Interviewing

=Key Principles=

1) Be confident (eye contact, smile, vocal expression) 2) Give unique/memorable answers 3) Be concise 4) Let your personality show 5) Give personal experiences 6) Don't use too much jargon 7) Demonstrate your professional knowledge (drop names of key people, etc.)

=Key Topics=

Be prepared to answer questions about:


 * Personal Beliefs re: Teaching & Learning
 * Classroom Management
 * Pedagogy
 * Planning
 * Proficiency
 * Standards
 * Technology
 * Target Language Use

[|Fifty Great Questions for Teacher Interviews] - A useful list for preparing for job interviews user:chericem1

[|Interviewing] - Questions they'll ask and questions you should ask when applying for K-12 teaching jobs

Phone Interviews - Tips from student teachers re: telephone interviews user:chericem1

[|PowerPoint Presentation] - Very useful, general interviewing tips in this 24-slide presentation from BYU user:chericem1

[|Questions to Ask Your Potential Employer] - Although the sample questions are geared more toward business, the categories are useful, as is the suggestion that you prepare strategic "comebacks"

Sample Job Interview Questions - Questions posted by student teachers in world languages based on interviews they have had this year user:chericem1

[|Teacher Interview Questions] - Posts to a discussion group from people working in K-12 schools re: the interview process

Teaching a Mini-Lesson as Part of an Interview

For TE804, we were supposed to ask someone at our school about what kinds of questions they would ask in an interview. My mentor has participated in the hiring process for a few of the former and a couple of the current World Language instructors at --- High. The following are some standard Q's they like to throw out. (This might help us prep:):

The woman I spoke with listed these as common questions: 1) What is your classroom management plan? 2) How to you plan to accomodate for special needs students? 3) How to you feel about the new high school graduation requirements? 4) What has been your most positive and most negative experience teaching? 5) What would you like to know about this high school?

Then, 2 things for World Language people: 1) Have you studied abroad? 2) They try to have a short convo in the target language to make sure you can speak it fluently.

Rachel Klomp

Some other exanples of questions that were asked in several interviews: What is a good teacher? How do you plan to incorporate technology into language learning? user:cartierm

In my TE803 Class we had a principal and a teacher come in to answer questions about resumes, interviewing, etc. Here are some of my notes on what they said. Keep in mind that some of these are that person's opinion, but there is a lot of good advice. (There is also info on resumes)

[|Interviewing] user:fraucote1