TED FINAL
Which of the following explanations correctly describes what an IEP is?
A written statement for each child with a disability that identifies measurable, annual goals that allow the child to make progress in the general education curriculum
Which of the following descriptions best explains teachers' cross-curriculum responsibilities in helping ELLs meet academic expectations?
Instruction for ELLs must be linguistically accommodated commensurate with the student's current English language proficiency
Mr. Chavez, a middle-school teacher, notices that a few students in the classroom have exchanged heated words as class begins. Once class begins, he notices that the interactions among these students appear strained. Which of the following actions should Mr. Chavez take to secure a positive, productive class environment?
Communicate and illustrate clear guidelines about respecting and valuing each other
A grade 7 teacher plans his lessons to reflect TEKS readiness and supporting standards from the state assessment system in every lesson. This strategy primarily reflects which of the following components of affective instructional design?
Constructing meaningful connections between state assessment requirements and daily instruction
A grade 7 teacher starts each class by having students complete a short independent assignment that involves responding to an open-ended question based on the previous day's lesson. While the students write their responses, the teacher takes attendance by checking off students names on a seating chart. This approach to taking attendance primarily addresses which of the following principles of effective classroom organization?
Coordinating noninstructional duties with instructional activities
A middle-school social studies teacher has several ELL students in his class. He wants to promote the ELL students' understanding of social studies content-area vocabulary. Which of the following instructional strategies provides focused instruction to promote ELLs' acquisition of content-area vocabulary?
The teacher identifies a focal concept in the next reading assignment and models how to create a semantic map.
Which three of the following teacher actions are specifically addressed by the Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators?
The teacher's participation in political activities The teacher's communication, electronic, or otherwise, with students The teacher's acceptance of gifts from the students, parents, or organizations
A middle-school teacher keeps a birthday calendar prominently displayed in the classroom. When a student has a birthday, the teacher gives the birthday child a hand-decorated paper bag that includes a "happy birthday" pencil, miscellaneous school supplies, and a candy bar, and the student gets to wear a "star of the day" ribbon. The teacher's action primarily supports which of the following instructional goals?
Creating a nurturing, inclusive classroom environment that addresses students' emotional needs
A grade 10 English teacher recognizes that group work promotes students' ability to expand perspectives on a topic. However, the students tend to stray off-task and start chatting and eventually do not complete the assigned group task. Which of the following strategies would best promote teachers' goal to use group work to create a productive learning environment?
Creating a time limit for each component of the group task and using a timer to help students stay on-task
It is the beginning of the school year. A grade 4 teacher has a class that includes several ethnic groups, several students who require special education services, and several students categorize as ELL. Additionally, the students' records show that they have a wide socioeconomic range. The teacher wants to promote the students' appreciation and celebration of diversity. Which of the following instructional strategies good primary address this goal?
Creating heterogeneous groups and using cooperative activities for part of every class period
A Grade 9 language arts teacher changes her essay-grading strategy. She tells students that if they score below a B on the final version of any writing assignment they can arrange a one-on-one conference with her to come up with an improvement plan and resubmit the improved essay within one week. This strategy primarily illustrates the teacher's understanding of which of the following principles for engaging students in the learning process?
Encouraging self-motivation
A grade 6 history teacher is beginning a unit on Native American history after the teacher forms the students into groups, each group will identify a specific tribe on which to concentrate. the unit will integrate a variety of instructional approaches, including internet research and culminating presentation. the teacher wants to use this unit tp develop Students' Independence as Learners and to engage in learning activities that promote high levels of understanding of the history content.The teacher creates a unit by having each group formulate questions they have about Native American history and culture. This activity primarily addresses which of the following instructional strategies for actively engaging students in learning?
Activating prior knowledge
Ms. Blanco, a grade 3 teacher, wants students to start reading self -selected materials for 15 minutes at home every night. Ms. Blanco wants to promote her students' literacy experiences beyond the school environment. She contacts the public library to ask one of its staff members to visit her class and read a few books from the public library shelves. She also asks the public library staff member to bring flyers about acquiring a public library card. Ms. Blanco's initiative primarily demonstrates her understanding of which of the following professional responsibilities?
