TNT 700.1A Exam/100 Questions and
Answers
While students are working on a group project in Mrs. Hatcher's 4th grade
classroom, she walks by a particular small group. Two of the students in the
group are discussing their favorite video games. She puts a hand on the
shoulder of each of the off task students as she walks by. The students end
their conversation and get refocused on their assignment.Which
characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Hatcher practicing? - -Effective
teachers establish successful classroom management techniques
- According to Ben Bissell, which of the following is not an effective example
of praise? - -Public praise
- For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many different
practice problems on the board for students. She talks through each problem
as she works through it on the board. She is struggling to understand that
why despite all of the different problems she works through on the board,
students are still struggling with some of the concepts.What suggestion
would you offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student understanding? - -Walk
around the room during instruction
- Ms. Loomis is a first year teacher. STAAR tests are coming up next month
and she is starting to get nervous about how her students will perform.What
would be the best piece of advice for Ms. Loomis? - -Incorporate a practice
question or two each day into her lessons
- Why is professional development important for all teachers? - -To increase
the content knowledge and instructional skills of a teacher
- Mrs. Williams is a fifth-grade teacher. She is frustrated because her lesson
on finding the main idea of a text did not go as well as she had hoped it
would. At the end of the lesson, she did not feel her students had a firm
grasp on the concept.What should Mrs. Williams do? - -Reflect on the lesson
and plan additional activities that will better teach her objective.
- How is random questioning an effective questioning technique? - -It
increases student engagement during a lesson.
- How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where learning
flourishes? - -They learn to say I'm sorry in situations where they have made
a mistake.
, - Ms. Jones wrote the following praise on Toby's essay about the causes of
the Civil War.Great work. It is clear you know your stuff.What suggestion
would you offer Ms. Jones to improve on the praise she has offered to Toby? -
-Give a specific example of something Toby did well.
- Mr. Green placed all of the books in his classroom library in bins. Each bin
is labeled with a particular genre.What characteristic of effective teaching is
Mr. Green practicing? - -Effective teachers are organized
- What are the most important elements of a school system? - -Classrooms
- Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting flexibility? - -
Adapting instructional techniques to ensure student understanding
- Each day when students enter Mrs. Finn's biology classroom, she displays
a list the day's needed materials and the activity students should begin work
on immediately. Once the bell rings, she says what is written on the board
aloud to her students.What characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Finn
practicing? - -Effective teachers communicate clearly.
- A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the
lesson.What is the first thing Mr. Garcia should do to address the problem? -
-Ignore the student behavior
- Mr. Peters has just completed a math lesson and his students are working
on a practice set. As Mr. Peters circulates the room, he notices that a large
percentage of students are not grasping the concept.What would be the best
thing for Mr. Peters to do next? - -Go through the first two problems of the
practice set together with the whole class
- Maria stayed after school with Mr. Watkins for some extra help in math. At
the end of their session, Maria told Mr. Watkins her mom wouldn't be able to
pick her up for another hour. Mr. Watkins gave Maria a few dollars to pay bus
fare home.What better solution could Mr. Watkins have offered to Maria? - -
Mr. Watkins should have waited with Maria until a parent could pick her up.
- Mr. Fitzpatrick recently attended a teachers' conference where he learned
some new techniques that he would like to try out in his 7thgrade Social
Studies class. He's not sure how they will work in his classroom because the
teacher he heard about them from is a 3rdgrade teacher. He thinks that with
a few adaptations he will be able to implement them with his students.What
should Mr. Fitzpatrick do? - -Practice the techniques with a colleague
- Mrs. Young receives an email from Larry's mom about an incident that
happened in her classroom between Larry and another student, Vince. Mrs.
Young remembers the two students having a disagreement, but does not
Answers
While students are working on a group project in Mrs. Hatcher's 4th grade
classroom, she walks by a particular small group. Two of the students in the
group are discussing their favorite video games. She puts a hand on the
shoulder of each of the off task students as she walks by. The students end
their conversation and get refocused on their assignment.Which
characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Hatcher practicing? - -Effective
teachers establish successful classroom management techniques
- According to Ben Bissell, which of the following is not an effective example
of praise? - -Public praise
- For her math lessons, Mrs. Taylor usually works through many different
practice problems on the board for students. She talks through each problem
as she works through it on the board. She is struggling to understand that
why despite all of the different problems she works through on the board,
students are still struggling with some of the concepts.What suggestion
would you offer Mrs. Taylor to improve on student understanding? - -Walk
around the room during instruction
- Ms. Loomis is a first year teacher. STAAR tests are coming up next month
and she is starting to get nervous about how her students will perform.What
would be the best piece of advice for Ms. Loomis? - -Incorporate a practice
question or two each day into her lessons
- Why is professional development important for all teachers? - -To increase
the content knowledge and instructional skills of a teacher
- Mrs. Williams is a fifth-grade teacher. She is frustrated because her lesson
on finding the main idea of a text did not go as well as she had hoped it
would. At the end of the lesson, she did not feel her students had a firm
grasp on the concept.What should Mrs. Williams do? - -Reflect on the lesson
and plan additional activities that will better teach her objective.
- How is random questioning an effective questioning technique? - -It
increases student engagement during a lesson.
- How do effective teachers strive to maintain an atmosphere where learning
flourishes? - -They learn to say I'm sorry in situations where they have made
a mistake.
, - Ms. Jones wrote the following praise on Toby's essay about the causes of
the Civil War.Great work. It is clear you know your stuff.What suggestion
would you offer Ms. Jones to improve on the praise she has offered to Toby? -
-Give a specific example of something Toby did well.
- Mr. Green placed all of the books in his classroom library in bins. Each bin
is labeled with a particular genre.What characteristic of effective teaching is
Mr. Green practicing? - -Effective teachers are organized
- What are the most important elements of a school system? - -Classrooms
- Which of the following is an example of a teacher exhibiting flexibility? - -
Adapting instructional techniques to ensure student understanding
- Each day when students enter Mrs. Finn's biology classroom, she displays
a list the day's needed materials and the activity students should begin work
on immediately. Once the bell rings, she says what is written on the board
aloud to her students.What characteristic of effective teaching is Mrs. Finn
practicing? - -Effective teachers communicate clearly.
- A student in Mr. Garcia's classroom is tapping his pencil during the
lesson.What is the first thing Mr. Garcia should do to address the problem? -
-Ignore the student behavior
- Mr. Peters has just completed a math lesson and his students are working
on a practice set. As Mr. Peters circulates the room, he notices that a large
percentage of students are not grasping the concept.What would be the best
thing for Mr. Peters to do next? - -Go through the first two problems of the
practice set together with the whole class
- Maria stayed after school with Mr. Watkins for some extra help in math. At
the end of their session, Maria told Mr. Watkins her mom wouldn't be able to
pick her up for another hour. Mr. Watkins gave Maria a few dollars to pay bus
fare home.What better solution could Mr. Watkins have offered to Maria? - -
Mr. Watkins should have waited with Maria until a parent could pick her up.
- Mr. Fitzpatrick recently attended a teachers' conference where he learned
some new techniques that he would like to try out in his 7thgrade Social
Studies class. He's not sure how they will work in his classroom because the
teacher he heard about them from is a 3rdgrade teacher. He thinks that with
a few adaptations he will be able to implement them with his students.What
should Mr. Fitzpatrick do? - -Practice the techniques with a colleague
- Mrs. Young receives an email from Larry's mom about an incident that
happened in her classroom between Larry and another student, Vince. Mrs.
Young remembers the two students having a disagreement, but does not
