Classroom Management Strategies for Inclusive Learning, Exams of Advanced Education

Download Classroom Management Strategies for Inclusive Learning and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! PPR Quiz - Domain 2 (Texas Teach) - 46 Questions and answers exam An art teacher is setting up her elementary school classroom which includes seating for various age levels, art tools, drying racks, and bulletin board space. Which of the following examples would create a hazard in the elementary school art room? (a) The teacher has carefully stored all scissors and cutting tools in an overhead cabinet. (b) The teacher has installed shelving above the counters to display the paints, paintbrushes and in- progress 3-D artwork. (c) The teacher has placed bar stool height tables in the classroom with plenty of walking space between stools. (d) The teacher has placed the drying rack in the corner of the classroom where all students are able to reach their designated storage area for flat artwork. - >>>The teacher has placed bar stool height tables in the classroom with plenty of walking space between stools. In the art classroom, the teacher has a particular challenge with the older students as she encourages them to be more independent with storage of art supplies and finished work. She finds that they are often unable to find their work the next day and when it is found, it is torn or wrinkled. Which of the following procedures would help restore an orderly atmosphere? (a) Each student should have his/her own art portfolio with name and class period identified. At the end of each class, finished or dry work is stored in the portfolio and placed in a designated area of the classroom. Wet work is placed in a designated area of the drying rack or countertop. (b) Each student should determine where he/she wants to put their work at the end of class and take responsibility for retrieving it during the next class. (c) Each student should hand their artwork directly to the teacher for safe storage and receive instructions th - >>>Each student should have his/her own art portfolio with name and class period identified. At the end of each class, finished or dry work is stored in the portfolio and placed in a designated area of the classroom. Wet work is placed in a designated area of the drying rack or countertop. The same art teacher is pondering how she might arrange the work tables and seating in the classroom. Which of the following examples will best facilitate safe learning for all ages in the elementary school? (a) The teacher should seat all boys on one side of the room and all girls on the other side to help her manage a safe and orderly classroom. (b) The tables and chairs should be the same size throughout the room and evenly spaced for students and the teacher to move around on all sides of the tables. (c) The teacher has limited space in the classroom to accommodate multiple age levels and sizes of children. Therefore, she should only allow the older students to take art lessons. (d) An assortment of chair sizes should be available with adjustable tables evenly spaced throughout the room so students and teacher can move around on all sides of the tables. - >>>An assortment of chair sizes should be available with adjustable tables evenly spaced throughout the room so students and teacher can move around on all sides of the tables. In the same art classroom that accommodates students ranging from kindergarten to 5th grade, the teacher has a special challenge of making sure each student is able to independently access the materials they need. Which example of a classroom routine would not be recommended? (a) In the kindergarten art class, the teacher provides multiples of each supply needed for the day in the center of each table, students take one of each item, use the items, and return them to the center of the table at the end of class. (b) n the 3rd grade art class, the teacher provides a pictorial list of supplies needed for the day, students go to clearly identified cabinets and drawers to collect supplies, use materials, and return them to designated locations at end of class. (c) In the 2nd grade art class, the teacher provides a pictorial list of supplies needed for the day, students go to clearly identified cabinets and drawers to col - >>>In the 2nd grade art class, the teacher provides a pictorial list of supplies needed for the day, students go to clearly identified cabinets and drawers to collect supplies, use materials and have teacher return them to designated locations at end of class. The art teacher creates a display for each grade level at the end of each unit so that students and teachers throughout the school can enjoy their creative work. If she were to exclude any of the artwork from the display, what criteria should she use? (d) Students view a video depicting child labor from early American history. - >>>A rubric has been provided for a role play activity in which students perform US characters in a society that influences economic production. Maximizing student learning during a unit of study involves time management techniques that are implemented by the teacher. Which of the following would not be considered a time management technique for the classroom? (a) Each student has a prepared worksheet with learning centers identified for each activity. Each student may move to any learning center he/she wishes but must complete all of them within a specified amount of time. (b) Students self-select groups, obtain worksheets, upon teacher prompting for each rotation, move to the first learning center of their choice, but then continue clockwise until all centers have been visited. (c) Students are instructed, upon teacher prompting for each move, to move from