Interview Questions For Teachers

Interview Questions for Teachers
· Why did you decide to become a teacher?
· Are children born with the ability to learn, or is that provided by you, the teacher?
· What was your best lesson?
· What was your worst lesson?
· Tell me an adjective to describe yourself.
· What was the last educational article you read?
· How would you handle working with someone you do not get along with?
· What are the duties of your assistant? How would you use an assistant in your classroom?
· What is your weakness?
· What is your strength?
· How have you used technology in your classroom?
· How do you handle discipline in your classroom?
· Do you contact parents? How often?
· Would you send a child to the principal's office?
· How have you used parents in your classroom?
· How do you include parents in their child's education?
· What have you done to improve your school?
· How do you teach a classroom of children with differing intellectual abilities?
· How do you teach reading?
· What is your favorite subject to teach?
· What is your least favorite subject to teach?
· How do you help those who are below level?
· Tell me about your past teaching experiences.
· Tell me about yourself.
· Describe your personal and educational background.
· Why did you choose to enter the teaching profession?
· Describe positive/negative student teaching experiences.
· What techniques or model do you utilize to ensure good classroom management?
· Describe a typical lesson in your classroom. What would I see you and your students doing?
· What questions do you ask yourself when planning lessons or units?
· What do you look for to evaluate that learning is taking place in your classroom?
· How do you handle different ability levels of students in your classroom?
· What principles do you use to motivate students?
· What are some of the most successful strategies or techniques that have worked for you in the classroom?
· What steps would you take to handle a student who is a consistent behavioral problem in your classroom?
· How will you interact with parents of the students you teach?
· What is the most difficult aspect of teaching today?
· What qualities make a "superior" teacher?
· Three words to describe yourself. How would students, colleagues, friends, etc. describe you?