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1
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Colleagues observe in your classroom using a checklist that covers the classroom environment, your teaching behaviors and student behaviors

a. Classroom Observation Schedules
b. Lesson study
c. Self-recorded lesson

A

a. Classroom Observation Schedules

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Study Phase: study the curriculum and formulate learning goals
Planning Phase: revising an existing lesson plan or creating a new one
Teaching Phase: one member of the team conducts the lesson while others observe and collect data
Reflection Phase: team analyzes the collected data

a. Classroom Observation Schedules
b. Lesson study
c. Self-recorded lesson

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b. Lesson study

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Using audio/or video recordings of samples of your teaching to identify unrecognized strengths and weaknesses

a. Classroom Observation Schedules
b. Lesson study
c. Self-recorded lesson

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c. Self-recorded lesson

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After choosing one or more teaching episodes you would like to examine, ask and try to answer the following questions: what happened? Why it happened? What might it mean? What are the implications for my practice?

a, Guided reflection protocol

b. Developing a reflective journal
c. Using a portfolio with your journal

A

a, Guided reflection protocol

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To serve as a repository on instructional ideas and techniques that you have either created from your own experiences or gleaned from other sources

a, Guided reflection protocol

b. Developing a reflective journal
c. Using a portfolio with your journal

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b. Developing a reflective journal

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A table of contents
A resume
A statement of your educational philosophy

a, Guided reflection protocol

b. Developing a reflective journal
c. Using a portfolio with your journal

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c. Using a portfolio with your journal

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Formative assessment of teachers and teaching can transform practice by highlighting the difference between the intent and effect of teachers’ actions.

a. True
b. False

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a. True

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What is characteristic of a reflective teacher?

a. thinking about how one ranks among teachers in the same school	
b. sitting back and thinking about one’s teaching	
c. inquiring critically about one’s practice	
d. identifying and then avoiding the worst teachers in one’s school
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c. inquiring critically about one’s practice

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What core propositions characterize National Board Certified Teachers?
Choose 4

a. Commit to students and learning.
b. Know the subjects taught and how to teach them.
c. Participate in collective bargaining.
d. Think systematically about practice.
e. Join professional learning communities.

A

a. Commit to students and learning.
b. Know the subjects taught and how to teach them.
d. Think systematically about practice.
e. Join professional learning communities.

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Why are students in a good position to evaluate teachers?

a. They know whether they are responding and learning.	
b. They are able to analyze why a teacher is effective.	
c. Their answers on questionnaires can provide a numerical assessment.	
d. They can spot technical flaws in instructional technique.
A

a. They know whether they are responding and learning.

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What is the leniency problem regarding student evaluations of teachers?

a. Teachers give high grades to most students to get good ratings.	
b. Students are critical of teachers who have low standards.	
c. Teachers tend to adopt low standards to improve how they compare to other schools.	
d. Students tend to rate teachers above average on most aspects of teaching.
A

d. Students tend to rate teachers above average on most aspects of teaching.

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What characteristics are measured by the Constructivist-Oriented Learning Environment Survey (COLES)?
Choose 4

a. how well students work cooperatively
b. which students are being favored
c. how students feel about assessments
d. how students get involved in subject matter
e. whether the teacher is friendly and helpful

A

a. how well students work cooperatively
c. how students feel about assessments
d. how students get involved in subject matter
e. whether the teacher is friendly and helpful

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Narrative accounts of teaching are an effective form of self-study.

a. True
b. False

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a. True

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What characterizes the system of lesson study?
Choose 4

a. forming a research team
b. studying the curriculum
c. creating a lesson plan
d. teaching the research lesson
e. making individualism a norm

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a. forming a research team
b. studying the curriculum
c. creating a lesson plan
d. teaching the research lesson

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What questions should a teacher ask when reflecting on a teaching episode?
Choose 4

a. What happened during the episode?
b. Why did the incident take place?
c. How should students be reprimanded?
d. What are the implications for practice?
e. What could have been done differently?

A

a. What happened during the episode?
b. Why did the incident take place?
d. What are the implications for practice?
e. What could have been done differently?

