It's Just Plain Wong Trivia Quiz

Answer: Greet each student as they arrive.

It is essential, from the first day of school, that the teacher demonstrates a friendly, open personality to all students. Excitement about learning is contagious and students will 'catch the fever' of an interesting and motivating adult, who cares enough for them from the first day to be welcoming. Meeting each student at the bus or, if not possible, the classroom door with a smile and personal word does wonders to establish a feeling of positivity.

Answer: Dress professionally and maintain a respectful demeanor.

The Wongs believe that if doctors and lawyers post their diplomas in their offices, teachers should do the same. It shows students and others that a professional works there. Also teachers should dress with a professional and serious style showing respect for themselves and their students.

They also encourage teachers to join professional organizations and to subscribe to educational journals and, more importantly, read them.

Answer: Students are on task and engaged in the lesson.

The well managed classroom is task oriented. Expectations are posted, materials are handed out in an orderly fashion based on well-learned procedures. Finally, the students work as a team to accomplish their work because no one is left confused or unsure.

Answer: List four collective nouns.

A good objective indicates what the student will be able to do or has done to show mastery of a specific skill. It tells precisely what the student will do to show mastery. It may also give an attainable goal relating to the percentage who will attain mastery. Hopefully a good teacher will continue offer practice until 100% mastery is achieved.

Answer: Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy is a famous list of action verbs that increase in level of understanding and knowledge from basic definitions to more advanced levels. By using Bloom in lesson plans, a teacher can access levels of mastery from students in testing and activities, and also formulate different difficulty levels in open class discussions. Verbs range from those that indicate basic knowledge to more detailed verbs that provide students the opportunity to show deeper mastery as in synthesis.

Answer: Practices and procedures

Practices and procedures allow students to manage themselves easily in class. Practices may include routines like attendance, or where the next tasks are located in the room. Procedures may include how to hand out papers, how to enter the class and how to ask for help. Practices and procedures make class run smoothly.

Answer: If a student fails, the teacher has failed.

The modern ideal is that if a teacher takes her work seriously, if she behaves and dresses professionally and if she creates activities that truly engage the child, all students can and should succeed to some level. If a student fails, the teacher has not provided enough information, practice or clarity to facilitate mastery.

The responsibility for student success is primarily in the hands of the teacher.

Answer: Wait time

Wait time is the practice of the teacher counting to ten slowly between asking the question and moving on to the next one. It gives students time to process the question and recall the correct answer. It alleviates the stress of feeling rushed to be right.

Answer: A sentence and an action verb

According to the 'First Days of School', all objectives must begin with an action verb preferably taken from Bloom's Taxonomy. The rest of the sentence must indicate exactly and simply what the student will accomplish to reach mastery of the objective. Whether the action verb is from the knowledge list or the synthesis list, the activity must be stated in the objective.

Answer: Cooperative learning

Cooperative learning is much like old fashioned group work, except there are new methods to ensure effort from each student and the promotion of team feelings. It is also important because after the activity a good teacher can guide a discussion on how the team assesses its efforts and, of course, teach and model constructive caring analysis.