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UWA Masters of Elementary Education Comprehensive
Exam
Jeremiah
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Instructional Strategies for inclusion settings direct, indirect, experiential, independent and interactive
making technologies an integral part of the teaching and learning process that impacts
Technology Integration
resources, teacher and student roles, and instructional activities
Formal Assessment Pre-planned, systematic attempt to assess what students have learned.
Assessment that results from a teacher's spontaneous, day-to-day observations of how
Informal Assessment
students behave and perform in class.
standardized test a test that is given with uniform procedures for administration and scoring
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Teaching and learning that matches students' physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and
Developmental Appropriateness
character development.
DAP focuses on five key areas of early learning practices:
Creating a caring community of learners. ...
Teaching to enhance development and learning. ...
Developmental Practices
Planning curriculum to achieve important goals. ...
Assessing children's development and learning. ...
Establishing reciprocal relationships with families.
Manipulative use
A philosophy of learning based on the premise that people construct their own
Constructivism
understanding of the world they live in through reflection on experiences
Behaviorism the science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only
social learning process of altering behavior by observing and imitating the behavior of others
adaptive reasoning, strategic competence, conceptual understanding, productive
mathematical proficiency
disposition, procedural fluency
NCTM principles equity, curriculum, teaching, learning, assessment, technology
Math standards and results specified by the National Council of Teachers of
NCTM Standards
Mathematics
Application of Children's Literature across
content areas
Children's Literature.
Genre Resources.
Biography.
Fantasy.
Children's Literature- Genre
Folklore & Folk Tales.
Historical Fiction.
Realistic Fiction.
Non-fiction.
Children's Literature- Features of Genre Genre consists of four elements or parts: character, story, plot and setting.
Support literacy, learn about books, central location, provide opportunities, talk and
Classroom Library- Features
interact with books
Classroom Library- Organization ability
Classroom Library-Diversity of texts
speaking, listening, print awareness and writing behaviors, reading of alphabet letters
early literacy and words, and other skills that evolve and change over time, culminating in
conventional literacy
1) Culture
2) Time, Continuity, and Change
3) People, Place, and Environments
4) Individual Development and Identity
5) Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
Themes of Social Studies
6) Power, Authority, and Governace
7) Production, Distribution, and Consumption
8) Science, Technology, and Society
9) Global Connections
10) Civic Ideals and Practices
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