Which of the following examples best shows a teacher using an assistive technology effectively to support learning for all students in a class?
a. Posting a PowerPoint presentation to review material for a test
b. Utilizing a surround sound system for students who are presenting oral reports
c. Providing online math problem solving assignments for homework
d. Offering resources from a wiki for research about a topic
B
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Which of the following is an example of the normal prelinguistic system?
a. Drawing a picture b. Pointing to an object c. Building with blocks d. Making swallowing noises
Tom Kestel and Olivia Denton were found in the teacher's cafeteria sharing their most recently developed teaching units. Each claimed they had developed an integrated unit. Tom stated that his fifth grade students were doing a unit on sources of pollution around the school. His students were mapping the school grounds, measuring area, collecting trash, examining the water quality of the stream
that went through the school land lab, researching the history of the land the school was developed upon, and writing letters to members of the community sharing their findings and offering solutions on how to eliminate pollution sources. Olivia said that she gave her fifth grade students the following question to solve, "How did humans change the environment around the school over time?" She stated that her students were divided into six investigation teams of four students each. Each team took a different approach to solve the problem, yet she required all to identify which mathematics, social studies, language arts, and science concepts they used to solve that problem. Which teacher best understands what it means to create an integrated teaching unit? A) Tom, because he used an across the standards approach to create his integrated unit. B) Tom, because he identified a key concept and the children examined the concept from each of the disciplines. C) Olivia, because she used a driving question to support integration across the content areas. D) Both teachers understand how to develop an integrated teaching unit. E) Neither teacher demonstrated an understanding of an integrated teaching unit.
A teacher is planning an lesson in which students will examine an artifact – in this lesson, a set of tools used at a 19th century California mission. The lesson is a disaster! What went wrong?
a. The teacher failed to link the tools to what the students had learned previously about the missions b. The teacher used a timeline and a map to place the tools in historic and geographic context – this wasted time c. The teacher decided it was not enough for the students to touch and look closely at the tools – she asked them to make inferences about mission life d. The teacher's class included many gifted students – lessons like this rarely challenge gifted students
Perkins, Stafford, and PLUS are all types of
A. grants. B. loans. C. industry grants. D. scholarships.