1.
What are the special strengths you believe you would bring to teaching?
2.
What areas do you feel you will need to grow in?
3.
What are your thoughts about: a.
Literacy instruction b.
Cooperative learning c.
Inclusion classrooms d.
Behavior modification e.
Multicultural dimensions of teaching f.
Working parents g.
Authentic assessment
4.
What worries you most about teaching?
5.
What are some teaching strategies that you hope to use in your future lesson/unit planning?
6.
What do you think are the most critical issues facing teachers in the next ten years?
7.
What book or article on teaching/education/school children have you read recently that really impressed you? Elaborate.
8.
What are the qualities that make a good teacher? Why do you think you could be a good teacher?
9.
What experiences have you had with children where you feel you made a difference?
10.
Your thoughts on the Common Core?
11.
Why might/will our school/district, program benefit by hiring you?
12.
Your long-range goals?
13.
What techniques or methods have you used that would be particularly effective in teaching reading?
14.
How would you differentiate instruction in the classroom? How do you meet the needs of the
AIS students? …the G&T students?
15.
How do you know that your students know their basic math facts? How would you assess this knowledge?
16.
Describe the typical day in your classroom.

17.
What is your view on homework… how much, what type, etc?
18.
Describe a good reading lesson. What approach do you prefer?
19.
Tell me about an influential teacher in your life.
20.
Give three adjectives that your colleagues would use to describe you.
21.
You are in the supermarket and encounter a parent of one of your students who asks, “How’s my child doing in your classroom?
22.
Describe your professional self
23.
What are the goals you have for children who will be assigned to you?
24.
Tell how children learn your subject.
25.
As the principal reviews your lesson plan book, describe what he/she may see as a format on a daily basis.
26.
Describe how you would integrate curriculum in your area.
27.
Give examples of the types of questions/problems you might give pupils.
28.
What are the elements you consider when grading a pupil?
29.
Describe how you would deal with a parent who questions the grade you assign his/her child.
30.
Describe your expectations for pupils’ behavior and tell how you handled an incident involving discipline.
31.
What means of communications do you use with parents? Colleagues? Principal?
32.
Of all your strengths, tell about your most outstanding?
33.
Tell about the area you’re the weakest in or one you know something about but could enhance your teaching skills if you knew more, or an area you know nothing about but would like to learn.
34.
When I do a reference check, tell me how your references would describe you. Please describe their comments in three adjectives.
35.
What are your interests, hobbies?
36.
You have just finished teaching a terrific lesson. How do you know the students “got it?”
37.
What have you not succeeded at that you really wanted, and what did you do about it?
38.
Sometimes children come in from recess with a story or problem. If two children come in from recess arguing over a chasing incident, how would you handle it?
39.
If we were to come into your classroom when you are teaching reading, what would we see you and your children doing?

40.
You have shared some of your specific thoughts in teaching reading and writing, what is your philosophy of how children learn?
41.
The primary grades have many professionals with whom they collaborate for Speech, STIR, OT,
PT math support, etc. How do you manage to work with many other staff members and how do you handle all the interruptions?
42.
How do you celebrate children?
43.
Is there any special strength or any additional information that you would like to share with us on behalf of your candidacy that we did not ask or touch base upon in the interview today? Any questions?