how to prepare for a teaching interview
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Overview of what to expect during a teaching interview. Presentation includes list of common questions a principal may ask you during the interview. By the way, congrats on getting the interview - good luck, you're gonna do great !!! :)TRANSCRIPT
How to prepare for a teaching
interview
principal interviewdress
[maintain respect]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewdress
[maintain respect]
[establish credibility]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewdress
[maintain respect]
[establish credibility]
[establish as authority figure]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewentrance / posture
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewportfolio
[summarizes teaching accomplishments]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewportfolio
[summarizes teaching accomplishments]
[snap shot of philosophy]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewportfolio
[summarizes teaching accomplishments][snap shot of philosophy]
[example teaching material]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewportfolio
contents[sample lesson]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewcontents
[sample lesson]
[resume]
portfolio
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewcontents
[sample lesson]
[resume]
[student teacher observations]
portfolio
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewcontents
[sample lesson]
[resume][student teacher observations]
[classroom management]
rulesprocedures
arrangement
portfolio
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
obvious if unprepared
interview questions
It’s easy for an interviewer to spot an unprepared candidate. Candidates who have not practiced basic interview questions beforehand are unnaturally nervous. They shift in their seats more. They begin most answers with the word, “uhhhhh.” There are long pauses while interviewers wait for the candidate to process the question and think up an answer. They get confused by basic educational jargon that they learned in college.
principal interview
tell me about yourself
interview questions
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
tell me about yourself
interview questions
[have a story to tell]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
tell me about yourself
interview questions
[have a story to tell]
[have lots of examples when you answer questions]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
tell me about yourself
interview questions
[have a story to tell]
[have lots of examples when you answer questions]
[principal will be writing entire time – not looking at you]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
Be able to articulate your
beliefs/philosophies
interview questions
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
Not Q&A time
interview questions
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
Not Q&A time
interview questions
[be able to connect (storytelling)]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
Not Q&A time
interview questions
[be able to connect (storytelling)]
[establish common ground]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
Not Q&A time
interview questions
[be able to connect (storytelling)]
[establish common ground]
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
anticipate the questions
interview questions
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
What kind of students do you like to
work with? What type of students
could you teach most effectively?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with students
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewYou give an assignment. A student
ridicules the assignment, saying it doesn’t
make sense. What would you do?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with students
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewHow do you help students experience success?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with students
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewHow would you individualize instruction
for students?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with students
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewWhat procedures do you use to evaluate
student progress besides using tests?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with students
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewHow would you challenge a student with
a learning disability and the advanced
learner within the same class?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with students
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewWhat would your students say about you?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with students
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewWhat kind of teachers would you
prefer to work with? Why?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with colleagues
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewWhat activities would you like to work
with in our school?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with colleagues
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewWhat quality or qualities do you have
that would enhance our teaching staff?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with colleagues
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewWhat are some personality characteristics
you find undesirable in people?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with colleagues
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewWho should be responsible for
discipline in a school? Why?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with colleagues
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interview
What needs and/or expectations do
you have of the school administration?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with colleagues
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewHow do you collaborate with
your colleagues?
interview questions: Teacher relationships with colleagues
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Teacher relationships with parents
What do you feel is the most effective way to
communicate with parents? Describe how
you have used this/these technique(s).
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principal interviewinterview questions: Teacher relationships with parents
Describe the reasons why you
would contact parents.
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principal interviewinterview questions: Teacher relationships with parents
What would you include in your Open
House presentations to parents?
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principal interviewinterview questions: Teacher relationships with parents
What community activities would you
like to be associated with? Why?
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principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
Describe any school experience you have had,
particularly in student teaching (or in another
teaching position) that has prepared you for a
full-time position at our school.
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principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
How would you integrate technology
into the curriculum you would teach?
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
Describe any innovative projects you
have been involved in developing.
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
Give an example of how you have used
cooperative learning in your classroom.
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
What four words would students use to
describe your teaching strategies?
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principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
What rules do you have for your classroom?
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principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
Describe your teaching style and how
you accommodate the different learning
styles of the students in your classes.
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
What do you consider to be your strengths
and how will you use them in your teaching?
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Instructional techniques
In what ways do you keep students
on task and well behaved during
collaborative group activities?
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principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
Why did you choose to become a teacher?
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principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
What are your hobbies and interests?
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
What are your plans for continuing
your professional growth?
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
Tell me about an interesting article you
have read recently in a professional journal.
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
What contributions can you
make to our school?
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
What current trends in public
education please you? Displease you?
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
Tell me about the three people who
have most influenced your own
education and educational career.
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
Describe your expectations for student
behavior? In other words, if I were to enter your
class on an average day, what should I expect
to see with regard to student behavior?
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principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
Describe the management strategies
and techniques you use to maintain an
effective classroom environment
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principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
What are your strengths and
weaknesses as a teacher?
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
Describe a typical reading
lesson in your classroom.
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
principal interviewinterview questions: Different topics/background information
How do you adjust for reading level
differences within your classroom?
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.