MAP Continuing Education Requirements 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A teacher discovers a colleague photographing MAP test items for review lessons. What should continuing training on test security tell the teacher to do?
- Wait until next year to mention it
- Report it as a test security violation to the building or district test coordinator (Correct answer)
- Ask for copies of the photos
- Ignore it since it helps students learn
Correct answer: Report it as a test security violation to the building or district test coordinator
Reproducing secure MAP items is a security violation that must be reported through the district test coordinator.
Question 2: Which MAP-related role typically receives training first and then trains school test examiners?
- Student council president
- School nurse
- District Test Coordinator (Correct answer)
- Bus driver
Correct answer: District Test Coordinator
District Test Coordinators receive DESE training and cascade it to building coordinators and test examiners.
Question 3: Professional development on the Missouri Learning Standards helps teachers mainly because:
- The standards determine teacher salaries
- They only apply to private schools
- They replace the need for lesson plans
- MAP assessments are aligned to those standards (Correct answer)
Correct answer: MAP assessments are aligned to those standards
MAP Grade-Level and End-of-Course assessments measure student mastery of the Missouri Learning Standards.
Question 4: A teacher's annual performance-based evaluation in Missouri most directly connects to continuing education by:
- Granting automatic tenure
- Identifying growth areas to target in professional development (Correct answer)
- Determining the student testing schedule
- Setting MAP cut scores
Correct answer: Identifying growth areas to target in professional development
Evaluation results highlight areas for growth that teachers address through their professional development plan.
Question 5: Which training topic best prepares teachers to provide approved MAP accommodations?
- Scheduling parent-teacher conferences
- Learning to grade essays faster
- Memorizing district phone numbers
- Understanding the student's IEP or 504 plan and the MAP accessibility guidance (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Understanding the student's IEP or 504 plan and the MAP accessibility guidance
Accommodations must match the student's documented IEP or 504 plan and follow DESE's accessibility guidance.
Question 6: Which statement about Missouri certificate renewal is most accurate?
- Only principals need to track certification
- Certificates never expire under any circumstances
- Teachers are responsible for tracking their own certificate status and requirements (Correct answer)
- DESE automatically upgrades all certificates without any action
Correct answer: Teachers are responsible for tracking their own certificate status and requirements
Educators must monitor their certificate status and complete required steps, often through DESE's online educator portal.
Question 7: A new teacher completes a district's beginning teacher assistance program. Which goal does this program serve?
- Training students to take the ACT
- Certifying school administrators
- Supporting new teachers' transition into the profession (Correct answer)
- Replacing student teaching
Correct answer: Supporting new teachers' transition into the profession
Beginning teacher assistance programs help new educators build skills and meet IPC expectations.
MAP Continuing Education Requirements 3
A teacher discovers a colleague photographing MAP test items for review lessons.
What should continuing training on test security tell the teacher to do?