one learning center to the next using a 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, 9 o'clock system. (d) Students draw a number as they come through the classroom door, pick up prepared worksheet, and upon teache - >>>Each student has a prepared worksheet with learning centers identified for each activity. Each student may move to any learning center he/she wishes but must complete all of them within a specified amount of time. Ms. Foster notices that her 6th grade English class has a few students who are participating eagerly in the discussion about the characters in their recent novel. However, several students have not participated in the classroom discussion. Which following suggestion would be the best way to provide an opportunity for all students to participate in a meaningful discussion in the discussion? (a) Each student decides which character they most relate to and volunteer to share their thoughts. (b) Each student writes a summary of what they know about the characters in the novel and recites their summary in front of the class. (c) She is okay for some students not to participate as those who do participate are providing vital information to the rest of the class. (d) The teacher uses a soft object that is thrown to the first student, who must respond to her question. The student then throws the soft object to another stude - >>>The teacher uses a soft object that is thrown to the first student, who must respond to her question. The student then throws the soft object to another student who tags onto the former student's ideas. This is done until all students have participated. Ms. Smith's 6th grade English classroom seems to be out of control. Students are not in their desks when the bell rings, there is talking and playing, and only a few students have seated themselves and begun the graded warmup activity for the day. Which of the following recommendations would you make to Ms. Smith? (a) Discard the warmup for the day and start over tomorrow with re-established seating assignments and rules for the completion of warmup activities. (b) Have all students exit the classroom and stand in the hallway until warmup time is over. They will re- enter and move directly to the lesson of the day with no opportunity to retrieve warmup grade. (c) Answer Reward the students who have seated themselves and begun warmup activities by allowing them to continue. Identify those who are playing by having them exit the classroom, re-enter quietly and seat themselves with only the remaining time allowed to com - >>>Reward the students who have seated themselves and begun warmup activities by allowing them to continue. Identify those who are playing by having them exit the classroom, re-enter quietly and seat themselves with only the remaining time allowed to complete warmup activity. Routines and procedures are important in the classroom, especially when it comes to distributing and accounting for resources in the science classroom. Which of the following examples would best help the teacher in keeping track of lab equipment? (a) Make sure all desks are clear of lab equipment by the end of the class. (b) Assign specific students to distribute equipment, pickup, and return to designated storage area. (c) Place all necessary lab equipment at students' tables before the lab begins. (d) Give each student a list of the equipment he/she must have for the lab and send him/her to the designated storage area to retrieve the equipment. - >>>Assign specific students to distribute equipment, pickup, and return to designated storage area. Students arrive in the classroom and it is the teacher's responsibility to make every minute count as an instructional opportunity in spite of the non-instructional duties that are required (e.g. taking attendance). Which of the following classroom routines will most effectively take care of non- instructional tasks without impacting student instruction? (a) Teacher conducts a verbal roll call immediately upon the ringing of the bell. (b) Teacher provides class list to a trusted student who takes attendance while she begins teaching. (c) Students sign in as they enter the classroom and teacher uses this to complete her attendance at the end of the period. (d) Teacher has a written warmup on the board that students complete while she scans room for attendance and absences. - >>>Teacher has a written warmup on the board that students complete while she scans room for attendance and absences. The district has a no-bullying policy. Middle school aged children seem to experience a rise is bully behaviors. Which of the following examples would best deter bully behaviors among middle school children? (a) Provide lessons through a designated class (IE physical education, home room, science) at the beginning of the year that include; review of the no-bully policy, role play of bully behaviors and witness expectations, information about school consequences for bully behavior, assurance that the policy will be consistently enforced, and that there will be administrative and teacher presence at all times. (b) Have a school-wide assembly after students have had a chance to settle into their educational routines and review all of the categories mentioned in the first example. Additionally, have each student sign a safety contract. (c) Hold a parent meeting at the beginning of the year to review all of the categorie - >>>Provide lessons through a designated class (IE physical education, home room, science) at the beginning of the year that include; review of the no-bully policy, role play of bully behaviors and witness expectations, information about school consequences for bully behavior, assurance that the policy will be consistently enforced, and that there will be