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Interview Report
Fernando Pimentel
National University
05/27/17
On May 25, I interviewed with Cynthia Rodriguez who is the 7th grade teacher at Sunset Middle school. She has been teaching at Sunset for two years. She is also the teacher coach. The interview was held in her room (room 4) at 12:15 p.m., during her lunch. The interview was interesting and informative. We spent 45 minutes in the classroom and 15 minutes walking around campus. The purpose of the interview was to find information about the practice of inclusion in the classroom, how does common core standards impact teaching, and about the most important issues teachers are facing today.
The first question I asked her was regarding her background and her education. She came from Mexico when she was 10 years old, and she grew up in the Bakersfield area. In 2010, she received her bachelor degree at CSUB (California State University, Bakersfield). She told me that she recently finished her teaching credentials in multiple subject with National University. She also told me that she has experienced many life changing moments at Sunset, …show more content…
She responded, “Yes, I practice inclusion.” First, she pointed out that she has a handful of students with disabilities. As an educator, she makes sure that all students, with or without disabilities, participate in classroom activities. She creates lesson plans that include group activities so that all students collaborate with each other. She sets up the group so that student with disabilities are grouped with students without disabilities. According to her, “when students with disabilities partners up with students without disabilities, students learn from each other and help each other.” Also her classroom participation is extremely high because “all students feel like they belong and are happy to
Interview Report
Fernando Pimentel
National University
05/27/17
On May 25, I interviewed with Cynthia Rodriguez who is the 7th grade teacher at Sunset Middle school. She has been teaching at Sunset for two years. She is also the teacher coach. The interview was held in her room (room 4) at 12:15 p.m., during her lunch. The interview was interesting and informative. We spent 45 minutes in the classroom and 15 minutes walking around campus. The purpose of the interview was to find information about the practice of inclusion in the classroom, how does common core standards impact teaching, and about the most important issues teachers are facing today.
The first question I asked her was regarding her background and her education. She came from Mexico when she was 10 years old, and she grew up in the Bakersfield area. In 2010, she received her bachelor degree at CSUB (California State University, Bakersfield). She told me that she recently finished her teaching credentials in multiple subject with National University. She also told me that she has experienced many life changing moments at Sunset, …show more content…
She responded, “Yes, I practice inclusion.” First, she pointed out that she has a handful of students with disabilities. As an educator, she makes sure that all students, with or without disabilities, participate in classroom activities. She creates lesson plans that include group activities so that all students collaborate with each other. She sets up the group so that student with disabilities are grouped with students without disabilities. According to her, “when students with disabilities partners up with students without disabilities, students learn from each other and help each other.” Also her classroom participation is extremely high because “all students feel like they belong and are happy to