The Professional Educator And The Community

Dr. Musk uses a bulletin board outside her high school classroom to post a spreadsheet with students’ grades. Dr. Musk’s bulletin board is designed to look like a news feed on a social media account of what is happening in the class. The spreadsheet includes students’ names, course grades to date, and scores on tests and assignments.
Which of the following principles for professional educators does Dr. Musk most put at risk by posting this spreadsheet?

 

Professional educators should   maintain student confidentiality.

Professional educators should use   school supplies for appropriate purposes.

Professional educators should   avoid inappropriate relationships with students.

MODULE 5

 

Question 1 of 12

Dr. Musk uses a bulletin board outside her high school classroom to post a spreadsheet with students’ grades. Dr. Musk’s bulletin board is designed to look like a news feed on a social media account of what is happening in the class. The spreadsheet includes students’ names, course grades to date, and scores on tests and assignments. Which of the following principles for professional educators does Dr. Musk most put at risk by posting this spreadsheet?

	Professional educators should maintain student confidentiality.
	Professional educators should use school supplies for appropriate purposes.

 

Professional educators should avoid inappropriate relationships with students.

 

 Question 2 of 12

Mr. Lovell is accompanying a group of his students to a regional spelling bee. Some of the students’ parents have come to watch their children compete. During the competition, a student from another school misspells a word. Mr. Lovell, who is sitting in the audience with the parents, turns to the parents and calls the student a dummy. Which of the following professional principles does this action most clearly put at risk?

	Promoting the integrity of the profession
	Being transparent in actions and communications

 

Being proactive about ethical concerns that affect students

 

 Question 3 of 12

Mr. Lark and Ms. Kay, teachers at the same high school, often have dinner at the diner around the corner from their school and trade stories about their days. The two teachers are most likely to put at risk which of the following principles for professional educators?

	Sharing privileged student information without legitimate reason
	Failing to maintain appropriate relationships

 

Violating standards for reporting the unethical actions of fellow teachers

 

 Question 4 of 12

Which of the following constitutes a violation of the teacher’s obligation to protect student confidentiality?

	A teacher announces to the class that Hal, one of the students in the class, does not have to type his homework assignments because his family cannot afford a computer.
	A teacher announces to the class that an upcoming field trip will cost $100 but that the administration will work with any students who want to go but whose families cannot afford the fee.

 

A teacher, Mrs. Sharma, announces to the class that this year’s yearbook will be significantly more expensive than last year’s yearbook because the school is using a new printing company, though she says that she disagrees with the decision to change printers.

 

 Question 5 of 12

Under normal circumstances, which of the following is information a teacher does NOT need to keep confidential?

	Student disciplinary records
	A student’s family status

 

Whether a student is present in the teacher’s classroom

 

 Question 6 of 12

Mr. Keller, a math teacher, maintains a personal blog in which he offers relationship advice. Mr. Keller uses his real name and often refers to his own relationships in his posts, but he is careful to never mention his teaching, his students, or his school. Which of the following principles would it be most important for Mr. Keller to consider in evaluating whether to maintain his blog?

	Collaborate with community agencies, organizations, and individuals to advance students’ best interests.
	Exercise prudence in maintaining separate personal and professional online profiles, keeping personal and professional lives distinct.

 

Advocate for equal access to technology for all students, especially those historically underserved.

 

 Question 7 of 12

Which of the following uses of a school computer after school hours by a teacher is most likely to put at risk the ethical principles for professional educators?

	Researching locations for a franchise business the teacher wants to open
	Recording grades awarded to assigned essays

 

Preparing a lesson plan for the next day

 

 Question 8 of 12

With respect to the consumption of alcohol, which of the following is an acceptable behavior for a teacher?

	Having a beer with lunch on a school day
	Drinking alcohol at another teacher’s house during a private party on the weekend

 

Sipping on a glass of wine in the teachers’ lounge while grading student papers

 

 Question 9 of 12

Marilyn, a language arts teacher, wants to post on her public blog details about an upsetting incident that occurred in her class earlier that day. As a professional educator, Marilyn should do which of the following before posting the details on her blog?

	Speak to her principal about establishing appropriate relationships with students.
	Give a presentation to her class about how the incident made her feel.

 

Stop to reflect on the potential for a violation of confidentiality.

 

 Question 10 of 12

To make some extra money, Mr. Jones, a physical education teacher, wants to use his access to the school building to run a basketball camp over the summer months when school is not in session. Which of the following steps would be most important for Mr. Jones to take to ensure that his conduct is safe and ethical?

	Allowing only students of the school to attend the basketball camp
	Speaking to the school principal to secure permission to run the camp and to use school property

 

Scheduling the summer camp during dates when the building is unoccupied

 

 Question 11 of 12

The issue of how professional educators should respond to students or parents offering them gratuities or favors most clearly involves the concept of

	remunerative conduct
	acting in loco parentis

 

the extended concept of the school

 

 Question 12 of 12

Ms. White, a high school basketball coach, visits the home of one of her team members for a postseason gathering that is attended by other student athletes and their parents. At the gathering, the host parent offers Ms. White a glass of wine. Would it be appropriate for Ms. White to drink the wine?

	No, because professional educators should exhibit personal and professional conduct that is in the best interest of the organization, learning community, school community, and profession.
	Yes, because the parent may be offended if the teacher refuses the offer.

 

Yes, because it is acceptable for teachers to drink alcohol if they are not on school grounds.