writing assignment

Interview Paper Assignment

The purpose of this Interview assignment is to give you an opportunity to see how data is currently being used to make educational decisions. For the interview you are to seek out a professional in the K-12 or post-secondary education system who works with student data on a regular bases. Using what you have learned from the interview, write an approximately 4 page double-spaced paper addressing the following:

1. The professional’s role in the education system

2. Detail how this person actually uses student data on a day to day bases

3. From this person’s point of view, the challenges that arise when working with student data and using it to make decisions

4. The kind of professional preparation this person experienced and how it prepared them to utilize data for decision making purposes. What kind of continuing professional development focused on data usage is this person currently experiencing or planning to complete in the near future? Why does this person think this professional development is important?

5. End the paper with a personal reflection about what was learned from the interview experience and how it might influence your future teaching.

NOTE: The paper must contain an APA Style coversheet with title of the assignment, your name, professor name, University, and the submission date. It should be double-spaced and include page numbers.

** Tips on conduction an interview in the file (attached).

** Below are links to U-tube videos on conducting an interview. The first video shows a poorly conducted interview several mistakes while the second video shows the same interview done correctly.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4UKwd0KExc 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNMTJTnrTQQ

DUE IN 24 HOURS.