The Teacher Interview: Sample Questions & Answers
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- While a little long, this video offers eight questions commonly asked in the teacher interview, and how I would answer those questions. All of these are questions that I have been asked repeatedly in teacher interviews. While I did edit the video a bit, I can assure you it was to edit out the two year old calling for me in the background! :)
My best advice for the teacher interview is to practice, practice, practice your answers to the common questions. The more confident you feel in the interview experience, the better you will feel and do. I have interviewed for SO MANY positions. I did not get hired for all of them, but I did learn a lot along the way. One summer I applied to over 52 positions. Yikes! When I started applying, I was sometimes up against 200 or more people for one position, and interviewing against 20 or more (if I got a call back to interview!).
Good luck! AND Please let me know if there are more questions you have about the interview experience!
As promised, here is that list of common interview questions that I have personally been asked at one time or another:
a. Tell us about yourself
b. What is your philosophy of teaching
c. How do you use formative assessments to inform your teaching?
d. What process do you use to lesson plan?
e. How do you differentiate for students who are higher or lower?
f. How do you differentiate for English Language Learners?
g. What is your experience with the IEP and 504 process?
h. What experience do you have collaborating with other teachers?
i. Tell about a time when something went wrong in a lesson, what did you do?
j. What is your favorite part of teaching?
k. What do you do outside of teaching?
l. How do you stay current in your field?
m. What professional development experience do you have?
n. How do you have a cycle of inquiry in your classroom?
o. What approaches do you use to teach reading?
p. What are your strengths/weaknesses as a teacher?
q. How do you make accommodations for students who need it?
r. What do you know about the RTI system? What experience do you have with it?
s. What approaches do you use for classroom management?
t. Describe a typical class period.
u. What would a student of yours say about you as a teacher?
v. What would a colleague say about you?
w. What clubs or activities are you interested in participating in?
x. Are you interested in coaching? If so, what?
y. How do you integrate technology in your classroom?
z. Describe a type when technology failed during a lesson, what did you do?
aa. How do you increase communication between home and school?
bb. Do you have any questions?
i. This question seems so silly, but you need to ask at least one or two questions.
ii. The purpose is to show them that you have researched the school a bit, and that you are interested.
1. Your school has a high population of English learners. What professional development do you offer teachers to support them in the classroom?
2. What is your parent involvement like?
Great job! These are the questions commonly asked in a teacher's interview. Lots of people give short answers, but here each question is answered with examples. She is experienced and informed. You can she is passionate about teaching, continuing to learn her craft and strategies, and helping, yes to teach educators or potential educators.
All these videos can only add confidence to anyone looking at the dreaded interview process. Thankyou for making them
This was extremely informative. Thank you so much for sharing!
Excellent video! You are so well prepared. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Thank you so much for making this video! This was very helpful! I really appreciate the time you took to help other teachers.
Thank you for sharing experiences and tips. Great!
You did a great job! I really did get a good feeling for your personality, knowledge and ability level through your answers. I can tell that you gave us the full detailed answer but also know that you would be able to modify based upon the reactions or expectations of the interviewer. Thank you for doing this video!
Thanks for share your experience!
Thank you for sharing all of these strategies that you have found success with in your classroom! I am "settling" in to my first year of teaching 7/8 math and have a similar tier structure for behavior. I LOVE your idea of having a monitoring chart for the "repeat" students to have a daily visual reminder of what they are working to improve.
Thanks! The monitoring chart is soooo helpful for students who need that tool. I even made a task check list for one student because he was having trouble getting each part of his daily work done. It was very helpful in supporting his needs! How is your first year of teaching going? !
I am doing a series of teaching interviews for the first time in 10 years and this was very informative and helped me alot.
ah, thank you so much, I`m preparing my self for English teaching interview, you can`t believe how much I'm grateful for your effort on this video
I'm so glad. Good luck!
Thanks for the video, I think it is very helpful and practical!
Thank you for for being unselfish and sharing! 💕
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You were great! Thank you!
first interview after 20 year break raising my children. stressing some so thank you!!!
Very nice tips. I am Colombian and I am applying for a highschool language position as an English-spanish teacher in North Carolina. This is my first time as a teacher in the US. Next week, I am having my interview and this video has helped me lots. I would love it if you had any further advice for me to take them into account. Thanks a lot!
short concise questions with a suggested concise answer would be better, interviews are interactive exchanges between interviewer and interviewee .
