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Which of the following capabilities best describes a child's cognitive development at the beginning of
the concrete operational stage? - Can logically think through a series of actions
The most important question for a teacher to consider when assessing the classroom climate is: - Are all
students being intellectually involved and active during the lessons?
Maria, a third-grade student, is making a picture book in Word to illustrate a reading project. The
student asks the teacher if she can take pictures from the Internet and put them in her book. The
teacher agrees, but only if the student will identify the website from which the pictures came. Of the
following, which is the most important reason to ask the student to do this? - It communicates to the
student the importance of proper citation for the sources of the student's work.
Which of the following would most help students maintain organization through a long research
project? - Allow students to create and have access to a computer folder to store and maintain their
research notes and outlines.
After an informal observation, Mr. Miller receives written feedback from an assistant principal, Ms. Hill.
Most of the feedback is positive, but Ms. Hill said that the end of the lesson needed improvement. What
would be an appropriate response from Mr. Miller to this observation? - "Can we work together to
develop a better method for ending a lesson?"
Mrs. Garcia is a mathematics teacher at Lyndon Johnson Elementary. She makes an effort to be
enthusiastic during class while giving clear, quick directions to students before and during the activities.
This behavior most likely results in the students: - having high interest and motivation during class
activities.
An eighth-grade teacher wants to improve how the students function in small groups. What is the best
strategy for improving the functionality of the small groups? - After the students have completed the
small group activity, the teacher should conduct an evaluation with the group to review their
performance and identify ways to improve their collaboration in the future.
Effective teachers constantly strive for quality communication with both students and their parent(s) or
guardian(s). An eighth-grade science teacher, Mrs. Davis, would like to have a positive educational
,partnership with the families of each of her students. Which of the following would best encourage the
parents to enter into such a partnership at the beginning of the school year? - The teacher sends home
her expectations, discipline and homework policies, and project requirements for the first six weeks.
Mr. Jolly wants to create a positive climate for his classroom. Which of the following actions would best
promote a positive classroom climate? - greeting each student as they enter the classroom
Mrs. Brooks notices that many of her students are not applying a recently-taught process during their
homework assignments. To ensure the students understand the process, Mrs. Brooks decides to reteach
the process first thing in the morning. Which of the following instructional strategies should Mrs. Brooks
implement in the reteaching of the concept? - Discuss and demonstrate how the process applies to the
principles of the concept.
A high school Spanish teacher is planning a research activity to support learning about the Spanish
culture. The activity requires students to collect various types of information from the Internet and
other electronic sources in order to create multimedia presentations for their classmates. Although the
classroom has limited technology available and some students have a limited access to technology, what
is the best way for the teacher to address these needs? - Structure small groups to give all students
access to technology and to collaborate on tasks in the process.
A middle school teacher has noticed many students in her classroom have formed cliques and several
students are being excluded from these social groups. The excluded students have demonstrated a
decrease in their willingness to participate in classroom activities and group discussions. Which of the
following strategies would be the best first step in rebuilding a positive learning environment for all of
the students? - Lead a group discussion about cliques and how it feels to be included and excluded from
activities.
Mr. Heath is concerned about Brandon's recent academic decline and contacts Brandon's parent to
discuss the situation. Brandon's mother informs Mr. Heath that Brandon's father has recently passed
away and Brandon has been having trouble coping with the loss. During the conversation, Mr. Heath
should focus his comments on: - how to best promote Brandon's academic progress during this
emotionally-straining time.
What is the greatest benefit of teachers collaborating to share various instructional strategies that have
been demonstrated to be effective for various learning styles and abilities? - It provides teachers with
additional instructional strategies to accommodate for different learning styles.
, In January, Eddie enrolled in a first-grade classroom. After a week, his teacher noticed that he got out of
his desk and wandered around the classroom; he did not participate in classroom routines or sit with the
group for morning reading or with his table group. She observed that his play activities were similar to a
kindergartener or a younger child. She then reviewed the records just sent from his previous school,
which noted that he had highly developed social skills and behaviors. In determining how best to work
with Eddie and this situation, what is most important for the teacher to consider? - Children like Eddie
often revert to less advanced play levels in response to stress, such as moving or family upheaval.
