Teacher Interview Essay While attending Miami Edison Sr. High school, I had the honor of interviewing my field experience teacher Mr. Armand. He was born in Haiti. He came to America when he was 13. He graduated from Miami Edison Sr. high in 1992. He earned his associated in art degree at Miami Dade College. In 2001 he graduated from Florida International University with his bachelor in art and master degrees. He has taught at Miami Edison for 15 years. He teaches intensive mathematics and college
I thought this interview was very interesting. It was so fascinating to be able to hear a teacher’s perspective about the different aspects of their classroom. I was ask a teacher specific questions of interest, and it was interesting to see how many of the teacher’s answers correlated to what we were learning. Hearing the teacher’s different experiences really had an impact on me because it truly made me more excited to pursue teaching as my career. I will refer to this teacher as Jordan throughout
Much like parents, teachers are expected to provide a wide range of support to students on a daily basis. Therefore, it is important for teachers to include emotional and social support to every student especially those who are dealing with a disability. This week I had the opportunity to interview a teacher at the site for which I intern and she discussed with me the many ways in which teachers provide support to their students that are in need of certain accommodations. She mentioned that as
I interviewed a family friend who is a teacher in New Canaan. From doing this interview I learned about the importance of various behaviors within a classroom as well as how to handle situations when a student is misbehaving. In terms of lesson planning, I learned that teachers map out each of their lessons in order to be organized and cover all material that is necessary so that the students can progress. During the interview, I will be asking my teacher certain questions pertaining to education
Classroom Description and Teacher Interview At Mrs. McGraw’s class room, the environment was welcoming, this setting motivates students to be engage in the instructions that are being presented to them, and the teacher uses various resources to demonstrate the lesson taught. The classroom is formed of twenty-six students, fourteen boys and eight of twelve of them are Ells, with their primary language being Spanish, Vietnamese, and Asian. Mrs. McGraw (kindergarten teacher) has been instructing ELLs
a future teacher I was curious about the different types of assessments they do in elementary grade levels. I know a lot has changed since I was in elementary school. There is a lot more technology and new standards that teachers should aim for. To learn a little more about assessments in the elementary level I decided to interview a teacher who teaches at Wings Park Elementary, the same school I went to several years ago. The teacher I interviewed was Katie Kregel, a second grade teacher. Katie graduated
first teacher that I was able to interview was a 2nd grade teacher at the school I currently work at, she has 32 students in her self-contained classroom and said that, “we only have a few minutes for independent reading.” Mississippi introduced a reading assessment at the end of 3rd grade that all students must pass to be promoted to 4th grade. When this test was introduced strict guidelines were placed on 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms to get students ready for this test. This particular teacher has
In this interview, the teacher leader verbally established the goal for the teachers’ use of student data to support academic instruction. When asked what the goals are for teachers’ use of data, they stated: “Data is to show you how students are doing; data should be used to facilitate what you do next to support students and to be self-reflective.” The teacher leader indicated that classroom teachers must have a clear understanding of why they are changing their instructional practices to motivate
The person of choice, for my conducted interview, was Kristen Hicks, of Cumberland Road Elementary. Currently, Mrs. Hicks holds the occupation of a library and media specialist. However, prior to receiving these positions, Mrs. Hicks engaged predominantly in teaching kindergarten through fourth grade. Overall, Mrs. Hicks has been apart of the Hamilton Southeastern School District, for the last fifteen consecutive years. Majority of this duration, has partaken at Cumberland Road Elementary. For Mrs
Expert Teacher Interview Questions and Answers 1) Do you feel you are confident teaching all the subject matter? Are there some areas you feel more comfortable teaching? Less comfortable? Has an area of specialization aided you in teaching the subject matter? Yes, I feel confident teaching all areas. I do have an area of concentration in Social Studies, so I teach two classes of Social Studies and the other teacher teaches my class science. It is one less class to prepare for and it gives
