Theorists
The person who is responsible for the popularized theory "Zone of Proximal Development." The gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can achieve with guidance from a more knowledgeable person.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
This is a four-square graphic organizer designed to help students understand and analyze vocabulary words or concepts by exploring definitions, characteristics, examples, and non-examples.
What is the Frayer Model?
This is South Carolina’s updated teacher evaluation and support system, which uses a modernized rubric to grade new teachers on four aspects of their performance.
What is the ADEPT 4.0 Rubric?
This is the fraternity that Dr. Hicks is a part of.
What is Alpha Phi Alpha?
These are the standards that teachers in the state of South Carolina would use to teach their students.
What are South Carolina’s College and Career-Ready Standards?
The person who is responsible for the popularized theory "_______'s Taxonomy." It is a hierarchical framework used to classify educational goals into levels of complexity and specificity.
Who is Benjamin Bloom?
This model is a three-column graphic organizer that helps learners track what they know, what they want to learn, and what they have learned.
What is the KWL chart?
This domain addresses personal growth in the teaching career, reflection, community involvement, and school responsibilities.
What is professionalism?
This is Dr. Hicks' favorite children's book.
What is Flossi and the Fox?
These are the standards that define the criteria for accrediting educator preparation programs, emphasizing candidate knowledge, program quality, equity, and continuous improvement.
What is The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation? (CAEP)
The person who is responsible for the book "Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites." This book blends research‑based learning strategies with classroom‑ready activities, aiming to maximize student engagement and retention.
Who is Marcia L. Tate?
This is an assessment administered at the end of a learning period to evaluate a student’s overall mastery of the material.
What is a summative test?
This domain focuses on managing student behavior, expectations, how the classroom looks, and creating a respectful culture.
What is environment?
This is the college from which Dr. Hicks received his undergraduate degree.
What is Paine College?
These are a set of model core teaching standards designed to guide teacher development and ensure every K-12 student is prepared for college and the workforce.
What is InTASC? (Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium)
The person who created the MAT, "_____'s Analogies Test." This test is used to assess analytical reasoning and academic aptitude relevant to graduate-level success, using verbal analogies as the primary format
Who is Dr. W. S. Miller?
This is a low-stakes assessment used during the learning process to monitor understanding, provide feedback, and guide both teaching and learning.
What is a formative test?
This domain covers lesson plans, student work, assessments, and different models that learners use in the teacher's class.
What is planning?
This is how long Dr. Hicks has been teaching at South Carolina State University.
What is 25 years?
This is a set of national standards for elementary education programs, particularly for teacher preparation.
What is The Association for Childhood Education International? (ACEI)
The person who is responsible for the popularized theory "Multiple Intelligences." This theory suggests that intelligence is not a single ability but a collection of distinct types. This person identified eight intelligences.
Who is Howard Gardner?
This is a method of assessing students in a consistent, uniform manner to measure knowledge, skills, and performance across a defined population.
What is standardized testing?
This domain includes standards, objectives, lesson structure, pacing, activities, materials, questioning, feedback, grouping, and teacher knowledge
What is instruction?
This is how long Dr. Hicks has been teaching students.
What is 50 years?
This is the association that was made to provide a comprehensive framework for preparing effective, knowledgeable, and reflective science teachers.
What is the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and/or the Association for Science Teacher Education? (ASTE)