Elementary School Teacher Interview Questions
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Elementary School Teacher interview questions shared by candidates
Where do you want to be assigned?
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To the most convenient place to you as possible
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I want to be assigned a remote area.
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in a remote area but my mother don't want me there :(
What type of experience do you have with children.
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I have done plenty individual tutoring, currently and in the past have been a class aide where I ran the class when the head teacher wasn't there and have been a program instructor to 15 students Less
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one on one tutoring, class aide for regular/special ed, afterschool program instructor Less
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10 yrs private tutoring in math/English for elementary students, 2 yrs as class aide: 1 yr regular ed & 1 yr special ed, program instructor in afterschool program all serving low-income youth Less
What would you do if you heard a staff member speaking badly about another teacher, yourself, or a student in your classroom?
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This was a difficult question, and I answered with well you never really know if they are just rumors but I would maybe ask the teacher to speak to me personally about it, and if anything were to get out of hand, I would like to bring the administration into the situation. Less
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I would talk to the staff member, and outline some strategies they might use in discussing their concerns. I might offer some reasons for the staff member's behavior. Less
I do not recall specific questions from that interview but at Encinitas I sat before a panel of 12 people all with lots of questions that are fairly standard and a candidate would be wise to bone up on. College professors are a good resource for these type questions and now online too there are sources I am sure.
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I did such a good job in Encinitas I beat out 36 candidates from the interview and performance evaluation but decided to stay in San Diego near my children as I was divorced. Less
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What is the performane evaluation?
Why do you believe that you are ready for a permanent position
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Do u remembere the questions of the interview plz ?
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My skills, my experience acquired and my qualifications
How long have you lived in Jakarta? Explain work as director/principal and teacher at previous intl school in Indonesia.
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17 years. Standard explanation of previous roles and duties.
What is your classroom management style?
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Set clear, realistic expectations, Establish classroom routines in the beginning & the year, establish & maintain a classroom community (ie., we are a team, your actions affect others, we sink or swim together), give lots of positive reinforcement, & enforce logical consequences for misbehavior Less