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How might teachers use a reflective journal?
Choose 4

a. to develop a repository of instructional ideas
b. to record observations and reflections
c. to focus on problem solving
d. to detect behavior problems
e. to restart or change direction

A

a. to develop a repository of instructional ideas
b. to record observations and reflections
c. to focus on problem solving
e. to restart or change direction

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What best explains why research has found negative outcomes for the effect of teacher reflection on instructional effectiveness?

a. use of anecdotal data	
b. flawed research designs	
c. inability of research to analyze this process	
d. overreliance on self-reports
A

b. flawed research designs

18
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How does Ball’s model of generative change focus on learning from teaching?
Choose 4

a. The model connects teacher inquiry and student learning.
b. The model produces pedagogical knowledge useful in problem solving.
c. Narrativization of personal experiences increases metacognition.
d. The model results in unintentional stagnation and loss of efficacy.
e. Teachers become agents of generative change.

A

a. The model connects teacher inquiry and student learning.
b. The model produces pedagogical knowledge useful in problem solving.
c. Narrativization of personal experiences increases metacognition.
e. Teachers become agents of generative change.

19
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What National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) core proposition is facilitated through digital portals for professional development?

a. Teachers are committed to students and learning.	
b. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach them.	
c. Teachers are responsible for managing student learning.	
d. Teachers are members of learning communities.
A

d. Teachers are members of learning communities.

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What are the results of an emphasis on professional collaboration through technology?
Choose 3

a. The NBPTS hosts online learning communities.
b. Schools offer few portals for new ideas about teaching and learning.
c. Lesson study emphasizes professional collaboration among teachers.
d. Blogs are a forum for public articulation essential to thinking about teaching.
e. Forums, chat rooms, blogs, and wikis are websites for K–12 teachers to share.

A

c. Lesson study emphasizes professional collaboration among teachers.
d. Blogs are a forum for public articulation essential to thinking about teaching.
e. Forums, chat rooms, blogs, and wikis are websites for K–12 teachers to share.

21
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Educational blogs that leave readers challenged or angry are poor tools for improving teaching.

a. True
b. False

A

b. False

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What does the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) measure?

a. the physical environment in constructivist classrooms	
b. how well constructivist principles are implemented	
c. how principals assess teachers’ degree of constructivism	
d. the degree of collaboration that exists in a school
A

b. how well constructivist principles are implemented

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What do observation checklists address?

a. instructional techniques	
b. what students know	
c. how often teachers collaborate	
d. the characteristics of parent–teacher conferences
A

a. instructional techniques

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What is lesson study?

a. when students form groups to prepare and study for tests	
b. a system for sharing practitioner knowledge	
c. teachers focusing on their own lesson plans	
d. the way administrators evaluate teachers
A

b. a system for sharing practitioner knowledge

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What is the purpose of the guided reflection protocol?

a. to analyze one’s teaching practices	
b. to encourage students to think about how they learn	
c. to identify students who have a reflective learning style	
d. to create a calm classroom atmosphere
A

a. to analyze one’s teaching practices

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What elements appear in a teaching portfolio?
Choose 4

a. statement of educational philosophy
b. lesson plans keyed to state standards
c. student work samples
d. assessments of colleagues
e. innovative learning activities

A

a. statement of educational philosophy
b. lesson plans keyed to state standards
c. student work samples
e. innovative learning activities

27
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Research studies have generally found that reflective activities have a significant effect on the quality of subsequent teaching behavior.

a. True
b. False

A

b. False

28
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What did Ball’s research reveal about teachers with reflective practices?
Choose 3

a. They metacognitively awaken by telling personal stories.
b. They became better at advocating for their students.
c. They realized that they could not help all types of students.
d. They became generative thinkers who could solve classroom problems.
e. They became more comfortable using the same approach and materials.

A

a. They metacognitively awaken by telling personal stories.
b. They became better at advocating for their students.
d. They became generative thinkers who could solve classroom problems.

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A recent development enabling teachers to learn from teaching is the advent of digital portals for sharing new ideas about educational practice.

a. True
b. False

A

a. True

30
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How do teachers most often use digital portals?

a. by posting grievances about teaching	
b. by sharing teaching tips with each other	
c. by finding alternative careers online	
d. by accessing discounted materials
A

b. by sharing teaching tips with each other

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How do teachers use digital tools to learn from teaching?
Choose 4

a. by entering forums to ask questions and share ideas
b. by retrieving a written record of communication
c. by accessing a private place to share anger
d. by obtaining materials free of charge
e. by sharing others’ thoughts and experiences

A

a. by entering forums to ask questions and share ideas
b. by retrieving a written record of communication
d. by obtaining materials free of charge
e. by sharing others’ thoughts and experiences

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