Teacher

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Description: Teaching position responsible for lesson planning, classroom development and organization, participating in training seminars, working with parents, and working with a team of teachers and school administration. 

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• Teacher Effectiveness

• Teacher Evaluations

• Team Teaching

Practice Teacher Interview

1. Why did you choose the teaching profession?.
   Tips on your interview opening.

2. Why do you want to teach at our school/district?
   Why do you?  Research the school and the district.

3. One of the goals in our district is to increase parental participation.  What can you do as a teacher to support this goal?

4. Tell us about your experience with team teaching.  How would you assess the success of your past experience?

5. An angry parent visits you as the result of a fight between their child and another child on the playground.  How will you handle the angry parent?

6. Tell us about the most challenging student that you've had in your classroom.

7. Tell us about the extent to which you've been able to integrate technology in your lesson plan.

8. What is your teaching philosophy?

9. What relationship should a teacher and the principal have in the educational process?

10. In what areas do you see the need for you to improve?

11. What do you do to keep abreast of the changes and innovations in education?

12. Have we missed anything?
    Emphasize your qualifications as they apply to this job.   Also cover anything you missed from your opening.  Tips on your interview closing.