Resource Teacher Interview

During this interview, I made sure to ask questions that would help with my inquiry. The teacher I interviewed was my CT because I felt like she would know the most about this subject because it has to deal with one of her students. My wondering is about what happens when I work more one-on-one with a below level student that seems to not be progressing in their education. The questions I asked my CT during this interview are, “What strategies are the most effective for ELL students? What strategies might work the best when working one-on-one with this student? Which strategies might not work? Do you see any improvements with the student since he has been getting more one-on-one time? What is the most important thing to remember when working with students one-on-one? If students aren't progressing in their education what is the best thing a teacher should do?” I asked these questions because it will give me a better insight on what I need to focus on when working with this student more one-on-one and it can help me collect more data. Also, knowing different strategies to use with this student might help me figure out new ways to work with him one-on-one and maybe I’ll see more improvement from him. The reason I asked my CT if she has noticed any improvements with this student since he has been getting more one-on-one time is because I am not in the classroom every single day to see if he is progressing in any way in his education and to see if working more one-on-one is truly helping him. Also, if my CT is noticing/not noticing any improvements throughout the week when I am not there I can determine if those strategies that I am using with him are working or not working and if I need to try something new. All the information I got from the questions I asked will help me better understand what I need to do next while working with this student.

There were some ideas that I came up with to help me in my action plan from this interview with my CT. The first strategy that I will be using while working more one-on-one with the student is having him do most of the talking. My CT said that one thing teachers need to remember when working one-on-one with students is making sure that the students are doing most of the talking. When students are doing most of the talking they are able to take control over their learning and the teacher is just guided them. Also, doing this might help this student understand the information much better and not forget what he just learned. Also, another strategy that I can use is making sure that there are no distractions around this student so that he can focus better. Instead of me working with this student at his desk I can pull him to the back table in the classroom so that he can focus better. Also, I might see better results when working with him if I give him a reward occasionally and I always need to make sure I am giving him positive praise. He needs to be confident and showing him positive praise will maybe motivate him to work harder.

I think it is important to discuss my inquiry and teaching practices with other professionals because they might noticed/see something that I do not. Some examples my CT talked about of strategies that teachers can use when working one-on-one with students I never thought of using until she brought them up and those strategies might help with my inquiry. Also, other professionals might have some good insights on my teaching practices and they could give me some feedback on what my strengths are and what I need to work on to become a better teacher. Being critiqued is not always a bad thing and having those discussions with other professionals can help me see someone else’s point of view or even show me a better way of doing things that can help me out with my inquiry and teaching practices in the future.

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