Your Classroom
Instruction
Your Students
The Teacher
Potluck
100

In the learning trip metaphor, your classroom is represented by what?

The Bus

100

The state-mandated standards that you must teach in a course are called what?

TEKS

100

Students learn 95% of what they _______________.

Teach

100

Great teachers have high __________________ for their students. 

Expectations

100

Use an  _________ _________ to get students to stop what they are doing and listen. 

Attention Signal

200

Always ________________ a student's behavior if it is not affecting the classroom in a negative way.

Ignore

200

For instruction, follow the method known as Chunk, Chew, and what?

Check

200

On the first few days of school, you must ______________ your classroom procedures with your students over and over. 

Practice

200

What does PLC stand for?

Professional Learning Community

200

Use ______________________ builders to help establish a classroom culture.

Community

300

When it comes to student misbehavior, special education, and parent communication, make sure you have a system of _____________________ to record your observations. 

Documentation

300
What is the first step of the lesson cycle?

The Focus (or hook)

300

All students can receive __________________, but only special education students can receive ___________________ in accordance to their ARD committee.

Accommodations

Modifications

300

Use healthy ________ __________ to manage stress. 

Coping Strategies

300

A ____________ is an instructional strategy that allows students to get through a large amount of info by dividing students into home groups and expert groups.

Jigsaw

400

Using ___________________ means moving next to a student who is misbehaving.

Proximity

400

How long should chunks of content be before you allow students to process?

8-10 min

400

___________________ means providing students with supports to help them learn new content. 

Scaffolding

400

During November and December, first year teachers can enter into the _____________________ phase, before being rejuvenated after the holidays. 

Disillusionment

400

The big themes that your TEKS are organized by are called what? (hint: file drawers)

Strands

500

Use simple _____ -______ directions when explaining to students what to do.

One-Step
500

_________ standards are the skills taught throughout the school year. (hint: blue)

Process Standards

500

The part of our brain neurons that we grow more of as we learn...

Dendrites

500

After a parent shares a concern with you during a conference, what should you do first?

Restate the concern

500

__________________ means tailoring your instruction and assignments based on student levels and learning styles.

Differentiation

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