Questioning

Question 0

Questions about teachers’ current realities

Answer 0

Describe a typical day on the job.
What do you really like about your job?
What kinds of pressures are you facing?
What challenges are you facing?
What kinds of changes are you experiencing?

Question 1

During interviews seek answers to five general questions

Answer 1

1. What are the rewards you experience as a teacher?
2. What are your professional goals?
3. What obstacles interfere with you achieving your professional goals?
4. What are your students’ strengths and weaknesses?
   Wat kinds of professional learning are most/least effective for you?

Question 2

Questions about students’ current realities

Answer 2

Tell me about your students?
What are the Major needs Of your students?
What would most help your students?
How many students are you teaching each day?
Estimate the number of students with disabilities that you teach.
What could have a significant influence on the happiness and success of your students.

Question 3

Questions about the schools current reality

Answer 3

How would you describe the relationship between teachers in your school?
Way is the general feeling of staff regarding their role within the school? Do they feel valued?

Question 4

Questions about changes being experienced

Answer 4

How has your ,job changed over the Past five years?

How has your philosophy changed over the past five years?

Question 5

Questions about instructional practices

Answer 5

Are you teaching (name of intervention) at this point?
If yes, which (intervention) are you teaching?
Wat modifications, if any, have you made in your teaching of (intervention)?

Question 6

Questions about desired future

Answer 6

What changes in your school do you think could have the greatest Impact on your students’ success?
Describe the ideal school.
Wat would you like to change about your job?

Question 7

Questions about professional development

Answer 7

Talk about the kinds of professional development you’ve attended in the past few years.
What have you liked about professional development?
Way have you not liked about professional development?
How can the coming session be structured to best suit your needs?
How do you learn best?