Advocating for good professional relationships between public library staff and school personnel
A grade 6 class has just completed a reading circles project based on books that each group self-selected with some guidance from the teacher. In preparation for parents' night, the teacher asks students to pick a book from the reading circle projects that they will like to share with their family. On parents' night, the teacher talks to parents about trying to start a family reading time, about helping their children keep at-home reading logs, and about reinforcing at-home reading efforts with minor rewards. The teacher's activities address which of the following areas of teaching responsibilities?
Engaging families in their children's educational experiences
A grade 7 social studies teacher uses cooperative groups for major class projects. He works with each group to help students distribute tasks to every member of the group. As students work in their groups, the teacher moves from group to group to monitor each group's activities and make sure students are keeping track of their work. Monitoring students' cooperative work primarily illustrates which of the following principles of effective class organization?
Facilitating students' cooperative efforts through teacher support and time management
A grade 2 teacher is starting a unit on three-dimensional figures (cylinder, cube, sphere, cone, pyramid, etc.) After the students learn the names and features of each figure, the teacher organizes the class into small groups, and each group picks a different figure. As a group project, each group has to find examples of how their figure is used in the real world. As an example, the teachers show slides of architectural structures based on the figures. Then the teacher suggest that the students look around their homes for examples of their figures. This group activity is an example of which level of Bloom's Taxonomy
Applying
A high school teacher notices that a student who has been enthusiastic and participatory gradually seems to lose interest in class, stops turning in her homework, refuses to do classwork, and does not want to do group projects. Which of the following initial actions should the teacher take to maintain a positive, classroom environment for this student?
Ask the student if something is wrong and point out that her schoolwork is suffering and her performance in class has changed
Ms. Graza, a new middle-school science teacher, is concerned about her upcoming teacher appraisal observation. Which of the following actions is most likely to strengthen her chances of getting a good rating from the observer?
Asking an experienced teacher to observe her and offer constructive feedback on her strengths and weaknesses as a teacher
Ms. Parks's fifth-grade science students are studying sound using interactive videodisc technology. Using computers, appropriate software, and the videodisc resources, each group is to create a lesson on a particular aspect of sound such as volume or pitch. Each group will then teach the lesson to the rest of the class. Following the successful completion of the sound unit, Ms. Parks wants to learn other ways to use technology in her school to enhance her students' learning and technological literacy. Which of the following professional activities would most effectively address this goal?
Asking the media-center specialist to teach her how to use the technology available on campus
A grade 2 teacher is starting a unit on three-dimensional figures (cylinder, cube, sphere, cone, pyramid, etc.) After the students learn the name of each figure, the teacher organizes the class into small groups, each group picks a different figure. As a group project, each group has to find examples of how their figure is used in the real world. As an example, the teacher shows slides of architectural structures based on the figures. Then the teacher suggests that the students look around their homes for examples of their figure. This group activity primarily addresses which of the following strategies for promoting learning?
Assessing understanding through real-world applications
Mr. Drake, a first-grade teacher, is starting a reading unit on animals. Students read at different levels; additionally, the class includes several beginning level ELLs. Mr. Drake hands out an index card to each student and gives them this direction: "On one side of the card, I want you to write a sentence about the story. On the other side I want you to draw a picture of your favorite part of the story." This activity primarily represent which of the following strategies for promoting students learning?
Authentic assessment
A grade 4 teacher has several beginning level ELL students in his science class. The students rarely speak in class, one communicates using monosyllables in English and by pointing, in another speaks only in Spanish. Which of the following instructional adaptation would best promote the students' proficiency in English?
Doing teacher read-alouds of books on concepts the class is covering and integrating oral language activities that invite the ELL students to participate in class discussions
A grade 5 math teacher has two students who are overly talkative. These students raise their hand to answer every question and frequently blurts out answers without being called on. Which of the following strategies is the best way for the teacher to help the students become more cohesive members of the class community?
During group work, the teacher should ask these students to be observers and recorders for their group's work
Which of the following descriptions accurately explains the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (the 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) on public education in Texas?
