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by Jenn on Aug 05 2009 3:17 PM
I am a special education teacher working on my masters. I am looking to interview current esl/bilingual teachers. I must have answers to the following twenty five questions. This is a pain I know but it is to write a paper on ESL assessment and general point of views. I need at least 2. Thanks to all who help!
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Re: Your Insight
Here are the questions:
1.How has your education prepared you for your career?
2.Where do you want to be 10 or 15 years from now?
3.Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses.
4.¿ Usted habla español? - Do you speak Spanish?
5.In the beginning of the year, what kinds of assessments are given to help plan instruction?
6.What types of assessments do you give for Reading Comprehension?
7.What type of assessments do you give for speaking proficiency?
8.Do you incorporate formative and summative assessments when evaluating your students?
9. What practices could improve the assessment of language for minority children's language and skills?
10.Please talk about the strategies/approaches you use in teaching first and second languages, cultures, and content areas.
11. Are you a team player?
12.What support have you received from others?
13.What bilingual program model is implemented at your school? How much time is devoted to the two languages?
14.Please discuss curriculum and materials. What could improve them?
15.What types of technology have you used in your classroom?
16.Discuss your approach to involving parents. What could you do to increase involvement?
17.What advice would you give to a new bilingual teacher about bilingual education?
18.In your class is spoken English the principal objective in language learning?
19.What classroom activities and skills for reading have you implemented in the classroom?
20.How do you start teaching writing to second language learners who have no knowledge of the English script?
21.Do you use cooperative learning in your classroom?
22.What specific school and community resources are available to your second language learners?
23.How do you plan for differences in prior learning and in students’ differences in cognitive learning styles?
24.How do you link the Standards to your types of assessment and instructional planning?
25.Would you like to add anything you may have felt we left out?
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Re: Re: Your Insight
HI! I have to do this same project...did you get any responses to your outstanding questions..if so, could you share?
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