In addition to showing passion for education, teacher candidates must demonstrate a variety of interpersonal skills including communication, problem solving, and patience. In an interview, be prepared to give an example of a lesson plan, discuss classroom-appropriate behavior, or explain how you would exercise disciplinary action in an uncooperative situation.
| How do you integrate beginner language learners with advanced language learners in a small group setting? I have the advanced language learner act as peer tutor. |
| If I were to go into your classroom, what would your class be doing? Tell me about your class. |
| Is it important to you to be friends with your students? |
| What would you do if a child misbehaves? |
| What would your final grade be (for the year) for a child that scored averages of 18%, 68%, 70% and 72% (high school math)? |
| How would you handle it if you had a group of kids in line outside your classroom waiting to get to the next period and they were yelling and cursing and acting out (middle school in troubled neighborhood)? |
| What are your instructional strengths and weaknesses? |
| How do you deal with difficult parents? |
| The most difficult questions were scenarios of what one would do with a student who was proficient in English but did not want to move up to the next level. |
| What I enjoy most about teaching? |
