Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

Fourth Interview Questions

Content: Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. The focus of your questions should be on your answer to your EQ. They cannot be about the background of the person

1. EQ: What is the most important skill a child develops in preschool that helps them best excel academically in kindergarten?
2. Why does preschool make a difference in your opinion? 
3. Do all children need preschool?
4. What is a high-quality child program in your opinion?
5. What have been the most formative experiences you've had in your work with young children and families? 
6. What kinds of varied learning activities have you planned/implemented this year and why?
7. What affects a child's developmental process?
8. How is a child's mind best stimulated?
9. What do you think about fine motor skills? How do you use them, if at all?
10. How do you think a child's executive function skills help them?
11. Have you seen a child's emotional issues have an impact on the way they learn? How?
12. What role does play have in a child's development? 
13. Do you have communication with your kid's parents? How does this play a role?
14. In your opinion when are children most involved? Why?
15. How do you organize your classroom? Why do you organize it in this way?
16. What part of being an early childhood teacher gives you the most satisfaction? 
17. What part of doing this work is the most difficult for you? 
18. How might you use an individual child's assessment to develop curriculum in your class? 
19. How do the children influence your methods of teaching?
20. What is the most essential thing you need to do every day with the kids? 
21. Which teaching method do you prefer, Montessori, Traditional, or other? Why?

Blog 6: Second Interview Preparation

The purpose of this second interview is to justify your mentor as an expert in the field. Thus, you will be asking them at least 5 questions about their background and/or the background of the organization or company where they work.

1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?
 My mentor is Ms. Chami and she works at the Montessori Academy of Chino.

2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?
I plan to ask her the following questions:

• What made you decide to become a preschool/transitional kindergarten teacher? Why not pick one over the other?
• Have you worked at other schools? If so, what are some differences in the schools?
• What does the "Montessori Method" mean to you?
• What kind of education did you have? How do you think it affected your life?
• As a parent, what kind of education do you want your children to have? Why?

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1. Who do you plan to interview? Why?
     I plan to interview Arelly Areola. Im going to interview her because she is a student teacher at my mentorship, so I think it'd be good to get answers from someone who is in the process of getting their credentials and see what they have to deal with.

2. You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask? Ask open-ended questions. 
I plan to ask the following questions:

• How far along are you with your studies?
• Did you always want to teach? If so, why? If not, what did you originally want to do?
• What is the reason behind choosing to work with children? 
• Do you have experience with them? If so, what have you done?