Explain why it is inappropriate to use Native American images as mascots for sports teams
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested Response: The use of Native American images for sports mascots has been seen as racist and offensive by Native American tribal councils and they have asked schools and colleges to stop displaying such images. Although most sports fans do not see the offence and feel they are showing honor and respect, the images used are either savages that lived long ago and were exterminated or are contemporary Indians who lost their culture and have been degraded. This reinforces the idea that Native Americans do not exist in contemporary society outside of reservations
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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.
Ms. Calabrace, a school psychologist, believes that the prevalence of disability in our schools can be clearly predicted using test scores distributed on a normal curve. Ms. Calabrace has which view of disability?
A) deficit perspective B) cultural perspective C) sociological perspective D) legal perspective
Another suggestion from Johnson (2008) is to include ______ samples when they enhance your presentation.
A. percentage B. conducted C. several D. representative
Approximately how many public school teachers are employed in the U.S.?
a. Just over 1.5 million b. Approximately 2.5 million c. Around 3.25 million d. Almost 6 million e. We keep losing count