The Traveling Bookseller Scenario Questions By Drew Polly UNC-Charlotte Credits Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 Scenario Instead of working this summer in an office, at the pool, or at a camp, you decide to work as a traveling bookseller. You travel around North Carolina selling books at book shows in various cities. You start with $500. Along the way you will make money by selling books. However, you will also spend money on gas and food. Your goal is to: make the most money in the time allowed! Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 Directions Roll the die and move your game piece on the board. Select a question every time you get to a city. If you answer the question correctly draw a job card. Keep track of the money you’ve earned on the budget sheet. Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 Questions North Carolina Facts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EDIT 3110 Content 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Educational Issues 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Question Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited. Adapted from “The Traveling Georgia Artist” by Lloyd Rieber, The University of Georgia, May 20, 2003 Question Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 That’s Correct! Question Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

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The number of universities in the UNC system. 7 9 14 16 Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 The name of the group of people that settled in northeastern North Carolina Sioux Cherokee Apache Algonquin Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Which is not a school district within 40 miles of UNC-Charlotte? Wilkes Union Cabarrus Lincoln Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Charlotte is located in the ____ region of North Carolina. Coastal Plain Piedmont Mountain Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Charlotte is named the Queen City because… Charlotte was the wife of King George III Charlotte was King George III’s daughter Charlotte was the sister of King George III King George liked chocolate a lot, but Charlotte sounded better than chocolate for a city name. Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Charlotte’s downtown area is known as… Inner city Tryon Square Uptown Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Which inner state is the longest in North Carolina? US-1 Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 Students use a spreadsheet to keep track of a budget. To type a formula students would first type a(n)… Apostrophe Colon Equals sign Period Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 There are technology standards at state level in North Carolina’s _________. Standards of learning Standard Course of Content Standard Course of Study Standards to teach during school Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 The learning theory that advocates drill and practice and repetition of skills. Behaviorism Critical Learning Theory Constructivism Information Processing Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 The learning theory based on the belief that students form knowledge from personal experience. Behaviorism Critical Learning Theory Constructivism Information Processing Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

During this process learners obtain information from the environment. Retrieval Memory Encoding Attention Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

The role of the teacher during constructivist teaching is to… Provide a situation that promotes learning Provide ample practice for students Activate students’ prior knowledge and then provide content Tell students answers and encourage memorization Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

An example of indirect instruction would be… Teacher provides content and then practice A lesson involves only practicing skills Teacher facilitates activities and the content comes later Students just search on the Internet with no objectives in mind. Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 The tests given at the end of the year in North Carolina are called __________. End-of-grade tests End-of-year tests Standard course of study tests Standard curriculum tests Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

NCLB requires all students to… Pass tests of national standards Pass tests of state standards Perform better than last year’s students on tests of national standards Perform better than last year’s students on tests of states standards Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Students with special needs who qualify for accommodations… Can have accommodations made Must have accommodations made Must have accommodations made and have those reviewed annually Can have their parents choose whether or not accommodations will be made Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 In the United States everyone has the right to a free public education… As long as their parents are registered voters As long as their parents own land As long as they are under the age of 18 As long as they are citizens of the U.S. Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 Reforms currently going on in school are advocating more _________ approaches to teaching and learning. Behaviorist Constructivist Information Processing-based Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 Elementary school teachers are consistently scrutinized in research on teaching about their ______. Lack of content knowledge Lack of knowledge about students Lack of patience Lack of Spanish-speaking experience Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Schools that do not perform well can have their ______ based on NCLB. Administrators fired Administrators and teachers fired Superintendent fired Teachers fired Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006

Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006 According to US News and World Report, the nation’s biggest problem is…. Our education system Terrorist attacks The Federal Deficit The Iraq war Home Page Traveling Book Seller, Drew Polly, 2006