The purpose of these slides is to prepare preservice student teachers for their first professional interviews. We do this by offering some basic information then inviting acting and future principals in to do mock interviews. Do you do something similar with your teaching candidates? Please feel free to share with Dr. Karen Selby at selbykl@udmercy.edu

1. WELCOME
TO
STUDENT TEACHER
SEMINAR 14
WINTER 2013-2014

2. INTERVIEWING
PROTOCOL

3. WHAT NOT TO DO
 Inappropriate
Clothing
 Rambling
 Poor Attitude
(criticizing,
blaming, etc.)
 Failure to Grow
(studied recent
EDU trends)
 Lack of Research
(knowledge of
district)
 Lack of Response
 No Questions
http://resumes-for-teachers.com/interview-help/interviewing-mistakes.aspx

4. Job Interview:
Dos and Don'ts
WATCH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9rn5kuTpHw

5. Common Interview Questions for
Teachers
• Tell me about yourself.
• What is your personal educational
philosophy?
• What methods do you use for classroom
management? Describe one difficult
incident with a student, and how you
handled it
• How would you handle difficult parents?

6. Common Interview Questions for Teachers
• Describe a good lesson, explain why it
was good.
• Give me three words to describe a good
teacher? Choose one and explain why you
chose that word.
• What grade level would you be most
comfortable teaching? Why?
• How would you differentiate a
curriculum for students at various levels?

7. Interview Questions and
Answers For Teachers
WATCH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ernERkE_kY

8. BEING PREPARED FOR
THE INTERVIEW
Thinking about your
answers ahead of time

9. Let’s Prepare to Answer Some
Interview Questions
Take out a sheet of paper
and fold in half,
lengthways.
On one side write the
following questions…

10. QUESTIONS ANSWERS
1. ___________________________
___________________________
2. ___________________________
___________________________
3. ___________________________
___________________________
4. ___________________________
___________________________
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Give me an example of
a rule or procedure in
your classroom?
3. What are your
strengths and
weaknesses as a
teacher?
4. How would you handle
difficult parents?

11. WHAT WILL INTERVIEWERS NEED TO OBSERVE
ABOUT YOU AS THE JOB CANDIDATE
1.If the candidate made an assertion, did he
or she provide a support/example of the
assertion
2.Did the candidate answer the questions
clearly and directly?
3.Were the answers to brief or too long?
4.Did the candidate convey a positive
attitude?

12. REMINDER
• Monday, April 28, 2014, 12:00-3:00pm
Seminar Ceremony. Reno 162