Introduction to Teaching Exam QuestionsandAnswers.

Introduction to Teaching Exam QuestionsandAnswers. Accelerated Reading (AR) - ANSWER-an assessment that primarily determines whether or not a child has read a book .Add-on Licensure - ANSWER-this is a type of certification for those who are already certified to teach; they opt to get a certification to teach a different age group or special education .ADD/ADHD - ANSWER-disorder in which people cannot focus correctly and may be hyper active which can lead to other behavior problems .Alternative Certification - ANSWER-refers to the type of certification that is non-traditional such as a degree that is earned totally online vs. the classroom setting .Alternative School - ANSWER-nontraditional curriculum that allows for more flexible teaching methods .American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - ANSWER-“advocates sound commonsense public education policies, including high academics and conduct standards for students and greater professionalism for teachers and school staff; excellence in public service through cooperative problem-solving and workplace innovations; and high-quality healthcare provided by qualified professionals” .Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER-people who have disabilities will not be discriminated against either through education or employment; they are entitled to the same rights .Bilingual Education Act - ANSWER-Act that stated federal funds will be provided for programs to non-English speaking students .Block Schedule - ANSWER-students attend half as many classes, for twice as long; 4 classes in 90-120 minute blocks each day .Brain-based Learning - ANSWER-this learning theory is based on the structure and function of the brain; as long as the brain is not prohibited from fulfilling its normal processes, learning will occur .Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education - ANSWER-issued in 1918 by the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education; the focus of this commission was to form objectives for secondary education .Character Education - ANSWER-involves teaching children about basic human values including honesty, kindness, generosity, courage, freedom, equality, and respect; the goal is to raise children to become morally responsible, self-disciplined citizens .Charter Schools - ANSWER-innovative public schools providing choices for families and greater accountability for results .Civic Education - ANSWER-the goal of this is to develop an awareness and concern for one’s own community .Command of Fundamental Processes - ANSWER-writing, reading, oral and written expression, and math; decided that these base basics should be applied to newer material instead of using the older ways of coin things .Common Core Standards - ANSWER-“...an initiative led by the states designed to create a common core of state standards that is relevant and reflects the knowledge and skills young people need for success in college and the workforce.” These standards were adopted in TN in July of 2010 .Cooperative Learning - ANSWER-a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject .Core Academic Skills for Educators - ANSWER-exam that must be taken to enter Lee University’s Teacher Education Program (TEP) is the student did not make a certain score on the ACT (22) or SAT (1020) exams .Dr. Arne Duncan - ANSWER-U.S. Secretary of Education .Dr. Ashley Smith - ANSWER-Director of Teacher Education and Field Experiences and Senior Certification Officer .Dr. Candice McQueen - ANSWER-Commissioner of Education in Tennessee .Dr. Mike Iosia - ANSWER-Chair of Health, Exercise Science, and Secondary Education (HESSE) .Dr. Pamela Browning - ANSWER-Early Childhood, Elementary, Special Education, and Middle Grades (ECESE) Department Chair .Dr. William Estes - ANSWER-Dean of Education .Dr. William Kamm - ANSWER-Director of Graduate Educational Studies .Dyslexia - ANSWER-learning disability that impairs the person from spelling and reading correctly; the person tends to identify words in reverse from the actually form they are in .English as a Second Language (ESL) - ANSWER-non-English speaking students who are taught English in a different classroom as well as other students so that they will not fall behind in their work .ERIC - ANSWER-this is an educational research database and library for the use of education professionals .Ethical Character - ANSWER-this principle involves instilling in the student the notion of personal responsibility and initiative .Fair Use - ANSWER-explicitly allows use of copyrighted materials for educational purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research .Head Start - ANSWER-a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families .Health - ANSWER-a secondary school should encourage good health habits, give heath instruction, and provide physical activities .heterogeneous grouping - ANSWER-a method that distributes students of the same grade in different classrooms to even out the pressure of teaching a large classroom .High Stakes Testing - ANSWER-This is a type