TCTX 5000 Terms Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Academic Year - Answer-If not referring to the academic year of a particular public, private, or charter school or institution of higher education, September 1 through August 31. Alternative Certification Program - Answer-An approved educator preparation program, delivered by entities, specifically designed as an alternative to a traditional undergraduate certification program, for individuals already holding at least a baccalaureate degree. Candidate - Answer-a participant in an educator preparation program seeking certification Educator Preparation Program - Answer-An entity approved by the Department of Education to recommend candidates in one or more educator certification fields Entity - Answer-The legal entity that is approved to deliver an educator preparation program Field- based experiences - Answer-Experiences in which the primary activity of a candidate for certification is the performance of professional educator activities while interacting with Early Childhood-Grade 12 students, teachers, and faculty/staff members in a school setting that is part of regular classroom instruction. The professional activities include more than observation within a classroom. The interaction with students, teachers, and entity faculty/staff must be ongoing and relevant. Field Supervisor - Answer-A certified educator, hired by the educator preparation program, who preferably has advanced credentials, to observe candidates, monitor his or her performance, and provide constructive feedback to improve his or her professional performance. Internship/Residency - Answer-A one year supervised professional assignment at a public school that may lead to completion of a state licensure. Mentor - Answer-For a classroom teacher, a certified educator assigned by the campus administrator who has completed mentor training; who guides, assists, and supports the beginning teacher in areas such as planning, classroom management, instruction, assessment, working with parents, obtainingmaterials, district policies; and who reports the beginning teacher's progress to that teacher's educator preparation program. Pedagogy - Answer-the art and science of teaching, incorporating instructional methods that are developed from scientifically-based research. The art of knowing how to teach; preparatory teacher training Teacher of Record - Answer-An educator employed by a school district who teaches the majority of the instructional day in an academic instructional setting and is responsible for evaluating student achievement and assigning grades. Accountability - Answer-A rating for the entity is set by the state (or district) according to how well students perform on a given assessment Analogy - Answer-A comparison of similarities between ideas generally considered to be unlike Block Scheduling - Answer-An approach to scheduling classes that allows classes to meet for longer periods of time each day, but in which students take fewer classes on a daily basis (CIP) Campus Improvement Plan - Answer-An annual plan developed by each school campus for improving student performance Classroom climate - Answer-The way a classroom looks and feels. The teacher is ultimately responsible for the classroom climate. Classroom Environment - Answer-All things that encompass the surroundings of the classroom- lights, temperature, displays, furniture arrangement, etc. It also includes the affective domain of the environment in the classroom, i.e., friendliness, respect, tone, authority. Compentency - Answer-A description of the content; what an entry level educator should know and be able to doContent - Answer-The subject matter