Of course! Its always important to read the audience and gauge what they are interested in hearing more or less about. I've always been in timed interviews and had to do that. Sometimes it's more like a conversation, and sometimes it's been a panel that asks a question and strictly takes notes! Everyone has been different. Thanks for the feedbacks!
These were great tips
I appreciate the good job. am getting a lot of information to prepare me for my interview. God bless you heart
Thank you! Good luck!
Spot on and Very thorough.
Thanks so much for this video! I'm in the hiring process for a 7th-8th grade English Teacher position. I'm kind of losing my mind worrying not only about the interview, but teaching afterwards. I'm a recent graduate with little experience on my own, so it's been feeling a bit overwhelming. However, this video has helped to put me at ease a bit. Thanks again!
willsayssure How did the hiring process go?
Happily in the Middle I ended up taking a certification fellowship instead. I’m looking forward to starting my first year of teaching next week, however.
thanks for taking the time to do this. i am reentering the teaching field after being home 10 years raising three kids and I needed a refresher for interviewing again. WOOHOOO job fair success last weekend. 6th grade ELA here I come!
Thank you for this video! I have a teacher interview tomorrow and this was really helpful
Oh good! I hope it went well! How did it go?
@@happilyinthemiddle9707 myself too
Thank you for this informative video. I am from Melbourne, Australia and still found it very relevant. I have an interview today and am feeling much better about it now. For those of you who have chosen to respond negatively to this video, it concerns me that you are possibly educators. We need to build each other up. Rather then criticising, why not use compenents of the video that are useful to you? You are not expected to go to an interview and repeat word for word what the author has said. I'll let you know how I go Happily in the Middle :)
Update: Got the job!!! Woo Hoo!
@@Lizzybird123 yay! That's so exciting!! How has it been?
You're awesome.
Thank you Ma'am 😊
Helpful in confirming answer ideas I've considered. One interview fact I was SO surprised by in a couple of interviews recently was realizing the interviews are not 'interactive' with give and take from interviewers and candidates. I have been told it is due to Union rules that panels provide the 8-10 questions and ask them; that is it. The candidate cannot assume the interviewer will ask more probing questions in areas of interest because they do not. SECOND, my last interview I was escorted into a panel of 8-10 administrators and told we would have TEN minutes together for me to answer all given questions. SO, the difficult part is being very direct, specific, and to the point in a very brief time. Yep, that is right, 8-10 questions in 10 minutes. FYI!
Oh yea! I've had experiences like that too! You have to learn how to be really direct and say exactly what you think is most important!
You got better and better in this video. Very articulate, informative and dedicated....oh and muy guapa :-)
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very informative,,got an idea,i have interview tomorrow,thank you!!
Your information is very important, but you speak very fast. I'm trying to follow but is imposable because I'm learning English
OMG....this was extremely helpful. I am a 56 year old teacher going back into the teaching field after 10 years. If you could send me a transcript of your video I would appreciate that. Thanks
The first question is asked by all employers. Good video!
Thanks!
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Thank you for the tips so far, anything specific for first time teacher going for a travel and tourism educator interview next week pls,
Hey ! I really enjoyed watching this video , as an English language teacher I have to improve my American accent , could you help me do that?
This is so helpful! I’m not planning to interview anytime soon, but I still learned from you. Can please you share links to the books you mentioned? Thank you for sharing! You rock!
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Thanks you so much, I have an interview tomorrow for a teacher position. This is very informative and detailed answers. 👍 technology is a big thing and I’m glad you mention this.
Nice presentation and information overall. The answers seemed longer than prudent for an interview situation, but actually similar to how I might respond (I'm a bit verbose). I expect the preferred response length would vary based on interview team though. You used lots of great vernacular, which reinforced perception of content knowledge and mastery to me as the viewer. Nicely done. Does make me a bit nervous about my own interviews at this point, as I am just transitioning into teaching now. Hopefully I won't have to compete with folks like you too much as I'm interviewing! ;-)
Thanks for the feedback. Most interviews I've been to are timed, so I've had to really decide what's important to share and stick with that. It's a lot about reading your audience and figuring out what they want, and how to showcase yourself. I wanted to offer lots of ideas to my viewers so they can pick what will be most helpful to them. Good luck! Have you been hired yet?
