Sample Teacher Interview Questions.

Teacher interview questions on a potpourri of topics and background information

1. Why did you choose to become a teacher?
2. What are your hobbies and interests?
3. What are your plans for continuing your professional growth?
4. Tell me about an interesting article you have read recently in a professional journal.
5. What contributions can you make to our school?
6. What current trends in public education please you? Displease you?
7. Tell me about the three people who have most influenced your own education and educational career.
8. Describe positive/negative student teaching experiences.
9. Describe a typical lesson in your classroom. What would I see you and your students doing?
10. What questions do you ask yourself when planning lessons or units?
11. What do you look for to evaluate that learning is taking place in your classroom?
12. How do you handle different ability levels of students in your classroom?
13. What principles do you use to motivate students?
14. What are some of the most successful strategies or techniques that have worked for you in the classroom?
15. What steps would you take to handle a student who is a consistent behavioral problem in your classroom?
16. How would you handle an attendance problem in your classroom?
17. How would you handle a personal attack from a parent? (For example: A parent tells you, "What do you know about teaching children, you don't have any!?")
18. What are your thoughts on the number of shows/contests you should attend each semester?