Extra Credit

The Panel

These were teachers/administration that were chosen to answer our questions.

This was set up promoting TSTA. (Sorry it is blurry)

Questions & Answers

Question 1. What is one thing that new teachers need for their classroom?

Answers: The school already has materials, come in with fresh ideas to share with older teachers, try not to fall into the norm, have energy, passion, a good Dr!, one lady said that ages 11-30 are millennium generation meaning that we are technological, she said to come in "connected" and be able to understand it

Reflection: I am so glad that someone asked this questions because I can see myself getting so excited and going out and buying all this stuff that the school has provided for me. I agree that new teachers need to come in with all new fresh and fun ideas so that we aren't boring the students with the same old stuff. I absolutely agree that we need to come in "connected" and after taking this class I will definitely know ways in which to be "connected."

Question 2. What are the best ways to get parental support?

Answers: To keep in contact with them one way or another, document everything!, make contact early because it will let them know that you are concerned for their child, contact them before they contact you and always say something positive, put your contact info on a sheet of magnets to send home to the parents, create a personal website that includes a schedule and when tests will be and projects are do etc., class blog.

Reflection: I love the idea of putting contact information on magnets, it sounds really simple and I think that parents will like it too. I also love the idea of the class website because if a test or project is coming up then the parents know that their child should be studying or working on something. It also keeps parents informed   without having to send home a lot of paper that some parents don't even have time to go through and read.

Question 3. What do administrators look for during a job interview?

Answers: Be prepared for a group interview, be yourself, have enthusiasm, well dressed, volunteer during your student teaching, once you get the job show initiative, have classroom management, use your team

Reflection: During a job interview you want to give a good impression so attitude and appearance are to me the two main things to prepare for. During the entire lecture classroom management and time management were talked about a lot! They were things I think of but I didn't realize they were main things that I needed to be preparing myself for. 

I learned a lot by attending this conference!