Running a Mock Teacher Interview Your Students Will Never Forget
Four free lessons that teach the 5-step interview framework and end in a mock-interview capstone — question cards, panel rubric, and slides included.
Philosophy of Education and Résumé Lessons for Future Teachers
Three free lessons for teacher academies: students draft a philosophy of education and build a future-educator résumé — rubrics, handouts, and slides included.
How Do You Differentiate Instruction? How to Answer This Teacher Interview Question
Learn how to answer "How do you differentiate instruction?" with a proven 5-step framework, a real 90-second sample answer, and the mistakes to avoid.
Is Teaching for Me? Four Lessons That Help High Schoolers Answer Honestly
Four free teacher academy lessons: why teach, professionalism, self-care as a career skill, and real teacher pay and pathways — plans, handouts, and slides included.
A Free Curriculum for High School Teacher Academies and Educators Rising Chapters
Eleven free, ready-to-teach lessons for teacher academies and Educators Rising chapters — plans, handouts, slides, and a mock-interview capstone.
Tell Me About Yourself: How to Answer This Teacher Interview Question
Learn how to answer this classic opener with a proven 5-step framework, a real 75-second sample answer, and the mistakes that sink candidates.
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.
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