Professional Knowledge Flashcards
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A GCPS teacher is differentiating instruction in a mixed-ability classroom. Which strategy targets differentiation by PROCESS?
Answer: Offering students tiered activities that build toward the same learning goal using varied levels of support
Tiered activities differentiate the process — the way students make sense of content — while keeping the same essential learning goal.
Which statement about Georgia's Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES) is accurate?
Answer: TKES uses a combination of classroom observations, professional growth goals, and student growth data
TKES is a comprehensive evaluation system that incorporates multiple measures of teacher effectiveness, not just test scores.
A GCPS teacher wants to promote higher-order thinking as described by Bloom's Taxonomy. Which task best represents the EVALUATE level?
Answer: Students critique two historians' interpretations of the Civil War's primary cause using textual evidence
Evaluating requires students to make judgments based on criteria and evidence, which critiquing historical interpretations demonstrates.
When a GCPS teacher uses data from the Georgia Milestones Assessment System, what is the most instructionally productive use of that data?
Answer: Identifying skill gaps by standard to inform targeted reteaching and intervention
Analyzing results by standard helps teachers identify which concepts need reteaching and which students need additional support.
Which scenario represents an appropriate application of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in a GCPS school?
Answer: Providing a student with ADHD extended time on tests as a documented accommodation
Section 504 provides accommodations that level the playing field for students with disabilities without changing the curriculum itself.
A GCPS teacher is working to build culturally responsive pedagogy in their classroom. Which practice best exemplifies this approach?
Answer: Incorporating students' cultural backgrounds and experiences into instructional content and examples
Culturally responsive pedagogy validates students' identities by connecting learning to their cultural contexts and lived experiences.
According to GCPS professional standards, which describes the most appropriate use of social media by a teacher?
Answer: Maintaining separate personal and professional accounts and keeping communications with students through official channels
Maintaining professional boundaries on social media protects both teacher and student and complies with FERPA and district policy.