Texas Teachers, The Teacher questions
and answers.
How is random questioning an effective questioning technique? ANS -It increases student engagement
during a lesson
Why is professional development important for all teachers? ANS -To increase the content knowledge
and instructional skills of a teacher
Mr. Peters has just completed a math lesson and his students are working on a practice set. As Mr.
Peters circulates the room, he notices that a large percentage of students are not grasping the concept.
What would be the best thing for Mr. Peters to do next? ANS -Go through the first two problems of the
practice set together with the whole class
Mr. Green placed all of the books in his classroom library in bins. Each bin is labeled with a particular
genre.
What characteristic of effective teaching is Mr. Green practicing? ANS -Effective teachers are organized
Each day when students enter Mrs. Finn's biology classroom, she displays a list the day's needed
materials and the activity students should begin work on immediately. Once the bell rings, she says what
is written on the board aloud to her students.
What characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Finn practicing? ANS -Effective teachers communicate
clearly
Mrs. Williams is a fifth-grade teacher. She is frustrated because her lesson on finding the main idea of a
text did not go as well as she had hoped it would. At the end of the lesson, she did not feel her students
had a firm grasp on the concept.
What should Mrs. Williams do? ANS -Reflect on the lesson and plan additional activities that will better
teach her objective
For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many different practice problems on the board
for students. She talks through each problem as she works through it on the board. She is struggling to
, understand that why despite all of the different problems she works through on the board, students are
still struggling with some of the concepts.
What suggestion would you offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student understanding? ANS -Walk around
the room during instruction
Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting flexibility? ANS -Adapting instructional
techniques to ensure student understanding
Ms. Loomis is a first year teacher. STAAR tests are coming up next month and she is starting to get
nervous about how her students will perform.
What would be the best piece of advice for Ms. Loomis? ANS -Incorporate a practice question or two
each day into her lessons
According to Ben Bissell, which of the following is not an effective example of praise? ANS -Public
praise
Ms. Jones wrote the following praise on Toby's essay about the causes of the Civil War.
Great work. It is clear you know your stuff.
What suggestion would you offer Ms. Jones to improve on the praise she has offered to Toby? ANS -
Give a specific example of something Toby did well
While students are working on a group project in Mrs. Hatcher's 4th grade classroom, she walks by a
particular small group. Two of the students in the group are discussing their favorite video games. She
puts a hand on the shoulder of each of the off task students as she walks by. The students end their
conversation and get refocused on their assignment.
Which characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Hatcher practicing? ANS -Effective teachers establish
successful classroom management techniques
A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the lesson.
What is the first thing Mr. Garcia should do to address the problem? ANS -Ignore the student behavior
How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where learning flourishes? ANS -They learn
to say I'm sorry in situations where they have made a mistake
and answers.
How is random questioning an effective questioning technique? ANS -It increases student engagement
during a lesson
Why is professional development important for all teachers? ANS -To increase the content knowledge
and instructional skills of a teacher
Mr. Peters has just completed a math lesson and his students are working on a practice set. As Mr.
Peters circulates the room, he notices that a large percentage of students are not grasping the concept.
What would be the best thing for Mr. Peters to do next? ANS -Go through the first two problems of the
practice set together with the whole class
Mr. Green placed all of the books in his classroom library in bins. Each bin is labeled with a particular
genre.
What characteristic of effective teaching is Mr. Green practicing? ANS -Effective teachers are organized
Each day when students enter Mrs. Finn's biology classroom, she displays a list the day's needed
materials and the activity students should begin work on immediately. Once the bell rings, she says what
is written on the board aloud to her students.
What characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Finn practicing? ANS -Effective teachers communicate
clearly
Mrs. Williams is a fifth-grade teacher. She is frustrated because her lesson on finding the main idea of a
text did not go as well as she had hoped it would. At the end of the lesson, she did not feel her students
had a firm grasp on the concept.
What should Mrs. Williams do? ANS -Reflect on the lesson and plan additional activities that will better
teach her objective
For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many different practice problems on the board
for students. She talks through each problem as she works through it on the board. She is struggling to
, understand that why despite all of the different problems she works through on the board, students are
still struggling with some of the concepts.
What suggestion would you offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student understanding? ANS -Walk around
the room during instruction
Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting flexibility? ANS -Adapting instructional
techniques to ensure student understanding
Ms. Loomis is a first year teacher. STAAR tests are coming up next month and she is starting to get
nervous about how her students will perform.
What would be the best piece of advice for Ms. Loomis? ANS -Incorporate a practice question or two
each day into her lessons
According to Ben Bissell, which of the following is not an effective example of praise? ANS -Public
praise
Ms. Jones wrote the following praise on Toby's essay about the causes of the Civil War.
Great work. It is clear you know your stuff.
What suggestion would you offer Ms. Jones to improve on the praise she has offered to Toby? ANS -
Give a specific example of something Toby did well
While students are working on a group project in Mrs. Hatcher's 4th grade classroom, she walks by a
particular small group. Two of the students in the group are discussing their favorite video games. She
puts a hand on the shoulder of each of the off task students as she walks by. The students end their
conversation and get refocused on their assignment.
Which characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Hatcher practicing? ANS -Effective teachers establish
successful classroom management techniques
A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the lesson.
What is the first thing Mr. Garcia should do to address the problem? ANS -Ignore the student behavior
How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where learning flourishes? ANS -They learn
to say I'm sorry in situations where they have made a mistake
