You're Reading a Free Preview Model Code of Ethics Quiz GCU Question 1 After class, Mrs. Campbell is approached by a group of distraught students asking to speak with her privately. As soon as all other students exited the classroom, Mrs. Campbell asked the group of girls to share what was troubling them. The group of girls then detailed multiple negative comments directed to students in class by another teacher on the seventh grade team, Ms. O’Connor. The girls stated that they were used to these comments, but the most recent really upset them when Ms. O’Connor stated to the class, “You’re the reason I hate teaching in Title I schools!” With that information, Mrs. Campbell thanked the girls for confiding in her and shared she would be going to administration with their concerns that day. Which Model Code of Ethics did Mrs. Campbell utilize in this situation? Respecting students by taking into account their age, gender, culture, setting. and socioeconomic context. Interacting with students with transparencyand in appropriate settings. Communicating with students in a clear, respectful, and culturally sensitive manner. Taking into account how appearance and dress can affect one’s interactions and relationships with students.
Model Code of Ethics for Educators Quiz GCUQuestion 2 Mrs. Granger was teaching a social studies lesson on a famous battle in WWII to her freshman students. After the lesson, the students were to create an illustration of the timeline of events. Mrs. Granger found that a student drew a picture of a soldier shooting a student in the class. Which principle best helps the educator act in the best interest of all students? Question 3 Mrs. Jones has been teaching kindergarten for the past 12 years. She has been under the same school district and principal for the duration of her career. In October, a student entered her classroom with a gifted label. The school does not offer gifted services for kindergarten students and Mrs. Jones has not been trained to support the gifted needs of the student. She reaches out to the principal asking for a meeting to discuss support initiatives for the student. She is requesting to be sent through an intense week-long training to better prepare to work with gifted students. The principal is giving her push back as the budget has not been designed to include a training of this nature. Mrs. Jones will not accept this response and is determined to identify an avenue to attend the training to best serve the learning needs of her student. Which example of being committed to a high standard of practice is Mrs. Jones displaying? Question 4 An educator has had a family emergency Monday night after school. The educator’s father has passed away. Because the educator’s mother is handling all of the arrangements, the educator decides to go to work on Tuesday and teach. The students can tell that something is wrong. The educator has cried in front of the students several times and has been unable to move through the lessons. Which professional tenet has the educator violated? GCU Model Code of Ethics for EducatorsQuestion 5 Mrs. Rodriguez has been teaching for eight years. During her time in the classroom, she has taught two children from the Parker family. This year she has the third and final Parker child. Mrs. Parker has been volunteering in the classroom each of the years her children were in Mrs. Rodriguez’s class. This has allowed Mrs. Rodriguez and Mrs. Parker to develop a friendship. They are social media friends and have even spent time together on the weekends having lunch and shopping. The close relationship has allowed Mrs. Rodriguez to share information and trust Mrs. Parker to complete classroom responsibilities. During her volunteer hour this week, Mrs. Rodriguez asked Mrs. Parker to grade student work and update the gradebook. Once in the gradebook, Mrs. Parker has access to all student grades and performance data. Mrs. Parker begins talking with Mrs. Rodriguez about student data and learning levels. Mrs. Parker also shared information with other parents in the class regarding the data she saw. What Model Code of Ethics did Mrs. Rodriguez violate by allowing Mrs. Parker to complete grading responsibilities in the classroom? Question 6 Parent/Expert conferences are approaching. An educator is afraid of face-toface communication with parents. The school office has prepared a letter to send home with students regarding parent/teacher conferences and the educator purposely places these in the top drawer of the desk and does not send them home to try to avoid having conferences. What professional tenet has the educator violated? Question 7 An educator notices that one of his students is starting to slack off in class. The teacher decides to check the student’s social media account to see if there is any information publicly available that might indicate reasons for the change in this student. The educator notices that the student is spending quite a bit of time with friends after school and posting pictures of the activities. The teacher confronts the student and tells her she needs to spend less time with her friends and more time working on schoolwork. Which professional tenet has the educator violated? Question 8 While entering grades on her computer after school, one of Ms. Aletti’s students comes to her classroom to discuss homework. Sitting with Ms. Aletti at her desk, the student has a clear view of the computer screen and the grades she has been entering. Which professional tenet has the educator violated? Ensuring that the rights of third parties, including the right of privacy, are not violated via the use of technologies. Question 9 Ms. Goodman was forwarding a funny adult joke to her friend Cammie, but as she typed the name, she did not notice that Connie appeared in the To field before she hit send. Connie is the school administrator. As Ms. Goodman considered the implications of this error, which principle does this apply to when referring to the professional educator uses technology in a responsible manner by? Question 10 An educator is the physical education teacher at his local elementary school. His principal calls him into her office and tells him that she needs him to take over a fourth grade classroom for the rest of the semester because the teacher has an unforeseen illness and cannot continue. The PE teacher declines and says that he is unable to accept this osition because