☛ 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?