50 Teacher Job Interview Questions

• How do you motivate students? Name three effective ways to motivate students.

Philosophy of Education Job Interview Questions

• What do you consider an ideal class size?
• How do you personally feel students learn?
• What motivates you towards this teaching job?
• What is your philosophy on homework?
• What is your philosophy on team teaching?
• What should schools do for students?
• What would be your ideal educational philosophy of a school/district?
• Describe the role of the teacher (principal, student, counselor) in the learning process.
• What is your philosophy on grading, report cards, classroom management?
• What issues in education are of greatest concern to you?
• What is the toughest aspect of a teaching job? What are some of the challenges of being an educator?
• What are your concerns and outlook for the future of jobs in public education?

Evaluation Job Interview Questions

• How do you appraise your teaching performance? How do you determine if your students are learning?
• What evaluation techniques do you use? Do you grade on ability or effort?
• If we were to hire you for the job, how would you feel about observations by supervisors?
• If we were to hire you for the job, how would you communicate with parents about a student’s progress?
• How would your students describe you?

Classroom Organization/Lesson Planning Job Interview Questions

• How is (was) your classroom organized?
• Are you well organized?
• What type of learning environment do you try to create?
• How do you structure your class to achieve maximum benefit from teacher/student contact?
• How do you handle the different ability levels of students? Different cultures? The gifted? Educationally or economically underprivileged? Limited English-speaking?
• Do you believe in detailed lesson plans? In lesson planning, how do you organize and prepare your material?