Getting That Teaching Job Will Require A Little Homework

There are Common Teacher Interview Questions you can expect to be asked.  You can find sample questions all over the internet.  Get a good list and start practicing.  After you have the answers in your head, it’s a good idea to rehearse your answers out loud.  Then find a friend to ask you the questions.  When you’re in the actual interview, you’ll be glad you did.

There are several topics that are common in teacher interviews.

Topics include:

General Teaching Questions, such as “Tell us a little about yourself,” and “What age/grade do you enjoy working with the most?  Why?”

Management and Discipline Questions. “What kinds of consequences are appropriate for misbehavior in your classroom?” and “What would you do if you do if a student was not handing in homework on a regular basis?”

Assessments, Standardized Tests and Meeting Standards. “How do you prepare students for standardized tests or state tests?” and “Describe how you might assess a student’s higher-order thinking skills.”

Are you ready for those?  You’d better be.  These are some, but not all of the topics that will be discussed in the teacher interview.