Elementary Teacher

Description

Interview questions for Elementary Teacher

Interview Questions (50)

Q1Why do you want to teach?
Motivational
Q2What is your philosophy of education?
Motivational
Q3Describe your style of teaching?
Experience
Q4What grade level do you prefer? Why?
Motivational
Q5Describe an ideal classroom.
Situational
Q6What do you plan to be doing in five years?
Motivational
Q7What are your career goals?
Motivational
Q8Would you like to be involved in school (community) activities?
Motivational
Q9How would you use teacher aides and parent volunteers?
Experience
Q10Describe an experience you have had becoming established with a new group of students.
Behavioral
Q11What rules and rewards have worked in your classroom in the past?
Experience
Q12Describe a conflict you encountered with a student and how you dealt with it.
Behavioral
Q13A student is consistently late to your class. How do you handle the situation?
Situational
Q14How would you handle a student who continually “acted up” in your class?
Situational
Q15How and when do you discipline a student?
Situational
Q16Describe a grading policy that has worked in the past.
Experience
Q17How have you assessed student achievement informally without grading?
Technical
Q18Tell me about a typical homework assignment in your class.
Experience
Q19What would you do, or how would you treat a student who refused to do the work you assigned?
Situational
Q20Share an example of a communication with a parent that helped you to understand a student in your class.
Experience
Q21Describe a time when you team-taught or co-planned with a colleague.
Experience
Q22Tell about a time when you asked an administrator or teacher for help.
Behavioral
Q23Are parent/teacher conferences important? Why or why not?
Motivational
Q24How do you relate with minority students in the classroom?
Behavioral
Q25What is the greatest attribute you can bring to a class of students?
Motivational
Q26What are the qualities of an excellent teacher? Which of these qualities do you have?
Motivational
Q27Why should our school district hire you?
Motivational
Q28What parts of your teacher education training do you use on a regular basis?
Experience
Q29How have memberships in professional organizations or attendance at conferences and workshops improved your teaching?
Experience
Q30What have you read recently that has had an impact in your classroom?
Experience
Q31You know that a staff member has been talking behind your back about what he or she sees as your ineffective teaching methods. What would you do?
Behavioral
Q32Why do you want to work in our district?
Motivational
Q33What do you know about our school district?
Experience
Q34What is the teacher/student ratio in your district?
Reverse
Q35Do you encourage teachers to earn advanced degrees?
Reverse
Q36How many classes a day will I be expected to teach?
Reverse
Q37Do you have teachers serving in areas for which they do not have full certification?
Reverse
Q38Tell me about the students who attend this school.
Reverse
Q39What textbooks does the district use in this subject area?
Reverse
Q40Do teachers participate in curriculum review and change?
Reverse
Q41What support staff members are available to help students and teachers?
Reverse
Q42How does the teaching staff feel about new teachers?
Reverse
Q43What discipline procedures does the district use?
Reverse
Q44Do parents support the schools? Does the community?
Reverse
Q45Do your schools use teacher aides or parent volunteers?
Reverse
Q46What allowances are provided for supplies and materials?
Reverse
Q47Does the administration encourage field trips for students?
Reverse
Q48How are teachers assigned to extracurricular activities?
Reverse
Q49Does the district have a statement of educational philosophy or mission?
Reverse
Q50What are the prospects for future growth in this community and its schools?
Reverse