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Im trying to find a student interview video.I’m a foreign So its 10x harder and I’m a shy person what a pain..... can someone give me clue what will i do there?? 8th grade btw
Thank you for your videos. I have watched your videos and other You tubers, and they really helped me have great interviews when given the opportunity. Unfortunately here in TN, if you do not have tenure, you are out of luck. I had great interviews, but I'm not tenure. During these past 8 yrs I only filled in as interim. As an interim at different schools, the principals and teachers would let slip the real hiring process. Basically, principals here are very lazy in the hiring process and want that quick hire. "Oh he/she has tenure? That's the one to hire and we will just do these interviews as a formal process." The first tenure to apply 95% of the time gets the job because they don't want to spend all that time going through files, follow ups, and trying to decide. The only two times a principal was serious about hiring me full time, the principal focused on who I knew. When I tried to transition to my abilities and accomplishments, the principals zoned out. Then, he/she would transition to "So how is so-and-so doing? Didn't you play football together?" But anyway; thank you for your videos.
That's too bad that the interview process is like that. I am curious, in California, we don't get tenure until we have been teaching in a school district for 2-3 years. If you leave the district for another district, you lose your tenure status and have to work back up to it in a new school. How does tenure work in TN?
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Here in TN it is five years. So much percentage is based on observation from principal, so much is based on the board's surprise pop in observations, and the rest is based on student's scores on TN state tests. I began asking principals a few years ago, "Well how do I get tenure?" (I knew the answer, but I wanted to make a point) They would respond with, "You need to teach for five yrs in a fulltime position, and if your scores are high enough, they will give you tenure." Then I would respond with, "Great, so I would like to apply so that I can get tenure." To which they would reply, "Well I can't hire you yet because you don't have tenure." Some principals have told me that the hiring process isn't up to them. They interview people, and they can make recommendations, but the decision is up to school board, and tenure is the main buzz word. A teacher who transfers in does lose their tenure and has to teach five yrs, but the fact that they have tenure from another county is their ticket in. One principal told me, "Look, the only way you're going to get a fulltime teaching job is if a job is posted, and after three weeks no tenure teacher in the county applies. Then, another three weeks go by and no tenure teacher transferring in applies."
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I am a student teacher doing a teacher application. How can I answer this question?
What does owning the achievement of students in your classroom mean to you?
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Great questions and awsome answers to these questions. I am a teaching assistant and was asked that "If the child refuses to do an activity and the teacher is not in the classroom, what would you do? Can anyone answer this for me please, so I could evaluate my own answer to other people's views. Thanks
Jamaal Razzak As an aide there is only so much you can do... But, you could mention that you would asses whether the material is overwhelming for the student. You say, you would break it down into smaller chunks until student completed the assignment:)
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That is a tough question! I would probably take a moment to assess what is setting the child off. Did something happen? Did someone say something? Were they reprimanded? Are they being defiant because of a particular reason, or are they just not wanting to do the work. I typically give students two choices in situations like this: "You may ____ or ____. Those are your only options, which would you like to do?" This way it gives some sense of control over the student, but they get a little bit of freedom too. I teach a lot of students who are part of our Special Education program and they have unique educational plans, some regarding behavior. There are different strategies to use depending on the child and their unique qualities. Sometimes I walk away and give them space to make that choice, and sometimes I stand there and wait for them to make the choice, it all depends on the child and their needs. I don't know if that is any help, but I hope so! Please ask a follow up question if you need more clarification!
Happily in the Middle
Thank you very much for your reply. The answer makes sense and is in detail. This is the best answer I could have thought of. I just wanted to ask, as you said you would give two options to a child. Could you provide examples like what options would you give it to them? Would you offer an alternative activity to them?
As you answer so promptly, I have one more question for you. What would you do if you hear or witness a child passing racist comments or verbally abusing another child?
