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Teacher Interview
Teacher Interview
Planning Questions:
- How do you write a typical lesson plan?
I start out by looking at the curriculum map for the unit , students will know, will
do and look for ideas online (new) or talk to other teachers, vocab, how to teach
before writing. Guided reading to meet students needs.
- What types of materials do you need available when you plan lessons?
Curriculum map/standards, computer resources, manipulatives, colleges
Instructional Questions:
- What are some of your instructional challenges as a teacher?
New grade level new content, meet the needs of ESL students, unmotivated
students learning harder material, behavioral problems disrupts flow
- Are you satisfied with the amount of time that you currently allot for social
studies/science instruction? Explain.
Ideally no, I would like to have a little more social studies time but science is
good.
- What does reading instruction look like in your classroom (e.g. readers
workshop, basals, etc.)?
Monday vocabulary minilesson, hand-on activity, literacy independent reading
or writing, pull groups, interventionist and ESL teacher (we have three teachers
working in groups during our reading time), each week students practice skills
through contracts but there is no group work on contract -review vocab, reading
and written response, words their way
- Tell me about the pacing of lessons and interaction in the classroom- use of
time- and other aspects of timewait time, and time using teacher talk and
student talk. What works well with your students?
Reading minilesson is hardest because its the longest, turn and talk to share
ideas, dialogue journals 0- write down answers and switch to agree.
Math minilesson is much shorter, whole group problem solving
Science and social studies hands on component to stay engaged , harder with
Social studies
Other:
Reflection on Interview: