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$5.00 Assignment: Interview with a Teaching Professional
- From Education: General-Education
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- Due on Jul. 01, 2008
- Asked on Jun. 29, 2008 at 09:12:39AM
Q:In this assignment, you will exercise critical thinking skills. Remember to suspend judgment
while inquiring into the interviewee’s responses. Reflecting upon the interview and addressing
AED 201 Teaching as a Profession
Course Syllabus Page 13
the questions requires application of problem solving skills / methods. You will form
evaluative decisions when you consider how you would handle each scenario described by
the interviewee.
· Resource: Chapter 2 in Introduction to Teaching
· Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
· Complete the following: According to p. 55 of the text, teachers make between 800 and
1,500 decisions each day. Set up a brief (15-minute) interview with a teacher or a
teacher's aide. The interview may be in person, by phone, via email, or in an instant
message chat. Include the following questions in your interview:
o What are some examples of typical, quick decisions teachers make on a daily basis?
o What were the 5 most difficult school-related decisions you made this week? What
made them difficult?
o What was the impact of those decisions on the classroom environment? Were the
decisions effective?
In addition, develop two other pertinent questions related to the characteristics of
classrooms as discussed in Ch. 2 of the text.
· Write a 750- to 1,050-word reflection on the interview that addresses the following:
o Sort each of the 5 most difficult decisions into the five characteristics of classrooms
discussed in Ch. 2, beginning on p.54. Explain how each situation fits into each of the
classroom characteristics.
o Describe the complexities the teacher or aide faced when making their decisions.
o Do you agree with the decisions he or she made based on the situation(s)?
o What would you have done if you were in his or her shoes? Depending on the
situations, what resources would have helped to ease decision-making?
o What rationale would you base your decisions upon?
o Include your reaction to the responses of the two additional questions you asked.
· Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
