TEACHER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Please note that these are not necessarily ideal questions, good questions, or even legal questions. They are just examples of real questions that have been asked in interviews.
- What would be the characteristics of your ideal principal?
- What is the role of the administrator?
- What is your philosophy of education?
- How would you foster thinking?
- How would you improve self-esteem?
- What would you do on the first day of school?
- What is the most challenging thing in education today?
- How do you want your students to view you?
- If you could change anything you observed during practica, what would it be?
- Given any topic, prepare a lesson plan.
- Describe what classroom management techniques you would use.
- What discipline techniques would you use?
- To what degree should parents be involved with discipline problems?
- When should the parents be called about a discipline problem you are having with their child?
- How would you handle a disruptive student?
- How do you teach to diversity?
- If you were given a blank check, how would you spend the first $100 for your classroom?
- What books have you read recently? What are you currently reading?
- Does learning come easy for you? In which subjects is it easiest? Hardest?
- What is your idea of a good curriculum?
- What are your PPST/NTE scores?
- What changes have occurred in the last five years concerning education?
- What do you look for in a school system?
- Why should your particular field be taught?
- What would you do if your lesson plan just wasn’t working?
- What would you do if a student came into your classroom, put his head down and went to sleep?
- How would you get parents involved?
- What is your experience with the various ethnic backgrounds?
- How will you deal with diversity in the classroom?
- Use four adjectives to describe yourself.
- Describe yourself briefly.
- What will you do for those students not wanting to learn?
- What aspects of yourself do you think students will like?
- What are some unique qualities about yourself?
- Describe the "perfect" job.
- What do you picture yourself doing in ten years?
- How would your professors describe you?
- What have you seen other teachers do in their classrooms that you would incorporate in your classroom
- Would you feel comfortable teaching the educationally and culturally deprived child?
- What is your greatest concern when in the classroom?
- What is the role of a teacher in the school?
- What are your extra-curricular interests and hobbies?
- Are you willing to accept added responsibilities?
- How will you appraise your teaching performance?
- How do you keep current in the field?
- What do you know about our school district?
- What do you want to know about our schools?
- What would you do if you caught a student cheating?
- What would you do if you knew a student had a very personal problem?
- What would you do if a student never did his/her homework?
- What do you wish to contribute to our school and our children?
- What courses have you taken that you think will prepare you for a position in education?
- If you had a ____grade class, what do you think would be important for them to know?
- Describe your style as a teacher?
- Think of various situations you may encounter.
- How do you feel about and what is integrated learning? Authentic assessment Cooperative learning? Learning styles?
- What percentage of your students do you expect to fail?
- What would your classroom look like?
- Why do you want to teach?
- Are you married? (This is illegal to ask, but it could be asked anyway. Know how you will respond.)
- Did you anticipate being a good team teacher?
- Did you have special education experience (whether or not it is your major)?
- What ideas do you have for motivating students?
- What can you do to improve student writing?
- If I were to walk into your classroom during language arts time, tell me some of the things I might find.
- What are your thoughts on the APT?
- How do you keep a grade book?
- What are your strengths as a teacher?
- How would you prepare for a teaching position from May until August?
- How did Northern State University prepare you for your occupation/degree?
- Why should we hire you?
- What are your career goals?
- On what aspects of teaching do you need to improve?
- What would you do if a parent of a special education student asked you to change the curriculum for their child?
- What is the most memorable thing that happened to you as a student?
- Who do you strive to be like? For what reasons?
- How do you plan to get feedback from your students?
- What are your views on home visits?
- Describe the perfect class for you.
- What would you look for in a reading program?
- How would you decorate or arrange your classroom?