15) What are the main tenets of the Curriculum principle in the NCTM Principles to Action?
What will be an ideal response?
The tenets of the Curriculum Principle include a coherent curriculum built around big ideas in daily classroom instruction. The big ideas are links from one idea to another and help students see the integration and growth over grades versus an isolated series of bits and pieces.
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Describe the “average” public school teacher in the United States today. How well does the teaching population match the student population?
What will be an ideal response?
Three of the following teaching practices are consistent with Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Which one is not?
a. A second-grade teacher encourages students to (1) speculate about possible explanations regarding why kites of different shapes fly differently and then (2) test each explanation systematically. b. A ninth-grade science uses a three-dimensional model of the solar system to illustrate her explanation of why it's warmer in summer than in winter. c. When a high school student claims that people should "Make love, not war," his teacher urges him to consider whether such an approach would have been advisable when the Fascist movement was gaining ground in Europe in the late 1930s and early 1940s. d. When 7-year-old Martin says that two nickels are worth more than one dime because there are two of them and they're bigger, his teacher asks, "How can that be? Two nickels are worth ten cents, and one dime is also worth ten cents."
Compared to several years ago, teachers believe today's students are
(a) easier to control, (b) harder to control, (c) about the same in misbehavior, (d) beginning to improve.
Which of these is not an advantage of belonging to a study group?
a. You can rely on the strengths and resources of several people with different perceptions and experiences. b. Your interactions and discussions can deepen understanding. c. You have the opportunity not just to read and memorize concepts, but also to apply them. d. You make learning more active and engaging, stimulating different parts of your brain. e. You only need to read a small fraction of the textbook.