WGU C368: Instructional Planning

decision making involves: - Answer- making choices, considering an issue, arriving at solution Of the essential teacher characteristics, the necessary values, commitments, and professional ethics are: - Answer- dispositions To be considered "highly-qualified" by NCLB, a teacher must have: - Answer- a bachelor's degree, full state certification, and prove they know each subject they teach. Planning - Answer- involves decisions regarding: student needs, content to be taught, and the most appropriate learning goals and objectives. Projects, reports, models, presentations, and portfolios are examples of what?? - Answer- means to measure and assess student learning InTASC - Answer- Interstate New Teacher Assessement and Support Consortium (set of standards for competent beginning teachers) reflection - Answer- way of the thinking about education matters that involve the ability to make rational choices reflective practice - Answer- problem-solving strategy that individuals or groups can use to improve practice by reviewing routines, procedures, and other aspects of the instructional environment. Teacher's reflective practice - Answer- -minded and introspective 2. reflect on dispositions and strategies 3. know its necessary for supporting student learning Examples of Action Research: - Answer- 1. collect & analyze data on test scores 2. interview faculty & students 3. seeking to explain dropout rates Teacher portfolio: - Answer- les of lesson plans 2. video-taped lessons w/ self-critique 3. analysis of student work sensory modality - Answer- a system of interacting with the environment through one or more of the basic senses differentiated materials - Answer- learning activity packets, task cards, learning contracts