What is vertical alignment? - ANSWER-every skill leads to the next skill and the next skill. For example,
the skills outlined in the Florida Standards
... [Show More] for 7th grade math are designed to help students prepare for what they will need in 8th grade math, 9th grade math,
What is horizontal alignment? - ANSWER-horizontally aligned between and among content areas.
the 9th grade social studies teachers plan with the 9th grade English teachers to design a common lesson focusing
on the Civil Rights Movement.
What is critical thinking? - ANSWER-Students stretch beyond
basic recall.
They analyze, evaluate,
interpret, and synthesize information to reach a
conclusion or make a judgment.
This is multi-step,
high-level thinking.
what is creative thinking? - ANSWER-thinking outside of the box to draw unique conclusions and develop products with a fresh perspective.
what is reflective thinking? - ANSWER-Students look back on and
reflect upon their learning process to promote
abstract thinking and to encourage the application of learning strategies to new situations.
This may happen at the end of a unit or lab.
What is the difference between engaged students and compliant students? - ANSWER-Students are actively working together in cooperative learning structures.
compliant students are sitting waiting to be called on
An assistant principal is conducting walk throughs to assess how teachers are implementing higher-order,
critical thinking into their classroom instruction. What should the assistant principal observe in a classroom
where higher-order, critical thinking is occurring?
A. In cooperative learning groups, students are
categorizing rocks based on size, shape, and color.
B. The teacher has taken the students outside to observe
living and non-living things.
C. Students are reading on-level, informational text about
photosynthesis.
D. Students are relating an informational text to a narrative
text and evaluating how one supports the other. - ANSWER-D
What techniques help increase critical thinking in the classroom? - ANSWER-Wait Time.
• Specific Feedback.
• Redirection.
• Probing.
• Increasing Question Complexity.
What are the main aspects of assessment data? - ANSWER-Level 3s.
• Gains.
• Lowest 25%
Your principal has asked you to
come up with a comprehensive strategy to
increase student achievement in the school.
What should be your first step in this task? - ANSWER-conduct a needs assessment.
What is qualitative data? - ANSWER-Qualitative research is useful for studies at the
individual level, and to find out the ways in which
people think or feel.
Surveys, observations,
conferences, case studies.
What is quantative data? - ANSWER-Think numbers when you see the word quantitative.
Quantitative research is information that can be
measured and written down with numbers.
state test scores, reading
scores, words per min.
What is the The over-arching document that governs this process? - ANSWER-school improvement plan (SIP).
Who governs the school improvement process? - ANSWER-FLDOE,
Who is involved in the SIP? - ANSWER-Administrators
• Teachers committees (content areas)
• Parent committees
• School Advisory Council (SAC)
words and phrases in regard to the SIP: - ANSWER-aligned professional development
• purposeful planning
• positive culture
• connections between schools, districts and communities
Professional development
should be - ANSWER-targeted, specific, and focused.
Faculty and staff need effective training and support to
implement programs designed to increase student achievement.
Effective professional development starts with - ANSWER-teacher leadership.
What is key to sustainable and effective professional learning. - ANSWER-Having teacher involved in every aspect of the
professional development process
Teachers in a high school social studies department are developing school learning goals that address State Board of Education benchmarks related to a standard on preparing students to participate as active and engaged citizens. One of the benchmarks states that students will "Evaluate, take, and defend positions on issues that cause the government to balance the interests of individuals with the public good."
The teachers can best address this benchmark by developing learning goals focused on promoting students'
Choose an answer
A. self-determination skills.
B.goal-setting skills.
C.problem-solving skills.
D. critical-thinking skills. - ANSWER-D. critical-thinking skills.
A principal wants to plan professional development activities for teachers aimed at reversing a school trend toward declining scores on the statewide reading assessment. The principal can most effectively begin the planning process by taking which of the following actions first?
A. analyzing test data to identify specific reading skills needing improvement or subgroups of students needing additional support
B. reviewing materials disseminated by the state about the types of questions and tasks that appear on the reading assessment
C. identifying high-quality teacher resources aimed at improving reading instruction that are available in the school or district
D.meeting with small groups of teachers to elicit information about the methods they currently use to promote student reading skills - ANSWER-A. analyzing test data to identify specific reading skills needing improvement or subgroups of students needing additional support [Show Less]