A 6th grade teacher is designing a unit on the study of the solar system. She has provided a number of
options for students to demonstrate mastery of the physical relationship of each of the planets and their
moons to the sun. Which of the following methods would be considered the most appropriate option
for a student identified as gifted? - Using a technology application that allows the student to develop a
virtual model of the solar system with a student narration of the qualities of each planet.
A good example of an instructional goal that is clear, relevant, and meaningful is... - The student will
create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas representing
a real-world situation.
A kindergarten teacher wants to conduct an outdoor classroom experience for her students. She is
following the TEKS for home and school safety procedures and is using environmentally appropriate and
responsible practices. Which of the following would not be part of the basic instruction? - Ask questions
about organisms, objects, and events observed in the natural world.
An elementary teacher has a small group of English learners in her ESL elementary classroom. She
notices that one student who just arrived from China seems to be showing no interest in speaking in
English, yet she responds well to directions that are spoken in English. What could be a reason for her
lack of verbal English skills? - Speaking in English is a more advanced skill than listening and
understanding English.
An English teacher and a science teacher decide to combine efforts by using a cross-disciplinary model
wherein each student will produce a science fair project that will be supported by both teachers. Which
of the following models would result in the best learning experience? - The science teacher and English
teacher develop a common rubric that includes criteria for both subjects. Each teacher provides
guidance to students in their area of expertise and share status of student work with each other. Final
grades are based on the combined input of both teachers.
A new teacher to the 5th grade team of 4 teachers is assembling her resources which include curriculum
guides provided by the school district, instructional benchmarks provided by the school, and a vast
assortment of supplemental materials that include pre-written curriculum and activities from a
nationally respected publisher. She finds she is overwhelmed by the amount of choices and she is afraid
of failing, as school starts in four days. Which of the following should she do first? - Go to her other 5th
grade team mates who are veteran school district employees for guidance and help in prioritizing the
importance of each resource.
, A new teacher to the high school biology program is looking for resources that will meet the needs of
her students and provide an interesting learning experience for them. Because she just finished an
amazing student teacher internship and experienced great success with many of the activities she
implemented, she is eager to try them out on her new students. How should she make sure they are
appropriate in her new school? - Refer to the district's biology curriculum guide for similar activities that
are recommended related to the lesson objective.
As a first-year physical education teacher, Miss Jones wants to teach her students to play softball. She is
well aware that she needs to design the lesson for her second-grade students differently than she
designs it for her 5th-grade students. One of her primary considerations when developing her two
different lessons must be which of the following? - The emotional development characteristics of the
children
A Spanish teacher is teaching middle school students their first year of Spanish. She is trying to
determine how proficient each student is at identifying the Spanish words for numbers and colors.
Which of the following is the least effective way for the Spanish teacher to determine proficient? -
Choral response
A teacher who is new to the middle school is concerned that the school policy discourages group
projects unless they are conducted in the classroom. She is more comfortable with assigning the project,
establishing groups, and providing the students with checkpoint dates. Which following reason is the
best justification for a school policy such as this? - The teacher is unable to monitor, redirect, and assess
ongoing work of the group.
After conducting a district semester exam in his World History class, Mr. Keller discovered that he had
the following averages across all of his 8th grade classes:
Based on these results, which of the following is not a logical conclusion that Mr. Keller should make
about his mid-term exam in relation to the grades students achieved with the semester coursework... -
The teacher should have provided classroom assessments that would be replicated in their exact form
on the semester exam.
In the earlier question with the graph provided for Mr. Keller's World History class, he is reconsidering
how he has assessed student knowledge throughout the semester. His district designed end-of-semester
paper/pencil exam results do not match the achievement rates of his students for their coursework
throughout the semester. How might he most effectively ensure that his students perform on the end-
of-course exam as well as they do in his class throughout the semester? How might he most effectively
ensure that his students perform on the end-of-course exam as well as they do in his class throughout
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