ESSA requirements are connected to state mandates and goals in an annual plan developed by TEA and submitted to the U.S. Department of Education for approval
Ms. Kresmer is preparing her ninth-grade students for the state-mandated writing exam. She has created a unit that will address both the writing process and editing skills. Ms. Kremer, creates several sample prompts modeled on the state writing exam and she explains the rubric in detail. She assigns the first prompt and has short writing conferences with each student to talk about how their draft addresses the descriptors in the rubric and to suggest improvements as they proceed to the final version of the essay. Ms.Kremser is using which of the following approaches to feedback?
Formative feedback
A grade 2 teacher wants to help her students learn to function effectively in groups. Which of the following group activities is most developmentally appropriate for promoting these young students ability to collaborate with others?
Giving each group a group task to complete and designating a specific task, such as gluing, coloring, cutting, folding, displaying, etc., to each group member
Mr. Rosas wants to make sure students are prepared to be active participants on the day the panelist visits the class. Which of the following strategies offers the best approach to preparing students to be actively engaged during the panel presentation?
Having a mock panel several days before the real panel to promote students' understanding of active listening and questioning skills
A grade 5 math teacher and a science teacher at an elementary school are planning a celebration of Galileo's birthday. The students will research Galileo's discoveries, create posters and other artifacts showcasing the discoveries, and prepare short plays depicting important events in his life. The posters will be displayed throughout the school and the students will present the plays to students in grades 1 to 4. This project primarily illustrates which of the following types of professional activities?
Horizontal teaming
Ms. Palomo, a grade 9 English teacher, 2 years teaching experience but is new to her campus. She has recently attended a cooperative learning workshop and wants to integrate some of the suggestions to create more interaction and participation in her classroom. She plans a cooperative grouping approach for the upcoming unit on a historical novel. During the in-service week before the beginning of classes, Ms. Palomo wants to become better acquainted with the campus grounds, faculty, curriculum, and available resources. Which of the following optimally addresses her goal?
Identifying a colleague from her subject area who has spent several years at the school and talking about the campus community, curricular expectations, and good teaching practices
Ms. Rosas, a grade 8 social studies teacher, has designed a three-week unit focusing on local history in Texas communities. In the first week, students will work in groups to explore a historical event in the county in which the school district is located and give the class a preliminary presentation on their findings. In week 2, the class will take a field trip to the county historical museum. Ms. Rosas has asked the museum curator to do a lecture/demonstration on particularly interesting historical events connected to Texas communities. In week 3, all the groups will collaborate to create a single presentation synthesizing the results of their research in a multimedia presentation that will be shown to all the middle-school history classes in a special assembly. One group has discovered a website created and maintained by members of one of the most historically prominent families in the country. The students want to use photographs posted on this website in their group presentation, and they ask Ms. Rosas if that is okay. Which of the following responses should Ms. Rosas offer in order to guide students in legal and ethical use of digital information?
If the photographs are going to be used only in the class presentation and will not be published elsewhere, the students can integrate the photographs, making sure to correctly document the family's website as the source
Ms. Vidal is starting a geography lesson in her fifth-grade class. She will be teaching several lessons on countries with radically different topographies. To help students remember the landscape features of each of the key countries, she models a graphic organizer that involves drawing a sketch of the country in the center of a blank page and having students create a web of features around the sketch as she presents the lesson. She makes sure each student has several colored pencils or crayons to use in creating his or her geography web. The webbing strategy primarily supports students learning processes in which of the following ways?
It creates scaffolding for students to remember information about each country
Which of the statements below best explains the best attributes of the portfolio method of assessment?
It offers students an opportunity to show the range, quality, and breadth of their work
Mr. Smith is a first-year teacher in the process of setting up classroom rules for his 8 grade class. He is considering asking for student input in finalizing class rules. What is the main benefit of allowing students to participate in creating classroom rules?
It promotes a sense of ownership which increases the likelihood that students will comply with the rules they helped create
Teachers at a middle school have received the results of the previous year's mandated exam. The teachers discuss the results and set a goal to reach 75 percent satisfactory rating on these year's exams. Which of the following initial strategies will most effectively enable teachers to use the results of mandated exams to improve instruction?
