Who developed the theory of multiple intelligences?
Dr. Howard Gardner
What is an example of incorporating the interpersonal social intelligence into class?
Engaging students in cooperative learning groups.
Which of the following demonstrates an understanding of the need to provide an environment free of threat?
Provide an environment that is low threat and high in challenge
What distinction can be made between the preoperational stage of development and the concrete operational stage?
Children in the concrete operational stage of development can classify objects by several characteristics.
How would you justify the need for providing a more global approach to learning?
Half of all learners need to see the big picture as a frame of reference before breaking things down into concepts.
What is the main idea of self-actualization?
When individuals reach a state of harmony and understanding
What approach would you use to motivate your students and why?
By providing opportunities for children to experience success in their learning through the use of appropriately challenging work.
How would you use your knowledge of Erikson's stage of initiative vs. guilt in an early childhood classroom?
Allowing children time to learn to do things themselves and providing choices.
How would you summarize the multiple intelligences theory?
This theory is based on how there are 8 areas of intelligence that can describe a person's intelligence.
How would you justify sending home homework on blue copy paper?
Blue paper increases a willingness to read by up to 80%.
Based on what you know about love and belonging needs of a person, what can you do as a teacher to help fulfill these needs for your students?
Get to know your students, what they like and dislike
According to Erikson, what would happen if a child doesn't resolve the necessary conflict in a given stage of development?
The child would continue to exhibit tendencies of that stage regardless of age.
How would you differentiate the most critical relationships between the industry vs. inferiority stage and the most critical relationship in the identity vs. role stage?
In the industry vs. inferiority stage, the most important relationship is with the child's peers.
Which intelligence category would you categorize the following activity as: the teacher asking students to create a graphic organizer of their lesson?
Spatial Intelligence, because graphic organizers allow students to learn from a visual image.
What benefit does listening to classical music have on students?
Reduces stress and improves memory
What conclusion can you draw about a teacher's need for understanding child development?
Teachers must incorporate their knowledge of child development into their routine planning of classroom instruction in order to maximize student learning.
Why do you think movement is so important in the classroom?
Movement allows the right and left side of the brain to work together
How would you use your knowledge of a high school student's developmental stage to appropriately plan a class lesson?
Allow opportunities for students to have guided conversations to develop multiple points of view.
Based on what you know about Jean Piaget and his research into cognitive development, why is it so important to strike a balance between challenging a child's perceptions and ensuring activities are developmentally appropriate?
To be sure there is enough of a challenge to require adaptation but not cause the child the disengage.
Which statement supports chunking an assignment for students?
Students can generally only focus on an assigned task for 1-2 minutes for every year of the child's age up to 20 minutes.
Explain what is happening developmentally with children in the primary grades (early childhood -2nd grade).
Children are exploring and developing their knowledge base.
What approach would you use to best help students retain information they have learned?
Teach a peer as a technique for retention.
Which task is not controlled by the left side of the brain?
Visual imagery
How would you classify having a star student of the week on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Esteem Needs
Select the answer with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in the correct order from most basic needs on upward.
Physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-actualization
Which is not an example of an element you could change in the classroom to incorporate the naturalist intelligence?
Turning the lights off and working in the dark
How would you contrast the way Eastern and Western society values learning?
Western society honors logical and sequential thought more than Eastern society.
How can you show your understanding of child development in the intermediate grades in the classroom?
Offering opportunities for students to work in cooperative learning.
Why should teachers include short answer questions on tests in the middle school years?
Students need to justify their answers and think logically.
What information would you use to support the use of tactile/kinesthetic learning activities in the classroom?
The majority of students learn best through hands on activities.
What would you cite to defend the implementation of the least restrictive environment?
IDEA. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) makes it possible for students to achieve success in the least restrictive environment.
How would you apply what you learned about the impact of poverty in the classroom to motivate your students to learn?
Help them realize the possibilities of their lives
What is an IEP?
An IEP is an individualized education plan for a special education student.
Based on what you know about gifted and talented students, why would a GT child potentially prefer to sit with the teacher at lunch?
GT kids may struggle with social skills
How are procedures and routines related to the needs of an ELL?
Consistent procedures and routines can build a sense of comfort for ELLs.
Which of the following instructional accommodations would you use to support an ELL in the classroom?
Extending wait time
Which two special populations have increased over the past ten years in Texas?
Economically Disadvantaged and Bilingual or English as a Second Language
What are the two essential questions on the home language survey?
What language is spoken in the home most of the time? AND What language does the student speak most of the time?
How would a general education teacher utilize in-class supports for a special education student?
The general education teacher would allow the in-class support staff to design and implement modifications for the special educations students.
How do you justify participation in a bilingual class over participation in an ESL program?
Students who continue to develop their native language in a bilingual program do learn English and score higher academically than those who sacrifice their native language.
How would you summarize the difference between generational poverty and situational poverty?
