TASK 8: Interview your mentor on the roles and responsibilities of a teacher

Roles & responsibilities	Questions to ask mentor	Comments
Planning	How do you plan your lessons? Do you differentiate your plans? Do you plan weekly or daily? Do you plan individually or in a group?	''We usually have a ‘planning time’ every day, in different times so each of us have only ‘half slot’ to plan her lesson. Then every Tuesdays, we sit with our co- teacher to discuss the plan then we write it in one template. So my Arabic teacher first writes her parts, then she sends it to me. Then I write my parts. On Thursdays, the plan should be sent out to the LST (Learning Support Team)''.
Pastoral	How often do you meet parents? What does your pastoral work involve?	''With reference to the school community also we hold an open house policy for parents and workshops every month to support them in helping their children’s learning.  This works excellently because the role of parents in our student’s education is fundamental- as the parents are ultimately the primary educators of our children''.
Professional Development	What PD do you do?  How often do you have PD?	''A vision of professional community: My principal leads a meeting twice a week: Sundays and Mondays. On Sunday we part-take in Professional Development. where Head of Faculties explain various strategies to use in the classroom. They also demonstrates how to effectively implement these strategies by doing a mini lesson  to ensure we all understand  it''.
Class Management	What do you need to manage your class? How do you manage your class?  Do you have any problems with class management?  Which classroom rules do you use? Why?	''We established a behavior system at the very beginning of our school year. We gave our students our expectations including the parents. We discussed the classroom rules and the carpet rules clearly with Students''.
Teaching Strategies	What is your favourite teaching strategy? What important strategies should we follow?	''I like doing Dilemmas in class and then ask Ss to share their answers using Turn and Talk Strategy''.  ''The Sheikh’s Vision is to raise the educational level to international standards and so a Al Yahar KG we are currently focusing on developing 21st century learning skills for the students to order to meet the Sheikh’s Vision. We now encourage critical thinking and scaffolding in the classroom and ensure the learning environment is child centered- inviting the children themselves to become active participants in the education process''.