Teaching Chapter 1 Flashcards

A research report for the NEA indicates that the most frequently cited reason teachers choose their profession is ________

__________ refers to differences among students in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture and socioeconomic status.

According to the Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher, 82 percent of the teachers who responded strongly agreed that they ________

Mr. Norton is drawn to teaching because of a passion for __________.

Ms. Bradham probably chose teaching as a profession because of a passion for the ________.

During an interview with Mr. Fanning, he states that he enjoys the _______.

Educational research supports the fact that those who become teachers are more influenced by their teachers as ________.

With the exceptions of parents or guardians, the adults who have the greatest influence on children are often their ______.

Research tells us that teachers may make up to ________ low-level decisions in a school day.

Ms. Duckworth's example illustrates a teacher's power to influence others by ______.

Mr. Evans lacks an understanding of ________ when he makes derogatory remarks about inner-city schools.

________ recruits graduates from some of the best colleges and universities in the United States to teach in urban and rural school districts.

Jon's primary reason for pursuing teaching as a profession is the ___________.

All of the following are true of year-round schools except_______

All of the following are practical benefits of teaching except_______

According to the National Education Association, teachers' salaries have ______ since the 1990s to the present.

It is a general perception that_________

All of the following statements about teachers' salaries are true except that__________.

The National Education Association (2009) reported that the average teacher's salary was approximately _____

_____ of the nation's public school teachers "moonlight" or hold a second job to increase their earnings.

______ refers to job scrutiny granted to teachers after satisfactory performance for a specified period of time.

On average, teachers work approximately ______ hours per week.

Mr. Crowe will spend approximately _____ hours each week on additional nonteaching assignments.

_________ is one of the teacher's most time-consuming nonteaching tasks.

Each state has mandated __________ to assess students' mastery of academic standards.

In 2002, President George W. Bush signed into legislation the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which mandated _____

NCLB required that by the end of the 2013-14 academic school year public schools guarantee that _______________

In 2011, the Obama administration reauthorized ESEA and made changes to NCLB, one of these was the provision that all students would leave high school ________.

Under the Obama administration's Blueprint for Reform effort, $4.35 billion was made available to states as part of the ________Program.

The prevailing view within our society is that teachers are ________.

Approximately ____ percent of the population of public school teachers in the United States are members of minority groups.

All of the following statements about students and teachers with disabilities are true except _________

The_____ teacher has a bachelor's degree, full state certification, and subject matter knowledge.

Public elementary and secondary school enrollments are projected to rise in the _____ regions of the United States.

Barb just graduated from a teacher education program. The ease with which she will find a job is closely related to her ______.

In analyzing the job market for teachers in the western and southern regions of the country during the next decade, the outlook is ________.

Although growth across the United States will vary widely between now and the year 2018, enrollment in elementary and secondary schools is expected to ______.

Recently, there has been a steady demand for those able to teach in the following subject areas except for_____

A teaching certificate usually includes______.

In order for a person to receive a teaching certificate, thirty-five states require successful completion of______.

Leo is preparing to take the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers for his initial teaching certification. This test will assess his___________

The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers includes assessments of all the following except_____

Of the 43 states that include tests as a part of their certification process_____ require completion of the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers.

A _____ is actually a license to teach.

For a person to receive a license to teach, all states require successful completion of___________

Currently, all states require an average of ______ semester credits of supervised student teaching.

Today, most states do not grant __________ teaching license.

Licensure requirements are _______ from state to state, and they are _______ modified.

________ programs are designed for people who have at least a bachelor's degree in a field other than education and want to become licensed to teach.

Kelly would be a good candidate for the _________ certification program.