The teachers create pretests based on sample exams and released exams to identify the students' strengths and weaknesses in understanding the TEKS readiness and supporting standards addressed by the state exams
A grade 1 teacher at a school where about half of the students are classified as ELL is having the first parent-teacher conferences of the year. Which of the following guidelines should primarily direct the way the teacher conducts this first conference?
Include positive comments about each child and make suggestions for how families can help the child at home
During the first week at school, Mr. Finch gives his sixth grade math students a variety of class activities including independent work, collaborative projects, and problem-solving scenarios. Mr. Finch takes note of each student's strong point. Throughout the week, he calls a few parents each day until he has called all the parents to tell them about their children's progress. Mr. Finch is primarily addressing which of the following means of supporting student learning?
Initiating positive communication with parents early in the year
A grade 6 history teacher is beginning a unit on Native American history after the teacher forms the students into groups, each group will identify a specific tribe on which to concentrate. the unit will integrate a variety of instructional approaches, including internet research and culminating presentation. the teacher wants to use this unit tp develop Students' Independence as Learners and to engage in learning activities that promote high levels of understanding of the history content.Which of the following delivery methods best describes the teacher's approach in teaching the Native American history and culture unit
Inquiry and problem solving
A grade 11 teacher plans a thematic unit on the Vietnam war. The unit will be anchored on Tim O'Brien 's book The Things They Carried but will also include music from the war years, analysis of contemporary news coverage of the war, consideration of attitudes about the war, and a panel of Vietnam veterans from the community. This unit most effectively demonstrates which of the following features of well-constructed thematic approaches?
Integration of different disciplines to enable students to consider a topic from varied perspectives
A high school science teacher is starting a unit on local grasses. After a short introductory lecture, he takes students outside to study the different types of grasses and has them write a short paragraph describing their observations. One of the ELL students mainstreamed into his class submits this paragraph: Is importance to notice the different kinds of grasses because of the sunshine. The thick grass it grew in the shade and also in the sun. Because it tolerates. Very thin grass it grow mostly in the sun. Is so interesting that you could see where the students walk all the time because is not grass there. This passage primarily shows features of which ELPS proficiency level?
Intermediate
On the first day of class, a high school teacher Begins the class by asking students to do this activity. "Pull your chairs together into groups of four. Take five minutes to introduce each other by completing this sentence: "Hi, my name is ______: five years from now, I would like to be______." Be ready to introduce one of your group members to the whole class." This activity primarily addresses which of the following instructional goals?
It begins to create a nurturing, inclusive classroom community
Ms. Kresmer is preparing her ninth-grade students for the state-mandated writing exam. She has created a unit that will address both the writing process and editing skills. Philip, a student in Ms. Kresmer's class, receives services from a resource teacher for a learning disability that affects his reading and writing. Which of the following is the most appropriate action Ms. Kresmer could take to prepare him for the state writing exam?
She should work with the resource teacher to determine if Philip qualifies for taking a modified version of the exam
A high school history teacher introduces a lesson on slavery in America by having students read several Civil War-era documents presenting slave owners' defense of slavery and abolitionist arguments against slavery. The teacher guides students in exploring the arguments posed by both sides. This strategy primarily reflects which of the following principle of effective instructional design?
Lessons should be devised so as to prompt students to explore ideas from multiple perspectives
A grade 6 language arts teacher distributes a list of class rules and procedures on the first day of class. He gives students time to read the rules independently and then to talk in groups about the fairness and/or scope of each rule. He makes changes to some of the rules based on the students' comments but he leaves most of the rules in their original form. This teacher's approach to managing student behavior reflects which of the following classroom discipline models?
Medium teacher control
Teaming an experienced educator with a new teacher so that the new teacher has a resource for adjusting into the profession is an example of:
Mentoring
Mr. Drake, a first-grade teacher, is starting a reading unit on animals. Students read at different levels; additionally, the class includes several beginning level ELLs. Before reading a story to the students, Mr. Drake tells the students their purpose for reading the story and what they expected to learn. This strategy primarily supports which of the leaning processes?
Mr. Drake is modeling a prereading skill in order to teach it to the young readers
Which of the following methods primarily generates objective data about the student achievement in meeting a specific content-area learning outcome?
