ELD/TPE's
How many TPE's are there? Name them.
TPE 1: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
TPE 2: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
TPE 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
TPE 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
TPE 5: Assessing Student Learning
TPE 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
TPE 7: Effective Literacy Instruction
What is a KWL?
A KWL chart is a simple yet powerful graphic organizer that helps students actively engage with a topic before, during, and after learning. It stands for:
K – What I Know: Students list what they already know about a topic. This activates prior knowledge and builds confidence.
W – What I Want to Know: Students write down what they want to learn. This sets a purpose for reading or learning.
L – What I Learned: After engaging with the content, students list what they learned. This promotes reflection and checks understanding.
Describe the steps in the writing process.
Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing
What phrase does Katie Cunningham often use to describe text that is culturally responsive?
Windows and Mirrors.
What is UDL and two example of UDL in the classroom?
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to teaching aimed at meeting the needs of every student in a classroom.
Posted lesson goals, Assignment options, Flexible work spaces, Regular feedback, Digital and audio text
What are the two types of ELD instruction that educators teach regularly in their classrooms regardless of grade level? Describe the difference.
Integrated ELD: All teachers with EL students are responsible, ELD is embedded into content instruction (e.g., science, history).
Designated ELD: Specific time set aside for focused language development, Taught by teachers with expertise in ELD instruction.
What is Story Mapping?
A story map is a graphic organizer that helps students learn the elements of a narrative. Learning to identify a story’s characters, plot, setting, problem, and solution prompts students to read carefully to learn the important details. There are many different types of story maps. The most basic ones focus on the beginning, middle, and end of the story while more sophisticated organizers focus more on story elements like plot, character development, or theme.
Name at least 3 traits of good writing.
Organization
Strong Voice
Idea Development
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Grammar and Conventions
Creativity and Imagination
Revision Willingness
Purpose and Audience Awareness
Persistence
What does PBIS stand for and name the 3 tiers of PBIS?
Positive Behavior Intervention system, broken up into three tiers.
Tier 1: universal support for all students
Tier 2: Targeted support for some students
Tier 3: intensive support for a few students
What students are considered to be "special populations"?
A special population is any group that doesn’t fit the “norm” in a typical California classroom:
● Gifted and Creative
● Second Language Learner
● Special Education
● At-Risk
Name the 3 proficiency levels that are used to categorize students based on their ELPAC scores.
Emerging, Expanding and Bridging.
What is a 5 finger Summary?
The 5 finger summary is a method for recalling the main events of a story. Each finger stands for a different story element: the thumb represents the setting, the pointer finger represents the characters, the middle finger represents the problem, the ring finger represents the events, and the pinkie represents the solution.
What are the 4 genres of writing taught in school across many grade levels?
Opinion Writing
Narrative Writing
Informational Writing
Functional Writing
What is a common challenge teachers face in culturally responsive teaching?
Personal bias whether it is conscious or unconscious.
Name 3 benefits of implementing social studies instruction in your classroom.
Benefits of SS instruction:
1. Understanding the Present
2. Developing Critical Thinking
3. Promoting Empathy and Understanding
4. Learning from Past Mistakes
5. Fostering informed citizenship
6. Developing Identify and Cultural Awareness
What do the following acronyms stand for in when using them in relation to standards.
RI, RL, SL, L, W
RI: Reading Standards for Information Text
RL: Reading Standards for Literature
SL: Speaking and Listening Standards
L: Language Standards
W: Writing Standards
What are Literacy Circles?
Literacy circles are small groups of students who come together to discuss a book, much like a book club. Students take on individual roles or jobs to help facilitate discussion and deeper understanding of the text.
What are the 4 types of instructional routines we discussed for teaching writing?
Model Writing: The teacher writes a text and reads it to the class. This model provides a sample of how student writing should look.
Shared Writing: The students write a story together with a shared pen.
Interactive Writing: The students write a story together with a shared pen, but the teacher adds materials on occasion.
Independent Writing: When appropriate, the student writes alone
What is the metaphor that the U.S used to try to convey equity, what is the better theory we discussed in class?
A "melting pot" is a metaphor used to describe a society where different cultures mix and blend together, forming a new and unified culture.
The "salad bowl" theory of culture suggests that different cultures can coexist within a larger society while maintaining their unique identities, much like the ingredients in a salad.
Explain the concept of funds of knowledge.
Funds of Knowledge are the resources and expertise that students bring from their everyday lives, including cultural practices, language use, work experiences, and social networks.
What are the 3 modes of communication that the ELD standards focus on to ensure that students reach English Proficiency?
Collaborative: Engagement in dialogue with others
Interpretive: Comprehension and analysis of written and spoken texts
Productive: Creation of oral presentations and written texts
What is a Jigsaw?
Jigsaw is a cooperative learning strategy that enables each student of a “home” group to specialize in one aspect of a topic. Students meet with members from other groups who are assigned the same aspect, and after mastering the material, return to the “home” group and teach the material to their group members. With this strategy, each student in the “home” group serves as a piece of the topic’s puzzle and when they work together as a whole, they create the complete jigsaw puzzle.
What were two strategies that you can use during peer editing to encourage/promote constructive comments?
Two stars and a Wish
Glow and Grow
What are the three brain states according to Conscious Discipline and how do you differentiate between the three?
Survival State – Fight, flight, or freeze (needs safety) physical responses.
Emotional State – Outbursts, blame, drama (needs connection) Vocal responses/inappropriate language
Executive State – Problem-solving, empathy, and learning.
What is Asset-Based instruction?
Asset-based instruction is a teaching approach that focuses on the strengths, skills, knowledge, and cultural backgrounds that students bring to the classroom. Instead of seeing students through a "deficit lens" (what they lack), asset-based instruction values and builds on what students already have to support learning and growth. Funds of Knowledge are the resources and expertise that students bring from their everyday lives, including cultural practices, language use, work experiences, and social networks.