TEACHER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Describe your educational background and work experience Why do you want to teach at this level? Tell us why you think you would be the best one for this position What special abilities do you bring to teaching? Describe your approach to lesson planning. Team planning? Linking plans to standards? Planning for different student needs? Have you worked with physically handicapped? How do you involve students in learning? What will you do to teach phonemic awareness in your class? How do you go about making a story in a basal reader relevant to at-risk students? Describe your methods of class management and approach to discipline Describe a new idea you recently implemented or program you modified. How do you modify lessons to make them more effective? How do you involve parents in learning? Communication? My expectation: Good communication with staff, parents, and me Work with the grade level team – shared planning, schedule coordination Link lessons to standards Research supported instructional methods Honor confidentiality Model respect for students Consistently follow the building behavior plan Constantly work for ways to improve the educational program State timeline for hiring -
When finished take candidate to meet with the Superintendent.