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Andrea Cuba is the teacher I chose to interview for this assignment. She has been teaching for 5 years. She works at New Academy Canoga Park and teaches 3rd grade.

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"I've had students who are emergent bilingual every year that I've taught and I always frontload the vocabulary, and we also stop and talk about the text as we read. I also encourage partner talk so students have opportunities to use their speaking and listening skills."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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New Concepts for Students: Getting them Hooked!

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New Concepts for Students: Getting them Hooked!

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"When I introduce a new topic for students, I find a hook or video for them to get interested in the topic."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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Strategies for New Topics: Have the students think about it

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Strategies for New Topics: Have the students think about it

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"I prefer to use inquiry-based learning where I pose questions for students to think about that connect with the concepts we are learning."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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Assessing Student's Attainment of New Concepts: Informal 

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Assessing Student's Attainment of New Concepts: Informal 

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"I use informal and summative assessments to assess students' attainment of new concepts. During lessons, I ask for a thumbs up or thumbs down or shaky hands to gauge how students feel about their learning."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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Assessing Students Attainment of New Concepts: Summative

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Assessing Students Attainment of New Concepts: Summative

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"During summative assessments, students show what they can or cannot do independently and these assessments inform how I arrange the small groups during math, reading, and writing rotations."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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Modifying Teaching Strategies Based on the Needs of the Students: "TPR" Total Physical Response or Quiet Environment

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Modifying Teaching Strategies Based on the Needs of the Students: "TPR" Total Physical Response or Quiet Environment

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"I modify my teaching strategies based on students' needs by being attentive to their needs and using informal and summative assessments to inform my choices. Some students need more TPR (total physical response) to learn, others need a quiet environment."

-Andrea Cuba 33rd Grade Teacher

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Modifying Teaching Strategies Based on the Needs of the Students: Redoing the lesson and coming back later

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Modifying Teaching Strategies Based on the Needs of the Students: Redoing the lesson and coming back later

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"I try to provide all the opportunities I can for my students to learn. If a lesson is not working or not engaging for students, I try to shift gears to redo the lesson at a later time or reteach during small groups to assess who needs more help."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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Modifying Teaching Strategies Based on the Needs of the Students: Redoing the lesson and coming back later

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Modifying Teaching Strategies Based on the Needs of the Students: Redoing the lesson and coming back later

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"I try to provide all the opportunities I can for my students to learn. If a lesson is not working or not engaging for students, I try to shift gears to redo the lesson at a later time or reteach during small groups to assess who needs more help."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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Students Inability to Learn a Concept: Extrinsic or Intrinsic

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Students Inability to Learn a Concept: Extrinsic or Intrinsic

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"When I observe a student's inability to learn a concept I first determine if the inability is extrinsic or intrinsic i.e. is it a lack of skill or a lack of will? If it is a lack of skill, I place them in a small group where we build foundational skills in order to attain the grade-level concept. If it is a lack of will, I try to have private conversations with the student about their self-confidence, what's going on outside of school, or if they feel they would like to talk to a counselor."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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Students Inability to Learn a Concept: Rebuilding a Foundation to Learn

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Students Inability to Learn a Concept: Rebuilding a Foundation to Learn

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"When I observe a student's inability to learn a concept I first determine if the inability is extrinsic or intrinsic i.e. is it a lack of skill or a lack of will? If it is a lack of skill, I place them in a small group where we build foundational skills in order to attain the grade-level concept. If it is a lack of will, I try to have private conversations with the student about their self-confidence, what's going on outside of school, or if they feel they would like to talk to a counselor."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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Students Inability to Learn a Concept: Getting to know your students

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Students Inability to Learn a Concept: Getting to know your students

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"When I observe a student's inability to learn a concept I first determine if the inability is extrinsic or intrinsic i.e. is it a lack of skill or a lack of will? If it is a lack of skill, I place them in a small group where we build foundational skills in order to attain the grade-level concept. If it is a lack of will, I try to have private conversations with the student about their self-confidence, what's going on outside of school, or if they feel they would like to talk to a counselor."

-Andrea Cuba 3rd Grade Teacher

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What I learned from this interview was while it is very important to have lessons set in place it is also very important to be ready for anything that may change. With change comes from adapting to whatever your students may need; as a teacher, it is important to be ready for that.