Clinical Teacher Interview I was placed at Buies Creek Elementary with Mrs. Emily Pivec, a fifth-grade math teacher. Going into the interview I was curious to see who she was and what she was like. I do not plan on teaching elementary, but I wanted to experience what it was like to be in an elementary classroom. I was interested to see her reasons for teaching and why she picked elementary. I did the interview during a break of one of her meetings. This was the best time for her because she was not around students and could focus on the interview. Before I went, I selected a few questions that really interested me. So, the first question I asked was about her education background. She mentioned that she studied special education with a focus in elementary reading at East Carolina University. …show more content…
Since she is not a special education teacher, my next question was focused on why she is teaching a general classroom. She replied by saying that she realized special education was not where she wanted to be, so she switched to a general classroom. The most important question in my opinion is why she wanted to become a teacher. Her answer was a lot like mine. She became a teacher because of one of her teachers in high school. She also volunteered in classrooms during high school, and she loved it. The best part of teaching for her is the relationship with the students, and her least favorite part is the testing. After asking the more personal questions, I asked her about her students.
What is the greatest challenge students face today? She had different answers, which included home life, parents, and summers. She said with these three challenges it is hard for a student to be successful. I also asked her about the modifications she maked for students under grade level. She said she has some students read lower level books that are about the same topic but easier to read. For math, she said its hard to make modifications, but she does by the way she groups students during group time. She mentioned that it is hard seeing the students frustrated because they do not understand the material, so she does whatever she can to help them understand it, even if that means working with them one on one during group time. She facilitates learning by doing these group activities, assessing them weekly, and by giving the students a safe environment. She assesses them weekly by giving them assignments at the beginning of the week and tracking their progress throughout the week. To provide a safe environment, she encourages students to be themselves and allow them to have a voice in the
classroom. From my interview with Mrs. Pivec, I have learned more about types of modifications to make in the classroom. I was not sure the best way to make modifications for math, so I asked that question specifically to get ideas for my classroom. I think this is something I can use in my classroom. Students understand math in different ways, so I can split the groups up based on ability and go to each group giving them the help they need. Another part of the interview that I could relate to her answer for her least favorite and most favorite part of teaching. The relationships with the students would be my favorite part, and I am excited to build those relationships with my future students. I agree the most with testing being her least favorite part of teaching. Teaching just so the student can pass a test does not seem to be very interesting. The students need to learn the information but teaching them the just how to pass the test instead of valuable information does not benefit the student. For me, everything I learn to pass a test, I forget after I pass it. This might not be true for every student, but we are forcing the students the students to all think the same. However, all students think differently and have different strengths in subjects. So, I completely agree with Mrs. Pivec. After interviewing and observing Mrs. Pivec, I could see that she really cares about her students. I strive to one day have that same compassion for my students and that it is evident to my students and those are not. I am glad I had opportunity to observe her and learn more about elementary school teachers.
Clinical Supervision is the life wire of any health are professional. It is the on the job teaching that takes place between the supervisor and supervisee. It is a lifelong learning used for personal and professional development which is useful both in nursing education and clinical practice. Its benefit cannot be overemphasized as it is known to improve job satisfaction and prevention of stress /burnout. Supervision is important because it allows the novice to gain knowledge, skill and commitment.
The career that interests me the most is Occupational Therapy. I chose to interview Debbie, a Registered Occupational Therapist who received her Bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy from Western Michigan University. She is working at Lynwood Manor which is a long-term rehabilitation facility.
assignments. In the case of Miss Hiller, she was becoming very discouraged because she didn’t seem to know how to motivate her students to learn. She is also bothered of the fact that the students didn’t seem to like her, and that she is having problems disciplining her students. Stansbury and Zimmerman (2000) suggests that to make life less stressful for new teachers like Miss Hiller, the principal may reduce the number of students in a beginning teacher’s classrooms, refrain from assigning them the most challenging students, and minimize their extracurricular and committee assignments.
education. Doing the interview, I had some target questions that I wanted ask. I asked the
Overall, I retain three goals for this clinical day: Safely and efficently administer medication, enhance my nursing/CNA skills, and determine how to implement infection control into a health care setting. This week reflects my assigned time to administer medication in a health care setting for the first time, with a resident who retains nearly twenty medications. I except this experience will be a great learning experience, but it will also subsist slightly stressful. With the assistance of my FOR, my goal is to administer all of my resident 's medications without complications. To ensure that medication safety, I will perform the six medication rights and three checks prior to administration. Along with medication administration, a goal
I know that she was hesitant about doing the interview since she said she “doesn’t follow politics”. After her telling me she didn’t want to do the interview, I wanted her to do it even more because I thought it was interesting for a person who is a parapro in World History and U.S. History to not be interested
I interviewed Brigitte Mankiewicz about what it is like to be a home school parent. She answered questions regarding the positive and negative aspect of home schooling.
