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TEACHER INTERVIEW PROJECT Syeda Fatima Qasmi Ivy Tech Community College

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TEACHER INTERVIEW PROJECT

Syeda Fatima QasmiIvy Tech Community College

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INTASC Standard, Description, RationaleStandard# 3: Learning Environments

The teacher works with others to create environments that support individual and collaborative learning, and that encourage positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self motivation.

Name of Artifact: Teacher Interview Project

Date: February, 7, 2014

Course: EDUC 101

Brief Description: I interviewed two practicing K-12 teachers for this assignment. Through this assignment I was able to learn different strategies of teaching, and how and in what means they view teaching. After this session I had a clear idea about making my decision more firm and in choosing teaching as a career.

Rationale: To document my understanding of Standard #3 Learning Environments , I included interviews of two teachers. This assignment enables me to understand the various methods of teachers belonging to different ethnicities.

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Introduction / Background of Tewfik Choukri

I chose teaching because I wanted to spread knowledge and help people.

Teach Islamic studies.

He was a professor at University of Damascus, Damascus.

M.S., Political Science / International Relations and B.S., Islamic Law.

Manage, evaluate, and supervise effective and clear procedures for the operation and functioning of the school.

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Traits of an Effective Teacher:

According to Tewfik Choukri:

Practice

Ethics

Endurance

Hope

Treating students as the center of the Earth

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Single Most Important Quality Of A Good Teacher

According to Tewfik Choukri:

Mercy

A Teacher must be merciful as it allows one to understand students and teach

accordingly to convey the right message, in a right manner.

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Values, Beliefs Or Philosophy About Teaching Profession

According to Tewfik Choukri:

If you know how to start you should know how to end. The beliefs and

philosophy of teaching in me has always been the same as I follow the path

and guidelines of Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him who taught and

preached all his life and therefore according to me philosophy, beliefs, and

values have never been changed and will always be the same.

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Class Room And Teaching Strategies

According to Tewfik Choukri:

Make lesson plan

Open ended questions

Try to maintain standards even higher than the state, which lead our students to get enrolled in the finest universities of North America.

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The Most Exciting Aspects Of Teaching, And Work

According to Tewfik Choukri:

Experience the joy of making a difference.

Be a lifelong learner.

Have a high level of autonomy.

Working with kids provide many opportunities for laughter.

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Encourage Involvement Of Parents And Families In The School And Your Classroom

According to Tewfik Choukri:

Parents are required to do volunteer work at school.

Through emails.

Open door policy: Parents are most welcome to see us if they have any questions or concerns.

Ethnic days allows them to come along with their kids and set parents teachers conference.

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Most Difficult Challenges Face By Tewfik Choukri Being A Principal

Ignorance.

Lack of means.

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Pros And Cons If ISTEP

According to Tewfik Choukri:

I think it’s a punishment from State as the State has no idea what is going on in the school since most of the students are foreigners and English is a second language for them. To top it all off no curriculum is provided to teach students. And when they get low grades, school, students, and teachers all are labeled as failures.

ISTEP scores are fake grades, that do not reflect the school standard at all.

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How do you know you are successful?

According to Tewfik Choukri:

When I see my graduated kids coming back and organizing youth progress committee for letting future graduates know how they are standing in the place today and sharing their secretive success with them

Their enrollment into best universities and scholarships reflects my success.

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Advice to a Future Teacher

According to Tewfik Choukri:

Teaching is a philosophy.

When you teach you engage yourself in a commitment of helping people.

It is a novel job which allows teachers to mold the future through impacting their students’ views and understandings.

Hence for a teacher learning never ends as new ideas are opposed by each student each day, therefore teachers learn and spread.

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Introduction / Background of AMIR ZAHID

Enjoy learning and spreading knowledge.

Teaching AP Government and Economics to high school students, and Arabic language at MTI school since the year 2004

Education:• Bachelor's degree in Arabic and

Islamic Studies • Bachelor's degree in Comparative

Arab-English Literature• Holds MA degree in Political

science, Applied Sociology, and International Relations.

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Traits of an Effective Teacher:

According to Amir Zahid

A teacher should be prepared.

Follow up the lesson plan.

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Single Most Important Quality Of A Good Teacher

According to Amir Zahid

Honesty

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Values, Beliefs Or Philosophy About Teaching Profession

According to Amir Zahid

I used to follow stage on the stage policy. But really students and the teacher need to be part of the classroom.

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Class Room And Teaching Strategies

According to Amir Zahid

Three very important strategies:

1. Follow rules and meet certain expectations.

2. Be prepared.

3. Follow a deadline.

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Encourage Involvement Of Parents And Families In The School And Your Classroom

According to Amir Zahid

When I first started to teach AP classes I requested parents to come and watch the teacher to give constructive feed backs.

Parents are required to volunteer certain hours at school.

We arrange parents teachers conference.

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Most Difficult Challenges Face By Amir Zahid Being Student Councelor and Teacher

According to Amir Zahid

Patience is the most challenging aspect has to possessed by all the teachers.

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Pros And Cons If ISTEP

According to Amir Zahid

ISTEP’s goal is to know if the students are being taught, but really I personally think it is mere a pressure over children rather than grading their abilities or what they deserve.

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How do you know you are successful?

According to Amir Zahid

Two ways that allow me to know if I’m successful:

1. Students respect teacher.

2. And parents are satisfied with the teacher.

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Advice to a Future Teacher

According to Amir Zahid

Always have patience, be honest, and prudent with students parents and your profession.

Never quit learning and improving yourself as a teacher.

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Conclusion

Teaching is beloved to God and His Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him as God revealed His book upon Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him and he preached and taught all his

life.

Teacher interview project was very helpful as it allowed me to better understand the whole philosophy of teaching. Teachers are the leaders and according to John F. Kennedy leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. After interviewing both the teachers I definitely want to become a teacher so I can serve whole humanity, spread knowledge, and learn as much as I can. Since knowledge has no limits, therefore, can be learned anywhere, any place, and at any time. Teaching is a profession that does not just stays in a classroom. A teacher must have a kind heart so one can better understand its learner. There is no fixed teaching style as both teachers had somewhat different views from each other. However both are the best known teachers in the school and have different views as well as teaching strategies. A teach must know that it is the most difficult job as learning and teaching for a teacher never ends. A good teacher have good heart as they try their best to make their students learn and see them successful in every path of life.

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References

Choukri, T. (2014, February 7). Personal interview.

Kennedy, F. J. (1963). Retrieved from http://humanities.blogs.ie.edu

Zahid, H. (2014, February 7). Personal interview.