What Is My Teaching Philosophy Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 1A local housing debate is affecting families in the school community. What role should it play in class?
  • It should remain outside the curriculum unless it directly illustrates required subject content
  • Students could study it as one optional example without pursuing a shared response
  • The class could examine multiple perspectives and consider possible forms of civic participation
  • Students should investigate the underlying inequities and design an informed action with affected community voices
• 2Which outcome would most strongly signal that a unit on a public issue succeeded?
  • Students accurately understood the required concepts and evidence
  • Students clarified their own views and could explain them thoughtfully
  • Students evaluated competing perspectives and identified realistic civic options
  • Students worked collectively with relevant communities to pursue a well-researched response to injustice
• 3When beginning a new unit, which planning process feels most natural?
  • Identify the content students must receive, then select the clearest way to present it
  • Plan the required content first and add a practical activity where it fits
  • Set key objectives, then gather student questions to shape part of the learning sequence
  • Start with a meaningful problem or experience and design opportunities for inquiry, collaboration, and reflection