Mr. Covey is a new teacher to his school this year. He understands the importance of positive, collaborative teacher-parent relationships. He initiated early contact with the parents of his students. As parent conference day approached, he asked a veteran teacher for advice about making parent meetings as productive as possible. Which of the following would be a part of the advice he received?
a. Take steps to ensure that parents feel welcome in the educational setting.
b. Keep the meetings on a strict timetable: no meeting should go longer than scheduled.
c. Use terminology that is understood by everyone rather than jargon.
d. a and c
d
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a. letters. b. numbers. c. shapes. d. sounds like clapping.
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A) Winter games on the playground B) Classroom walking activities C) Butting, sparing, and clashing D) Resting from physical exertion
The primary purpose of classroom assessment is to
a) inform and influence instruction. b) make reports to the school board. c) determine report card grades. d) identify students to be retained.
In the context of classroom behavior management, a teacher who is a good behavioral manager should:
A. avoid posting rigid rules of classroom behavior and the consequences of not following them. B. enter the classroom late to allow the students to make noise and chat for a while. C. teach standards or norms of student behavior actively and directly. D. give freedom to the students to leave the room without permission or go to the pencil sharpener at any time, so as to become popular among students.