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Diverse learners & Culturally Responsive Teaching
Vocabulary Development
Reading Comprehension
Professional Development
100

Assessing learning in a way that includes applying skills to real-world tasks.

What is an authentic assessment?

100

What does ELL stand for?

What are English Language Learners ?

100

Name some ways that teachers can integrate Common Core vocabulary in the classroom?

What is:

* encouraging students to put the words into context

* having students act out the words

* using graphic organziers

100

True or False:

Close reading enhances comprehension. 

True 

100

True or False:

Collaborating with colleagues is an essential part of professional development?

TRUE!

200

An assessment taken before or during instruction. Designed to capture what students currently know. 

What is a formative assessment?

200

What does SIOP stand for?

What is the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol?

200

Why is Robust vocabulary important?

Robust Vocabulary Instruction is extremely important for student's intellectual growth and expanding knowledge and fascination with words
200
What is a strategy for educators who wish to encourage close reading and active thinking?

The STOP and THINK model 

200
Identify the teacher who will most likely be most successful in the field:

Mr. Roy has a temper and tends to ignore parent emails. 

Mrs. Jones does not include student feedback in any of her lesson plans. 

Mr. Kennedy is cognizant of all his students' cultures and learning abilities - and makes an effort to adhere to them. 

Mr. Kennedy 

300

Tests, usually developed by states, that have specific standards and benchmarks in mind

What are standardized tests?

300
What is a method that was developed to help ELLs understand the curriculum better?

What is SIOP?

300

Name one of the tier one words in this sentence:

Sally was impatient because her delivery had not arrived yet.


1. impatient

2. delivery 

3. arrived 

300

Define annotating

Annotating is writing on or marking up reading to ensure optimal understanding. 

300

True or False:

Once you get your teaching degree, there is not a lot more for you to learn. 

FALSE! teachers are lifelong learners and should continue dedicating their energy to mastering their craft. 

400
An assessment that is taken after instruction & is designed to see what the students have mastered. 

What is a summative assessment?

400

Name some ways that a teacher can build a culturally responsive classroom?

What is...

* putting bilingual signage up

*engaging in cultural conversations 

*providing a culturally diverse curriculum 

400

Name the tier 2 words in this sentence:

Helena was discouraged because of her lackluster grade on her assessment. 

1. discouraged

2. lackluster

3. assessment 

400
True or False:

Educators should pay extra attention to comprehension when teaching trade books or journals. 

True

400

True or False: 

It is not important to develop healthy relationships with your students.

FALSE! it is the responsibility of educators to cultivate a comfortable classroom and be a mentor to students of all kinds. 

500
Involves pre-planning, traditional assessment. 
What is a formal assessment?
500

Name some accommodations for ELLs!

What is:

* translated worksheets

*closed captioning 

* making connections to their native language 

500

Name the tier 3 words in this sentence:

Megan felt revitalized and jovial after her jog. 

1. revitalized

2. jovial 

500

What types of assessments can be used to check comprehension?

* summative 

* formal/informal

* authentic/traditional 

500

Define Professional Development 

activities and programs that help educators continue to improve and make new discoveries.