Ah, the dreaded teacher interview. When you’re looking for your first teaching job or seeking a new teaching position, an interview is part of the process that you just can’t avoid. The good news? You scored an interview! That meansyour teaching resume吸引了某人的眼睛，您有机会获得演出！
现在，您有机会对面试小组赞叹不已，并为那些教学的面试问题提供明智的答案，他们一定会向您扔给您。Every member of the expert teacher team creating resources for Teach Starter has been right where you are now, and we’ve got some of the most common teaching interview questions for you, plus ideas on how to answer and questions to ask that will wow any panel of administrators, teachers, and community members you may be facing.
普通教师面试问题
Read on for teaching interview questions you’ll likely be asked, plus questions you should ask during the teacher interview process to make a good impression.
What Is Your Experience and Background?
This is a common teacher interview question, and it’s your chance to really talk about what makes you the perfect fit for this district. Shayna Pond is president ofModel Teaching，一家教师专业发展和培训公司，她提醒老师，面试小组已经有您的简历。While it’s wise to talk about the experiences on the resume, giving the panel a brief overview, Pond says, is a chance to talk about “how your experience and background fit specifically into the role, school, and/or community for which you are applying.”
Are you a graduate with intimate knowledge of the district? Do you come from a similar community and have a real understanding of the community of kids you’re going to serve? Now is the time to talk about that.
What Is Your Teaching Philosophy?
教学理念基本上是您与教学和在课堂上有关的价值观和信念。When teaching job interviewers ask you to share your teaching philosophy, they’re looking for you to explain your why, says Dr. Leena Baskhi, a lecturer in the education departments at the University of California Berkeley and Claremont Graduate University’s well-known teacher education program. The answer to this question should be backed up throughout the interview as you talk about your experiences and your ideas, so make sure you’ve given this question a lot of thought!
Walk Us Through an Example Lesson.
Part of the teacher interview process is determining a teacher’s competency in teaching their intended grade level and subject matter. So expect to be asked to walk through an example lesson and talk about ways you’ll differentiate instruction for all types of learning, Bakshi says. You may even be asked to do a demonstration lesson.
“When you are planning out your lesson, think about how you can incorporate inquiry and student-centered instruction as much as possible,” Bakshi advises. “Look for ways to involve your interviewing team and engage them as participants. Don’t just rely on lectures!”
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What Are Your Strengths?
This is a common question in any interview, and it pops up in teacher interviews too, so Pond advises teachers to practice their answers.
优势应专注于学生和学生学习。庞德指出：“最佳答案是您可以在哪里明确描述自己的力量并用数据备份。”“For example, if the job position is for a state-tested ELA role, you might say, ‘Last year I worked with a group of students whose reading scores increased by an entire grade level in the ___ weeks/months I worked with them. I learned some strategies that really resonated with my students. I learned that I have a strength for adapting lessons to fit the needs of each of my students.'”
你的弱点是什么？
当然，被问到您的弱点总是感觉像是面试中的一个问题。他们真的想听到关于您的坏事吗？Pond建议，这是您可以通过谈论您正在努力改进的东西或有保障措施来帮助您的事情来翻转它的。
换句话说，“避免对学生在课堂上取得成功至关重要的主题，例如行为管理，课程分娩或学生参与，”庞德建议。“相反，专注于表明您有能力寻求帮助，支持或改进的问题。”
One example? Maybe you struggle with time management, but you’ve learned that you do better when you pre-plan activities around a timer. Mentioning these two things in tandem will show that you’re willing to find ways to improve, Pond says. It also shows you’re reflective enough to respond with a true weakness.
您的行为管理计划是什么？
Before hiring you to teach a classroom full of students, school district interviewers are bound to ask about yourbehavior management plans。They’ll want to see that you can implement discipline measures in a way that’s fair and consistent, as well as maintaining an inclusive culture. Likewise, Bakshi notes, they’re going to want to hear that YOU feel comfortable handling discipline issues and maintaining a classroom where students are treated equally.
“Administrators want to know how you will be able to lead your classroom and handle behavioral issues without taxing the school office with referrals,” Bakshi says. “Therefore, teachers should avoid saying that they would send a student out of the classroom and expel students from learning.”
