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TExES: Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities(160) - Vocab/Terms- Qs & As
Northwest Ordinance Correct Ans-The law that advocated some sort of elementary
education should be provided free, at public expense and under public control, for everyone
who could not afford or did not want private schooling.
programmed instruction Correct Ans-A set of instructional materials that students can use to
teach themselves about a particular topic. It features self-pacing, immediate feedback, and
division of materials into small units (frames).
Progressivism Correct Ans-A form of educational philosophy that believes that individuality,
progress, and change are fundamental to one's education. Believing that people learn best from
what they consider most relevant to their lives, progressivist center their curricula on the needs,
experiences, interests, and abilities of students.
remediation Correct Ans-An educational program designed to teach a person to overcome
an academic weakness or need through additional and/or specialized services and education.
spiral curriculum Correct Ans-Bruner's process of building on a student's previous knowledge
to introduce new and broader concepts that are related.
student centered Correct Ans-Teaching style that Texas prefers its teachers use. Employ
facilitating manner and constantly focus on needs of learner in every respect. Always ask if
students are able, ready, interested and so forth for instruction to be implemented. Student
decisions about learning are respected and encouraged. Teacher is learner. Facilitating, student
centered, equal concern for task, material, and students, democratic, and cooperative planner.
teacher centered Correct Ans-Described lessons in which the teacher imparts information
and learners are passive receivers of knowledge rather than active learners. Traditional, task
oriented, subject centered, autocratic, formal, prescriptive, transmissive, top-down instruction.
,values-centered curriculum Correct Ans-Places special emphasis on moral and ethical issue.
More popularly known as character education.
Annual Teacher Appraisal Correct Ans-In Texas these are required to support and assist
teachers in identifying areas of needed approval in teaching so that they can obtain appropriate
professional development.
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Correct Ans-Administrative state agency that assists in the
development and enforcement of regulations required by education laws and that is directed by
the commissioner of education.
types of learning groups Correct Ans-partner check or pair/share, small-group investigation,
whole-group instruction, independent study sessions or units, cooperative learning,
heterogeneous grouping, homogeneous grouping, collaborative learning, multiage learning,
grouping by gender or interest.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Correct Ans-A federal law that prohibits discrimination
on the basis of a person's disability for all services, programs, and activities provided by state
and local governments.
anecdotal records Correct Ans-Written notes that teachers maintain based on their
observations of individual children. Teachers use a variety of methods to organize these types of
records, such as file folders, mailing labels, index cards, and Post-it notes.
wait time Correct Ans-The time between asking a question and calling on a student for
response. The longer it is the more students raise their hands and more thoughtful the answers
are.
TLI - Texas Learning Index Correct Ans-Statistically figures to allow teachers to compare
students performances across grade levels and years.
, Placement Review Committee Correct Ans-Campus committee requires under Texas
Education Code to review placement of a student after removal by a teacher.
Commissioner of Education Correct Ans-Chief educational officer in the state of Texas who is
appointed by the governor and has administrative responsibilities for TEA and overseeing the
implication of legislation into school district operations.
Texas Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators Correct Ans-Includes
everything teacher need to know about ethics.
The Texas Education Code Correct Ans-Addresses each school district's responsibility to
establish a student code of conduct and identifies conditions under which students may be
removed from a classroom, campus, or disciplinary alternative education program. Addresses
each aspect of discipline: corporeal punishment, suspension, expulsion, bullying, disciplining
students with disabilities, etc.
parent involvement Correct Ans-For low-income families, programs offering home visits are
more successful in involving parents. Frequent and effective communication from the school
increases involvement. Parents are more likely to become involved when educators assist
parents in helping their children with their schoolwork. Educators and administrators must
receive professional training on working with parents. The parent/educator relationship must be
developed into a comprehensive, well-planned partnership.
Promoting Involvement:
School districts need to conduct workshops at the request of parents, who may want training
about various parenting skills or about ways to help their children with homework, reading, or
mathematics. The establishment of a parent-teacher liaison to keep parents informed about
student progress and other school-related activities.
The development of community involvement with businesses, religious organization, and other
community groups (e.g., Lion's Club) to expand community involvement with organizations
interested in helping children, adolescents, and young adults. When needs assessments are
conducted to identify the concerns of parents, parents are more inclined to become involved
because they believe their input is valued. Parents should be part of key school committees that
set policy, approve curriculum, or establish guidelines for various school events. In this respect,
a collaboration model is developed to include parents with all other school personnel.
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