I would like for you to interview a science educator in a K1

I would like for you to interview a science educator in a K-12 environment. This can be any teacher in the elementary environment or subject teachers in higher grades.

This interview can be conducted via phone, internet, or in person.(If anyone of you is a science educator for high school located in Florida or wherever please answer my questions below and provide your information too I greatly appreciate it Thank you)

Provide the full name, title, and institution of the individual interviewed.

Question:

1. Have you experienced challenges teaching in the area of life sciences? If so, please identify them.
2. Do you incorporate inquiry-based learning or active learning strategies in your classroom? If so, please elaborate.
3. How do you teach to state and national standards?
4. What do you know now that you wish you would have known as a new teacher?

5. How do you help students become independent learners?

6. What do you think of the education you teach in Florida compared to other states which contain higher standards in science? Do you think we are behind in learning?

7. Why you decided to work at the school your currently at teaching?

Your write up of the interview should include the answers to the seven questions posed, but also your reflection on the answers provided by the educator.

Solution

Name: Paul

Title: Science teacher

Education:RIo rico

1.Yes there are a few challenges teaching life sciences.The first one is to show how evolution takes place and also to create diagrams and explain eachconcept in detail.

2.I use active learning strategy in which i explain the concepts in detail and then I ask questions to the students to know if they have understood it or no.

3.I teach state and national standards over the web .i prepare presentations in poerpoint and share them over skype or in class room so that I can teach students no matter where they are.

4.I wish I would have known that students like to study in a friendly manner with discussions rather than boring lectures and most of the students sleeping in the class.

5.I give the students various research work and homework so that they can find information by themselves and become independant learners.

7.I decided to work here as I lvoe teaching LIfe Sciences and this school gave me an opputunity to teach the young talent.It has helped me in my career in a huge way.