Multiple choice exams
A grade 3 teacher has an "our stories" period once a week. Students bring a special object or toy and tell the whole class about it, explaining why it is a special to them. There are several ELL students in the class. This activity primarily addresses which of the following ELPS for listening and speaking?
Narrating, Describing, and explaining
Which of the following assessment methods primarily examines students' efforts, progress, and achievement in the context of a specific instructional content area and/or setting?
Observation
A middle school science class of 25 includes 10 beginning to intermediate-level ELL students. Which of the following instructional strategies best supports the ELL students' language needs as they acquire new content knowledge?
Providing a class library of illustrated books at various reading levels to present science concepts at language and cognitive levels accessible to the ELL students
Ms. Palomo, a grade 9 English teacher, 2 years teaching experience but is new to her campus. She has recently attended a cooperative learning workshop and wants to integrate some of the suggestions to create more interaction and participation in her classroom. She plans a cooperative grouping approach for the upcoming unit on a historical novel. Ms. Palomo asks a social studies teacher to demonstrate how students can prepare a timeline of historical facts by analyzing the events in the novel. In addition, she asks the librarian to speak to the class about books and other resources that will help the students connect historical events to narrative. Ms. Palomo's reliance on these speakers primarily reflects which of the following professional responsibilities?
Relying on professional colleagues' expertise and experience to support student learning
Ms. Davis is about to start a research project in her 10th grade language arts class. She has decided to work closely with students to identify topics that they are interested in exploring instead of assigning a teacher-selected topic. Ms. Davis' approach to the research project primarily reflects which of the following strategies for implementing effective, responsive instruction?
Relying on students' prior knowledge and experience to devise a relevant, meaningful research project
Ms. McRae, a middle-school history teacher attends a professional development workshop sponsored by the Regional Education Service Center. The focus of the Workshop is training and practice in using Bloom's Taxonomy to plan effective, coherent instruction. As part of the workshop, teachers draft a unit in their discipline, share it with colleagues at the workshop, and get feedback from the presenter. For her unit, Ms. McRae creates a unit on the U.S. presidents. Her overall instructional goal for the unit is to enhance students' understanding of the historical contribution of each president. Ms. McRae's unit includes a few lessons modeled on a strategy she saw demonstrated at another workshop: teaching the students at rap-like song with a few lines about each president. To assess her students' knowledge of the roster of U.S. presidents, she plans a simple quiz in which students list all the presidents. The quiz addresses which of the following Bloom's Taxonomy levels?
Remembering
Which of the following terms is used to describe an assignment tool that provides performance level categories and descriptors for ranges of performance in each category?
Rubric
Mr. Smith is a first-year teacher in the process of setting up classroom rules for his 8 grade class. Which of the guidelines below is the first consideration he needs to take into account in developing classroom rules?
Rules must be consistent with district and campus rules
A grade 4 social studies teacher is starting a geographies of the world unit ELLs make up about one third of the class. To ensure that ELLs understand concepts such as terrain, canyon, plateau, isthmus, gulf, and many other terms included in the unit, the teacher posts photographs and illustrations around the room. Additionally, he uses manipulatives to explain and illustrate some of the concepts, like peaks, and valleys. The teacher's strategies primarily illustrate which of the following recommended practices for working with ELLs?
Scaffolding
Scaffolding is considered a best practice in working with ELLs. Which of the following descriptions best explains how scaffolding promotes learning?
Scaffolding offers temporary support, for example, through visuals, realia, simplified instructions, or examples, to provide the guidance learners need to move toward independence
Ms. Blanco, a grade 3 teacher, wants students to start reading self-selected materials for 15 minutes at home every night. Which of the following actions will most effectively enlist parents' help in meeting this goal?
Sending home a reading log for students to fill in every night and parents to initial
A grade 9 teacher has several special education students in her English class. The students participate fully in all activities, but they have trouble keeping up with the pace of class activities. Which of the following adjustments would most appropriately address the special education students' instructional needs?
Sequencing the class assignments so that all students can work at their own pace
A fourth-grade science teacher has set up learning centers that allow students to study science in a variety of ways: hands-on projects and experiments, reading, computer simulations, interactive videodiscs, targeted research, and videos that discuss important scientific discoveries. The centers created by this teacher demonstrate which of the following understanding about factors and processes that impact student learning?
