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Professional DevelopmentIn the process of determining the rationale of an objective, the teacher should ask all of the following
except:
a. Does this objective have an important learning outcome?
b. Will this objective fit my planned activity?
c. Will my students be able to use this knowledge in the future?
d. Are the prior knowledge and skill levels of my students sufficient to achieve this objective? - correct
answer ✔✔B. Will this objective fit my planned activity?
Which of the following is the strongest signal for getting students' attention before starting a lesson?
a. say "Good morning"
b. say "Let's get started"
c. ring a bell
d. use a hand signal - correct answer ✔✔c. ring a bell
Besides signaling for attention, a teacher should set-up and open a lesson by:
a. stating behavioral expectations during the lesson.
b. Helping the students to focus by explaining the objective of the lesson.
c. Discussing ways the student can connect to the lesson through their personal experiences.
d. All of the above. - correct answer ✔✔D. All of the above
Which of the following is not part of the process of closing a lesson?
a. Extended practice
b. review of key points
c. preview of future lessons
d. demonstration of student work - correct answer ✔✔A. Extended practice
,All of the following statements are true about the evaluation component of a lesson except:
a. evaluation may be group-wide instead of individual
b. evaluation must occur in some form with every lesson
c. evaluation may occur on an on-going basis
d. evaluation may occur again; for example, during a unit test - correct answer ✔✔A. Evaluation may be
group-wide instead of individual
In regard to the process of writing a lesson plan, which of the following is true?
a. The steps of writing the plan may vary with the teaching model.
b. experienced teachers won't need to write down as much as new teachers because some actions
become automatic with time.
c. The lesson's opening, body, and closing should be written in order.
d. Only the parts of the lesson to be presented to the students need to be written down, not necessarily
the pre-planning and editing tasks. - correct answer ✔✔B. Experienced teachers wont need to write
down as much as new teachers because some actions become automatic with time
There are differences among planned activities that are necessary classroom routines, activities that are
fun and provide a break, and activities that are directly related to the curriculum. Of the following, which
is an activity for taking a break?
a. singing a song
b. packing up to go home
c. playing math games
d. taking a field trip - correct answer ✔✔A. singing a song
Activity planning and lesson planning are the same in which of the following?
a. the plans include an opening that motivates students
b. the plan provides students a chance to apply previously-learned skills
c. the plans can be designed for a whole unit
d. the plans ask for skills from different subject areas - correct answer ✔✔C. the plans can be designed
for a whole unit
, For teachers to be comfortable with student diversity and to help students to be comfortable with
diversity, teachers should:
a. review the stereotypes they have learned and find ways to bring reality to these views
b. study the culture they encounter among their students
c. encourage students and parents to share about their cultures
d. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔D. all of the above
Ms. Brown has a diverse set of family situations and cultures in her classroom. Which of the following
action would not be sensitive to these families?
a. on the class information form, ask "What is the primary language in the family?"
b. on the class information form, ask for information using the labels "Mother, Father, and Siblings"
c. write materials to be sent home in the language of the home
d. on the class information form, ask for information using the labels "Adults in the Home" and "Children
in the home" - correct answer ✔✔B. on the class information form, ask for information using labels
"Mother, Father, and Siblings"
A teacher wanting to show items from various cultures to the children in her classroom asks a child of
Chinese heritage to bring a coolie hat to school. The family is insulted by the teachers assumption that all
Chinese are/were coolies. What is the best response for the teacher once she has realized her mistake?
a. apologize and let the issue drop
b. rescind the request to other families for cultural items to avoid more problems
c. ask the family to send whatever it feels appropriate
d. have the child make a coolie hat in class since one was not available at home - correct answer ✔✔C.
ask the family to send whatever it feels appropriate
Of the following, which is often the resolution to parent/teacher cultural conflicts?
a. the conflict is resolved through compromise; i.e. both teacher and parents making accommodations
b. the conflict is resolved when the teacher changes her actions to address the parents concerns
c. the conflict is resolved through parent education about American cultural practices
d. the conflict is not resolved and parents/teacher continue their own practices - correct answer ✔✔D.
the conflict is not resolved and parents/teachers continue their own practices.
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