High School Teacher

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Interview questions for High School Teacher

Interview Questions (64)

Q1How would you approach a student who is unmotivated to complete any tasks you assign?
Situational
Q2Are you familiar or comfortable with any online learning management platforms?
Technical
Q3How do you plan to address late work?
Situational
Q4How do you plan to handle notes? Required or optional, guided notes or independent, interactive notebooks or other?
Situational
Q5How would you handle a situation where a student is struggling because of obvious learning gaps?
Situational
Q6What approach will you take if students fail an assessment?
Situational
Q7Do teachers receive instructional coaching here? How often? How much experience does my coach have teaching math?
Reverse
Q8Will I be assigned a mentor? Is there a program or schedule for how often we meet?
Reverse
Q9Is there a new teacher induction program? What does it look like?
Reverse
Q10Is there a budget for me to pursue professional development?
Reverse
Q11How do you use formative and summative assessments?
Technical
Q12How do you differentiate for students with gaps in knowledge?
Technical
Q13What are the components of an effective lesson?
Technical
Q14What opportunities for professional development or further education does the district offer?
Reverse
Q15Why do you want to teach?
Motivational
Q16What is your philosophy of education?
Motivational
Q17Describe your style of teaching?
Experience
Q18What grade level do you prefer? Why?
Motivational
Q19Describe an ideal classroom.
Situational
Q20What do you plan to be doing in five years?
Motivational
Q21What are your career goals?
Motivational
Q22Would you like to be involved in school (community) activities?
Motivational
Q23How would you use teacher aides and parent volunteers?
Experience
Q24Describe an experience you have had becoming established with a new group of students.
Behavioral
Q25What rules and rewards have worked in your classroom in the past?
Experience
Q26Describe a conflict you encountered with a student and how you dealt with it.
Behavioral
Q27A student is consistently late to your class. How do you handle the situation?
Situational
Q28How would you handle a student who continually “acted up” in your class?
Situational
Q29How and when do you discipline a student?
Situational
Q30Describe a grading policy that has worked in the past.
Experience
Q31How have you assessed student achievement informally without grading?
Technical
Q32Tell me about a typical homework assignment in your class.
Experience
Q33What would you do, or how would you treat a student who refused to do the work you assigned?
Situational
Q34Share an example of a communication with a parent that helped you to understand a student in your class.
Experience
Q35Describe a time when you team-taught or co-planned with a colleague.
Experience
Q36Tell about a time when you asked an administrator or teacher for help.
Behavioral
Q37Are parent/teacher conferences important? Why or why not?
Motivational
Q38How do you relate with minority students in the classroom?
Behavioral
Q39What is the greatest attribute you can bring to a class of students?
Motivational
Q40What are the qualities of an excellent teacher? Which of these qualities do you have?
Motivational
Q41Why should our school district hire you?
Motivational
Q42What parts of your teacher education training do you use on a regular basis?
Experience
Q43How have memberships in professional organizations or attendance at conferences and workshops improved your teaching?
Experience
Q44What have you read recently that has had an impact in your classroom?
Experience
Q45You 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
Q46Why do you want to work in our district?
Motivational
Q47What do you know about our school district?
Experience
Q48What is the teacher/student ratio in your district?
Reverse
Q49Do you encourage teachers to earn advanced degrees?
Reverse
Q50How many classes a day will I be expected to teach?
Reverse
Q51Do you have teachers serving in areas for which they do not have full certification?
Reverse
Q52Tell me about the students who attend this school.
Reverse
Q53What textbooks does the district use in this subject area?
Reverse
Q54Do teachers participate in curriculum review and change?
Reverse
Q55What support staff members are available to help students and teachers?
Reverse
Q56How does the teaching staff feel about new teachers?
Reverse
Q57What discipline procedures does the district use?
Reverse
Q58Do parents support the schools? Does the community?
Reverse
Q59Do your schools use teacher aides or parent volunteers?
Reverse
Q60What allowances are provided for supplies and materials?
Reverse
Q61Does the administration encourage field trips for students?
Reverse
Q62How are teachers assigned to extracurricular activities?
Reverse
Q63Does the district have a statement of educational philosophy or mission?
Reverse
Q64What are the prospects for future growth in this community and its schools?
Reverse