OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (K-3)

OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (K-3) An early childhood teacher is beginning to create a professional development plan. Which of the following steps should be taken earliest in the planning process? - determining the documentation methods - setting short- and long-term goals - defining how progress will be measured -identifying supporting resources - Correct Answer-setting short- and long-term goals A child in an early childhood class has cerebral palsy. The child is able to maintain stability while standing and walking and an grip with her left hand, but she has difficulty using her hand to lift. Which of the following would be the teacher's best modification of a movement activity in which the whole class will wave a parachute up and down? -positioning the child between classmates in a way that allows her to hold on while they control the up/down motion - introducing a related activity in which the child and a classmate duck under the parachute as it is being lifted by the other children - redesigning the activity to have the class hold the parachute in their left hands and rotate it by walking around in a circle - appointing the child to act as the activity director by counting the beat as the class raises and lowers the parachute - Correct Answer-positioning the child between classmates in a way that allows her to hold on while they control the up/down motion During a lesson in an elementary classroom, a student asks a question that the teacher does not know how to answer. The teacher responds by saying, "What an interesting question! I'd really like to know that myself. Let's see what the computer can tell us." The teacher helps the class research the question on the Internet and then leads an animated class discussion about the findings. Which of the following is likely to be the most important benefit of the teacher's actions? - giving students an opportunity to explore instructional content from varied perspectives - modeling for students intellectual curiosity and strategies for pursuing new learning - promoting students' use of divergent thinking in relation to academic content - prompting students self-reflection on their own understanding of lesson content - Correct Answer-modeling for students intellectual curiosity and strategies for pursuing new learning Which of the following activities would best help new elementary teachers expand their knowledge of instructional strategies and how to implement them effectively? - creating a professional portfolio with evidence of their teaching successes - reviewing relevant sections of high-quality pedagogy textbooks on an as-needed basis - asking students for feedback on selected units, lessons, or instructional activities - observing instruction in the classrooms of highly qualified and experienced colleagues - Correct Answer-observing instruction in the classrooms of high qualified and experienced colleagues A new teacher and the teacher's assigned mentor have decided that they will meet every other week. The new teacher can best help ensure that the meetings will be as productive as possible by using which of the following approaches? - permitting the mentor to take the lead in identifying the topic(s) to be addressed in each meeting - taking careful notes during each meeting and reviewing the notes when the meeting is over - arriving at each meeting prepared to ask about specific issues or concerns that have arisen in the classroom - reviewing current research and ideas in a particular aspect of education before each meeting occurs - Correct Answer-arriving at each meeting prepared to ask about specific issues or concerns that have arisen in the classroom A student with multiple disabilities will be enrolling in an elementary school. In regard to educating this student, school staff should be aware of their legal responsibility to: - deliver instruction and services to the student in the least restrictive environment appropriate for meeting his/her needs - incorporate into the student's school day ongoing opportunities to interact with similarly disabled peers or adults - revise the student's IEP each grading period in response to his/her classroom performance - provide the student with instruction that enables him/her to perform at grade level in the basic skill areas of reading and mathematics - Correct Answer-deliver instruction and services to the student in the least restrictive environment appropriate for meetings his or her needs. One of the goals in an elementary school is to ensure the educational equity for all students. Teachers in the school can best help evaluate their own performance in this are by asking themselves whether they are: - using similar instructional methods and materials with all students - supporting all students in meeting high standards of achievement - giving all students opportunities to provide input into curricular and instructional decision making - using nontraditional assessments and flexible criteria to judge all students' performance and progress - Correct Answer-supporting all students in meeting high standards of achievement Which of the following behaviors by an elementary teacher would be considered unethical? Continues...