Interview Preparation

This blog post is in response to Mrs. Kallas' post.


1. Do you enjoy teaching children? If so, how would I know if I observed your class?
What I enjoy teaching children is seeing the passion and how excited the child gets when they figure something out on their own, you can see the "light bulb" go off whenever they figure something out! If you observed my class, you would be able to tell that I enjoy teaching children, because I have such passion when it comes to something I LOVE doing! I like to make teaching fun for the kids, whether that be little games, maybe bringing in the iPads, or just little fun activities!

2. What did you find to be the most difficult aspect of student (intern) teaching?

I think the most difficult aspect of student teaching for me was planning my lesson plans, and showing them to my mentor teacher, my mentor teacher and I were always short on time, so planning, and showing a thought out lesson was often sometimes hard.

3. What ways do you assess and evaluate students?

Some of the ways I assess and evaluate my students are through some apps online, such as Kahoot or Plickers. The best part about Plickers is you can individually see the scores of your students.

4. Tell me a little bit about yourself.

As you can see from my resume, I'm very involved at my High School, Haltom High School. I'm involved in PALS, which stands for Peer Assistance and Leadership Services, in PALS, I along with my fellow classmates, get to travel to our feeder Elementary School's and mentor kids that need it the most. Also I am involved in Education and Training, within this course, I get to intern at an Elementary School, three days a week! I get a taste of what being a teacher is like! I get to grade papers, teach lessons, attend field trips, and so much more!  

5. Let's pretend it's almost the first day of school and you were a first grade teacher. How would you prepare your classroom?

I would prepare my classroom with lots of welcome signs! I would have my students name tags on their lockers, and on their desk. I would have my schedule posted for the kids to see as long with the parents to see. We would also have little "ice breakers" for myself and the kids to get to know each other!