Interview Questions for Teachers

· Why did you decide to become a teacher?

· Are children born with the ability to learn, or is that provided by you, the teacher?

· What was your best lesson?

· What was your worst lesson?

· Tell me an adjective to describe yourself.

· What was the last educational article you read?

· How would you handle working with someone you do not get along with?

· What are the duties of your assistant? How would you use an assistant in your classroom?

· What is your weakness?

· What is your strength?

· How have you used technology in your classroom?

· How do you handle discipline in your classroom?

· Do you contact parents? How often?

· Would you send a child to the principal's office?

· How have you used parents in your classroom?

· How do you include parents in their child's education?

· What have you done to improve your school?

· How do you teach a classroom of children with differing intellectual abilities?

· How do you teach reading?

· What is your favorite subject to teach?

· What is your least favorite subject to teach?

· How do you help those who are below level?

· Tell me about your past teaching experiences.

· Tell me about yourself.

· Describe your personal and educational background.

· Why did you choose to enter the teaching profession?

· Describe positive/negative student teaching experiences.

· What techniques or model do you utilize to ensure good classroom management?

· Describe a typical lesson in your classroom. What would I see you and your students doing?

· What questions do you ask yourself when planning lessons or units?

· What do you look for to evaluate that learning is taking place in your classroom?

· How do you handle different ability levels of students in your classroom?

· What principles do you use to motivate students?

· What are some of the most successful strategies or techniques that have worked for you in the classroom?

· What steps would you take to handle a student who is a consistent behavioral problem in your classroom?

· How will you interact with parents of the students you teach?

· What is the most difficult aspect of teaching today?

· What qualities make a "superior" teacher?

· Three words to describe yourself. How would students, colleagues, friends, etc. describe you?