Deck 3: The Fundamentals of Planning

Question 1

All of the following are reasons teachers give for developing plans except:

A) peer-reviewed plans are required for National Board Certification.
B) planning gives them a sense of confidence and security.
C) planning gives them a sense of direction.
D) collecting and preparing instructional materials.

Answer 1

peer-reviewed plans are required for National Board Certification.

Question 2

Which of the following is not an example of a factor to consider in planning lessons?

A) The knowledge, skill, or concept that you want your students to learn
B) The textbooks, technology, or other materials you'll need during the lesson
C) What the student who has been routinely acting disruptive in your class would like least
D) Your students' ability levels and academic needs

Answer 2

What the student who has been routinely acting disruptive in your class would like least

Question 3

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the National Academies of Science are all examples of what?

A) State curriculum frameworks
B) Federal boards of education
C) Nationally accredited teacher education programs
D) Professional education organizations

Answer 3

Professional education organizations

Question 4

Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between curriculum standards and classroom instruction?

A) Teachers can only use the standards of the professional teaching organization to which they belong to inform their instruction.
B) The curriculum content flows from the state framework through district levels to ultimately inform teacher instruction in the classroom.
C) The curriculum standards must be internationally recognized before teachers can implement them in their classroom.
D) The Common Core State Standards are the only nationally recognized standards approved for use in your classroom.

Question 5

The approach to planning that involves first identifying student outcomes to be demonstrated the end of the lesson is called:

A) postplanning.
B) interdisciplinary planning.
C) active planning.
D) backward mapping.

Question 6

A syllabus is one product of:

A) course planning.
B) unit planning.
C) weekly planning.
D) daily planning.

Question 7

Term planning involves preparation of plans for one:

A) school year.
B) unit.
C) course.
D) marking period.

Question 8

A planbook displays the results of which type of planning?

A) Course planning
B) Unit planning
C) Weekly planning
D) Daily planning

Question 9

Many school districts require beginning teachers to submit their _____________ plans to the principal for review.

A) daily
B) weekly
C) unit
D) term

Question 10

Daily planning involves preparing notes about all the following except:

A) discipline.
B) evaluation.
C) materials.
D) objectives.

Question 11

The linear-rational approach to planning is taught most often in teacher education programs Because it is a ______________ approach to planning.

A) technology-oriented
B) creative and unusual
C) student-oriented
D) structured and sequenced

Question 12

Which of the following terms best refers to a broad statement about the intent of education?

A) Instructional models
B) Aims
C) Unit plans
D) Lesson plan objectives

Question 13

Statements of what is hoped that all students will achieve through instruction are referred to as:

A) aims.
B) subject-specific course goals.
C) educational objectives.
D) instructional goals.

Question 14

Written for daily lesson plans and stated in behavioral terms to indicate what is to be observed and measured best defines:

A) instructional objectives.
B) aims.
C) instructional goals.
D) subject-specific course goals.

Question 15

For those districts that have curriculum guides, the guides are approved by:

A) school principals.
B) the state department of education.
C) the local school board.
D) the state university.

Question 16

Resources used for planning include all the following except:

A) curriculum guides.
B) teacher's edition of textbook being used.
C) classroom rules.
D) other textbooks related to content.

Question 17

Which of the following is given to students, and it includes written statements about content, procedures, and requirements of a particular course?

A) Plan book
B) Curriculum guide
C) Course notes
D) Syllabus

Question 18

Which of the following does not describe a tier in the RTI method?

A) Core instruction
B) Standardized scaffolding
C) Supplemental phase
D) Intensive intervention

Question 19

The RTI method is implemented in which of the following grade levels?

A) K-12
B) 1-6 only (elementary)
C) 6-8 only (middle level)
D) 9-12 only (secondary)

Question 20

In which of the following RTI tiers do students receive instruction in addition to typical classroom instruction with more frequent assessment?

A) Tier 1
B) Tier 2
C) Tier 3
D) Tier 4

Question 21

The amount of teaching experience you have influences planning decisions.

Question 22

Your personal philosophy of teaching should have little bearing on your curriculum planning decisions.

Question 23

In 2002, the federal government put forth and approved a set of officially recognized national standards.

Question 24

All 50 states have adopted the Common Core Standards for student learning.

Question 25

Backwards design, or backward mapping, begins by asking the question, "What materials do I need during this lesson?"

Question 26

Preparing notes about objectives, materials, and activities are part of the process when making yearly plans.

Question 27

As a rule, statements of philosophy and aims are the most abstract statements for the purposes of education.

Question 28

In the linear-rational approach to planning, insights gained in one step of instruction lead to changes in later steps.

Question 29

Curriculum guides commonly include subject-specific course goals.

Question 30

Interdisciplinary planning involves planning and coordinating instructional activities and assignments for each subject area represented by the teachers.

Question 31

One goal of the RTI method is to provide support to struggling students early, before they fall too far behind their academic peers.

Question 32

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Backward mapping

Question 33

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Curriculum

Question 34

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Goals

Question 35

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Linear-rational approach to planning

Question 36

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Needs assessment

Question 37

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Plan book

Question 38

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Response to Intervention (RTI)

Question 39

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Syllabus

Question 40

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Unit

Question 41

What is the rationale for beginning teachers to prepare detailed lesson plans?

Question 42

What factors should teachers consider when planning for instructional activities?

Question 43

How might a teacher's own characteristics influence the way they make planning decisions?

Question 44

What are some sources of standards that you can use in your classroom?

Question 45

Why is the preparation of a series of daily lesson plans not sufficient when planning for an entire course?

Question 46

Outline the steps of the Linear-Rational Approach to Planning.

Question 47

Outline and briefly describe the various tiers of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model.

Question 48

Explain how teachers translate curriculum standards into classroom instruction.

Question 49

Briefly define backward mapping and then discuss the benefits of its use.

Question 50

Identify and discuss the steps in course planning.

Question 51

What are the merits of beginning teachers using the linear-rational approach to instructional planning?

Question 52

What are the differences between aims, goals, educational objectives, and instructional objectives?

Question 53

What are the merits and possible problems of asking your students to participate in instructional planning?

Question 54

How does the RTI method prevent students who are struggling academically from falling chronically behind their peers?