Classroom Management Interview Questions & Answers for Teachers
Master classroom management interview questions with proven answers and strategies. Includes sample responses and the framework used by successful teachers.
Be an Active (Not Passive) Participant During the Interview Process
Avoid simply going passively through the entire interview experience. Be active and present. And the key lesson in applying and interviewing for teaching positions is to understand that losing is sometimes inevitable, but the trick is not to make a habit of it. This article shares simple strategies to remain in control and wrap-up the interview in your favor.
How I Rebounded from Bombing my Teacher Interview
As your student teaching practicum begins to wind down, the reality of finding your ideal teaching job may hit you like a ton of bricks. Or perhaps the quest for finding a job has been on your mind for months. In either case, looking for the perfect teaching position will take time and effort. You must be ready to put yourself out there and be open to possibilities. This article explores the strategies to land that teaching job.
Get the Edge: Practice Interview Questions
Feeling prepared and ready for your upcoming interview is a surefire way to boost self-confidence and increase your chances of being hired for your dream teaching position. A prepared job candidate will be ready to address any question in an interview. Certainly, there will be an unexpected question or two, but the effective candidate will always be able to respond to interview questions in a thoughtful and deliberate manner. Proper preparation consists of ongoing reflection, research, and practice.
How to Frame your Response to Teacher Interview Questions
This article addresses how to respond to teacher interview questions. Applying a framework – a conceptual structure of ideas and rules – when fashioning your interview response may lower your anxiety to a healthier level and create a more coherent and compelling interview response. Let’s start to unpack this framing strategy.
Reflections on the edTPA: What Got Me Through It
It wasn’t until mid-July when Leann had interviewed for and accepted a teaching position that she even began to start working on her edTPA. Looking back, it was most definitely not the smartest decision she could have made, but in the process, Leann learned a lot about herself and how to approach the edTPA in a way that is manageable. This article offers strategies for writing for the edTPA™.
Ready to Start Writing for your edTPA?
This article offers strategies to prepare for writing for the edTPA™. Once you are ready to begin writing, start with high-quality and detailed lesson plans, establish a consistent writing routine early on, and leverage the edTPA’s Understanding Rubric Level Progressions handbook throughout the entire writing process. These simple yet practical strategies will put you in a more solid position to successfully address the writing component of your edTPA portfolio.
Importance of Knowing your Students and the edTPA
This article offers strategies to prepare for the edTPA™ by highlighting the importance of knowing your students and their community.
Preparing for the edTPA
This article offers strategies to prepare for the edTPA™ by thinking with the end in mind and organizing edTPA resources.
Educators: Want Productivity, Focus on Self-Care
Every child deserves an educator that is present, rested, positive, and passionate about the work. To start your self-care efforts, strive to be imperfect, set boundaries, build healthy habits, and continue learning.
Pathway to Teaching Book Release Party
Pathway to Teaching book release happened on Saturday, February 29th, 2020. I am so deeply touched by the family, friends, former students, & colleagues that showed up for the Pathway to Teaching book release party. Thanks for the support!
Pathway to Teaching Book Release Party
Come join the fun!
Looking for a reason to celebrate? Please join us to celebrate the release of Dr. Hougan’s book - Pathway to Teaching (https://www.amazon.com/Pathway-Teaching-Teacher-Training-Student/dp/1475847459)!
Engaging Vocabulary Strategy - Flash Vocabulary
A quick, fun and engaging activity to have students learn and interact with vocabulary is a game called Flash Vocabulary. A teacher may use this strategy as part of an anticipatory set, or treated as an enacted-on-the-spot strategy when student engagement is running low.
Take the Leap: Go Ahead with Those Crazy Ideas.
I taught Business and Personal Law to juniors and seniors. We were learning the sources of law. After polling the students regarding their comfort level with understanding these sources of law, I realized most of the students were vague about 1-2 of these sources. Based on this formative assessment, I had to adjust my instructional approach and began to brainstorm ideas to accomplish this. A crazy idea popped in my head
Education Should Nurture Creativity
Enjoy this video. It's a thoughtful presentation with a good amount of humor. I do support Sir Robinson's ideas and I propose an economic argument for why it's important to nurture creativity in our schools.
Applying for a Teacher Position in an Unfamiliar School? Be Prepared.
If offered an interview at an unfamiliar school understand that you are already at a disadvantage. You may not be as knowledgeable about the school as another job candidate that student taught there. In my book, Road to Teaching, I offer strategies to maximize your knowledge of the community, school, and, most importantly, the students before heading into your interview. Acknowledging that time is of the essence, here are quick tips to better prepare for your interview...
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