Teacher Interview Report

SSCM Gilmore made an unannounced visit to Martinez Elementary School to conduct an interview with Madison Williams. The interview included school counselor Tamara Mathis, Madison Williams, and SSCM Gilmore. Madison is a 4th grader at the elementary school, with no known behavioral issues in class. She is known to be on time for school every day. Ms. Mathis reported that last year she was in her office a lot discussing the illness of her mother. Madison reported that she is aware what inappropriate touching is, and who she can talk to if someone touches her in bad areas. Madison reported that no one has touched her in a bad area. She reported that she would tell her mother or the Ms. Mathis of who touched her in the bad areas. She reported

Ashlyn Edwards is an elementary school grades teacher and is licensed to teach grade levels K-6. She currently resides in Texas and has taken some time off from teaching to be with her family. Before taking the time off, Ashlyn worked in two different schools, one of which was in Georgia and the other in Kansas. In Georgia, she taught Kindergarten and in Kansas she taught grade 1. I chose to interview Ashlyn because I had met her several years ago through another friend and I found out she was a teacher at that time. Even though I had not got to know more about Ashlyn before this interview, I was hopeful that she would be able to provide me some insight into what it is like being a teacher and the ups and downs of the job. I asked Ashlyn five questions related to her job and she provided answers that not only guided me but also helped me to understand ways that I can become prepared to teach.

I decided to interview a friend of mine who just started her second year of teaching. She works for a Middle School in Westchester County, teaching 6th and 7th grade math. I asked her a series of questions about her whole experience on becoming a teacher. I was relieved to hear what her first few days were like being a new teacher, because that could be nerve racking for any new teacher. She explained to me that she was shocked on her first few days, and overwhelmed with the respect she immediately received from her students. They greet her in the hallway, and thank her as they leave class. I could just imagine how good that would feel to get that reaction from your students. When I asked her why she decided to teach the grade that she is in, she explained to me that she chose to do middle school because it is a crucial time for development in an adolescents life, and also a challenging time.

Mrs. Lawrence: When planning a lesson, I start with the objective. What is it I am supposed to be cover. Once I know, I start with a hook. I access their prior knowledge then I move on with either an example or model. All along I ask questions to make sure the students

For the first informational interview, I interviewed a credentialed teacher, who is part of a program called Urban Teachers. I selected her because I wanted to know other ways or path to become a teacher. Additionally, I always dream of becoming a teacher, but I am hesitant on whether I have the skills to teach students. Lastly, my interest assessment showed that one of the possible careers that are suitable for me is teacher. Therefore, I decided to interview a teacher, who was referred by my mother. The interview was done through Skype because she is currently working at Washington D.C since the program Urban Teachers is from John Hopkins University. The question that I asked were: what was her hesitation in becoming a teacher, what is her

I interviewed a childcare teacher engaged in the Early Childhood Development. She graduated from East Tennessee State University. She has been intrigued by children her entire life, she has volunteered with children with disabilities and worked with children since age 16. You can say that teaching has been a dream job of hers. Going through the interview I went through a series of questions as follows. What are positive and negative parts about being a teacher? What disciplinary styles work the best? And how can teaching in America be improved?

I Interviewed Morgan Browne who is the special services department chair over at Copper Canyon high school. Morgan explained that there are different levels of Response to Interventions (RTI). RTI level 1 is for the majority of the students in a classroom, tier 1 will include day to day instructions, checking for understanding, and re-teaching, which ensures that most of the students are able to access the material and to master it. Common assessments are used to see if students are able to move onto the next skill. Tier 2 is for a smaller population of students who will need more specific interventions in small groups work. Tier 3 is for students who do not quite getting the skills. Tier 3 will be where a Child find team would come together to determine if the student needs extra help and support outside of the regular general education interventions that were put into place. Students that are recommended for a child find, are students that are demonstrating a need that may require more individualized, specialized supports throughout the school day. This group will come together and consider a 504 or an IEP, data is

fascination and interest in text can be kept up with daily reading sessions. This will spark their

Textbooks are the most effective tool of educational technologies and they will always play a role in our educational systems. However they are being used as instruments to rewrite and sugarcoat

On May 6, 2015 at 4:00 p.m., I conducted an interview with Ms. Price, a Pre-K teacher at a local school library. Ms. Price has been employed with the Pre-K program for several years. She was employed with lateral entry. This means that she had the credentials, but she had not yet received her B-K license. As she worked on lateral entry, she also continue to go to school to obtain her license.

I asked Mrs. Barkley if she worked with other teachers to plan and jointly facilitate learning; she told me that she personally does not. She said that she never combines classes or teaches with another teacher in the same classroom. She said the only thing that the teachers do together is come together in meetings and discuss progress of their classes and test scores. This came as a shock to me, I thought that teachers would be meeting often to combine curriculum in a way that’s meaningful. I thought that teachers would want to allow for cross-curricular projects to allow students to make the connections between subjects. When I am a teacher, I would like to work with other teachers to jointly facilitate learning, if possible.

Students with disabilities have altered the environments of the classrooms dramatically overtime. Throughout the struggle of inclusion, the views on students with disabilities, and the way students and their families are treated in the classroom teachers have found a way to overcome these obstacles and attempt the perfect classroom setting for disabled children.

The two teachers interviewed for this essay work for same district at the same school. There are approximately 2500 students in the district with approximately 125 classified as special needs students. The general education teacher, Beth Foster has been teaching for 28 years in some from of general education. She has worked in grades kindergarten to 4th. She is currently working with students in special Title 1 Reading Program for general education students. Ms. Foster graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and obtained a Masters from North Texas University in Elementary Education. During the interview process Ms. Foster (personal communication, September 16, 2015) stated while she has worked

Hello, Mrs.Nottingham I am Jesus Bustillos I used to be a student of yours when I was at Sunset. I am now an 8th grader at Chislom Middle School. I was wondering if you wanted to be interviewed for a project that I am doing in my pride time class. If you are I well need a date and time that I could interview you. This interview well also be sent to the Folklife Center of Liberty of

Teachers are always assigning homework in the textbook and of course every student complains. Not only because they have homework, but because they have to lug home multiple textbooks. Many school districts have been trying to find a way to solve this complaint. What school board officials have come up with is replacing the textbooks with notebook computers or tablets. It is the 21st century, there is technology booming everywhere. However, converting the notebook computers might not be the greatest decision.