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100 Teacher Interview Questions

1. First, tell us a little bit about yourself. (Almost every teacher interview begins this way.)

2. Describe your college experiences?

3. Tell us about your experiences working with students at this age level.

4. Describe your philosophy of teaching?

5. Why do you want to become a teacher?

6. List three of your strengths your strengths and explain each one.

7. Describe three of your weaknesses as a teacher.

8. In what ways do you encourage creativity in your classroom?

9. Tell us about a lesson in which you’ve used differentiated instruction.

10. How do you teach kids to utilize higher-order thinking skills in your classroom?

11. What do you do to prepare your students for state or standardized tests?

12. Do you make learning fun for students? How?

13. If I walked into your classroom on a typical afternoon, what would I see going on?

14. How do you measure student performance in your classroom?

15. Describe a successful lesson. Tell why it was successful.

16. What would you do if a student wasn’t handing her homework on a regular basis?

17. How much homework do you give?

18. Besides lecture, what methods of teaching do you use?

19. Tell us about your discipline philosophy.

20. What are your classroom rules? How do you make students familiar with the rules?

21. What daily or weekly routines would be incorporated in your teaching?

22. One student hits another student. What do you do?

23. A student throws a pencil across the room. What do you do?

24. Explain what you would do if a student was swearing in your class?

25. What would you do if a student was complaining about an assignment you’ve given?

26. What would you do if a parent complained about an assignment?

27. Describe some methods of “positive reinforcement” that you might use in your classroom.

28. Would you describe yourself as a “tough” teacher or an “understanding” teacher? Explain.

29. How would you create a behavior modification for a student with ongoing behavior problems?

30. What are some ways you can avoid behavior problems?

31. Without giving any names, describe the most challenging student you’ve ever taught.

32. What would you do to calm an angry parent?

33. Do you have an example of a parent newsletter that you can show us?

34. In what ways do you communicate with parents on a regular basis?

35. A parent calls you because they are worried about their child’s low grades. What would you say to the parent?

36. A parent writes a note and tells you that their daughter could not complete their homework assignment because she had a dance recital the night before. What do you do?

37. How do you keep parents informed of their childs’ progress?

38. How do you use technology to enrich your lessons?

39. How computer literate are you?

40. Do you think it is appropriate for children in school to be using the Internet?

41. Give an example of a time when you’ve worked on a team.

42. Describe one time when you’ve acted as a leader.

43. How do you feel about team-teaching?

44. What can you do for a student that is extremely gifted?

45. Describe a gifted student.

46. How would you recommend a child for special education services?

47. Most classes have students with a wide-range of reading abilities. What can you do to meet the needs of students with high reading abilities and low reading abilities at the same time?

48. Tell us a little about your student teaching experiences.

49. What is your least favorite age/grade/subject to teach? Explain.

50. What is your favorite age/grade/subject to teach? Explain.

51. What are some of the most important things you learned when student teaching?

52. What was the most satisfying moment throughout your student teaching?

53. What was the most frustrating thing about student teaching?

54. Describe one college course that taught you the most about being a good teacher.

55. Who influenced you to become a teacher?

56. Describe the biggest challenge you’ve ever had to face.

57. What books are you currently reading?

58. A student confides in you and tells you that his parent abuses him. He asks you not to tell anyone. What do you do?

59. What is your definition of a life-long learner? How can you promote life-long learning in your classroom?

60. Would you be willing to help out with extra-curricular activities? Which ones?

61. Have you ever been a substitute teacher in this school district?

62. What do you look for in a principal?

63. How do you communicate with administrators?

64. Would you like to be part of our new teacher mentor program?

65. What kinds of inservices would you be eager to attend?

66. List five adjectives that accurately describe yourself.

67. What professional teaching organizations do you belong to?

68. Have you ever received an award for anything in your lifetime? Describe.

69. Describe the differences between a good teacher and a great teacher?

70. What were you like as a student?

71. If you teach a lesson and your students don’t seem to be “getting it,” what do you do?

72. How do you provide support for students who are not performing as well as they should?

73. What can you do to meet the needs of students who do not speak English?

74. In what ways can you teach students to be accepting of one-another?

75. How would you teach conflict resolution to your students?

76. Name a book that you’d like to read to (or with) your students. Describe the book and tell why you chose it.

77. How do you feel about working in an inclusion classroom?

78. How do you meet the needs of a student with an IEP?

79. How would you teach the writing process?

80. Describe a high-interest project that you might assign to your students.

81. What can you offer our school that other candidates cannot?

82. Do you think you are a flexible person? Explain.

83. What do you like to do when you’re not teaching?

84. How do you incorporate writing into your curriculum?

85. Can you show us what your lesson plan book would look like?

86. How closely do you follow your lesson plans?

87. Where do you plan to be ten years from now?

88. What part of this job are you looking forward to?

89. What part of this job scares you?

90. In your opinion, what are the biggest challenges that teachers face today?

91. Why do you want to teach in this, particular district?

92. How can you make your teaching connect to students’ real-world experiences?

93. Tell me about your references. Who are they and how do they know you?

94. If I were to call your references, what might they say about you?

95. How can teachers reach out to the community?

96. How do you make sure you are teaching to the state standards?

97. What kinds of materials and supplies would you need to do your job well?

98. How do you feel about noise in your classroom?

99. Show us your portfolio.

100. What questions do you have for us?

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