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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.

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

A child learning math, science, and reading.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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."

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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. 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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

Ms. Fitzky, in preparing her students for the STAAR

Should be avoided in elementary school

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 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.

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."

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.

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.

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

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

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/

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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. 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.

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

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

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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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