CEOE Oklahoma Professional Teaching 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher notices a pattern of lower participation among female students during STEM discussions. Which research-based strategy BEST addresses this equity concern?
- Separating students by gender for STEM instruction
- Using strategic cold-calling and structured discussion protocols equally (Correct answer)
- Focusing STEM enrichment exclusively on high-achieving female students
- Reducing the difficulty of STEM tasks to build confidence in all students
Correct answer: Using strategic cold-calling and structured discussion protocols equally
Structured discussion protocols with equitable cold-calling ensure all students, regardless of gender, have equal opportunities to contribute and are held to the same expectations.
Question 2: Under Oklahoma's open transfer law, a student may transfer to another school district primarily based on:
- Academic performance rankings comparing both districts
- Space availability in the receiving district and parental request (Correct answer)
- Proof that the home district has a Priority School designation
- A recommendation from the student's current teacher
Correct answer: Space availability in the receiving district and parental request
Oklahoma's open transfer law allows students to transfer to another district if space is available and the parent submits a timely request; the receiving district accepts or denies based on capacity.
Question 3: Which classroom management approach is MOST consistent with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at the Tier 1 level?
- Developing individualized behavior contracts for every student
- Teaching, modeling, and consistently acknowledging school-wide behavioral expectations (Correct answer)
- Removing students from class immediately for any rule violation
- Relying on student self-reporting to identify behavioral concerns
Correct answer: Teaching, modeling, and consistently acknowledging school-wide behavioral expectations
Tier 1 PBIS involves proactively teaching and consistently reinforcing positive behavioral expectations for all students school-wide.
Question 4: A teacher wants to use technology ethically and legally in the classroom. Which use of copyrighted material falls under the Fair Use doctrine?
- Scanning an entire novel to share digitally with every class section
- Showing a brief film clip to illustrate a teaching point in a lesson (Correct answer)
- Distributing photocopies of a textbook chapter to replace purchasing the book
- Playing a commercial audiobook recording for the entire school over the intercom
Correct answer: Showing a brief film clip to illustrate a teaching point in a lesson
Fair Use permits limited use of copyrighted material for educational purposes, such as brief film clips used to support a specific instructional point.
Question 5: An Oklahoma teacher receives a subpoena requesting a student's educational records. The teacher's FIRST action should be to:
- Immediately comply and provide the requested records
- Notify the student's parents and the school's legal counsel before releasing records (Correct answer)
- Refuse to comply because FERPA prohibits any disclosure to courts
- Provide only attendance records, withholding academic performance data
Correct answer: Notify the student's parents and the school's legal counsel before releasing records
Upon receiving a subpoena, the school should notify the student's parents and consult legal counsel before releasing records, as FERPA provides specific procedures for court orders.
Question 6: Which instructional scaffold is MOST appropriate when introducing English Language Learners (ELLs) to new academic vocabulary in content areas?
- Requiring ELL students to look up terms in an English-only dictionary independently
- Pre-teaching key vocabulary using visuals, realia, and native language connections (Correct answer)
- Assigning ELL students to copy vocabulary definitions from the textbook glossary
- Testing vocabulary before instruction to identify which words students already know
Correct answer: Pre-teaching key vocabulary using visuals, realia, and native language connections
Pre-teaching vocabulary with visuals, real objects, and native language connections activates prior knowledge and builds the language bridge ELLs need to access content.
Question 7: Oklahoma's Dyslexia Awareness and Teacher Training Act requires teachers in grades K-3 to do which of the following?
- Formally diagnose dyslexia using approved district screeners
- Complete dyslexia awareness training and use structured literacy screening tools (Correct answer)
- Refer all struggling readers to special education evaluation immediately
- Provide students with dyslexia an automatic IEP referral after one semester
Correct answer: Complete dyslexia awareness training and use structured literacy screening tools
Oklahoma's act requires K-3 teachers to complete dyslexia awareness professional development and use evidence-based early literacy screeners to identify at-risk students.
CEOE Oklahoma Professional Teaching 5
A teacher notices a pattern of lower participation among female students during STEM discussions.
Which research-based strategy BEST addresses this equity concern?