Classroom Design/Layout
Types of Learning Environments
Teaching Styles
Scenarios and Definitions
Grab Bag
100
Focus is on teacher who is normally at the front of the class

What is Lecture Style?

100

Standard way of holding a class session - Instructors and students are in the same physical place

What is face-to-face

100

This teaching style is known as "high demand, low care" on the teacher's part

What is authoritarian?

100

As a middle school teacher goes throughout the semester, they notice students in the pod style classroom engaging in side chatter.  They are currently in a pod style layout.  The teacher can do this to help eliminate background chatter while still allowing for students to easily discuss.

What is switch to Horse-Shoe?

What is reduce pod sizes?

100

This subatomic particle has no charge

What is a neutron?

200

Students' Desks are arranged in one large semi-circle

What is Horse-Shoe Style?

200

In this format, students and teachers are never in the same room, and instead make use of the internet and/or video calling

What is online?

200

This style focuses on rewarding good behavior in the classroom

What is authoritative?

200

A 7th grade Science teacher is having trouble keeping students on task.  This teacher has a hard time speaking out when a student is doing something distracting.  The teacher is exhibiting this style of teaching.

What is indifferent?

200

In 1996, this former NFL team relocated to Tennessee, later rebranding to the Tennessee Titans

What is the Houston Oilers?

300

Students are organized into small clusters of 3 or 4 members

What is Pod Style?

300

This style of learning environment has become especially prevalent during the COVID pandemic - some students are in person, while some students are online

What is hybrid?

300

This style of teaching focuses on effort over quality, and typically is employed by soft-spoken educators

What is Laissez-Faire?

300

A 6th grade math teacher is aiming for making a lesson that will involve lots of lecturing and very little group discussion. This teacher should employ this style seating arrangement 

What is Lecture Style?

300

This term was designated for the ruler of the Ottoman Empire before its demise

What is Sultan?

400

Consists of two groups - the inner circle and the outer circle

What is Fishbowl Style?

400
An online class that requires students to be online at a specific time is known as this

What is synchronous?

400

This style is typically employed by teachers that reuse lesson plans with no change year after year

What is indifferent

400

This term refers to the diverse physical locations, contexts, and cultures in which students learn.

What is Learning Environment?

400

Complete the following lyrics from "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel:

"We didn't start the fire, It was always burning since the world's been turning, We didn't start the fire, no we didn't _____ but we tried to ____."

What is light it?

What is fight it?

500

A middle school teacher who plans on having many small breakout discussions in their class should opt for this classroom layout.

What is Pod Style?

500

A lassez-faire teaching style can be especially ineffective with this learning environment

What is online?

500

The Love and Logic Model is most closely associated with this style of teaching

What is authoritative

500

Teachers may use this to help students start a fish bowl discussion session

What is a Probing Question?

500

This independent country is the smallest on earth, completely surrounded by another country

What is Vatican City