Chapter 1

Question 1

What percentage of teachers are male?

Answer 1

25%

Question 2

Most teachers come from which racial group?

Answer 2

Caucasian

Question 3

What is the top reason teachers give for choosing to teach?

Answer 3

Had a desire to work with children/adolescents

Question 4

What was not on the list of top 8 reasons teachers give for choosing the profession?

Answer 4

Influence of students

Question 5

Which state had the highest average teacher salary?

Answer 5

New York

Question 6

What group emerged as the most influentail source of info about characteristics of teachers and learners in the new century?

Answer 6

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Question 7

Academic rigor is important because it means…

Answer 7

…the content we teach is meaningful and our expectations for student learning are high

Question 8

What is the most widely used test for admission into teacher preparation?

Answer 8

The Praxis series

Question 9

What is on the traditional path to teacher preparation?

Answer 9

• Bachelor’s degree
• Fifth-year program
• Master’s degree

Question 10

What do alternative paths to teacher preparation include?

Answer 10

Teach for America

Question 11

What makes an occupation a profession?

Answer 11

If it provides an essential service no other group can provide

Question 12

What characteristics of a full profession does teaching not fit as well as it should?

Answer 12

The self-governance in admitting, policing, and excluding of members

Question 13

List professional education associations

Answer 13

• National Education Association
• American Federation of Teachers
• Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium

Question 14

List three characteristics of teacher professionalism

Answer 14

• Put students first
• Strive for excellence
• Commit to growth

Question 15

List characteristics of effective teachers

Answer 15

• They push students to learn
• They are willing to help everyone
• They develop relationships with their students

Question 16

Give the correct order for the federal acts relating to education

Answer 16

1. Elementary and Secondary Education Act
2. No Child Left Behind Act
3. Every Student Suceeds Act

Question 17

What does being a reflective practitioner require?

Answer 17

Consciously thinking about what went right and what did not

Question 18

According to P21, what characteristics are linked to teachers who lead students?

Answer 18

• Self-directed learner
• Critical thinker
• Health conscious

Question 19

What is often used as a vehicle for professional development?

Answer 19

Webinars

Question 20

What does InTASC stand for?

Answer 20

Interstate Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium

Question 21

Good teachers…

Answer 21

…come figuratively “in all shapes and sizes”

Question 22

How do responsibilities of new teachers differ from experienced ones?

Answer 22

They don’t

Question 23

What is true about the relationship between developmental appropriateness and academic rigor?

Answer 23

Academic rigor without developmental appropriateness will result in frustration for both teachers and students

Question 24

What does Tomilson say is a primary characteristics of consistently resilient teachers?

Answer 24

Energy renewal

Question 25

List vital components of advocacy

Answer 25

- Understanding that advocacy takes multiple forms with individuals, groups, or causes - Keeping the focus on what's best for students - Taking an informed stance on issues that affect children

Question 26

Describe the organization Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Answer 26

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that promotes information about teaching and learning for now and the future. P21 presents characteristics of both teachers and students that are appropriate for the 21st century.

Question 27

Name the two largest professional educator associations in America, and briefly describe their role in the educational community

Answer 27

The associations are NEA and AFT, and they represent teachers in collective bargaining. Beyond this, AFT and NEA guide teaching and learning by providing opportunities for teachers to share with other teachers. Both organizations advocate for both teachers and students.

Question 28

Bachelor's degree

Answer 28

Traditional path to teaching

Question 29

Teach for America

Answer 29

Alternative path to teaching

Question 30

Higher than average financial rewards

Answer 30

Characteristic of a profession often not exemplified by teaching

Question 31

Collective bargaining

Answer 31

Negotiating with employers

Question 32

U.S. average teacher salary

Answer 32

$58,353

Question 33

Developmental appropriateness

Answer 33

Addressing physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and character of students

Question 34

Dispositions

Answer 34

Attitudes, values, beliefs

Question 35

Reflective practitioner

Answer 35

Deliberately thinking about what we do as teachers

Question 36

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Answer 36

Influential source of teacher and learner characteristics

Question 37

Achievement gap

Answer 37

Academic disparity among students

Question 38

Every Student Succeeds Act

Answer 38

2016 reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Question 39

Percentage of female elementary teachers

Answer 39

89%

Question 40

Cost of living

Answer 40

Should be considered when comparing salaries

Question 41

Lowest state teacher salary

Answer 41

$42,025

Question 42

Academic rigor

Answer 42

Meaningful content and high expectations

Question 43

Percentage of female high school teachers

Answer 43

58%

Question 44

National Education Association

Answer 44

Largest professional education organization

Question 45

Praxis series

Answer 45

Most used exams for beginning teachers

Question 46

InTASC

Answer 46

Address what teachers should know and be able to do

Question 47

Percentage of non-white teachers

Answer 47

17%