Learning & Development - Ch 1: The Changing Teaching Profession

A teacher’s job, also known as a teacher’s privilege, is to help particular “young people” to:

• Obey classroom rules

• Memorise facts

• Follow instructions

• Learn

Most teachers find satisfaction in designing and orchestrating complex activities. This is where they exercise their:

• Patience

• Control

• Creativity

• Technology skills

________ has made teaching more fulfilling as a career, but also more challenging:

• Fewer students

• Greater diversity

• Higher pay

• Shorter hours

According to Statistics Canada, about ________ percent of the population in Canada speaks primarily French:

• 20%

• 40%

• 70%

• 90%

Greater focus on student outcomes has led to more ________ in education:

• Funding

• Competition

• Accountability

• Standardised textbooks

Teachers must lay the groundwork for:

• Homework discipline

• Community leadership

• Lifelong learning

• Summer activities

Which trend both improves teaching and increases pressure on teachers?

• Access to technology

• Higher standards

• Parent involvement

• Student freedom

8. The demand for transparency in public institutions has resulted in greater reliance on:

• standardized testing

• marketing

• tax breaks

• outsourcing

Educators studying and improving their own practice is called:

• Lesson planning

• Action research

• External evaluation

• Developmental planning

Increased ________ has changed how classrooms operate:

• Funding

• Grades

• Use of technology

• Traditional lectures