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The teacher TExES PPR is divided into four standards. Standard I The teacher designs instruction appropriate for all students that reflects an understanding of relevant content and is based on continuous and appropriate assessment. Standard II The teacher creates a classroom environment of respect and rapport that fosters a positive climate for learning, equity, and excellence. Standard III The teacher promotes student learning by providing responsive instruction that makes use of ef...

An emphasis on using individual syllables A primary difference between English literacy skill development and Spanish literacy skill development is that Spanish literacy involves Culture maintanance To maintain the culture identity of ELL ́s it is important to read english version stories, folk-tales, and other narratives from student ́s home cultures to valitate and affirm those cultures. Canadian Language inmmersion programs Designed for both English speakers and English language l...

Define basic information technology concepts and essential applications. There are six basic concepts important to understanding IT. These concepts should be introduced to students beginning in the first grade and continuing through hs years. Binary brief representations of long strings of numbers used in computations ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) letters and punctuation signs combined with strings of binary numbers Hierarchy the order to understanding an...

Income Statement Produced once a month to ensure expense review and control Income Statement' Allows a company to determine how much money is coming in and how it's being spent Promissory Note Indicates a loan and debt financing to raise capital Convertible Securities Used to raise capital by way of equity financing Convertible Securities' Stock or bond, that can be converted to another type of security Convertible' Securities Another type of bond or stock Direct Stock Off...

Mandate of Heaven In ancient China, this provided divine sanction for an emperor's right to rule. Establishing a code of conduct for emperors. Those who behaved immorally or exercised their power in a tyrannical manner lost their right to rule and could be removed through revolution. (competency 001) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Document that officially ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) in 1848, establishing the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas. (competency 01...

Anthropologists The social scientist most likely to study the role of kinship relationships within a cultural group. The economy of colonial New England focused on manufacture and trade mainly because? Soil and climate conditions in New England were not conducive to year-round farming -The development of more accurate navigation instruments -The introduction of new foods and other goods to Europe The Discovery of new lands where people might see k a better life Reasons for the Age of ...

A new high school student is being assessed. He reads a 500 word text. He misreads 35 words. At what level is he reading? a. Instructional level. b. Independent level. c. Unsatisfactory level. d. Merit level. A: Instructional level. In one minute, a student who reads with 95-100% accuracy is at an independent reading level. A student who reads with 90-95% accuracy is at an Instructional level. A student who reads with less than 90%accuracy is at a frustration level. According to the As...

Language acquisition the combination of innate ability, imitation of what is said and heard, and multiple environmental influences Language Acquisition Device (LAD) coined by Noam Chomsky, was the belief humans possess an "internal grammar" Imitation provides young learners with the opportunity to begin producing language by observing and replicating their caregiver's phrases and words decreases in effectiveness as language learning becomes more complex 6 Components of Any Give...

Montesquieu Three branches of government with checks and balances Voltaire Importance of freedom of speech, religion, press Locke Two Treatises, people have natural rights and right to rebel Full Employment Allows for up to 4% unemployment Money Market Funds High rate of return, safe investment Certificates of Deposit High rate of return, safe, have to invest for set period of time Stocks Risky investment, but highest rate of return

Battle of Gonzales First battle of the Texas Revolution; 10-2-1835 Battle at San Jacinto Last battle of Texas Revolution, won by the Texans; 4-21-18368 Stephen F Austin Established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas; believed issues could be solved within the Mexican Structure; Secretary of State of Texas 1830 Law Mexican official made it illegal for any more Americans to move into Texas Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca After attempting to go back to Cuba, he would land in Galve...

Exposition portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience; for example, information about the setting, events occurring before the main plot, characters' back stories, etc. Hyperbole A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. (The literal Greek meaning is "overshoot.") Irony/ironic The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true...

Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Expands older laws by extending protection to other areas at receive federal assistance such as education Three requirements of Section 504 Protected individuals must have: 1. Physical or mental impairment that limits 1 or more major life activity 2. record of such an impairment 3. regarded as having an impairment PL94-142 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1975--Education is to be provided for all children who meet eligibility.All child...

Epic A long poem reflecting the values of a society. Usually contains a protagonist, the lead character, and an antagonist, a character who opposes or competes with the protagonist who may possess supernatural powers. Protagonist The lead character in literary work Fable A tale in which animals take on human characteristics; usually written to provide a moral lesson (didactic) or to illustrate man's shortcomings. Farce A light dramatic composition that uses highly improbable situati...

Intensity degrees of shading between black and white (expressive drawing effect) Cloisonne enameling technique where thin wire partitions (cloisons) are filled with enamel (art form from ancient Byzantium) Chiaroscuro using light (chiaro) and dark, or shade (use of shading) Hue dimension of color determined by wavelength of light (one of the main properties of color) Veduta Italian for "view" (landscape painting popular in 18th century Venice) Volute architectural element on a...

Ms. Woods teaches social studies to a diverse group of students, including several ELLs. She divides the class into groups of four to five students. Each student reads and presents the information in a different excerpt from the textbook to the other group members. Which is the primary rationale for using this activity? A. Discussing expository selections improves ELL's navigation of nonfiction text structures. B. Using prior knowledge helps ELLs make connections to unfamiliar vocab. C....

Quantitative Analysis this is the study of society using numbers and statistics. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Pease treaty between the US and Mexico. The treaty called for the US to pay $15 million dollars, set the border at the Rio Grande and gave the US ownership of California, parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Over 90% of people in those areas chose to become US citizens. **Theory of Relativity** Einstein Cordova Rebellion an uprising around Nacogdoc...

Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams in books are meant to represent real things. You, as the teacher, can try to take the 2-D, or flat image and imagine it to be 3-D, like it is in real life. You can make it more real by adding in details from other senses such as smell, touch, and so on. Which of the following would NOT be considered a good prompt when working with your students as they look at images in a text? A. What's first? Why? B. Read the caption. Now look at the picture. Des...

Self-esteem The foundation of emotional health. The confidence and self-worth people feel about themselves. It is unconscious and affects everything a person does. Injury Unintentional or intentional damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical or chemical energy or from the absence of such essentials of heat or oxygen. Can be classified based on the events and behaviors that precede them as well as the intent of the person involved. 00:...

Pathogen Any disease-causing agent Bacteria single-celled organisms 00:04 00:53 Virus organism classification of genetic material with a protein coat. Can only survive within living cells Fungi organism that absorbs & uses nutrients of living or dead organisms Protozoans single-celled organism, but larger than bacteria (ie: malaria). Accounts for leading cause-of-death diseases around the world Parasites Organism that gets their energy by feeding on other...