EDSS 300

Effective Teaching Strategies

100

Name one characteristic of an effective teacher.

1. Exhibits positive expectations for all students.
2. Establishes good classroom management techniques.
3. Designs lessons for student mastery.

200

Name the approach to teaching and learning that gives all students equal opportunity to succeed.

Universal Design for Learning

300

A teaching approach that adapts instruction to meet the unique needs, interests, and learning styles of all students.

Differentiated Instruction

Language Acquisition

100

This hypothesis suggests that learners acquire language by taking in and understanding language that is "just beyond" their current level of competence.

Comprehensible Input

200

This organization suggests that language teachers communicate in the target language for at least 90% or more during instructional time. 

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

300

Identify the American linguist and researcher, who is most known for his language acquisition theory.

Stephen Krashen

Lesson Design

100

What are the five components of lesson planning?

1. Opening activity

2. Comprehensible Input

3. Guided practice

4. Independent practice

5. Closing activity

200

Name the teaching strategy where students work on a task with teacher support.

Guided Practice/ Scaffolded Practice

300

Name the tool that is used periodically to monitor student learning during a lesson or unit. Examples include exit tickets, quizzes, polls. 

Formative Assessment

CRT

100

Identify the teaching method that uses students' customs, characteristics, experience, and perspective as tools for better classroom instruction. 

Culturally Responsive Teaching

200

Besides a student's racial background, what are other characteristics that a culturally responsive teacher must consider?

A student's gender, age, socio economic status.

300

Activating students prior knowledge, making learning contextual, discussing social and political issues, and incorporating popular culture, are examples of what?

Culturally Responsive Teaching practices