Q: Where are you from and where do you currently reside?

A: Im from St. Matthews and I currently reside in Orangeburg, SC.

Q: What is your educational background?

A: I have a BS in English Education from Winthrop University.

Q: When did you decide to become a teacher, and why did you choose this field?
A: I decided to become a teacher my senior year of high school. I volunteered at a local
afterschool program and immediately realized my passion for children and the need for
educating youth of today. My guidance counselors at my high school really helped in
getting me acquainted with the local elementary school principals!

Q: Describe your teaching style.

A: My teaching style involves a lot of cooperative learning and thinking. I like for my
students to work together and build their social skills by pairing them in groups. Of
course, curriculum and standards have to followed but I try to make it as fun and effective
as possible.

Q: Do you modify your teaching to reach students who are struggling to perform at grade level?
A: I found this to be a weakness of mine. When reaching every single student at their
learning pace. I try the scaffold approach when modifying my instruction.

Q: How do you determine what students have learned?

A: Assess. It is important to facilitate formative as well as summative assessments when
recording student performance.

Q: How do you use pre-assessment in your classroom?

A: When introducing a new standard, I administer a KWL chart to record what the
students already know about the subject and what they want to learn about the newly
introduced standard. I also have administered 5 question quizzes to see what students
know.

Q: How do you use formative assessment with you students?

A: Formative assessments are given weekly to monitor students mastery learning skills.
Any assignment students receive less than an 80%, will be revisited for better
understanding.

Q: How do you administer summative assessments in your classroom?

A: Summative are given by myself alongside office personnel. At the end of each chapter, I
administer a cumulative test compiled for content and information learned in the previous
units. I usually construct multiple choice items, short answer items, as well as fill in the
blank questions.

Q: How do you provide effective feedback to students?

A: Providing feedback to students, especially effective feedback can be sometimes very
difficult. Teachers want to make sure they dont say the wrong thing or try to sugar coat
too much. When giving feedback to students, I always start off with positive things such as
progressions, effort, etc. I then state the problem and suggest how they could solve the
problem. All feedback given are recorded into anecdotal notes and sent home with the
parent or guardian.