Hi there! Again, I think it depends on the situation and if that child has an behavior plan modifications in place. I might start with "(name of student), you are expected to write in complete sentences. You have two choices, write in complete sentences and finish the assignment, or call your parents and let them know you are choosing not to do your work in class today." Or I might say "(name of student), I see you haven't been completing your assignment, can you tell me about why you haven't finished yet? I would be happy to help you, so you have two choices here, complete the assignment with your table partner, or I can pull up a chair and help you with your assignment. What do you want to do?"
If I saw a child call another child a racial slur, I would promptly tell them that we do not use racist language in this classroom, that we are all valuable members of this learning community, and then explain that their language choice has earned them a referral. I do not tolerate, at any level, racist remarks or bullying. If I see or hear it, I promptly write a referral to the office and I make a phone call home. However, I always check in with the office about that particular child because I have done this in the past and it resulted in a parent yelling racial slurs at me over the phone and it was so awful it made me cry! So, I always check in with the office to see if there is a history with this child, and if I need admin support when I make the phone call. Hope that helps!
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To all the teachers watching QUIT, QUIT NOW. START YOUR OWN CLASSES AT YOUR HOME. CHOSE YOUR STUDENTS. Lets get rid of the corrupt system. Its not serving our children or our teachers well. We almost did it this year. What happen this year needs to happen on a grander scale. Everyone needs to quit and start their own classes. Lets think about this concept. What do we do with the schools already here? Well if everyone quits and becomes independent the gov't will probably end up renting the classrooms to teachers. The gov't will be a building manager not your BOSS! Theoretically it should pretty much abolish your property taxes. You chose your rate and class size. You can openly instill religion of your choice. Parents can chose or reject you on these open principles. You can permanently get rid disruptive students putting behavior issues squarely in the hands of the parent. These are all great things!!! These are things that will make your teaching experience enjoyable. AMERICA NEEDS YOU!!! What we don't need is this bureaucratic enabling system. WE THE PEOPLE IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION need to band together and make a stand. You are right its gonna get tight for minute but the fight is worth the reward will be great.
I see you reading your speech
yea and the point is to know what your going to say otherwise we would all read it from the notes lol
I really appreciate your videos but what about the following "How do you assess and record your children’s progress?" and "Tell us about your experience of assessment for learning and assessment of learning". Thanks for all
Letizia de sario Hi there. Great questions! Here's my response. First, I teach a reading program called read 180 and I use the assessment materials within the program to track student progress through levels of mastery in their reading skills. Weekly, I meet with students in reading conferences to share data for them and allow them to track their data on a student conference record sheet. This is for students see their progress throughout the year and is also used in parent conferences. I also keep a "reading teacher's" binder where I track data to watch for patterns and keep records of the mini lessons I teach and reteach.
Letizia de sario As far as assessment for learnings goes, I assess my students using both formative and summative assessments. I use the formative assessments to assess my students learning and as feedback for myself. This data is important because it tells me what I need to reteach and what students know. I use this data to respond to students needs and either reteach in small groups, or create mini lesson videos to address student needs and assign them in Google Classroom as intervention on an individual level. As a final marker of the unit of study, I assess my students' learning through a final exam. This data clearly tells me what the students have learned over the course of the whole unit of study. I can carry this data over into my next unit if reteaching needs to occur, or for review as needed.
Letizia de sario is that helpful? 😊 did I answer what you were looking for for? Have a great day!
Yes thank you so much! This is very helpfull for me
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Nice Mam,. you are smart and clever but. please is that okay that little bit slowly.,., hahaha thank you..
You're answers are tooooooooooo long!
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What the hell is a sentence frame? Who actually speaks like this?
It's a pretty common education phrase. A sentence frame is a structure that students can use to respond to a question.
Katie Sims I've went to 2 years for a teaching Masters Degree and have been in about 10 different suburban districts throughout Long Island for the past 7 years. I have never once heard the term "sentence frame." You said, "a structure students can use to respond to a question." In other words, an answer. Students give answers to questions. Not sentence frames. All this type of robot speak is good for interviews but teachers seldom ever use them in real practical actual teaching. Just saying...
Well I've heard it many times in my college experience and as a teacher in an elementary school. And I also use sentence frames often for my struggling writers.
It's not an answer, more of a guideline. For example, if the question or prompt asks, "Why do you want to be a teacher?" The sentence frame might be "I want to be a teacher because __________."
