Your project must be submitted as a Word document or Rich Text Format file*. Your project will be individually graded by your instructor and therefore may take up to five to seven days to grade.
There are several steps to complete the assignment successfully:
Contact an early childhood professional that has a minimum of an associate degree and make arrangements to conduct your interview. While normally conducted in person, options that meet best practices for social-distancing guidelines include setting up a Zoom, Skype, or Facetime interview or conducting an interview over the phone. The interview will likely be completed in the course of one hour.
Conduct the interview using the instructions outlined below. Make sure you’ve asked permission to take notes during the interview or, if possible, record the session.
Prepare a written account of your interview to submit for evaluation.
There’s a list of questions you’re required to ask during the interview, and you’ll write at least five original questions of your own. The five questions you decide on in advance won’t be follow-up questions used to clarify or draw out the mentor’s response to earlier questions, but should instead invite the person to share responses on new topics. In total, you’ll ask at least 20 questions, and likely more if you must ask them to elaborate on any responses that are too brief, vague, or off-topic. Your additional questions should clarify your purpose or help the reader appreciate your understanding of roles the professional must take on to “make beautiful music” in the classroom.