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What Is Your Classroom Management Plan?
是的,这些都是相关的,但它们不是same.Classroom management strategiesshould include how you’ll communicate expectations to your students, how you’ll develop routines, how you’ll handle transitions, how you grab students’ attention, and a whole lot more! Plan to get as specific as possible on these topics during your teacher interview— check out thisfree classroom management booster pack让你开始！
How Do You Incorporate Technology Into Your Teaching?
Especially after a year and a half in which many school districts had teachers teaching virtually — either full-time or in a hybrid capacity, Bakshi — who heads up non-profitSTEM4Realwhen she’s not teaching herself — says you can expect your potential administrators will want to know your comfort level and experience with tech in the classroom.
What Is Your Take on Critical Race Theory?
This is a hot-button issue in education right now, and it might well come up in a teacher interview. Bakshi’s advice? Do your research and be up-to-date on CRT in case you are asked a question about it.
How Do You Know That a Student Is Learning? or How Do You Measure Student Learning?
Successful teachers have clear plans for assessing students during lessons and at the ends of them, and they can clearly articulate that plan. Be ready to be specific and explain what you would look for in a lesson, how you will collect data, and how you will determine whether students show you what they’ve learned, Pond says.
You may want to mention plans to use specific resources, such as exit tickets, to assess the success of your lessons and your own focus on honing lessons to show you are self-reflective.
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Why Did You Apply to This School?
Let’s face it: You may have applied to any and every job out there because you just want to get into a classroom, any classroom, and teach kids! That’s not what administrators or other teachers want to hear — they want to know you want to be at their particular school. This is where doing your homework on a district comes into play. Identify things that excite you — maybe it’s that after-school robotics club or the fact that you saw they’veincorporated sensory paths into the hallways。不管是什么，现在是时候让学校的人们对他们做得很好的事情有点讨人喜欢。
您为什么选择进入教学？
You are going to want to be as enthusiastic as possible about teaching when answering this question. Was teaching a calling for you? Then tell them that. Was there a teacher in your life who made you fall in love with the profession? Talk about them! Teaching is a profession full of people who truly love what they do, and your interview panel is going to want to know you are one of them.
How Will You Differentiate Instruction?
If there’s one thing Pond always likes to hear, it’s teachers who believe that every student can be supported and can thrive. “Being able to communicate how, specifically, you might differentiate instruction for students shows that you know students might have different needs but cannot meet lesson objectives,” she says. “We want to hear how you can identify the potential in every student and find ways of improving them.”
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What Teachers Should Ask in an Interview
So, you got through all the questions thrown at you during your teaching interview. Now what? When you’re given a chance to ask questions, it will make a good impression to have a few handy. Some of them should be specific to the district — make sure you’ve done your homework! For example, Pond suggests mentioning something that interests you about the school. She offers this as a prime example: “I was really drawn to your robust STEM after-school program. It seems successful; what is the school doing to help promote its success? It would be great to be a part of; how are teachers selected to support after school?”
This not only shows that you’ve taken the time to do your homework but that you’re pursuing the district for specific reasons and truly want to make this your new teaching home. “Teaching is such a personal and community-focused profession, and administrators want to feel confident that teachers will positively contribute to their community,” Pond points out. “Interviewers want to know that you have come to them because you want a job specifically with them and their school.
But here are a few other questions that panelists like to hear from potential new teachers:
- What does collaboration look like in your school?
- 您能告诉我一些有关该地区家庭参与的信息吗？
- 该地区采取什么措施来解决公平并确保学生都可以访问高质量的教学？
老师面试提示
在您前往准备面试之前，您还需要知道一件事：可以没有所有答案，尤其是如果您是一年级老师！
“Good administrators understand that great teachers can be developed, so if you are a new teacher up against more veteran teachers, that doesn’t mean you won’t get the role,” Pond says. “Administrators care about enthusiasm, love for education and students, and a willingness to take feedback and constantly improve. Your humility combined with a genuine appreciation for education can take you far in an interview!”
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