ECE 101 Professional Interview
Professional Interview
Introduction to Early Childhood Education, ECE 101
Instructor: Amy Johnson
December 23, 2013
Ashley Humphreys
Community Action Agency of Columbiana County, Head Start
Date of interview December 22, 2013 at 2 o’clock
When you want to know something, one of the greatest ways to learn is to interview someone on a topic that you know nothing about or a little about. To help me learn more about the Early Education field I interviewed a lead teacher from the local Head Start Preschool program. She was able to give me more insight on what is needed to be done to become a teacher and what is required of her. The person that I interviewed was Ashley Humphreys. She is a lead teacher and the administrator …show more content…
Her assistant teacher is riding the bus at this time of the day picking the students up. While waiting for the students to arrive Ashley is getting everything ready for the day ahead. She would either getting things ready for small groups, get the music ready for the day or she might be cleaning up anything that might be still laying around from the day before. Once her eighteen students arrive at eight A.M. she lets them play with table toys for about ten to fifteen minutes. Breakfast is served at eight fifteen. Once the children are done eating breakfast the children go to centers and are called to brush their teeth while they are playing in center. Once centers are done the children come to the carpet and then do music and the calendar. Once the students have completed those activities they go to small groups. This is where Ashley has each group set up and they are set up to help meet the individuals needs of each child. The individual’s needs are indicated on the lesson plans. After small groups the children go back to the carpet and Ashley or her assistant will read a book to the children or have a group discussion over the project they are working on. Lunch will be served then gross motor and then it is time to say goodbye for the
Introduction to Early Childhood Education, ECE 101
Instructor: Amy Johnson
December 23, 2013
Ashley Humphreys
Community Action Agency of Columbiana County, Head Start
Date of interview December 22, 2013 at 2 o’clock
When you want to know something, one of the greatest ways to learn is to interview someone on a topic that you know nothing about or a little about. To help me learn more about the Early Education field I interviewed a lead teacher from the local Head Start Preschool program. She was able to give me more insight on what is needed to be done to become a teacher and what is required of her. The person that I interviewed was Ashley Humphreys. She is a lead teacher and the administrator …show more content…
Her assistant teacher is riding the bus at this time of the day picking the students up. While waiting for the students to arrive Ashley is getting everything ready for the day ahead. She would either getting things ready for small groups, get the music ready for the day or she might be cleaning up anything that might be still laying around from the day before. Once her eighteen students arrive at eight A.M. she lets them play with table toys for about ten to fifteen minutes. Breakfast is served at eight fifteen. Once the children are done eating breakfast the children go to centers and are called to brush their teeth while they are playing in center. Once centers are done the children come to the carpet and then do music and the calendar. Once the students have completed those activities they go to small groups. This is where Ashley has each group set up and they are set up to help meet the individuals needs of each child. The individual’s needs are indicated on the lesson plans. After small groups the children go back to the carpet and Ashley or her assistant will read a book to the children or have a group discussion over the project they are working on. Lunch will be served then gross motor and then it is time to say goodbye for the