administrative and teacher presence at all times. The kindergarten teacher has set up a classroom behavior standard for her 15 students. She wants them to keep track of their behaviors with stars on a classroom chart. Which of the following examples would best meet the requirements of a kindergarten reward system? The winter holidays are approaching in which Christmas is celebrated throughout the school and community. This particular school has a significant number of children who are Jewish and a smaller number who are Muslim. How should the school address the variety of cultural and religious beliefs of the students? (a) Because culture and religion should not be part of the school setting, no celebrations of the holiday season should be conducted. (b) No matter how small the student population for a particular culture or religion, all cultures and religions should be acknowledged during the holiday season. (c) While predominantly Christian, the large number of Jewish children with their own traditions for the holiday should be included in the school's celebrations of the season. (d) All students in America should be considered a part of the Christian community and be comfortable with the traditional Christian celebrations - >>>No matter how small the student population for a particular culture or religion, all cultures and religions should be acknowledged during the holiday season. When establishing classroom routines for the benefit of utilizing as much of class time as possible for instruction, learning, and assessment which of the following would not be included in the rules/routines? (a) Expected routines for responding to teacher/student discussion (b) Classroom routines for bathroom or counselor visits (c) Procedures for turning in homework (d) How to put an appropriate heading on papers that are turned in for grading. - >>>How to put an appropriate heading on papers that are turned in for grading. When moving students from one class setting to the next, maximizing the transition time is very critical. When moving a kindergarten classroom to the cafeteria for lunch, which of the following is the best way to maximize time, allowing bathroom, playground, and lunchtime? Keep in mind that the bathroom is immediately outside the entrance to the cafeteria and the playground entrance is in the next wing of the building. (a) Take lunch orders, line students up for food service lunch reminding them of their food requests and seat students who have brought their own lunch. When all students are seated for lunch, allow students to go in pairs to the restroom until all have gone. At the prescribed time, the entire class adjourns to the playground for the remainder of the lunch period. (b) Release students at the cafeteria door to go immediately to their assigned table. Food service lunch students go to food service line. - >>>Take lunch orders, line students up for food service lunch reminding them of their food requests and seat students who have brought their own lunch. When the allotted amount of time for lunch is up, the entire class adjourns to the playground. Before returning to class, stop at the bathrooms and allow students to use facilities. Using manipulative materials in the classroom is beneficial to all students, but it is especially necessary for mainstreamed classrooms with disabled students who need to have special adaptations within the regular education classroom. Which of the following is the teacher considering when introducing manipulatives in the classroom? (a) Efficiency of instruction (b) Organization within the classroom (c) Answer Learning style (d) Student motivation - >>>Learning style The classroom teacher has scheduled technology lab time for her students with the objective that they will learn to use the formatting tool in the Word application. Which of the following strategy would best assist the teacher in managing the multitude of questions that students will have as they explore this part of the application for the first time? (a) Student places a red cup or flag on top of computer to signal the teacher that he/she has a question. (b) Students form a line at teacher's desk to ask question and receive direction. (c) Students keep working and questions are addressed upon return to classroom. (d) Students are instructed to ask a neighbor for assistance. - >>>Student places a red cup or flag on top of computer to signal the teacher that he/she has a question. A raw score that has been mathematically transformed is called (a) a recorded score (b) Answer a scaled score (c) an original score (d) a non-computed score - >>>a scaled score The classroom teacher has many non-instructional duties that have the potential to impact the instructional time, but these duties are still necessary for safety, security, and school initiatives. When transitioning from the classroom to an assembly, which of the following routine would cause the least negative impact on the assembly time? (a) Supervised by the teacher, students move as a group to the assembly location. (b) Students are dismissed to make their own way to the assembly room and may sit any place they choose. (c) Students are dismissed to make their own way to the designated seating area in the assembly room. (d) Supervised by the teacher, students move as a group to a designated seating area in the assembly room. - >>>Supervised by the teacher, students move as a group to a designated seating area in the assembly room. Which of the following would a short-term substitute teacher be permitted to do? (a) Teach an emergency lesson. (b) Grade and record student work. (c) Access phone numbers and make parent phone calls regarding student progress. (d) Look up previous test scores by accessing the cumulative