Students have different approaches to learning (tactile, visual, auditory, kinesthetic)
Pairing middle-school struggling readers with emergent readers will primarily promote both sets of students' engagement with reading in which of the following ways?
Students will recognize that reading is a social activity that involves interaction between the reader and the text and among readers as they respond to the text.
Which of the following descriptions best explains the significance of TEKS in determining instructional goals and objectives?
TEKS are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do
Teacher appraisal in Texas is mandated by which of the following?
The Texas Education Code
A third-grade teacher includes a large number of ELL students, many of whom are reading significantly below grade. The teacher is compiling a class library o use during silent-reading and free-reading times. Additionally, she wants to ensure that the books support ELL students' content-area knowledge as well as basic English proficiency. Which of the following considerations should the teacher keep in mind in selecting books for the library?
The books should have reading levels that match the ranges of student reading levels in the classroom
In Texas, students are designated Limited English Proficient (English Language Learner) if:
The mandatory home language survey shows that a language other than English is spoken at home and state-approved tests show that the student's current level of English proficiency does not support academic success
Which of the following descriptions offers the best explanation of the primary intent of the state assessment system used in Texas public school education?
The state assessment system provides accountability and promotes instruction that prepares students for success in college and career
A grade 6 history teacher is beginning a unit on Native American history after the teacher forms the students into groups, each group will identify a specific tribe on which to concentrate. the unit will integrate a variety of instructional approaches, including internet research and culminating presentation. the teacher wants to use this unit tp develop Students' Independence as Learners and to engage in learning activities that promote high levels of understanding of the history content.After all the groups present their questions, the teacher compiles a master list of all the questions. Which of the following strategies is most likely to promote students' motivation as they work on the project?
The teacher allows each group to select questions they want to explore
A grade 3 teacher wants to develop students' motivation to read independently. The teacher creates a list of grade-appropriate books from which students select what they want to read during the free reading time. Which of the following strategies would most effectively promote teachers' goal to motivate students to do more independent reading?
The teacher brings three games and toys she knows the students like. She creates a competition with first, second, and third prizes based on the number of books that the students read in the six-week period.
A high school algebra teacher wants to develop his students' abilities to complete proofs effectively. Which of the following instructional strategies would most effectively target students' abilities to self-assess their work?
The teacher creates a checklist that reminds students of basic procedures in completing algebra proofs effectively
A high-school teacher has a language arts class that includes 25 percent ELL students and 75 percent native speakers. Although the ELL students are at the intermediate and advanced levels, they do not readily participate in class discussions. Which of the following adaptations could the teacher make to most effectively help me ELLs meet ELPS expectations for listening and speaking?
The teacher does several round-robin activities in a fishbowl format, making sure every student in class is in the fishbowl at least once.
A high school teacher is hosting an end-of-year celebration at his home to honor the graduating seniors in his class. During the party, the teacher realizes that many of the parents are allowing their children to drink alcoholic beverages. Which of the following statements stipulates the teacher's professional responsibilities in this situation according to the Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators?
The teacher has a legal responsibility to refrain from furnishing alcohol to a minor who is not his or her child.
A grade 6 teacher is planning a unit on water and related concepts of conservation, ecology, and human needs. The teacher wants to simulate reflection, critical thinking, and inquiry among the students. Which of the following initial learning activities would most effectively engage students in the instructional goals?
The teacher has students work in groups to create a diary of water-related events that impact them in a single day and rate each event as (1) essential, (2) important, or (3) unnecessary
Ms. Blanco, a grade 3 teacher, wants students to start reading self-selected materials for 15 minutes at home every night. Mindy is one of the children in the class. Mindy's mother drops in during Ms. Blanco's conference period to explain that she's too busy to keep track of Mindy's at-home reading. Which of the following responses most effectively addresses the parent's concern?
