Meet the Science Teacher

Mason Bellamy: What is your name and how old are you?

GS: Garth Striebel 31

MB:What science classes do you teach

GS: Physical Science and Biology 1

MB: Why did you decide to teach science

GS: Science is a field that greatly interests me and I want to share that love with my students.

MB: How have you worked with students who perform below grade level?

GS: Giving them every means to success is key, the rest is up to them and want it.

MB: What techniques do you use to keep students actively involved and motivated during a lesson?

GS: With science you have notes like any other class, but trying to get hands-on activities and labs is important.

MB: What was your greatest challenge in student teaching? How did you resolve it?

GS: Student teaching we had to deliver lessons to a class. It was hard to get a class to act and react when you don’t have that relationship with the students. I just created a fun lesson to get the students engaged and it solved the awkwardness of teaching a class you didn’t know or know you.

MB: Describe the process you would use in responding to a student who was disrupting the class.

GS: It depends on the student and relationship with the student. Non verbal cues work well with most. Talking to them one on one does too in other cases before discipline.

MB: What would you do if a student refused to do the work you assigned?

GS: Try to find out the reasoning behind this issue and resolve it accordingly