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

☛ Describe your college experiences.

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

☛ Describe your philosophy of teaching?

☛ Why do you want to become a teacher?

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

☛ Describe three of your weaknesses as a teacher.

☛ In what ways do you encourage creativity in your classroom?

☛ Tell us about a lesson in which you've used differentiated instruction.

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

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

☛ Do you make learning fun for students? How?

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

☛ How do you measure student performance in your classroom?

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

☛ What would you do if a student wasn't handing her homework on a regular basis?

☛ How much homework do you give?

☛ Besides lecture, what methods of teaching do you use?

☛ Tell us about your discipline philosophy.

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

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

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

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

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

☛ What would you do if a student was complaining about an assignment you've given?