The pupil-teacher ratio has been decreasing in the U.S. since 1960
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
T
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Your fellow teacher offers you a lot of advice for how to lessen the risks of inappropriate entries on your classroom blog. Which of the following is NOT a recommendation she is likely to make to you?
a. Use a blog even if blogging is not part of your school's Acceptable Use Policy. c. Avoid blogging sites that require students to include their full names or e-mail addresses. b. Review what is permissible and appropriate with your students. d. Find out if your school district allows teachers to create classroom blogs that reside on the school or district server.
What are the challenges in using literature study groups in the reading program?
A. The difficulty of planning group activities and the discussion of books and their personal meanings with the group. B. The challenge of allowing the children to choose the book to read and finding books with the quality and content that you approve. C. The challenge of providing eight copies of every book to be read, teaching the children how to participate in the groups in a productive manner and keeping excellent records. D. All of the above.
Identify and discuss briefly the benefits of service learning.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Dispositions involve having knowledge about the content and teaching techniques. 2. Studies correlating a teacher’s test of basic skills and college entrance exams with their students’ scores on standardized tests found that high-scoring teachers are no more likely to elicit significant gains in student achievement than their lower-scoring counterparts. 3. Teaching experience appears to have an influence on student achievement. 4. State licensure requirements for teachers are rarely related to or based upon standards developed by professional teaching organizations, such as the InTASC standards. 5. The term skills refers to the necessary values, commitments, and professional ethics that influence teacher behaviors.