The outdoor classroom provides an environment in which
a. children can be active, engaged with nature, and initiate their own inquiry.
b. children can have multiple opportunities to play without guidance.
c. space and materials are less flexible than in the indoor classroom.
d. teacher goals are substantially different from those for the indoor classroom.
a
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Most students know how to behave appropriately because they have been taught those skills at home. 2. A teacher’s management style develops over time. 3. Misbehavior often reflects an unmet student need. 4. Providing a face, civil, productive learning environment is one of the major goals a teacher should have when developing a classroom management system. 5. Mr. Mendez notices that Kylar is off task and says to the class, “Kylar must think he already knows everything about our topic today.” This is an effective management tactic.
When a teacher helps children learn to read by providing familiar words in a context of specific, meaningful experiences, the strategy is called:
a. part-to whole. b. phonics-based. c. using sight words. d. whole-to part.
Given that inquiry skills all have several stages of development, which of the following is the most appropriate statement concerning teaching skills?
A. The social studies curriculum should teach an inquiry skill using the same content topic each time to avoid confusing students with different information. B. The social studies curriculum should teach the inquiry skill very well in the early grades because students will then master it and not need additional help to further develop the skill. C. The social studies curriculum should teach an inquiry skill in different grade levels, developing it to a higher level each year it is taught. D. The social studies curriculum should focus on content not on skill development because skills cannot be fully taught in one school year.
The principal has asked two teachers to work in collaboration to develop grade level curriculum. Both teachers have been teaching fifth grade across the hall from one another for several years, but they have very different curricular ideas. The principal has required all grade level teams to work together on this. What key element of collaboration is the principal forgetting?
a. It includes shared responsibility. b. It is emergent. c. It is voluntary. d. It is based on parity.