1.a) Outline four ways of establishing a good working alliance between teachers and parents to promote positive learning experience of the child.
Possible Responses
i.Communication
ii Developing partnerships
iii.Through parent conferences
iv.Responding to angry parents.
1. b) Enumerate four ways a teacher can respond to an angered parent.
Possible Responses
i.Admit when you make a mistake and take appropriate measure to correct it
ii.Your reaction is very important.
iii.One of the most important things you can do is to listen.
iv.Ask your administrator, school counselor, or team teachers to meet with you if you are aware that you will be speaking with an angry parent.
iv.End the conference if nothing beneficial is occurring and you are being verbally abused.
2. Discuss four ways through which the teacher can develop professionally.
Possible Responses
i.Through in- service training
ii.Professional organizations and conferences
iii.Through graduate courses
iv.Through teacher study and support groups
3. Explain four ways of establishing teacher-student relationship. (20 marks)
i.Be a role model
ii.Let students be your focus
iii.Through student conference
iv.Earning respect
v.Being fair yet firm
4a). Explain any four useful essential skills a professional teacher needs to exhibit.
Possible Responses
Patience vi. Leadership
Adaptability vii. Mentoring
Teamwork viii. Risk taking
Constant learning ix. Imagination
Communication
4. b). State four strategies that can be used in dealing with students with diverse needs in your classroom.
Possible Responses
i.get to know students’ abilities
ii.implement universal design for learning
iii.engage in collaborative planning and teaching
iv.develop a strong behavior management plan
5a). Explain four ways in which effective management skills can be used in establishing expectation in the classroom.
Possible Responses
i.publish rules where students can read them
ii.keep the rules short, simple and clear
iii.make the rules positive to draw attention to appropriate behaviours rather than highlighting inappropriate behaviours
iv.discuss the rules with the class
model, model, model
5. b). State any four ways in giving effective verbal and non-verbal instructions to your students as a professional teacher.
Possible Responses
i.verbal prompts
ii.non-verbal prompt
iii.wait and scan
iv.follow instructions with a short pause and scan the class
v.phrase the instruction as a direction rather than a question
vi.separate instruction from control talk
vii.give the instruction in a firm, calm and measured voice
6.a). Explain any three strategies a professional teacher can use in dealing effectively with habitual absentees in your school.
Possible Responses
i.Place the pupil in group with two other pupils who he/she is friend with but come to regularly.
ii.Reinforce students whenever they attend school with special activity and /or event of their choosing.
iii Have the students role-play the feared situation in the presence of the teacher
b). As a professional teacher, outline four model ideal behaviours you can demonstrate in the classroom.
Possible Responses
i.Use polite language
ii.Maintain eye contact
iii.Keep your phone in your pocket
iv.Let one another speak uninterrupted
v.Raise concerns about one another’s statement in a respectful manner
7.Explain five (5) provisions of the 2008 educational Act.
Possible Responses
i.Giving poverty allowance to parents who cannot support the cost of basic education by district assemblies
ii.Decentralisation for the management of basic and second cycle education as a responsibility of the district assemblies
iii.Inclusive Education (IE) and Special Education Needs (SPED).
Under this we have the 3 guided principles
a) The right to education
b) The right to equality of educational opportunities
c) The right and obligation to be included in and participate fully in the affairs of society.
iv.National Teaching Council (NTC) responsible for professional development, quality, registration and licensing of teachers.
v.National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NACCA) responsible for national curriculum and assessment.
vi.National Inspectorate Board responsible for inspection.
vii.Sub-sector policies
7. b). State any five (5) objectives of the 2008 educational Act
Possible Responses
i.Improve equitable access to and participation in quality education at all levels
ii.Bridge gender gap in access to education.
iii.Improve quality of teaching and learning.
iv.Improve management of education service delivery.
v.Promote science and technical education at all levels
vi.Strengthen links between teaching education and industry
vii.Improve access to quality education for people with disability
8.Outline any five (5) strategies to achieve STME objectives
Possible Responses
i.Strengthen science education in all aspects of the educational system at the Basic and Senior Secondary levels
ii.Provide Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to enhance middle level management and TVET delivery at all levels.
iii.Introduce science and TVET innovations within the system
Provide special incentives for students and graduate of science and technology
iv.Ensure that adult literacy classes include studies into cause and effect, relations between entities and how things work.
v.Ensure that 60% of all students in the universities and 80% in the polytechnics and vocational institutes are registered in science and technology related discipline.
b) List four (4) objectives of the STME policy
Objectives of the STME policy.
i.Encourage the development of a STME culture supported industries.
ii.Make the most of existing STME capabilities.
iii.Introduce and support STME projects, exhibitions and fairs at district, regional and national levels.
iv.Develop infrastructures, industry and other sectors of the economy to provide the basic technological needs of the society
9)Examine five (5) strategies to be selected to achieve ICT in improving the quality of education
Possible Responses
i.Use ICTs to orient all levels of the country’s educational system to the teaching and learning of all subjects, including science and technology.
Improve national competence in 21st – century ICT skills.
ii.Use ICTs to assists in ensuring that the graduates from basic education are functionally literate and productive.
Improve the efficiency management the system.
iii.Promote productivity in the informal sector through TVET.
Build a human resource base for in increased manufacturing and industrialisation.
iv.Modernize the educational system through ICTs to improve the quality of education and training at all levels thereby expanding access to education, training (teacher professional development) and research resources and facilities
10.State five essential features of SWPBS.
Possible Responses
i.Establish common philosophy and purpose.
ii.Establish leadership and school wide support.
iii.Clearly define a set of expected behaviour
11)Explain any four reasons why teachers need to be aware of the constitutional right of children.
Possible Responses
i.To educate the child:
ii.To respect the child’s right:
iii.To help teacher establish a school climate:
To protect the child:
12.List and explain any five skills for establishing classroom expectations
Possible Responses
i.Descriptive encouraging
ii.Cueing with parallel acknowledgement
iii.Selective attending
iv.Giving instructions
v.Waiting and scanning
13.With the help of the Behaviour support Pyramid, explain how to manage students’ behaviour in your classroom.
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