and is given advice. Which of the following is be least likely to help with the problem?

Wait a couple of weeks as you get to know the students better and then start enforcing the rules and consequences.

Mr. Rafael's fourth-grade social studies class was discussing the population expansion that occurred in Texas. They talked about how new businesses are springing up in every town and city, but along with that growth there are always problems.Mr. Rafael continues with his questioning on the population expansion in Texas. According to Bloom's Taxonomy, the highest-order question Mr. Rafael asks is-

What effect will the population expansion in Texas have on your lives 15 years from now?

Mrs. Hebler is creating a grading rubric to evaluate a newsletter project her 9th- grade students are working on.

collaboration and reflection Creative and critical thinkers confidence and vocabulary

Mr. Wheeler, a fifth-grade teacher, contacts another grade-level teacher to partner with his class virtually through a video call platform called skype, since both classes are working on the same lesson. The other teacher, Mr. Groves, agrees to have his class participate in the activity with one exception: he tells Mr. Wheeler: "As long as Bill," an ADHD student in Mr. Wheeler's class, "is not paired with anyone in my class." Mr. Wheeler can most appropriately handle the situation by-

explaining how a management system now in place has had a positive effect on the student's behavior.

The seventh-grade team believes in using many types of assessment. They are use student portfolios with their classes. Students select items to place in the portfolio and teachers can also add work to the portfolio. Some items student place in the portfolio include student-selected goals, journal entries, teachers' comments, projects, and book reviews. The team believes the main value of portfolios is to-

promote self-assessment and feedback that will enhance the students' own learning