Situational poverty is shorter and usually due to a specific situation
What are the differences in accommodations and modifications?
Accommodations are used to make the same material available to each student and modifications change or adapt the content.
How would you show your understanding of how critical it is to get to know the lives of your students living in poverty?
By really listening to your students as they talk with their peers before class, in the hallways, and in the cafeteria to develop a common interest.
What is a significant problem with the definition of an at-risk label?
The definition is unclear among educators.
How would you compare the definition of special populations in the past to the current definition?
The current definition includes any population of students who has needs that must be considered by the teacher.
How would you summarize differentiated instruction?
Differentiated instruction is a way to modify the lesson or delivery to suit the needs of multiple students.
How do you justify to your administrator the incorporation of social skills into your lesson with at-risk students?
Many at risk students have the inability to maintain appropriate social connections which impacts their ability to learn
What is the primary difference between Bilingual education and English as a Second Language programs?
English as a second language only uses English to teach students.
How would you summarize what the ARD committee does?
The ARD committee determines eligibility for special education, develops IEPs, and dismisses students when they are no longer eligible.
What information would you NOT share at an ARD meeting with parents?
Opinions about the child
Children raised in poverty face nutritional deficits, lack of emotional support, health issues, stress/distress, deficits in cognitive stimulation, and safety issues. Which conclusion can be drawn as a result of these facts.
Physiological differences exist in the brains of children raised in poverty.
What is the function of a menu in a GT classroom?
For students to select from a set of different yet challenging activities to show understanding
What is the function of a co-teacher?
To have a special education teacher present to modify for and support special education students.
How would you use information from knowledge of the community a student is living in to be a more supportive teacher for a student?
The knowledge of how a student lives would allow the teacher to more fully understand the stresses and challenges a student is facing.
What approach would you use to meet the needs of GT kids in a general education setting?
Compact the GT student's curriculum based on a pre-assessment and assign them an alternate project
What approach would you use to set up a classroom environment that takes mental health in public education into consideration?
Focus on structuring a learning environment that is supportive, respectful, and bully free for the benefit of all students.
Which of the following choices does NOT show how your understanding of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) toward a student in the classroom?
Shorten assignments
How would you justify giving instructions 1 or 2 at a time for students with ADHD?
Time is created for students with ADHD to tune in and process the information.
How would you classify the following misbehaviors: trouble staying on task, blurting out answers, easily distracted, trouble following rules, difficulty organizing items?
ADHD
How can you compare the effects of trauma on a young child versus teens (children 13+)?
Young children might show signs of PTSD in their play more so than teens
How would you apply what you know about OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) in the classroom with students?
Try to redirect compulsions rather than using consequences
What are children with ODD at an increased risk for?
Substance abuse and delinquency
What is the most important thing for a teacher to remember in a mental health crisis?
Focus on the safety of both the child and the other children
What does DMDD stand for?
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Based on what you know about depression, which classroom interventions could you use with students with depression?
Provide extra time/effort with the student
How would you justify sharing a student's suicidal thoughts or ideas with an administrator or counselor?
As a teacher, anytime you see suicidal thoughts or ideas you MUST share with an administrator or counselor.
How would you structure your classroom to be sensitive to the needs of a student with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) or Autism?
Maintain your daily routine as much as possible.
In 2013, the Texas Legislature passed a law into Senate Bill 460 requiring training for public school teachers in
Detection and education of students at risk for suicide or with other mental or emotional disorders
How can you summarize PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)?
PTSD is a condition that results from exposure to stress or trauma and has lasting symptoms.
Why do you think it's important for teachers to understand behaviors as a possible symptom of mental illness?
If teachers understand behaviors as a possible symptom of mental illness, they can change the way they address the issue.
Which of the following classroom interventions would you recommend implementing in the class where you have a student with bipolar disorder?
Be flexible with curriculum, may need to adjust
Which strategy would you use with an ADHD student?
Allow the student to serve as a classroom helper.
What facts or ideas best support why teachers should intervene with mental health in public education?
Educators and teachers spend more waking hours with students than do their parents/caregivers.
How would you compare and contrast Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD)?
ODD can develop into CD if left untreated
What is the function of a re-focus zone?
A re-focus zone is quiet place away from distractions that students can use to calm down and regain their focus.
What approach would you use with a student who has an eating disorder?
Stress the importance of doing their best not necessarily doing things perfectly.
Which statement supports why we are seeing an increasing number of children with anxiety disorders?
Students are under more significant testing pressure and staff member reactions to pressure
What conclusion can you draw regarding U.S. schools today as a result of the prevalence of school shootings and violence?
Our schools are no longer the safe havens we thought and our children need to be taught how to react to school violence.
How is de-escalation related to conduct disorder?
De-escalation is a strategy for the teacher to use in addition to others when working with students with CD.
How might you use practice academies with students that have RAD (Reactive Attachment Disruptive Disorder)?
Role play where the teacher models a desired behavior and the student practices or models.