What does flexible grouping allow? - Answer -For learning that is appropriately
challenging and avoids labeling a student's readiness as static.
Identify the four factors you should consider when planning differentiated lessons? -
Answer -student readiness to learn, student background, student learning style, student
interest.
Why is differentiation of process necessary for English Language Learners - Answer -
Because they need sheltered instruction and language supports to understand and
make sense of content.
Mr. Johnson wants to start differentiating his curriculum but he doesn't know where or
how to begin. Which of the following steps would you suggest he take? - Answer -
Administer a learning styles inventory and determine which learning objectives and
lessons he could adapt or revise to begin incorporating student's learning styles in his
content delivery, classroom activities, and assessments
Differentiation of the curriculum falls into what three main categories? - Answer -
content, process, product
True/False: Differentiating content requires that students be pretested. - Answer -True-
because it can help you identify which students do and don't require direct instruction.
Decide which of the following differentiated activities is at the Tier 2, mastery level: -
Answer -A student uses the vocabulary words he/she has learned to write a short story
Identify which of the following tools can help you build your Professional Learning
Network: - Answer -Facebook, Twitter, & Blogs
The following scenario is an example of which ISTE Standard for Students?Students in
Mrs. Miller's Spanish class are learning conversational Spanish vocabulary and
grammar. Mrs. Miller wants students to practice their verbal and written Spanish. She
has a colleague in Mexico who has agreed to collaborate with her to pair students in
their classrooms to exchange online letters and engage in group discussions once a
week via a moderated online chat room. Once a quarter, as a whole class they use a
video conferencing program to have relevant discussions on sports, the weather and
news events. - Answer -Students use digital media and environments to communicate
and work collaboratively, including at a distance to support individual learning and
contribute to the learning of others
What is the main purpose for understanding and using the ISTE Standards for
Teachers, Students, Coaches and Administrators? - Answer -Allows for the successful
implementation of digital strategies that impact learning, teaching, and working in a
digital world
, Mrs. Jacobs wants her students to collaborate, communicate, and submit work online
for a group project they need to work on both in and outside of class. Which of the
following tools could best help her achieve these goals - Answer -Learning
management systems like Edmodo and Schoology.
In which of the following classroom scenarios is the teacher using a Flipped Learning
model - Answer -Mr. Jones has created a short six-minute video lecture on Chapter 9 in
his History textbook. He asks students to watch his video at home for homework and
answer ten questions via an online quiz. When students return to class the next day,
they review their quiz answers and clarify misconceptions. Afterwards they engage in
group discussions debating chapter 9 topics assigned by Mr. Jones
Administering a learning styles inventory and/or a student interest survey at the
beginning of each school year is valuable because - Answer -It can help you gather
information about your students that will allow you to better understand how your
students learn and what their interests are to create lessons and activities that engage
them and meet varying learning needs
In which of the following scenarios is the teacher differentiating the learning
environment: - Answer -Ms. Gonzalez, a fifth-grade reading teacher has a variety of
reading "nooks" in the room. During silent reading time, some students sit in bean bag
chairs, others on the floor with blankets and pillows, some in desks and a few outside in
the hallway right outside her room
Which of the following is an example of differentiating the product for students in a fifth-
grade reading class who are supposed to read and describe the parts of a story in a
book they've read? - Answer -Providing some students with a story map after they read
the book to outline the events of the story, allowing kinesthetic or tactile learners the
opportunity to rewrite the book as a skit and perform it for the class, and letting visual
learners draw out the events of the book and deliver a presentation on the visuals.
What are the benefits of developing a Professional Learning Network - Answer -
Provides a platform and an opportunity for educators to collaborate, communicate,
share ideas and resources, and build community to improve and expanding their
learning.
How does blended learning meet the diverse needs of students in a classroom? -
Answer -Because it allows students the opportunity to control the time, pace, path, and
pace of their learning so they can be engaged both in and out of the classroom.
Which of these is NOT an example of how to teach/incorporate digital citizenship into
the classroom? - Answer -A history teacher has decided to use digital textbooks in his
classroom. During the first week of class he explains to students how to access and
read the digital text in a meaningful way.