Comments on: Teacher Interview Questions

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:31:48 +0000

very good many many questions

By: hougan

hougan — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:41:30 +0000

I will enter you in for this month’s drawing. Thanks for the submission, and I’ll add your question.

By: Cara

Cara — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:55:29 +0000

I went on an interview yesterday and they asked, “if you walked in to your class to teach and realized no one had done the assigned homework and they weren’t prepared, what would you do?”

I answered that I would first find out WHY no one did it: too challenging, forgot, laziness, etc.

If it was forgot or laziness, I said that I would assign groups to tackle each part of the assignment and then report out to the class or have them silently do it in class.

I later thought but didn’t say in the interview that I could also throw in a pop-quiz to keep them on their toes.

How do you think I handled that?

By: hougan

hougan — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:58:43 +0000

Leticia,

That was a great response, especially since you were temporarily thrown off by the AVID question. I wouldn’t stress to much about the delay; this time is extremely busy for high school principals because of graduation. Thanks for the question and your response. I will enter you in for the June drawing for the Road to Teaching book. Of course, I’ll add your questions/answer to our growing list. Good luck in your job search!

By: Mrs. Jones

Mrs. Jones — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:27:48 +0000

Ms. Ramirez,
At our school, we used results from DIBLES data to determine whether a student was “at-risk,” “some-risk,” or “low-risk.” There is a range for the scores that places a child into one of those categories. “At-risk” means in danger of not making the end-of-the-year goal in that area. Those would be the ones who needed the most intensive intervention during our guided-group/ workshop time. (I hope this was helpful.)

By: Leticia Ramirez

Leticia Ramirez — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:00:16 +0000

I recently had a first interview for a history position. It is an alternative school for at risk students within a larger school district. They also participate in the AVID program. Of course I was unaware of the existence of this school and was caught of guard when called for the interview. I did know a little about AVID since I was exposed to the program during my student teaching, thank goodness. One of the interview questions posed was, “Does a student being at risk have to do with his/her intelligence level ?”
I responded by saying, no. A student can be at risk for many other reasons. Students can have a negative perception of authority figures in school. Support can also be lacking at home and can hinder learning success in school. It could also be that teachers have failed the student, giving up so quickly instead of exhausting resources to help keep the student motivated to learn. Was this a good answer? It’s been a couple of days and have not heard from the principle that interviewed me.

By: hougan

hougan — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:56:04 +0000

Thanks for submitting your teacher interview question. Please send me an email address I can send you a free e-copy of Road to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job. My email is eric@road2teaching.com. Hope to hear from you soon.

By: kr

kr — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:33:02 +0000

Share some examples of classroom rules and procedures you would use in your classroom.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:25:01 +0000

thanx soooo much that helps alot

By: hougan

hougan — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:02:29 +0000

Thanks. Do you mind sharing what questions were asked in your interview?