Staff Jeopardy

Math/Science

100

What do we call an animal that eats only plants?

Herbivore 

200

Where in the body is blood produced?

Bones

300

What is the conversion of 354 Millimeters to Meters? 

A. 35.4 Meters

B. 3.54 Meters

C. .35 Meters

D. 354 Meters 

B. 

400

How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?

8.15 Minutes

500

What is it called when light changes direction after passing through a lens?

Refraction

History/ELA

100

How many senators are their from each state? 

2

200

Which country is Prague in?

Czech Republic

300

What inventor from New Jersey has over 2,000 patents? 

Thomas Edison 

400

What is the language with the most words?

A. Somali

B. Mandarin 

C. German

D. English

D. 

500

Identify the Author and Title of the following excerpt? 

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Author: Robert Frost

Title: The Road Not Taken 

MISC

100

What is the Focus Mascot?

Lion

200

Who directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy?

Peter Jackson

300

What does the musical term 'piano' mean?

To be played softly

400

What was Dr. Seuss's best selling book? 

Green Eggs and Ham 

500

What is the animal shape of the most popular cracker? 

Goldfish

Focus Facts

100

What is the Focus All Clear Message during a Code Red Safety Drill?

Focus Lions We Are All Clear

200

What is the name of the new Focus phone/PA platform?

3CX

300

In our Staff Handbook under School Culture VBO is referenced. What does it stand for? 

Values-Behavior-Outcome

400

In what year did Mr. Budd start working at Focus Learning Academy? 

2009

500

What is the Superintendent's favorite animal?

Cat

Skills of the Craft

100

What is Differentiation 

Instruction Designed to meet the individual needs of the student

200

What is an example of Differentiation? 

A. Giving advanced students no homework. 

B. Grouping Students into different classes based on their ability. 

C. Varying sets of reading comprehension questions to answer for a for a given book (Either or chosen by the teacher or student). 

D. Something extra on top of good teaching. 

C

300

The purpose of corrective feedback is:

1. To remind students that error is essential in order to truly understand and that it is not something to be ashamed of        

2. To correct an error in reading a student has made, specifically clarifying where and how the error was made so that the student can avoid similar errors in the future

3. To provide a mental framework that will help the student correctly organize new information

4. To provide students with methods for explaining to the teacher or classmates what a passage was about

2. 

400

What level does Strategic Thinking fall under on the Depth of Knowledge Scale?

Level 3

500

Name 3 out of the 5 subcategories for Instruction and Planning found under the Focus OTES Rubric? 

Lesson Delivery

Resources

Differentiation

Classroom Environment

Assessment of Student Learning