I don't know. I guess different areas use different languages. New Yorkers tend to be more straightforward. The sentence "frame" example you gave, at least where I'm from, would just be called answering in a full sentence.
metalgrinch A sentence frame is a scaffolded support that teachers can use to help students who struggle with language to access knowledge and share their thinking. You are correct in saying that it's the answer to the question, because it is, but only part of the answer. They must produce the rest. However, for students who are English Learners, accessing (or using) academic language is a challenge. We provide the sentence frames to direct them towards using academic language and staying on topic. Further, the sentence frames are not meant to stay around for the whole year. They are a support, to be used for a time, as their Academic Language grows and develops. I teach in a VERY rural, HIGH English Learner population in California. These language supports make a huge difference for them throughout the year. By the end of the year, they are able to create the sentences and answer questions correctly without the support. And finally, because of our high rate of English Learners in our area, teachers are trained in a variety of strategies to help students who are struggling with the language. I have an MA in Language and Literacy, which essentially is first and second language acquisition. Top linguistic experts in the field of second language learning have recommended these practices for years. I've pretty much only taught in schools with high English Learner populations, which is why it is something I would highlight in an interview. As with any school or interview, it's important to know your audience and who the school serves. Have a nice day!
Omg. I could hardly pay attention
This video is for some reason, clashing with another,when its being played.!
Your answers are too long... did not help for my interview.
I'm sorry that they weren't helpful. Its always important to gauge your audience and read them. They may be more interested or less interested in certain topics. I've always been in timed interviews and had to cut answers short and be more succinct. I've never been asked all of these questions in one interview. Good luck with your interviews. I wish you well!
Too long biography 🙈
I don’t have patience to listen till the end
I hate teaching
I'm sorry! I hope that you do find something you love!
@@happilyinthemiddle9707 noo don't say sorry ! I like the way you explain. I appreciate your talent.
Aren't you talking too much?
An interviewer would fall asleep if you answered that way!
laila Alalwani Thanks for your feedback. I got a great position with a great school, so I must have done something right. Have a nice night!
laila Alalwani haters gonna hate
how rude. instead of thanking her for the effort she made, you're leaving sarcastic, stupid comments.
laila Alalwani I agree. Although she is saying the "right" things, it all comes off as very robotic and ungenuine. I feel like if I answered in this same fashion the interviewer would smell my BS a mile away, and know that all these answers were rehearsed. This is why I hate teacher interviews. There is so much technical jargon that there wasn't 30 years ago and it only makes the interview process so fake and disingenuous. Students don't know ANY of these technical terms and don't care! Let's get back to trying to help students and stop trying to impress ourselves and the suits at the school board with all this fake speak.
She's giving you ideas of what to mention in an interview.
Sorry, too verbose: when there are 20+ applicants there is no time for an interviewer to listen someone to recite chapters from a book... because that what this sounds like. The interviewers will also be stressed and tired unless you are lucky to be the first one to be interviewed. Also, rather than tell YOUR lengthy answers, you could just keep tips on how a person can present of their skills and experience in the best light; what do you think the interviewers are probably looking for. Good job for throwing in pedagogic terms, someone might be impressed.
As for this video, take a breath between each point rather than jump straight to the next question. And slow down! This sounds like a junior high presentation... I trust you don't speak like this in the classroom unless you are teaching advanced students in university.
I'm sorry this sounds negative, but I am trying to give some constructive criticism hiding in my comments.
Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate your response. As with any interview process and experience, it is important to read your audience and decide how much or how little they want to hear from you. My goal was to give prospective teachers lots of ideas to pull from, reflect on their own teaching and opinions, and decide what is good for them. Depending on the school, they may want to see your knowledge of research and best practice, or they may not be interested in it. Gaging your audience is key to an interview. Thanks for the idea on the video. I will keep that in mind for this coming summer. It's a good idea!
We just hv little time you talk to much
Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate it. A good time is to read tour audience and decide what they want to hear from you and gage their interest and engagement. I usually don't give such detailed answers because I have usually been in a timed interview and have had to cut things short! Thanks.
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The way she speaks is like a drill in my brain. I will go ahead and guess she is a nice person, but man, does it drill.
You talk too much for an interview..
Jesus christ this lady is hot lol. Sorry
Too wordy, because you only have 10 minutes to talk.