Blog 17: Fourth Interview

1. What is the best way to prepare a student for the AP Biology examination.

2. What is your opinion on Inquiry based activities being an important part of a teacher's lesson plan to prepare a student for the AP Biology exam.

3. What is your opinion on consistently making student practice study skills to help them prepare for the AP Biology exam

4. What is your opinion on focusing a lesson on a goal orientated activities such as a notebooks or a report that is collected at the end of the unit.

5.  How much do you focus on the AP Biology book to help you teach your students the content they need to know that you didn't have time or a concept that goes more in depth in the book.

6. If the AP Biology standards changes and you have to make a new lesson plan how would you tackle a new concept.

7. Test are important to see how much knowledge the student has gained and comprehended. How do you structure your test , do you include essays multiple choice, fill in the blank and what style of question do you believe show the student comprehended the full concept.

8. Do you believe that testing a students knowledge through hands on exams, such as practicals are more effective than a written test if so why if not why not?

9. Science is known as a social experience how much do you interact with other teachers to help get ideas for lessons labs etc.

10. Homework is important to keep the students mind consistently refresh and practicing skills. How often do you give homework and how much do you usually give.

11. What skills, such as studying techniques and time management, do you expect your students to already mastered by the time they first enter your AP Biology class.

12. What skills do you expect your students to obtain after taking your AP Biology class.

13. In my research I keep on hearing an idea of direct instruction which is a way of teaching in which the teacher lectures for most of the class how often do you use this technique.

14. In your past years as a science teacher how often dis you use inquiry based labs and assignment, such as case studies to help teach your students the concepts at hand.

15. How much do you go out of your required job to help the students prepare for the AP Biology exam, such as study sessions and/or Saturday mock test sessions.

16. My Mentor has a mindset in which for a student to do well while taking the exam they must examine the exam and see how would an AP Biology teacher grade the test. How often do you try to teach your students test taking skills such as practice on writing a rubric for an essay.

17. My Mentor believes that the answer to question #1 is to teach the students to learn for themselves. Personally do you believe that the answer he gave is a great answer if not why?

18. Knowing who the student and their habits is important  how much time do you put on knowing each students and their individual habits so that they can do better on the AP Biology examination.

19. How do you structure your class to meet both the common core standards and the AP Biology standard. Do you always keep this structure if not why.

20. Sense you also teach Honors Biology do you have a higher standard for students who already took your class and why?

Blog 12 Third Interview Questions

1. How can an AP Biology teacher best prepare a student for the AP Biology Examination

2 How does Inquiry learning / hands on learning comprehend the knowledge being thought more effectively?

3. Do you personally believe that inquiry learning / hands on learning is a reliable way to teach a lesson if so why?

4. When making a lesson plan what is your ratio of lecture, labs, and  Homework/Classwork?

5. How much do you focus on the AP Biology book to help teach your students the content they need to know?

6. When making a year long lesson plan what is most important in your opinion to put in.?

7. When an AP biology changes and you have to make a lesson plan how would you tackle the topic.

8. Do you believe that testing a students knowledge through hands on exams, practicals are more effective then written test if so why, if not why not ?

9. Test are important to see how much knowledge the student has gained and comprehended how do you structure your test, do you include essays, multiple choice questions fill in the blanks.

10. Science is know as a social experience how much do you interact with other teachers to help get ideas for lessons and labs?

Blog 6: Second Interview Questions

1 Who is your mentor and where do they work.

I am still waiting for a response from quest diagnostics so i my by paid with a Clinical Lab Scientist. If they don't reply then i am going to ask the person i mentor with during the summer if there is a possibility i could mentor with her or someone in the lab for my senior project 

2 What five questions would you ask them about their background?

What college majors or degrees do you have?
Where did you acquire those majors or degrees?
What do you like about your job and why? 
What is your average day here at______?
How many years have you been in this medical field?
Why did you decide to become what you are?
Who inspired you or made you think that a job as a clinical lab tech is what you want to do in your life?
Were you always interested in a medical field when you were younger?
On a scaled of 1-10, 1 being i really don't care for about my job and 10 being i love my job i wouldn't want to work any where else, what would you rank you love( or hatred) for this career?

  

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1. Who do you plan to Interview, why?

I plan to interview phlembotomist Lab Assistant. My topic is a Clinical Laboratory Technician they mostly analyses specimens but they do not gather and prepare. Her job at Lab department at the Kaiser Permanente in San Dimas is she draws blood and prepare blood and other specimens that she then sends to the main lab. I think she is a reliable interviewee because she could tell me how it is to work in a lab and help me find connections to a CLT.

2. What additional questions do you plan to ask? 

How would you describe a medical lab in Laymen's terms ?
What part of your job do you find most interesting or enjoyable?
How much does your job depend on the completion of task by other workers?