PROFESSIONAL PEDAGOGY AND
RESPONSIBILITIES STUDY GUIDE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER KEY
Justine is a first grade student who receives resource services. She
has multiple disabilities and is an auditory learner. Which of the
following instructional strategies best supports Justine's preferred
learning style? - CORRECT ANSWER-Allowing Justine to
listen to stories and directions read aloud by the teacher.
To ensure consistent personal communication among
stakeholders, teachers should create: - CORRECT ANSWER-
digital portfolios.
During class, some students are assigned to work at centers,
others independently at desks, and the remaining students that
need remediation are in a small group. The teacher wants to
ensure that all students are on task and able to complete work in
the complex learning environment. How can the teacher set up
the classroom to best accomplish this goal? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Arrange the small group in a corner with the teacher
so that the teacher is facing the classroom and can periodically
scan the room.
,A seventh-grade science teacher is introducing DNA to students.
Which of the following will best help students with understanding
this abstract concept? - CORRECT ANSWER-a 3-D model of
DNA
At the open house for the parents of her first-grade students, Ms.
Allen begins to establish a cooperative partnership between the
students' families and herself. Of all her strategies to promote a
cooperative partnership, which of the following would be the most
effective? - CORRECT ANSWER-Communicate the academic
goals for her students, as well as clearly outline the expectations
for the teacher and parent in achieving these goals.
Which of the following technological tools would a teacher use to
filter and organize the results from her students' past
standardized test scores in order to plan for future instruction? -
CORRECT ANSWER-a school or district database
PART 1
Giovanni is an ELL student from Italy. His 6th-grade class is
going to read a story set in Italy, centered around the Leaning
Tower of Pisa, and containing a few sentences in Italian. The day
before the class reads the story, the teacher, Ms. Davies, calls
Giovanni over to her desk and has the following conversation:
Ms. Davies: Giovanni, tomorrow in class we will read a story set in
Italy. It is about a little boy visiting the Leaning Tower of Pisa for
the first time. Have you ever been there?
Giovanni: Yes! When I am very young. I remember.
, Ms. Davies: Wow! What a cool experience! This book also has a
few sentences in Italian. I was wondering if you would like to tell
the rest of the class what the sentences mean. You could also tell
them about visiting Pisa! I can show you the sentences now so you
can see what you think? [She shows him the applicable pages in
the book]
Giovanni: Yes. I can say the sentences - CORRECT ANSWER-
Include an opportunity to discuss the plot of the story with a
neighbor before completing the graphic organizer.
PART 1
Giovanni is an ELL student from Italy. His 6th-grade class is
going to read a story set in Italy, centered around the Leaning
Tower of Pisa, and containing a few sentences in Italian. The day
before the class reads the story, the teacher, Ms. Davies, calls
Giovanni over to her desk and has the following conversation:
Ms. Davies: Giovanni, tomorrow in class we will read a story set in
Italy. It is about a little boy visiting the Leaning Tower of Pisa for
the first time. Have you ever been there?
Giovanni: Yes! When I am very young. I remember.
Ms. Davies: Wow! What a cool experience! This book also has a
few sentences in Italian. I was wondering if you would like to tell
the rest of the class what the sentences mean. You could also tell
them about visiting Pisa! I can show you the sentences now so you
can see what you think? [She shows him the applicable pages in
the book]
Giovanni: Yes. I can say the sentences - CORRECT ANSWER-
intermediate