EC Exam
ec professional - Answer-an educator who successfully teaches all children, promotes high personal
standards, and continually expands his or her skills and knowledge
development & appropriate practice - Answer-practiced based on how children grow and develop and
on individual and cultural differences
development and culturally responsive practice - Answer-teaching based on the ability to respond
appropriately to childrens and families development, cultural, and ethic backgrounds and needs
culturally appropriate practice - Answer-an approach to education based on the premise that all peoples
in the US should receive proportional attention in the curriculum
antibias education - Answer-an approach that seeks to provide children with an understanding of social
and behavioral problems related to prejudice and seeks to provide them with the knowledge, attitude
and skills needed to combat prejudice
bias free - Answer-an environment, classroom setting, or program that is free of prejudical behaviors.
healthy environments - Answer-environments that provide for childrens physical and psychological
health, safety, and sense of security
, respectful environments - Answer-environments that show respect for each individual child and for their
culture, home language, individual abilities or disabilities, family context and community
supportive environments - Answer-environments in which professionals believe each child learn and
that help children understanding and make meaning of their experiences
challenging environments - Answer-environments that provide achievable and "stretching" experiences
for all children
assessment - Answer-the cognitive process of collecting information about childrens development,
learning, behavior, academic progress, need for special services, and achievement
responsive relationships - Answer-the relationship that exists between yourself, children and their
families where you are responsive to their needs and interests
content knowledge - Answer-the content and subjects teachers plan to teach
pedagogical content knowledge - Answer-the teaching skills teachers need to help all children learn
collaborative planning - Answer-planning used by groups of teachers at the grade levels or across grade
levels or across grade levels to plan curriculum daily, weekly, and monthly. aka team planning
reflective practice - Answer-the active process of thinking before teaching, during teaching, during
teaching, and after teaching in order to make decisions about how to plan, access and teach
professional development - Answer-a process of studying, learning, changing and becoming more
professional
ec professional - Answer-an educator who successfully teaches all children, promotes high personal
standards, and continually expands his or her skills and knowledge
development & appropriate practice - Answer-practiced based on how children grow and develop and
on individual and cultural differences
development and culturally responsive practice - Answer-teaching based on the ability to respond
appropriately to childrens and families development, cultural, and ethic backgrounds and needs
culturally appropriate practice - Answer-an approach to education based on the premise that all peoples
in the US should receive proportional attention in the curriculum
antibias education - Answer-an approach that seeks to provide children with an understanding of social
and behavioral problems related to prejudice and seeks to provide them with the knowledge, attitude
and skills needed to combat prejudice
bias free - Answer-an environment, classroom setting, or program that is free of prejudical behaviors.
healthy environments - Answer-environments that provide for childrens physical and psychological
health, safety, and sense of security
, respectful environments - Answer-environments that show respect for each individual child and for their
culture, home language, individual abilities or disabilities, family context and community
supportive environments - Answer-environments in which professionals believe each child learn and
that help children understanding and make meaning of their experiences
challenging environments - Answer-environments that provide achievable and "stretching" experiences
for all children
assessment - Answer-the cognitive process of collecting information about childrens development,
learning, behavior, academic progress, need for special services, and achievement
responsive relationships - Answer-the relationship that exists between yourself, children and their
families where you are responsive to their needs and interests
content knowledge - Answer-the content and subjects teachers plan to teach
pedagogical content knowledge - Answer-the teaching skills teachers need to help all children learn
collaborative planning - Answer-planning used by groups of teachers at the grade levels or across grade
levels or across grade levels to plan curriculum daily, weekly, and monthly. aka team planning
reflective practice - Answer-the active process of thinking before teaching, during teaching, during
teaching, and after teaching in order to make decisions about how to plan, access and teach
professional development - Answer-a process of studying, learning, changing and becoming more
professional