The teacher suggests that the parent buy an inexpensive timer and show the child how to monitor her own at-home reading time
Ms. Rosas, a grade 8 social studies teacher, has designed a three-week unit focusing on local history in Texas communities. In the first week, students will work in groups to explore a historical event in the county in which the school district the school is located and give the class a preliminary presentation on their findings. In week 2, the class will take a field trip to the county historical museum. Ms. Rosas has asked the museum curator to do a lecture/demonstration on particularly interesting historical events connected to Texas communities. In week 3, all the groups will collaborate to create a single presentation synthetizing the results of their research in a multimedia presentation that will be shown to all the middle-school history classes in a special assembly. Prior to the visit to the county historical museum, Ms. Rosas meets with the curator to share copies of the students' presentations and to summarize the stories the panelists told. A few days before the field trip, Ms. Rosas explains what a museum curator does and tells the students that the curator will have information that they did not uncover during their research. Which of the following additional instructional strategies will most effectively prepare the students to be active participants during the curator's talk?
The teacher has students work in groups to create questions they want to ask the curator
A grade 3 teacher is having his students study missions in Texas. Working in groups at the computer stations in the classroom, they are supposed to produce a multimedia presentation that incorporates visual and texts using the software available on the school computers. The teacher distributes a rubric that includes categories for research efforts, writing quality, visual creativity, and general presentation. Each category has boxes that can be checked. Which additional teacher action would most effectively provide formative assessment as students work on their projects?
The teacher helps each group determine which areas of the rubric they need to address
A grade 6 teacher plans a career awareness unit. She sends invitations to all the parents to volunteer to come and talk to the class about their careers and/or work and to answer student questions. Ten parents volunteer, and the teacher schedules two to four parents over several days of the unit. Which of the following explanations primarily addresses the way this activity reflects the teacher's professional responsibilities?
The teacher is actively engaging families in the children's educational experiences
A grade 2 teacher likes to work one-on-one with students as they do independent reading and other seat work. She purchases a small plastic child chair, and each time she works with a student she places her chair next to the student's desk so that she can sit at the child's level. This strategy primarily addresses which of the following principles for creating a positive classroom environment?
The teacher is creating a nurturing environment
A grade 2 teacher hangs a large analog clock at the back of the room. Early in the semester, the teacher sets a timer for one minute and has students watch the clock as the minute ticks away. She wants students to "feel" how long a minute last. Now, when she gives students short class work, she tacks a large cardboard number next to the class to display the number of minutes they have to complete the task, sets the timer, and reminds students to look at the clock every once in a while as they work. Which of the following statements best explains the teacher's rationale for these actions?
The teacher is modeling and monitoring the students' time-management skills
A seventh-grade history teacher dresses up as a relevant historical figure each time he introduces a new unit and offers an account of historical events from the perspective of the persona of the historical character. This strategy primarily reflects which of the following aspects of creating a positive, productive classroom environment?
The teacher is presenting instruction is a way that communicates the teacher's enthusiasm for learning
Which of the following scenarios correctly describes a teacher's responsibility in integrating a special education student into a mainstream classroom?
The teacher is responsible for meeting the instructional requirements specified in the student's IEP.
A middle-school social studies teacher has the classroom arranged with his desk at the back of the room. When he presents class material, he walks around the classroom as he lectures, sometimes stopping at a student's desk to ask a question. The teacher's delivery method primarily illustrates which of the following features of a productive classroom climate?
The teacher is using the physical space of the classroom to facilitate learning
Which of the following scenarios best represents an individual teacher's responsibilities in adhering to procedures for administering state-mandated exams?
The teacher needs to follow all rules and regulations prior to the exam date, such as administering benchmarks, going over practice materials, and preparing the classroom area as designated by state and district policies
A grade 6 physical education teacher has attended several training sessions designed to help teachers spot signs of child abuse. The teacher suspects that one of her students may be a victim of child abuse. Which of the following options explains the action that the teacher is required to take?
The teacher should contact the Texas Child Abuse Hotline
Marcus, a student in Mr Pruitt's grade 5 class, is having trouble working math word problems independently. Mr. Pruitt uses a variety of learner-centered activities including modeling, group work, mini lessons, and manipulatives to provide guided practice and to prepare students for independent work on homework. Although Marcus participates actively and successfully in class, he routinely turns in incomplete homework. Which of the following actions sould the teacher take to support Marcus's learning?