On the first day of school, Mr. Upton hands out the class syllabus, a glossary of items found in the
classroom, and the handout describing the morning routine. He covers the syllabus and explains the
purpose of his class, what he expects the students to learn, and the procedures for submitting work. He
then moves to describing the laboratory equipment that the students will use over the course of the
year, and finally, he explains the daily routine to begin each class. Before class is over, he has the
students go into the hall and then come back into class so they are familiar with the classroom
procedures. With his actions, Mr. Upton best demonstrates which of the following? - Students' learning
is greatly enhanced when they have a clear expectation of classroom behaviors and routines.
Mrs. Holm, an eleventh-grade math teacher, has students in her class who vary in their previous
experience with the subject matter and current level of knowledge in mathematics. The teacher can
best create a positive learning environment for each student by using assessments: - where progress
from assessment to assessment is taken into account in the calculation of the grades.
Which of the following is the best strategy for a teacher to develop positive relationships with the
students' parents/guardians? - Clearly outline the expectations and requirements for the teacher, the
student, and the parent/guardian at the beginning of the year.
With direct teaching and guidelines on the group process, the fourth-grade students are divided into
groups to write a story about an experience of a frightening storm. Each student is assigned a part of the
narrative to write within their group, after the group agrees on the type of storm they will write about.
They later share the group stories with their classmates. The teacher encountered one stubborn student
and several challenges with the group progress, but all of the groups completed the task successfully
with teacher facilitation. In order to improve future small group activities, what teacher strategy should
be used? - Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for future
group work.
A teacher wants to ensure the upcoming instructional unit she has planned will be meaningful and
engaging for the students. Which of the following strategies would be most effective in achieving this
goal? - Work with students to create questions to help guide their exploration during the unit.
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Which of the following capabilities best describes a child's cognitive development at the beginning of
the concrete operational stage? - Can logically think through a series of actions
The most important question for a teacher to consider when assessing the classroom climate is: - Are all
students being intellectually involved and active during the lessons?
Maria, a third-grade student, is making a picture book in Word to illustrate a reading project. The
student asks the teacher if she can take pictures from the Internet and put them in her book. The
teacher agrees, but only if the student will identify the website from which the pictures came. Of the
following, which is the most important reason to ask the student to do this? - It communicates to the
student the importance of proper citation for the sources of the student's work.
Which of the following would most help students maintain organization through a long research
project? - Allow students to create and have access to a computer folder to store and maintain their
research notes and outlines.
After an informal observation, Mr. Miller receives written feedback from an assistant principal, Ms. Hill.
Most of the feedback is positive, but Ms. Hill said that the end of the lesson needed improvement. What
would be an appropriate response from Mr. Miller to this observation? - "Can we work together to
develop a better method for ending a lesson?"
Mrs. Garcia is a mathematics teacher at Lyndon Johnson Elementary. She makes an effort to be
enthusiastic during class while giving clear, quick directions to students before and during the activities.
This behavior most likely results in the students: - having high interest and motivation during class
activities.
An eighth-grade teacher wants to improve how the students function in small groups. What is the best
strategy for improving the functionality of the small groups? - After the students have completed the
small group activity, the teacher should conduct an evaluation with the group to review their
performance and identify ways to improve their collaboration in the future.
Effective teachers constantly strive for quality communication with both students and their parent(s) or
guardian(s). An eighth-grade science teacher, Mrs. Davis, would like to have a positive educational
,partnership with the families of each of her students. Which of the following would best encourage the
parents to enter into such a partnership at the beginning of the school year? - The teacher sends home
her expectations, discipline and homework policies, and project requirements for the first six weeks.