files. - >>>Teach an emergency lesson. The drama teacher and her students are in the final stages of constructing the set for a play they will be performing for the school within a week. The stage area that is being used is located in the cafeteria and only has curtains that shield part of the unfinished set from students who are coming in and out of the cafeteria for lunch. Why is this a concern? (a) The unfinished set is considered an attractive nuisance that could cause student injury. (b) There is no concern as the curtain can be used to shield most of the view. (c) The set is unlikely to be finished before the play because the drama students are distracted by students attending lunch. (d) Students will be able to see the set, and the element of surprise will be ruined. - >>>The unfinished set is considered an attractive nuisance that could cause student injury. The English teacher wants to engage her students actively in learning. Active engagement is expressed in all but which of the following? (a)She reads a chapter from the novel and asks her students to identify the main ideas and details in each passage. (b) She asks students to pair-share alternative endings to the novel. (c) A student observes a character development situation that the other students have not and she shares this explanation with the class. (d) She encourages her students to ask questions and make predictions on the outcome of the novel. - >>>She reads a chapter from the novel and asks her students to identify the main ideas and details in each passage. The teacher is setting up the student desks in anticipation of a classroom discussion that will allow her to assess each student's understanding of the latest chapter. She is planning an active participation format that will utilize a sponge ball, and the activity has the potential to get noisy. Which is the best arrangement for the desks? (a) Desks divided into two groups, short rows facing each other. (b) All desks in a circle with teacher included in the circle. (c) All desks in rows with plenty of space for teacher to walk down isles. (d) All desks moved out of the room to provide maximum movement. - >>>All desks in a circle with teacher included in the circle. A class is in session and a student has verbally challenged his teacher in response to an assignment he feels is "busy work." The teacher is aware that his student is in the adaptive behavior classroom for a portion of the day and has just been mainstreamed into his general education class. What is the best way for him to handle this potentially volatile situation? (a) Call the adaptive behavior teacher and request that he return to the AB room. (b) Send him outside the room for time to reflect on what he has said. (c) Address the comment respectfully and privately. (d) Ignore the behavior. - >>>Address the comment respectfully and privately. A middle school student seems always to be getting injured and needing special accommodations in the classroom. Now he is returning to school after several days of absence due to a fall that resulted in a broken right arm. He is in a full arm cast that restricts the movements of his fingers. He is right-handed and cannot hold a pencil to complete paper/pencil assignments. How should the teacher approach his handicapped situation? (a) Assign a student partner who will do all the writing for him. (b) Do not require completion of assignments until he is out of his cast. (c) Encourage him to use his left hand, but give him more time to complete his assignments. (d) Modify assignments, so they require minimal writing and alternative methods for completion. - >>>Modify assignments, so they require minimal writing and alternative methods for completion. An elementary school teacher is supervising the playground when a student runs to her crying. He is clearly much smaller than the other children in his grade level and even has a slight limp from a congenital disability. He expresses concern that the other students are not including him in their games. What do you do? (a) Call all of the children together and insist that they include him in their games or recess is over. (b) Tell him to sit next to you and take a break from playing as he is so upset. (c) Approach a small group of children who are playing and ask them to include him in their game. (d) Tell him to forget about playing with the other children because he can't keep up with them. - >>>Approach a small group of children who are playing and ask them to include him in their game. Pep rallies are very typical at middle and high schools . What would be a rationale for supporting the loss of instructional time? (a) The teams bring in a big audience and help the school raise money. (b) Pep rallies are a tradition that students enjoy, and it boosts team spirit. (c) There is not a good reason to encroach on instructional time, and every effort should be made to discontinue pep rallies in favor of studying for assessments. (d) Pep rallies help students bond with the school which contributes to a safe and nurturing environment. - >>>Pep rallies help students bond with the school which contributes to a safe and nurturing environment. At the beginning of a lesson on map skills, the teacher uses a map and asks her third-grade students the following questions: "What do the measurements along the bottom and sides of the map mean?" "What is a compass rose?" "Have you ever used a legend when reading a map?" What is the teacher's purpose in asking these questions before providing instruction on map skills? (a) Preparing her students to learn map skills. (b) Evaluating her students' abilities to draw a map. (c) Assessing prior knowledge (d) Helping her students understand how to use the mapping tools. - >>>Assessing prior knowledge