PPR-attempt 2

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

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

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?"

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

(1) Why do explorers want to discover new land? (4) Do you think that it is fair for the European settlers to take land from the American Indians?

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?

(7) What if the first European explorers had settled in California instead of on the east coast of the US?

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

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

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

how student learning can extend beyond the classroom.

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 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

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

Mr. Milby references the salt map in order to:

activate prior knowledge.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

create an informative website on class content and have a place for parents to message the teacher

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

facilitator

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

holistic rubric.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

interdisciplinary (This unit draws on four subject areas: math, science, social studies, and English/language arts. Because students are making connections between multiple subjects, the unit is referred to as interdisciplinary. On the assignment sheet, Mr. Milby has clearly set an academic goal for each subject students will be focusing on to complete their learning activities.)

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

make the learning objectives clear from the beginning.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Towards the beginning of every year, Ms. Gray, a 2nd-grade social studies teacher, develops a class constitution with his students. He uses this as an opportunity to teach the students about the US constitution and its three branches and system of checks and balances. He structures his lesson plan as follows: Step 1: Provide an overview of the US Constitution and explain why it was created. Step 2: Present students with the task of creating their own "classroom constitution," with the rights that students should have, which will ensure that students learn, stay safe, and have fun. Step 3: Students work with a partner to brainstorm some rules that should be included in the class constitution. They write their ideas on post-it notes and stick them to a board in the front of the room. Then, the teacher works with the students to group the ideas together. Step 4: Students discuss the responsibilities that they have in order to protect the rights that they agreed upon. Then, students agree upon the statements and sign, or ratify, the class constitution. Step 5: Introduce the three branches of government and discuss their roles. Step 6: Elect students in the class to act as representatives of Congress, or the Legislative branch, and give them the duty of checking in with the teacher (or the president), when the students in the class feel that a rule needs to be amended. Elect other students to serve as judges in the judicial branch, in case any disputes arise throughout the year. Which of the following results can be expected from this activity?

Students will be more likely to follow the class constitution.

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. To validate this final assessment, the teacher should tell the students to?

include specific facts about the atmospheric conditions on the slide.

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