Mr. Jolly wants to create a positive climate for his classroom. Which of the following actions would best
promote a positive classroom climate? - greeting each student as they enter the classroom
Mrs. Brooks notices that many of her students are not applying a recently-taught process during their
homework assignments. To ensure the students understand the process, Mrs. Brooks decides to reteach
the process first thing in the morning. Which of the following instructional strategies should Mrs. Brooks
implement in the reteaching of the concept? - Discuss and demonstrate how the process applies to the
principles of the concept.
A high school Spanish teacher is planning a research activity to support learning about the Spanish
culture. The activity requires students to collect various types of information from the Internet and
other electronic sources in order to create multimedia presentations for their classmates. Although the
classroom has limited technology available and some students have a limited access to technology, what
is the best way for the teacher to address these needs? - Structure small groups to give all students
access to technology and to collaborate on tasks in the process.
A middle school teacher has noticed many students in her classroom have formed cliques and several
students are being excluded from these social groups. The excluded students have demonstrated a
decrease in their willingness to participate in classroom activities and group discussions. Which of the
following strategies would be the best first step in rebuilding a positive learning environment for all of
the students? - Lead a group discussion about cliques and how it feels to be included and excluded from
activities.
Mr. Heath is concerned about Brandon's recent academic decline and contacts Brandon's parent to
discuss the situation. Brandon's mother informs Mr. Heath that Brandon's father has recently passed
away and Brandon has been having trouble coping with the loss. During the conversation, Mr. Heath
should focus his comments on: - how to best promote Brandon's academic progress during this
emotionally-straining time.
What is the greatest benefit of teachers collaborating to share various instructional strategies that have
been demonstrated to be effective for various learning styles and abilities? - It provides teachers with
additional instructional strategies to accommodate for different learning styles.
, In January, Eddie enrolled in a first-grade classroom. After a week, his teacher noticed that he got out of
his desk and wandered around the classroom; he did not participate in classroom routines or sit with the
group for morning reading or with his table group. She observed that his play activities were similar to a
kindergartener or a younger child. She then reviewed the records just sent from his previous school,
which noted that he had highly developed social skills and behaviors. In determining how best to work
with Eddie and this situation, what is most important for the teacher to consider? - Children like Eddie
often revert to less advanced play levels in response to stress, such as moving or family upheaval.
On the first day of school, Mr. Upton hands out the class syllabus, a glossary of items found in the
classroom, and the handout describing the morning routine. He covers the syllabus and explains the
purpose of his class, what he expects the students to learn, and the procedures for submitting work. He
then moves to describing the laboratory equipment that the students will use over the course of the
year, and finally, he explains the daily routine to begin each class. Before class is over, he has the
students go into the hall and then come back into class so they are familiar with the classroom
procedures. With his actions, Mr. Upton best demonstrates which of the following? - Students' learning
is greatly enhanced when they have a clear expectation of classroom behaviors and routines.
Mrs. Holm, an eleventh-grade math teacher, has students in her class who vary in their previous
experience with the subject matter and current level of knowledge in mathematics. The teacher can
best create a positive learning environment for each student by using assessments: - where progress
from assessment to assessment is taken into account in the calculation of the grades.
Which of the following is the best strategy for a teacher to develop positive relationships with the
students' parents/guardians? - Clearly outline the expectations and requirements for the teacher, the
student, and the parent/guardian at the beginning of the year.
With direct teaching and guidelines on the group process, the fourth-grade students are divided into
groups to write a story about an experience of a frightening storm. Each student is assigned a part of the
narrative to write within their group, after the group agrees on the type of storm they will write about.
They later share the group stories with their classmates. The teacher encountered one stubborn student
and several challenges with the group progress, but all of the groups completed the task successfully
with teacher facilitation. In order to improve future small group activities, what teacher strategy should
be used? - Help the students evaluate their group's performance and generate guidelines for future
group work.
A teacher wants to ensure the upcoming instructional unit she has planned will be meaningful and
engaging for the students. Which of the following strategies would be most effective in achieving this
goal? - Work with students to create questions to help guide their exploration during the unit.
