Chapter 1

Question 1

Who are the majority of teachers in the United States?

Answer 1

White women

Question 2

What are the most common reasons to teach?

Answer 2

1) desire to work with the youth
2) the value of education in society
3) interest in a subject
4) the influence of a teacher or of family
5) the teaching schedule
6) job security
7) opportunity of a lifetime of self-growth

Question 3

What is the traditional path to becoming a teacher?

Answer 3

Through a university based teacher program

Question 4

True or False….. Effective teachers have the same style of learning

Answer 4

False

Question 5

teaching the whole child

Answer 5

attending to all the developmental stages and needs, along with teaching them grade-level and subject area matter

Question 6

achievement gap

Answer 6

a disparity among students, as some excel while others languish in respect to learning

Question 7

Praxis Series

Answer 7

test by the ETS used to see if someone is qualified to teach

Question 8

National Council For Accreditation of Teachers (NCATE)

Answer 8

organization that accredits university teacher education programs to allow students to graduate and teach in schools

Question 9

clinical internship

Answer 9

extended fieldwork where teacher candidates teach lessons and, fora designed time frame, take over all classroom duties

Question 10

cooperating teacher

Answer 10

host and mentor teacher

Question 11

Teach for America

Answer 11

organization whose goal is to increase the number of teachers willing to tackle the challenges of classrooms on low-income areas

Question 12

profession

Answer 12

an occupation that meets certain criteria including

1) extensive training to enter
2) inclusion of a cod of ethics
3) service as the primary product

Question 13

National Education Association (NEA)

Answer 13

the largest professional education association in the United States

Question 14

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

Answer 14

America’s second largest professional association for teachers

Question 15

collective bargaining

Answer 15

negotiating with employers and states to gain additional benefits for their members

Question 16

Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium

Answer 16

An organization that specifically deals with the needs of, and standards for, beginning teachers

Question 17

professionalism

Answer 17

involves attitudes and actions that convey respect, uphold high standards, and demonstrate commitment to those served

Question 18

advocate for students

Answer 18

support and defend students, always put their needs first

Question 19

academic rigor

Answer 19

teaching meaningful content and having high expectations for student learning

Question 20

developmental appropriateness

Answer 20

teaching addresses students’ physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and character development

Question 21

dispositions

Answer 21

composed of our attitudes, values, and beliefs

Question 22

reflective practitioners

Answer 22

we deliberately think about out practices (what we do as teachers)

Question 23

Partnership with 21st century skills

Answer 23

leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st-century skills into education

Question 24

standards

Answer 24

expectations for teachers and what they know and should be able to do

Question 25

No child left behind act of 2001

Answer 25

federal law that holds schools accountable for school learning, regardless of student diversity

Question 26

highly qualified

Answer 26

teachers have a standard of content knowledge and specialized preparation for their chosen level