interview for teachers applicant

8/3/2019 Interview for Teachers Applicant

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Interview for Teachers Applicant

Be prepared to answer the following interview questions:

1. Tell me about yourself.2. What type of reading program did you use in student teaching?3. If I walked into your classroom during reading time, what would I see?4. What is your personal educational philosophy?5. If you could design the ideal classroom for the elementary grades what would it look

like?

6. Which subject area do you believe is your strength, which is your weakest? What stepswill you take to improve in this area?

7. What are the most important or worthwhile qualifications of a good teacher?8. What are your strengths and weaknesses as a teacher?9. Describe your student teaching successes and failures?10. Describe a good lesson, explain why it was good.11. How would you go about planning a lesson?12. How would you individualize a curriculum for students at various levels?13. How would you identify special needs of students?14. What methods do you use for classroom management? Describe one difficult incident

with a student, and how you handled it.

15. How would you handle difficult parents?16. Give me an example of a rule or procedure in your classroom?17. What methods have you used or would you use to assess student learning?18. What does being "at-risk" for school failure mean?19. What are some of the factors/conditions that might put a child at-risk?20. What experience have you had incorporating computers in a classroom?21. What grade level would you be most comfortable teaching?22. Are you a team player? If so, please give me an example.23. What was the last educational book you read?


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Why did you decide to become a teacher?

Have you ever taken care of someone? Did you enjoy it?

Do you consider yourself a risk taker? (Give an example to back up your answer.)

Are you a positive and energetic person? (Give an example to back up your answer.)

If a student said she thought you were the worst teacher she ever had, how would you react andwhat would you say?

If I were your principal and we were setting goals for next year, what would they be?

What is the last book you read?

Have you ever considered publishing a book?

Some people say you should demand respect. Do you agree or disagree?

Tell me about yourself.

How would you rank these in importance and why? Planning, discipline, methods, evaluation.

If a student came to you and said, "None of the other students like me," what would you tell

him/her?

Are you an empathetic person? Give an example.

How can you tell that a person is a good listener?

Are you an objective person? Give an example.

What do you want to do with your life?

How do you feel if a student does not meet a deadline?

It is the first day of class, you are writing something on the board and a paper wad hits you in

the back, what would you do? Later the same day, if all the students drop their pencils, what do

you do?

What was the most frustrating thing that happened to you as a student teacher? What was the

best thing?

Do you believe you should build rapport with students? If yes, how?


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How do you give your students recognition? Do you think a student can have too much

recognition?

How do you encourage students to learn? Can a student be forced to learn?

How do you handle a child who seems gifted, but is a discipline problem?

How do you prefer to use computers in the classroom?

How do you present a new word to a class?

What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?

What is the role of the principal? Does a conflict exist between your perception of a principal's

role and his/her role as your evaluator?

Describe your student teaching experience.

During your student teaching, were you ever involved with a situation at school involving

racial tension? If so, how did you handle it?

How do you establish authority/discipline? What do you do when a discipline problem arises?

What subjects have you taught?

Are you patient? Give an example.

Do you ever feel angry toward your students?

What will you be doing in five years?

What is your educational philosophy?

If you could create the ideal school, what would it be like?

Do you like to be challenged? (Give an example to back up your answer.)

What do you like most/dislike most about teaching?

How do you feel about noise in the classroom? How do you handle noise in the classroom?

How would you handle making a difficult phone call to a parent?


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Job Interview

by: Mark Glenn Pasco Celis

1. Look at yourself. Tell me, what qualifications do you have for me to hire you?2.

Supposed to be, youd been hired today, then, as you arrive at home, another school callyou offering higher salary and benefits, are you going to leave this job? Why or why not?

3. What could I expect to you after 5 years?4. Answer me honestly. What is important to you, quality of education or salary? Why?5. How are you going to handle naughty and noisy student? Give me example.

1. Describe an ideal school for you?2. How did you find out about this job? What do you know about the job?3. What do you know about this school? This English department?4.

Why did you choose this particular career? Your major in college or tech school?5. What is your personal mission statement?

1. What is your idea of a strong work ethic? Does it mean working long hours?2. How do you define success? Failure?3. How good are your communication skills? Do you prefer oral or written

communications?

4. How do you think I rate as an interviewer?5. How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution here?

1. What is your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it?2. What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?3. Tell me the difference between good and superior.4. If you found out this school was participating in illegal activity, what would you do?5. What is the first thing you would change, if you were to start work here?

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Why should we hire you?2. What do you believe will be the greatest challenge for the new employee in this jobposition in the first 30 days and the first year?

3. What are your salary requirements?4. If I were your principal and asked you to do something you disagreed with, what would

you do?

5. What is the first thing you would change, if you were to start work here?


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