he does not hold the proper credentials. Which professional tenet did the educator uphold? Question 11 On Friday Mrs. Lau was preparing for the end of the day by allowing her class some social free time. She overhears a group of students talking about their plans for the weekend. A group of students is planning to go to a movie Friday afternoon and then go out for dinner. She interrupts the conversation and mentions that she would like to see that movie also. Since she is one of their favorite teachers, the students enthusiastically invite her to join them. Which professional tenet has the educator violated? Question 12 Mr. Watson had just finished his lesson on solving inequalities and handed students a worksheet to complete silently. While the students were working independently, he decided to check his email, not realizing that his computer screen was still being projected to the class. He opens an email from the principal, Mrs. Russell, who is asking all teachers to keep an eye out for new student Rebecca Johnsons, who has recently transitioned from male to female. Mr. Watson realized what had occurred once he heard the students giggling at the screen. He quickly, unplugged his computer from the projector and told the students to get back to work. Which Model Code of Ethics did the teacher not utilize in this situation? Establishing and maintaining an environment that promotes the emotional, intellectual, physical, and sexual safety of all students. None of the above.Question 13 An educator wants to complete a service project with students. The educator realizes that funding for this project through the school is not possible due to the project not being included in the school budget. The principal suggests seeking an outside grant from a community organization. The educator takes the principal’s advice and seeks to partner with a community organization that offers grants for such projects. The educator is awarded a grant that will fund the entire project allowing the students to be able to participate in service learning. Which professional tenet did the educator work to uphold? Maintaining the highest professional standards of accuracy, honesty, and appropriate disclosure of information when representing the school or district within the community and in public communications. None of the above.Question 14 Justin is an honor student preparing to apply for a scholarship to a four-year university. Justin has come to his favorite teacher to ask for support. During the conversation, Justin asked his teacher if he would modify test scores, performance data, and the evidence presented in the scholarship application. The teacher clearly reminds Justin of his responsibility with presenting data to others. The teacher demonstrated ethical characteristics that align with which code of ethics standard: Question 15 The school has a BYOD (bring your own device) policy for students. The educator has assigned a research question to each student, but the computer lab is not available. She tells the students to use their personal devices to answer the research question. Five of her students do not have a device. She fails those students for not completing the assignment. Which professional tenet has the educator violated? Question 16 One of your students is staying with her grandfather for a week while her parents are out of town. On Wednesday, the student’s grandfather comes to your classroom and asks to see his granddaughter’s math grades from the previous semester. You politely inform him that you are not able to share that information with him since he is not the child’s legal guardian. You inform him that he can speak with his granddaughter’s parents and ask for written permission from them to view the grades. Which professional tenet did the educator uphold? Question 17 Mrs. Lujano hears multiple rumors from students that Joseph, one of her students, has been vaping on the playground and encouraging others to vape as well. The teacher approaches this situation by sending out a letter to all grade level parents encouraging parents to talk to their students about the dangers of vaping, without consent from administration. Mrs. Lujano feels uncomfortable speaking about vaping with the students and hoped that parents would speak individually with their children after receiving the letter. Upon receiving feedback from parents, it was clear that not all of them felt comfortable speaking with their children on the topic of vaping. Which Model Code of Ethics did the teacher not utilize in this situation? Question 18 Ms. Gleason, who teaches junior and senior high school English, has recently started accepting her students Facebook friend requests. Since becoming more involved in her students’ lives via social media, she sees multiple inappropriate posts about drinking and partying and the students talk to her in class about these posts. Ms. Gleason has chosen to ignore the student’s inappropriate posts on social media and tries to not engage in conversation about them either. More recently one of her students reached out to her via Facebook and asked for a ride to school in the morning. Ms. Gleason was happy to oblige and posted a picture of her and her student in her car on the way to school. Which Model Code of Ethics did the teacher not utilize in this situation? Avoiding multiple relationships with students which might impair objectivity and increase the risk of harm to student learning or well-being or decrease educator effectiveness. None of the above.Question 19 You are doing practicum with a classroom teacher. One day the teacher asks you to sign off on a financial document for her. You think this is odd but sign off on it anyway. Which principle helps the professional educator demonstrate responsibility to oneself as an ethical professional? Question 20 Over the weekend, an educator witnesses a colleague walking hand in hand with a student, and then kissing the student on the cheek. When the educator approaches the colleague, the colleague makes eye contact, drops the student’s hand, and leaves quickly. The educator decides to think nothing of it. On Monday, the educator approaches the colleague and the colleague says they are “just friends.” The educator trusts the colleague and does not discuss the issue with anyone else. Which professional tenet has the educator violated? PREVIEW NOTE: Please check the details before purchasing the document. |