Teacher Interview summary: I had the pleasure of interviewing the 3rd grade social studies teacher Mr. Columbie. As I observed Mr. Columbie on a weekly basis, I would constantly ask him questions on how he taught social studies in his classroom and what strategies he uses. Mr. Columbie informed me that he teaches social studies in his classroom once a week, but now that the students are preparing for the FSA test he has not been teaching social studies. He explained that the schools main focus is
For the veteran teacher interview, I interviewed my mother, Christine. She has worked at the Shield Institute for twenty-four years as a Special Education Teacher. As both a mother and a teacher, she has always been a source of inspiration in my life. Her dedication, love for children, and extensive knowledge have persevered throughout her career and served as her strength. This interview was much more informal and comfortable than the first, given the fact that I have a personal relationship with
Host Teacher Interview In this interview I conducted with my host teacher at Benton STEM Elementary, I talked about the various ways that she explores strategies inside her classroom for how students are provided access to mathematical learning experiences. My host teacher has been teaching elementary education for eleven years now and is currently teaching 2nd grade. Talking with her about the various methods that she uses in the classroom really informed me of how I want to teach as a future educator
Interview #1 Catherine Sanders, Farmers Branch Elementary 5th grade (Veteran Teacher) What would you say are the positive aspects about the teaching career? For the truly passionate, it is definitely worth it. I never taught for the money (great riches will never be there). I teach because I want to make a difference...I want to touch lives,,,I want to show kids that they have worth and potential. I want to combat all the bad and negativity out there. I could go on and on. Am I always successful
For this interview I decided to speak to a teacher who I have found myself utilizing when I am in need of strategies to help students who are not mastering a concept, and to obtain ideas on engaging students in certain areas. She is a veteran teacher with thirty four-years of teaching experience and has been in our district for almost twenty years. I have found her to be knowledgeable in the areas of interventions in both reading and math. However I have also noticed her to be the most resistant
Figuring out questions to ask my teacher in the part II teacher interview assignment was a lot easier than the part one because this time we were interviewing a veteran who has had the experienced and been through it all. Every question I asked this teacher he gave me clear and well thought answers on what stuff he did throughout his career. This man I had interviewed was a big time veteran at my former high school Lutheran. He was one of my favorite teachers out of my whole high school career
Clinical Teacher Interview I was placed at Buies Creek Elementary with Mrs. Emily Pivec, a fifth-grade math teacher. Going into the interview I was curious to see who she was and what she was like. I do not plan on teaching elementary, but I wanted to experience what it was like to be in an elementary classroom. I was interested to see her reasons for teaching and why she picked elementary. I did the interview during a break of one of her meetings. This was the best time for her because she was
Action Assignment #2: Teacher Interview My interview with my teacher was one of the most interesting and informative moments I have had so far. Throughout the interview I learned a lot about what to expect as a teacher, how education has changed (and how it can and will change within the future of education), and advice on what I can do as a future educator. I feel as though the interview opened my eyes more to the reality of being a teacher, and how being a teacher is not all is seems. I interviewed
This essay discusses five veteran teacher responses to ten questions. Interviews were conducted by telephone. Those interviews consist of three, five, ten, fifteen, and twenty year teachers. However, the interview included the teaching styles, how they relate to real world situations that involves education, and their personal educational philosophies. The ten questions and responses will be discussed and evaluated in comprehending if these teachers have the benefit of students’ education in
For the lead teacher interview assignment, I had the opportunity to sit down with and interview my son’s EC teacher from last year, Mrs. Hamm. Since my son started at the school last year, Mrs. Hamm has helped him in so many different ways. Mrs. Hamm has been teaching for over 20 years from her home state of Pennsylvania and more currently at Mount Energy Elementary School in Creedmoor, NC. Mrs. Hamm has been teaching at Mount Energy Elementary School in Creedmoor, NC for the last 12 years and recently