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    This document contains a mock interview transcript for a teacher candidate. In the interview, the candidate discusses their background in education including experience as a substitute teacher and camp coordinator that led them to pursue teaching. The candidate highlights learning about developing comprehensive lesson plans and using technology from their teaching program. An example lesson integrating literacy and music is described. The candidate discusses keeping up with trends in education like using technology effectively and differentiated instruction. They argue that their positivity, creativity, and emphasis on parent-teacher relationships makes them a strong candidate.

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    This document contains a mock interview transcript for a teacher candidate. In the interview, the candidate discusses their background in education including experience as a substitute teacher and camp coordinator that led them to pursue teaching. The candidate highlights learning about developing comprehensive lesson plans and using technology from their teaching program. An example lesson integrating literacy and music is described. The candidate discusses keeping up with trends in education like using technology effectively and differentiated instruction. They argue that their positivity, creativity, and emphasis on parent-teacher relationships makes them a strong candidate.

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    Section 6: Teacher Candidate Teacher Interview Video

    Teacher Candidate Interview Video


    This section of my portfolio will include a mock interview video using screencast. In this

    video I will answer interview questions as if I were sitting in front of a real school board. Ideally

    this will help culminate all my experience and showcase my ability to incorporate technology in

    new and innovative ways. In the video I provide further background information, as well as tools

    and previous teaching experiences that have led to me where I am today. This interview has been

    added to my teacher website as well in hope parents and administration alike will watch and get

    a deeper sense of what I can achieve as an educator.

    Teacher Candidate Interview Questions & Responses


     Briefly share a little about your background experiences that have led you to choose a

    career in education.

    When talking about my path to education I have to start with my family. My mother and most

    of the sisters have been teachers for over 30 years. That being said, all the way up till around

    2014 when I was 25 I was convinced that teaching was just not for me. I had entered into the

    education program at SUNY Fredonia and then promptly dropped the major after letting my

    speech impediment get the best of me. I spent the next 4 years practicing my public speaking,

    and slowly falling into a teacher role. My first true teaching experience was as a long-term K-8

    P.E. substitute for about 6 months. When June came and the job was over I was really sad and

    distraught; certainly sadder than I thought I would be. After that I made my way into a company

    that taught soccer to toddlers and engineering to middle schoolers. During the day I was Coach

    Luke to over 200 children a week and at night I was Mr. Luke to 100 budding engineers. This

    helped fill the void left by my teaching job but I was still longing for something more. After
    spending almost, a year at the job I have now, Summer Camp coordinator and Lead Teacher, I

    decided to stop fighting destiny and just go back to school. My time at Medaille had been

    nothing short of life changing; I plan on using all my experience gained to move on to be the best

    of the best and never look back.

     What have you learned in your teaching program that will make you and excellent

    classroom teacher and colleague?

    The first thing that comes to mind is to talk about the edTPA and all the information I have

    learned from it. These new types of documents/lesson plans are extensive and entirely

    comprehensive demanding accommodations for every IEP and 504 present in the classroom. It

    also requires you to put thought into how you are going to motivate your students and activate

    their prior knowledge in order to prime them for the lesson. Furthermore, I have become more

    acquainted with a myriad of different pieces of technology I could use in the classroom; Weebly,

    SMART tech, Kahoots, Screencast-o-matic, Prezi just to name a few. Technology is ever

    changing and ever present and in today’s classroom it is more important than ever to be complete

    tech-literate. Lastly, I will mention that tools I know have in my utility belt to help solve any type

    of problem I might encounter. Through my exploration of different philosophies of education and

    subsequently the philosophers behind the ideas I have gotten many different points of view on

    classroom management, assessments, behavior, and designed engaging lessons. With a more

    diverse tool kit I am well equipped to deal with almost any problem.

     Provide us with an example of a lesson you taught. How did you integrate it with other

    curriculum areas, address the CCLS, technology, student engagement and motivation?

    What were the results of the lesson?


    One of my lessons I had worked into my portfolio was a literacy lesson based for 1st graders

    in which we practiced beginning blends and consonant sounds. In this lesson I used my acoustic

    guitar and we had a sing-a-long to the tune of the Hokey-Pokey. At the time I was just thinking

    of a way to get the children better engaged but afterwards it seemed I had successfully combined

    two different curriculum areas into one. The results of the lesson were very successful; the

    students had a really good time and were able to demonstrate their understanding in a very

    organic way. If I wanted to introduce technology into the lesson, I could very easily make a

    recording, or use a plethora of karaoke applications. A separate project that I had already briefly

    mentioned before that does showcase my fluency with technology specifically is my Weebly

    website. I can take some time now to show you around my website and give you a quick

    overview of the things included, and what you can do with it.

     How will your knowledge of the current trends in education inform you as an educator in our

    district/boad/school?

    When I hear “current trends” I think of technology in classrooms. But that trend really started

    years ago and now simply having technology is not enough. We need to be efficient and effective

    with the use of technology in our classrooms. Research is out now on both sides of the fence on

    whether or not technology is effective. This leads to many professionals believing that in order

    for technology to be effective they need to be implemented by good teachers. An iPad can just as

    easily be a distraction as a benefit; this goes for most technology. A second trend that it making

    waves is that there is research coming out now that there are many different kinds of learners.

    Many well-respected educational philosophers such as David Kolb and Howard Gardner have

    posited that students learn in extremely different, but just as effective ways. This means that

    education is no longer a “one size fits all” scenario and we need to adapt our teaching as

    necessary.
     Why should we hire you instead of the other applicants we have interviewed?

    This document in a way does speak for itself. This is an extensive work that covers my

    strengths, philosophies and notable work. That being said I bring a lot to the table that cannot be

    seen in a document or written down on paper. First and foremost, I am almost always a positive

    force of energy. When the going gets tough I am never one to complain or sulk but rather channel

    that energy into finding the best solution possible. I believe that happiness is contagious both for

    students and peers alike and putting our best feet forward not only makes us feel better, but those

    around us too. Creativity comes to mind as well; with a degree in English I have always fancied

    myself a creative person not only is the respects of writing and art but with finding solutions to

    hard problems. Lastly, I have been a strong believer in maintaining a good parent-teacher

    relationship. Through my experiences I have learned that god forbid something bad happens to a

    child that you couldn’t anticipate you then have a healthy relationship with their parent. Having

    these healthy relationships makes tough conversations easier and I have experience in this way.

    Conclusion

    The video and transcript both include many things that you cannot get anywhere else in this

    document. While being one of the smallest sections I believe this is one of the most impactful

    ones. Not only does it showcase the skills mentioned previously, it always gives me a chance to

    argue my own case as to why I deserve this position over others. My hopes that I have proven

    this effectively and given you the desire to meet me in person!

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