50 Teacher Job Interview Questions

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General Job Interview Questions

• How did you select your major?
• What grade level do you prefer?
• What are your strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• How have your past experiences prepared you for this teaching job?
• Tell me about your student teaching experience. What were your most important accomplishments? What difficulties did you encounter?
• What curriculum materials have you developed?
• How have you used (or would you use) aides or parent volunteers in your classroom?
• At your previous teaching job, how did you involve parents in the learning process? Describe how you would establish and maintain positive relationships with parents?

Subject Area and Grade Level Job Interview Questions

• At your previous teaching job, how have you emphasized the development of basic skills? What skills do you feel are most important at this grade level (of subject)?
• What do you feel are the most important things students should learn at your grade level (in your classroom, subject area)?
• What do you feel is your strongest subject (or teaching) area? What subject is most difficult to you?
• Discuss a critical issue in your subject area.
• If we were to hire you for the job, how do you teach reading (math, science) in your classroom? Describe a typical lesson?
• What should students have gained from having taken your course? Why is your field important for a student to study?

Teaching Technique Job Interview Questions

• Describe your typical teaching style from your previous job. What teaching techniques do you use?
• Describe a teaching strategy you used to maximize the learning potential of all students in your previous job.
• If we were to hire you for the teaching job, what innovative ideas would you like to initiate in your classroom?
• Define cooperative learning and give an example of how you have used it.
• How would you individualize instruction to meet the needs of all your students? Would individualized instruction be a part of your teaching day?
• Describe a closure activity.