Answers 2025/2026
Which of the following areas of teaching is not a high need area? - ANSWERSEnglish and
Language Arts (ELA)
The standards used by ISTE measure a teacher candidate's use of ____________. -
ANSWERStechnology
The internal satisfaction with one's performance on tasks such as helping a child learn is called
______________. - ANSWERSan intrinsic reward
Pedagogy is - ANSWERSthe theory and practice of education and teaching effectively to help
students learn
The main theme in the three teaching videos we watched was - ANSWERSTeaching requires love
and compassion
________ teams evaluate schools and universities, such as the teacher prep programs at URI. -
ANSWERSAccreditation
Teachers develop ___________ to demonstrate their understanding of a subject and to show
what instructional strategies they will use in class to help students learn. - ANSWERSlesson
plans
True or False: Collaboration is a not key component of teaching. - ANSWERSFalse
, The________________ are designed with the intent of uniform standards across states in the
Core Academic areas, especially Math and English/Language arts. - ANSWERSCommon Core
Standards
True or False: Suburban areas are places a new teacher should look to find a job as these areas
are more likely to have openings over high poverty areas, urban, and rural areas. -
ANSWERSFalse
What does ELL stand for? - ANSWERSEnglish Language Learners
_______________ recruits outstanding students from colleges to teach in low-income areas. -
ANSWERSTeach for America
True or False: There are many different routes to enter the teaching profession to meet the
needs of persons from varied backgrounds interested in teaching. - ANSWERSTrue
True or False: The MAT program is a common path allowing college graduates to pursue a
teaching license after they have completed their Bachelor's Degree. - ANSWERSTrue
Clinical practice involves - ANSWERSputting instructional and professional ideas into practice in
school settings.
The leading e-portfolio software used to assess teacher education candidates at the University
of Rhode Island is called __________. - ANSWERSTaskStream
Behaviors and attitudes are also known as _____________. - ANSWERSDispositions
There has been an increase in federal funding for ________ programs as a result of students
being unprepared for college level classes. - ANSWERSSTEM- Science Technology Engineering
and Mathematics