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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the average salary for instructional staff in Delaware? | $60,746 |
| What is Student Variability? | differences among students in regard to their developmental needs, interests, abilities, and disabilities |
| What is student Diversity? | differences among students in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status |
| What is high stakes testing? | achievement tests that have high stakes consequences for students, teachers, and administrators |
| What are some benefits of teaching? | vacation time, able to be home over the summer with their kids, fringe benefits such as medical insurance and retirement plans |
| What is Special Education? | a teaching specialty for meeting the special educational needs of exceptional learners |
| How many teachers are in the US? | 3.5 million as of 2008 |
| What is tenure? | job security granted to teachers after satisfactory performance for a specified period, usually 2-5 years |
| How many decisions do teachers make daily? | 3,000 |
| What is Vocational Education? | The teachers train students to work in fields such as health care, business, auto repair, communications, and technology |
| What does IEP stand for? | Individualize Education Program |
| What is collaboration? | The practice of working together, sharing decision making and solving problems among professionals |
| What are professional organizations? | groups that teachers belong to that help them become better teachers |
| What is a Charter School? | Independent public schools, often founded by teachers, that are given a charter to operate by a school district, state, or national government |
| What are the three requirments for a highly qualified teacher? | A bachelor's degree, full state certifications, and knowledge of each subject they teach |
| What is alternative teacher certification? | a provision allowing people who have completed college but not a teacher education program to become certified teachers |
| What are challenges of teaching tech savvy students? | they don't have a different way of learning because they are so engaged in their technology; if you hand them a book, they're going to ask "this is all there is?" |
| How are teachers dealing with tech savvy students? | Teachers integrate technology into their teaching |
| How much time does a teen spend on technology a day? | 10 hours and 45 minutes including 4 and a half hours of watching TV, 1 hour and 10 minutes playing video games, and 7 hours and 38 minutes using cell phones, iPods, and other electronic devices |
| What are some specialized areas of teaching? | Art, Music, Vocational, Physical Education, and Special Education |