Brian Dai
Teacher Interview Preparation Process
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Teacher Interview (Article: Q & A)
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Social Studies Teachers at Palmer
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Interview Preparation
Interview Preparation - Mr. E. Pablico
During October in 2025, students in the Web Development 9/10 class have been interviewing teachers on their own subjects. One of the groups interviewed Mr. Pablico, a Social Studies teacher at Palmer Secondary.
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Prior to the interview, a list of questions were compiled to ask questions and obtain useful information. The list are as follows:
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How do you help students who are struggling in your class?
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How can you help your students to stay motivated?
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How do you make Social Studies lessons interesting and relatable for your students?
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What is one misconception about Social Studies that students have?
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Why do you think Social Studies is important?
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How do you include current events in your teaching so that students can connect to their everyday lives?
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What are students currently learning and working on in class?
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What skills do students acquire throughout the course?
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What skills are useful in the outside world?
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How do you manage teaching topics that might have to do with conflict, trauma, or other complex and difficult issues?
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An email has also been sent to schedule the actual meeting time of the interview:​​​
Dear Mr. Pablico, ​
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I am ______________ (insert your name) from R.C. Palmer Secondary School, currently taking Web Development 9/10. We are working on a web newspaper project, and we believe your information is ideal for this assignment. We would like to invite you to an interview about the subject that you teach.
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The interview will take place in your classroom. We will also need your permission to record this interaction's audio. We are available on ______________ (insert date). If the schedule here does not work for you, please send us a date and time when we would be able to interview you.
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Best regards,
______________ (insert your name)
With all of the materials ready to go and a clear and organized agenda, students have prepared everything they need to proceed with the interview. A video of the interview and an article will be covered on the next page.