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Interview Format - Ic-4 Task 1

The document outlines an assignment for student teachers to interview a mainstream classroom teacher who has students with special needs included in their class. The assignment aims to familiarize students with the experiences and perspectives of teachers working to promote inclusion. Students are instructed to obtain consent, identify a teacher and student, conduct the interview, and submit a written report that includes background on the teacher and student, questions asked in the interview, and self-reflections on attitudes observed and lessons learned. The interview is intended to explore challenges and strategies in inclusion, benefits of diversity, and recommendations for quality education for all.

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Interview Format - Ic-4 Task 1

The document outlines an assignment for student teachers to interview a mainstream classroom teacher who has students with special needs included in their class. The assignment aims to familiarize students with the experiences and perspectives of teachers working to promote inclusion. Students are instructed to obtain consent, identify a teacher and student, conduct the interview, and submit a written report that includes background on the teacher and student, questions asked in the interview, and self-reflections on attitudes observed and lessons learned. The interview is intended to explore challenges and strategies in inclusion, benefits of diversity, and recommendations for quality education for all.

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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE 4 (IC 4) CREATING AN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL

Task 3: Interviewing a teacher working in a mainstream school promoting inclusion.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:

Student teachers are expected to identify a mainstream teacher (who is not a special teacher) and who
has children with special needs in her class in current year. It will be easier to identify a child first and
then interview her / his teacher.

INSTRUCTIONS:

 One needs the consent of the teacher and the parents of the student to report the personal
names. Either take such consent in writing or use initials like (AK for Akash Kulkarni) in
your report.
 You can audio or video record the interview and then submit the transcript of interview or you
can take notes while interacting and then submit the fair copy.

Format for the Task

1. First Page (College name, your name, roll no, Name of the subject(IC-4), Task name,
due date and submission date etc.)
2. Introduction (Creating an inclusive school and Role of a teacher.)
3. Objective: To get familiar with the issues, concerns and positivity of having a child
with special needs in class in order to ready oneself for effective functioning in
similar situation.
4. Background information of the teacher and student

 Name of the teacher


 His/her educational background,
 Years of experience in teaching
 Name of the school
 Name of the child
 Type of disability of the student:
 Onset time and Associated concerns of the student
 Technology he/she uses:

5. Interview of the teacher


PROBES FOR INTERVIEW: (This is just a blue print and you can choose your own points and
sequence)

a) Previous experience with any type of students with special needs


b) Any short term course done in the area of special needs? What are the sources of
information that the teacher uses to manage this students?
c) What are the major challenges having this student in class? (related to understanding
what he / she is saying, understanding and using assistive technology, keeping him in
the loop of learning, providing him curricular adaptation, dealing with parents,
preventing mockery / eve teasing / isolation by peers, providing exemptions /
concessions, student – teacher ratio etc

Ms. Latha Raja Sree Narayana Guru College Of Education ([Link]), Chembur. Page 1
d) What are the problem solving strategies used by the teacher? How is the cooperation
of school authorities? What are the recommendations of the teacher for better
education?
e) What are the benefits of having such diversity in class? (benefit to teacher /
classmates / school / student with disability

6. Write self-reflections on the interview in terms of:


· Attitude of the teacher towards the CWSN (sympathy/empathy, over protection /
neglecting / realistic/ isolating / glorifying / under estimating or warm yet
professional.
· Learning points as teacher
· Innovative ideas for quality education for ALL.

7. Conclusion.

Ms. Latha Raja Sree Narayana Guru College Of Education ([Link]), Chembur. Page 2

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