1. Since kids in high-need schools cannot spend much time on homework, hoe can you adequately get through all of the material required by standards and truly ensure the kids are getting the most learning and understanding out of the lessons for long-term retention?
2. How do you effectively teach students who are at different levels in the classroom? Do you use peer teaching?
3. How often do you use project-based or inquiry-based learning compared to more traditional style? Is it interdisciplinary, and do you find you have enough time for several of them?
4. What materials or resources have you found most beneficial in keeping up with your field of study? Do you find you have ample time for this?
5. What have you found to be the most effective method in keeping students engaged?
Tammy these are great questions, I found question #1 is very difficult for some people to adjust to. That being said, encouraging students to work on things outside of class is also very important as they prepare for college.
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As simple as this sounds, a warm, outgoing, conversational, and humorous personality has been the most effective for me in college. Someone who teaches with enthusiasm and appears to love what they are doing. They like being there in the classroom with "you" and everyone else. They don't drone on and on in a boring voice and they make eye contact. They are willing to stay and chat if they have time and tell you there office is always open.
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