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22 Cards in this Set
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What is the Legislative branch of government?
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*create laws
*House of Rep. & Senate *House- 435 members; 2 yr term *Senate- 100 members; 6 yr term (Bicameral) |
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What is the Judicial branch of government?
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Interpret laws by comparing them with constitution
*Supreme Court (9 members); life term, appointed by pres. |
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What is the Executive branch of goverment?
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Enforce Laws (President)
*4 yr term, 35 yrs old +, born in U.S., 14 yr residency + |
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What is the name of the supreme court case that dealt with judical review?
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Marbury vs. Madison
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What are the key points in lecturing?
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1. vary tone and pitch
2. focus on big idea 3. eye contact 4. ask questions 5. know audience 6. hold students responsible for content |
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What are the types of modeling?
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1.Personal- conduct class and yourself
2. Task- guide practice, demonstration 3. Metacognitive- think aloud |
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What is the goal of a case study?
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to argue points and to persuade others
(cognitive affective domain) |
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What are the types of case studies?
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1. Full case
2. Sequential 3. Research Case 4. Unsifted |
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What are the big four in textbook publishing?
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Florida, Californa, Texas and New York
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What is the teacher proof model?
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Textbook companies provide enough info and extra stuff to help teachers with time constraints and dummy proof lessons
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What are some criticisms of textbooks?
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1. biased against minorities
2. innacurate 3. trivial info 4. boring |
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What are the 3 phases of reading?
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1. pre reading (vocab, obj)
2. reading (aloud, pair, silent) 3. post reading (debrief, discuss) |
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What is important about reading charts and statistics?
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* healthy skepticism
* read scale carefully *statistics can be skewed to mean almost anything |
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What are the types of statistics?
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*quantitative- diff. of amount (#s)
*qualitative- diff of kind |
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What is the most effective way to teach charts and graphs?
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have students create themselves so that they are relative to thier lives
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What is important to know about using videos to teach?
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use in 10-20 min. increments and make sure the content is gronded in lesson (debrief)
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What is a breakout group?
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quick group (not structured like cooperative learning)
*think pair share |
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What is cooperative learning?
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structured group learning, memebers held accountable, required interpersonal skills
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What are the key elements of cooperative learning?
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1. teacher supervisio
2. heterogenous groups 3. face to face interaction 4. social skills 5. group processing |
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What is the purpose of homework?
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1. effectively cover material
2. encourage responsibility 3. show parents the classroom is productive |
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What are the goals of homework?
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1. practice skills
2. learn baseline info before lesson 3. apply concepts learned in class 4. self discipline |
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What is Jason O'Briens quote?
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"Kickball, Phonecalls, and Friday Homework"
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