Unit One: Reflective Professional

Essential questions .....

Why do you want to be a teacher? Are teachers in a professional career? What are the university and state requirements to become a teacher?

Text chapters 1 & 14

#U1-DB1 Why do you want to teach?

#U1-DB2 Describe a good teacher

#U1-03 Write a reflection

#U1-04 Interview of support person (option)

#U1-04 - SUPPORT PERSON INTERVIEW

 Interview a school support person, an employee that is not a certified teacher (classified). This may be a janitor, secretary, lunchroom worker, bus driver, aid, or office/library volunteer. Your report will be similar to the teacher interview, including answers to the following questions, the instructional context for the report, and a reflection.

1.   How long have you held this job?

2.   What influenced your decision to choose this job?

3.    What grade levels are you in contact with?

4.    What do you enjoy most about your job and why?

5.    What do you enjoy least about your job and why?

6.    Do you feel that you assist teachers in the education of the students? How?

7.    Do you find ways to get to know the students? How?

8.    What are your basic beliefs about discipline?

9.    What do you wish the school district would do to help you in your job?

10.  What do you wish the school district would do to help teachers do their job?

11.  What do you wish could be done to help students get a better education?

12.  What advice would you give to a student who is thinking about teaching as a career?

Rubric for support person interview