Becoming a Teacher
The term that refers to how good of a match there may between your personal qualities and the demands of teaching
What is goodness of Fit?
This type of assessment is often used to measure student achievement at the state or national level and has sparked debates about its fairness and accuracy
What is standardized testing?
Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating are the levels of this learning theory
What is Bloom's Taxonomy?
What students are expected to learn, written in measurable terms - Students will be able to (SWBAT)...
What is performance objectives/objective?
According to studies, this caffeinated beverage is the unofficial fuel of most teachers
What is coffee?
What is Committed, Caring, Courageous, Centered, Conscious?
These independently operated public schools have more flexibility than traditional public schools but still receive public funding
What are charter schools?
The belief system and the orientation that you bring to your instructional practice
What is pedagogy?
The part of the lesson plan that introduces the lesson, connects previous learning, prior knowledge of the topic and serves as a motivational activity or hook to grab the students' attention
What is the anticipatory set?
This day of the week is statistically the most common for pop quizzes
What is Friday?
The way the students experience the school
What is school Climate?
This educational trend involves using digital tools and platforms to enhance instruction and student learning
What is technology integration?
This educational concept promotes adjusting instruction to meet individual needs
What is differentiated instruction/differentiation?
The body of the lesson, modeling, providing directions, check for understanding, independent or cooperative learning groups, guided practice
What is development?
In the U.S., this month is officially recognized as Teacher Appreciation Month
What is May?
Teaching is not just a job but a _____, involving personal commitment and a desire to impact others
What is calling?
A teaching method that engages students in extended inquiry into complex, realistic questions as they work in teams and create presentations to share what they have learned
What is project-based learning?
This type of motivation comes from within a student, such as curiosity or interest in the topic itself
What is intrinsic motivation?
Adjusts how students access the material/ adjusts the content, process, or product of the lesson
Accommodations/Differentiation
This fictional teacher told his students to "Carpe diem" in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society
Who is Mr. Keating?
A description of your ideas about teaching and learning and how those ideas will influence your practice
What is teaching philosophy?
A federal law that requires educational agencies and institutions to project the confidentiality of students' educational records
What is the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)?
This term refers to how a teacher organizes and structures a classroom to promote effective learning
What is classroom management?
Evaluations conducted after a period of learning to gauge how well students have achieved the learning objectives
What is summative assessment?
According to surveys, this is the most appreciated gift teachers say they receive from students
What is a handwritten note (or a thank you card)?