--- title: hiring teachers tag: teachers --- Each of the teachers interviewing for these roles were asked 4 questions during the intake process: - How many years have you been developing software? - How many years have you been teaching? - How many people have you taught? - Please share a few words about your approach to teaching --- How many years have you been developing software?: **30** How many years have you been teaching?: **25** How many people have you taught?: **500** Please share a few words about your approach to teaching: *I've taught at different educational levels (from secondary school, at the beginning of my career, up to masters level) and to both mono-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary audiences. My basic approach is to connect with the audience: create a perception layer that allow me to understand how much of the subject is being digested, how expectations evolve, etc. I adapt the approach to what I "sense", trying to capture the audience as much as possible. Hands on is also an important aspect: the story must be complemented with its application to problem solving.* --- How many years have you been developing software?: **7** How many years have you been teaching?: **10** How many people have you taught?: **more than 500** Please share a few words about your approach to teaching: *My approach is to have learners lead themselves to solutions; rather than asserting a truth or telling them an answer, I probe their way of thinking through a series of predications. I attempt to minimize conceptual intervention, but will certainly guide a misdirected learners along their way.* --- How many years have you been developing software?: **13** How many years have you been teaching?: **3** How many people have you taught?: **200+** Please share a few words about your approach to teaching: *I like to always keep a beginner's mindset, and recall the times I was learning the topics at hand. I also respect my students and know many will go on to do much greater things than I ever will. Lastly I am always grateful for the opportunity to teach, as it solidifies my own understanding and gives another layer of meaning to all of my efforts.* --- How many years have you been developing software?: **4** How many years have you been teaching?: **11** How many people have you taught?: **~200** Please share a few words about your approach to teaching: *Relationships - all teaching takes place within the context of a relationship and cannot happen until a genuine human connection is made. The teacher must understand the student and the student must trust the teacher.* *Structure - The student at all times needs to know what they are supposed to be doing, and what will come next. Learning objectives must be clear. All learning materials must be made accessible to the student.* *Adaptability - The teacher must be able to communicate ideas in a variety of ways and be ready to develop new explanations when the student needs it. The best teaching is multi-modal, where content is presented through as many media (visual, auditory, tactile) as possible. The teacher must make connections and analogies to other ideas relevant to the student.* --- How many years have you been developing software?: **N/A** How many years have you been teaching?: **6** How many people have you taught?: **1,000+** Please share a few words about your approach to teaching: *I belive teaching takes form in many way but should always accomplish the same goals. To instill confidence in students and connect them to a community of like-minded people.* --- How many years have you been developing software?: **3** How many years have you been teaching?: **10 in social studies** How many people have you taught?: **hundreds** Please share a few words about your approach to teaching: *Objective-driven instruction. 21st-century skills in research-based instruction, communication, and self-directed learning.* --- How many years have you been developing software?: **6** How many years have you been teaching?: **4** How many people have you taught?: *A lot. My work has been featured on lot's of blogs, forums, and websites, I can't really quantify the number of people I've thought so far.* Please share a few words about your approach to teaching: *My approach pretty straightforward. I like to show and not just tell. So, I teach more with practical examples and stories in most cases.* --- How many years have you been developing software?: **20ish** How many years have you been teaching?: **20ish** How many people have you taught?: **Not sure** --- How many years have you been developing software?: **0** How many years have you been teaching?: **0** How many people have you taught?: **0** Please share a few words about your approach to teaching: *I've taught indirectly through written content, though video has been something I've been interested in as well.*