Entry 3: Bilingual Teacher Interview
Click here to watch my Interview with Mrs.Martinez! I had the pleasure of interview Ms. Martinez. Ms. Martinez is a bilingual teacher in HISD. This is Ms. Martinez third year as a teacher. Ms. Martinez has taken the challenge to have a mix class of first and kindergarten bilingual students. Ms. Martinez mentioned that her most proponent motivation is her super improver wall. She rewards her students through out the day and awards them stars and they have a chance to reach higher levels. The super improver influences her lesson plan during her check for understanding; it is in that moment where she takes advantage to ask questions and reward students. Ms. Martinez takes advantage of the moment by praising and acknowledging the students answer even if it is incorrect. She mentions that she does not like to give negative feedback because it may lead to the student being afraid to share their thoughts. Ms. Martinez does not believe that there is no correlation between ap...