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Question 21

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Which of the following places offer statistical data and information related to education? I) National Center for Education Statistics II) ERIC databases III) Online learning communities

A) I
B) I and II
C) I and III
D) I, II and III

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Question 22

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For a student to be allowed to take an alternate assessment rather than the given statewide assessment, which of the following must be true for the student?

A) They are poor at speaking English
B) They are poor at reading English
C) They are working many years below grade level
D) The student must have missed a substantial portion of the school year

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Ellery has been suspended from her position as a teacher. She defends herself by saying that the school has no reason or no right to suspend her. She claims her teaching style is the same as other teachers and she gets along fine with her students. Which of the following actions must the school take to justify their suspension?

Jacoby is a new teacher at Oak Bluff High School. The school is rigorously standards-based and strongly focused on state assessment scores. Mr. Jacoby however, has a more student-centered approach to teaching. His students think that he's a very easy teacher, and his administrator is wondering if perhaps that is true. Which of the following approaches might Mr. Jacoby take in reassuring his administrator that he is not too easy?

The legal idea that students deserve the "least restrict environment available" is based on legislation meant to uphold the rights of which group of students?

Within the education context, when there is discussion about "multiple intelligences," which of the following educational areas is most impacted?

Recently in the news media, there has been extensive coverage of a school shooting incident at a major university. Richard Montez, a student in Mr. Enriques' class, is involved in a discussion about the shooting and launches into a major defense of the shooter and the shooter's motives. Everyone in the class is shocked, including Mr. Enriques. Which of the following should be Mr. Enriques' first step in handling this situation?

Jacoby is a new teacher at Oak Bluff High School. The school is rigorously standards-based and strongly focused on state assessment scores. Mr. Jacoby however, has a more student-centered approach to teaching. Which of the following steps should he take as he prepares his units of study and lesson plans?

Which of the following resources would offer information to teachers on additional instructional and classroom management tools that have been used effectively?

Meadow Hill High School is located in an urban district that has underperforming students, a very high dropout rate, and a very low attendance rate at post-secondary schools. A community- based organization has begun to develop after-school programs that are an additional resource to students. Which of the following steps might the school take to develop a relationship with the after school program?

Meadow Hill High School is located in an urban district that has underperforming students, a very high dropout rate, and a very low attendance rate at post-secondary schools. A community- based organization has begun to develop after-school programs and are now locating those at the school. The program is a mess. The kids do not participate, they run out of the classroom, they disrupt teaching efforts and the staff turnover is alarmingly high. The administrators have spoken with the parents, and two weeks later, the problem remains the same. What measures might the administrators take to remedy the situation?

Jacoby is a new teacher at Oak Bluff High School. The school is rigorously standards-based and strongly focused on state assessment scores. Mr. Jacoby however, has a more student-centered approach to teaching. Having started to develop a good reputation for effective teaching, Mr. Jacoby decides to pursue a chance to teach collaboratively with another teacher. Which of the following strategies might offer the best chance for a successful collaboration?

DeMarco wants to maintain a portfolio of work that reflects her teaching. Which of the following items would be appropriate to put in a portfolio of this nature? I) Student work II) Lesson plans III) Self-assessments IV) Peer assessments

During Ms. Kelly's pursuit of professional development goals, which of the following can provide a self-reflective experience for her development?

Kelly and Ms. Baker have both been teaching less than three years. They each feel that their classroom management techniques could use improvement and decide to work together to improve their skills. They decide to have a series of classroom visits to observe and provide feedback. Which of the following additional tools can they also employ? I) Self-reflective journaling II) Incident Analysis III) Peer observation IV) Student Feedback

Neville's inclusion classroom there are two parent volunteers that come in once a week. Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate use of their time?

Latham is an occupational therapist at Bay view High School. She provides service to a high number of students and feels that the educational objectives they are being taught are not the correct educational objectives. Which of the following steps would be most appropriate to take to advocate for her students?

Kelly and Ms. Baker have both been teaching less than three years. They each feel that their classroom management techniques could use improvement and decide to work together to improve their skills. They decide to have a series of classroom visits to observe and provide feedback. During class, the visiting teacher recognizes one student who is particularly disruptive. Which of the following would be productive toward achieving the goal of each teacher improving classroom management skills?

Meadow Hill High School is located in an urban district that has underperforming students, a very high dropout rate, and a very low attendance rate at post-secondary schools. A community- based organization has begun to develop after-school programs and are now locating those at the school. What should the school and the community organization do to attract kids to the programs?

Times are tough at Ridgemont High. Students are not performing well on the state assessment. New teachers are coming and going every year; there is very high turnover in the teaching staff. Most school employees seem disgruntled and most have negative outlooks on the schools future. A group of teachers determine that the leadership of the school is at fault for allowing such a negative culture to pervade the school. The teachers believe that the principal herself is too negative and her demeanor has affected the overall climate of the school. Which of the following parties should the group of teachers direct their concern to?