The teacher should request a parent conference to discuss ways the parents can help Marcus develop independent study habits at home
Mr. Juarez is a first-year grade 4 teacher. When the bell rings for lunch on the first few days of class, the students rush to the door and run out into the hallway. Mr. Juarez has posters all over the classroom stating class procedures, including "No running, pushing, or shoving." Which of the following actions is likely to promote appropriate behavior for exiting the room?
The teacher stops his prelunch lesson a couple of minutes early, locks the classroom door, and has students stand up one row at a time, calmly exit the row, and quietly line up against the wall to wait for the lunch bell.
A classroom with desks arranged in rows and the teacher's desk at the front is a typical configuration of classroom space. Frequently, however, teachers rearrange the rows into clusters of desks where students face each other. This configuration of classroom space is primarily intended to impact classroom climate in which of the following ways:
To create a classroom space that emphasizes collaboration and facilitates opportunities for learning in a variety of delivery contexts
A teacher creates a World Holidays and Celebrations Calendar in her grade 3 class. Each month, she picks one holiday, and children prepare decorations, learn songs, read stories, and learn the history of the cultural or national significance of the holiday. This activity primary addresses which of the following instructional goals?
To promote students' appreciation of cultural and national diversity
Which of the following explanations most effectively addresses the benefits of using a computer program to keep up with grading?
Using a computer grading record program reduces time spent on noninstructional duties and maximizes time spent directly with students
Teachers can use a variety of grouping strategies. They can place students in groups based on ability, or they can create heterogeneous groups that reflect a range of abilities. Students can be allowed to self-select groups. Teachers can pair students or they can create groups of four and five members. Flexibility in grouping strategies primarily reflects which of the following aspects of a positive productive class environment?
Using a variety of grouping systems allows students to develop cooperative work strategies that reflect their individual abilities
Taking students on field trips and having business people talk to the students about math applications primarily reflects which of the following strategies for enhancing student learning engagement?
Using resources outside the school to help students relate course content to real-world situations
A fourth-grades school teacher starts a class wiki. She has students keep notes throughout the week on things they want to share with their parents about what is happening in class. During free-time sessions, students can work on the class wiki, and she sets aside 30 minutes every Thursday afternoon for students to finalize their contributions for the week. On Friday morning, she has printed copies available for students to take home if their parents are unable to access the wiki electronically. This initiative primarily addresses which of the following educator responsibilities?
Using technology to interact effectively with families
A grade 5 elementary school teacher arranges to have her students take a field trip to the middle school that they will be channeled into the following year. Her students will be divided into groups of 5 and will visit language arts, social studies, math, science, and computer classes throughout the day. Each teacher will include a short talk about middle-school expectations. This initiative is an example of which of the following professional interactions?
Vertical teaming
which of the following explanations best addresses the instructional principle behind wait time?
Wait time allows students time to construct a response appropriate to the cognitive level of the questions posed by the teacher
Which of the following explanations best expresses the motivation for informing parents of class rules, procedures, and key educational goals early in the school year?
When parents are actively involved in their children's education, students have positive attitudes toward school and generally have higher levels of achievement
Ms. Park's fifth-grade science students are studying sound using interactive videodisc technology. Using computers, appropriate software, and their videodisc resources, each group is to create a lesson on a particular aspect of sound, such as volume or pitch. Each group will then teach the lesson to the rest of the class. Having students teach a lesson to the rest of the class primarily addresses which of the following strategies for promoting student learning?
When students prepare a lesson to teach peers, students are highly motivated to learn the subject matter involved
It is the beginning of the school year, and a grade 5 teacher wants to establish productive communication with parents. Which of the following contact efforts would most effectively initiate effective communication with parents and other caregivers?
Writing a letter in which the teacher introduces herself, says a bit about her background, tells parents basic classroom expectations, and invites parents to visit the classroom
A fourth-grade science teacher has set up Learning Centers that allows students to study science: hands-on projects and experiments, reading, computer simulation, research, and videodiscs that discuss important scientific discoveries. As students work in the science centers, the teacher moves from group to group asking questions and commenting on each student's progress, this procedure indicates that the teacher most likely be used during Center activities as
facilitator.