I chose to interview Mrs. Mary, Mrs. Jen, and Ms. Katonda because they all have experience with working in the hospital and that is the setting that I am looking to work in. I have also thought about becoming a college educator for physical therapy students and Mrs. Jen and Mrs. Mary are currently working as nursing lab staff, but they also work with the physical therapy staff throughout the semester.
During the interview, I asked her if she has had any previous thoughts or opinions from working in a different community and why she thought it would be good for our community. She made several good points. In the previous years, she mentioned how she sent out letters to parents who teachers and herself think have the greatest need for the food. She also mentioned that parents had to sign the form and send it back to her at school. She said she loved the program that she has been acquainted with.
For the lead teacher interview assignment, I had the opportunity to sit down with and interview my son’s EC teacher from last year, Mrs. Hamm. Since my son started at the school last year, Mrs. Hamm has helped him in so many different ways. Mrs. Hamm has been teaching for over 20 years from her home state of Pennsylvania and more currently at Mount Energy Elementary School in Creedmoor, NC. Mrs. Hamm has been teaching at Mount Energy Elementary School in Creedmoor, NC for the last 12 years and recently awarded “Teacher of the Year”. Mrs. Hamm, up until this school year, was the main EC teacher for all grades Kindergarten through fifth grade at Mount Energy Elementary School. As of the present school year, the school district made the determination that she was over the acceptable number of students. As a result, they decided to hire an additional EC teacher and assistant to teach grades 3-5th and Mrs. Hamm would teach grades K-2. Mrs. Hamm was the teacher of 18 students until this decision was made, now with grades K-2, she has 9 students in her class.
I believe placing student nurses in the clinical setting is vital in becoming competent nurses. Every experience the student experiences during their placement has an educative nature therefore, it is important for the students to take some time to reflect on these experiences. A specific situation that stood out to me from my clinical experience was that; I didn’t realize I had ignored the patient’s pain until I was later asked by the nurse if the patient was in any pain.
As the time approached, my attitude toward student-teaching was one of confidence and in some ways overconfidence. I believed that I was equipped with all of the tools necessary to be a superior teacher. Little did I know what truly goes on behind the scenes of a teacher. Between grading papers, attending meetings, and preparing lessons, I would often feel overwhelmed. Still, student teaching would prove to be much more valuable than I anticipated. It would teach me to appreciate the wisdom of mentors and experienced teachers, value or being organized and prepared, and lastly the resilience of students.
“Let whoever is in charge keep this simple question in her head not, how can I always do this right thing myself, but how can I provide for this right thing to be always done?” (Nightinggale, 1969). Exercising ethical manner and superior judgment are challenged when the perception of right and wrong is based on personal biases. Individuals that facilitate research studies are constantly faced with ethical dilemmas, and forced to choose from right and wrong. Making ethical decisions in research are important for the greater good of the participants and organizations. Taking on the role as a clinical research coordinator and research assistant exemplified that when making a decision one must not only depend on intuition, but to follow research etiquette. The roles were extremely rewarding, however along the way challenged ethical principles of autonomy and veracity.
Suzanne Zabriskie, or Mrs. Z for those of us that were too young to pronounce Zabriskie, is not only my best friend’s mother, but was also my church choir instructor. While I attended public school she was often times my substitute and was a large help in getting me the extra assistance that I needed to catch up with my classmates. Yet my relationship with Mrs. Z wasn’t much more than that of a student and a teacher. When I first asked her for an interview I was a bit nervous of how our conversation would go, wondering if I would still be answered like a student. To my relief, not only did she answer my questions without holding back, but she gave me advice for developing as a teacher.
She believes some of the challenges contemporary families are facing are the economy, healthcare, loss of employment, lack of basic necessities, and broken homes. Despite these challenges, schools and families can work together to make schools stronger by creating a positive learning environment and show the student that they are there to help the student in any way possible. She also states that it is important for the teacher and parent(s) to be on the same page and support each other in regards to learning styles and techniques.