What is your greatest weakness?
There are always so many creative activities that I plan for my students and there is literally not enough time during the day to do them all. This has forced me to prioritize which activities would be most beneficial and important.
What are your strengths?
I am very tech savvy. I love using technology.
EX: online quizes
Willingness to learn and I take criticism well.
EX: Student teaching/This is important for being in a new district and new position
I know how to relate to people and I work well with others
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
As a classroom teacher. With my masters and special education certification at XXXXXX school district
Why should we hire you?
I am a qualified teaching assistant. I take this opportunity seriously because I realize the importance and how great of an impact it can have on the students. I have a sincere interest in the students' growth and a passion for teaching and helping others
Can you describe anything you have done recently to develop you TA skills?
I have been as assistant recently and I have had an assistant recently.
Realize challenges in both
What action would you take if you disagreed with an activity planned by your teacher?
I would bring up my concern with him/her and try to meet some kind of accommodation, negotiation, or agreement. If it's something that I feel very strongly about that is WRONG, or HARMFUL, or anything of that nature not just "I don't like it" I would brin
What strategies would you use to help with learning?
-Cooperative learning groups: where each student has a different "job". This holds students accountable both individually and collectively.
-Inquiry based learning: allowing the students to formulate their own questions and answer them, with guidance from
What types of relationships would you build with parents/pupils/staff?
I would like to build friendly, supportive, trusting relationships with all. But to keep them professional and not release any confidentialities.
What are your views about parental involvement?
I believe that the parents are the child's first "teacher". A students' success is not due to any one person, but instead a team of people working together. I believe parents and teachers need to work together towards a common goal for the child.
What would you do if a teacher failed to show up for a lesson?
NEVER LEAVE THE CLASS UNATTENDED. Grab another teacher and have them watch the class while you go tell the office and then proceed with the instructions you are given.
In what circumstances would you discipline a student?
If the classroom teacher tells me to. If it was something that was harmful or threatening to another student. Anything done with the intention to cause harm or injury needs to be handled immediately.
Questions to ask at the end of interview: ?????'s
1. Does your school support continuing education for teacher assistants?
2. How will my performance as a teacher assistant be assessed and reviewed?
3. What is the school culture like here? Do the teachers welcome assistants or would they prefer to not ha
SHELTERED INSTRUCTION:
Sheltered instruction is an approach to teaching English language learners which integrates LANGUAGE and CONTENT instruction. The dual goals of sheltered instruction are: to provide access to mainstream, grade-level content, and. to promote the developmen
EVERYDAY MATH
They use EVERYDAY MATH
How do you teach reading?
When teaching reading I like to first go over the author and illustrator and title of the book.
Do a walk through of the book & make predictions of what might be happening in the pictures.
Go over any vocabulary words.
Read text to students/allow students
How to teach math?
-Review anything they didn't understand/go over questions
-ENGAGEMENT(question, activity, book, video)/CONNECTION to their lives
-Go over objectives/vocabulary
-Model problem(s) with class
-Guide students through problems
-Allow students independent pract
What are your personal or professional goals?
Professional:
To be a classroom teacher
To finish my last 3 classes to get my masters
To get another teaching certificate
Personal:
To continue to always be the best version of myself so I can be the great role model my students need
Why do you want to work for our school?
I think it is a great school and school district.
-Celebration assemblies- creates a sense of community and excitement for the students to be lifelong learners
-Lego robotics- STEM! interesting!
-Community bulletin board: Great ESL students/families to ge
What is the role of the TA?
To support the teacher and the students.
Be flexible and help in any way you are asked.
Can you tell me about a successful behavior management strategy you have used in the past that helped engage a pupil or group of pupils?
I've learned that creating lessons that take into consideration the students' strengths, interests, and abilities, or making a direct connection to the students' lives helps keep the students engaged and disruptive behaviors at a minimum.
Student centered
Why do you want to work with ELL students?
I genuinely enjoy learning about their different cultures. And I love how rewarding it is to help these students learn English. I am positive that I can help create an environment where the students feel safe and comfortable to engage in social interactio
What are the key qualities and skills students look for in a teacher?
-Someone who is responsible and respectful, because students look to their teachers as roles models.
-Someone who is caring and understanding, because you do not always know what the students are going through at home and school should be a place where th
Explain how you evaluate and self reflect on your teaching.
When I was student teaching after every lesson I taught I had to answer 3 different questions:
1. What went well?
2. What did not go as well as you had planned?
3. What would you do differently next time.
I still use these 3 questions after my lessons. It
If we decided to not appoint you what would we be missing out on?
A highly qualified ESL assistant teacher with the ability to relate to students/staff/parents.
MORE... tech savvy,
1. You give an assignment. A student ridicules the assignment, saying it doesn't make sense. What would you do?
3. How would you individualize instruction for students?
4. What procedures do you use to evaluate student progress besides using tests?
5. How
1. Ask the student exactly what they don't understand. And then break down the assignment into smaller pieces and explain each one. Answer all the questions the student asks.
3. I would individualize instruction for students by using 1:1
4. monitoring, as
1. What do you feel is the most effective way to communicate with parents? Describe how you have used this/these technique(s).
2. Describe the reasons why you would contact parents.
3. What community activities would you like to be associated with? Why?
1. weekly/monthly news letter
2. If a student did something exceptionally well or not so well. Always start with something positive.
3.? all? Runs anything related to health and fitness because I am very interested in it and i dedicate and enjoy dedicatin
1. Describe any school experience you have had, particularly in student teaching (or in another teaching position) that has prepared you for a full-time position at our school.
2. How would you integrate technology into the curriculum you would teach?
3.
1. I have been an assistant teacher, I have had an assistant teacher, andI have worked with ELL students.
2. SMART boards make everything more interactive and it's more fun for the students than using the typical pen and pencil. I've used it for just abou
1. What four words would students use to describe your teaching strategies?
2. What rules do you have for your classroom?
3. Describe your teaching style and how you accommodate the different learning styles of the students in your classes.
4. In what way
1. Interesting, Engaging, Fun, Effective
2. Listen and follow directions
Raise your hand before speaking
Respect yourself and others
Keep hands and objects to yourself
3. I'm a facilitator. I like to focus on student centered lessons with enjoyable activi
What is your philosophy on teaching?
I believe that students should enjoy being life long learners. This means their different learning styles, strengths, and abilities should be taken into consideration when creating all lessons and activities. Using multiple means of engagement, representa
On student teaching:
1. What is the most important thing you learned from your cooperating teacher?
2. What was the most important thing you learned from your overall student teaching experience?
1. Her classroom behavior plan was amazing. It held students accountable both individ and collectively. The expectations was very clear and they were rewarded for their hard work.
2. How to use my teacher voice and classroom management strategies.
References:
1. Tell us about your references and what they would say about you if they were here with us today.
2. What would your last boss say about you?
1. That I was a hard worker and able to work well with others and create age appropriate engaging lessons and activities for my students.
2. That i was dependable
Describe an example of when you used positive reinforcement.
BOY AT NORTH PENN who kept calling out and being disruptive. I had a little talk with him. He became quiet and followed my instructions. Another student tried to talk to him I said excuse me but this person is doing a really great job with being quiet and
Describe a typical lesson:
1. What are techniques you use to teach besides direct instruction?
2. What do you do if the whole class is "not getting it"?
3. How closely do you follow your lesson plan?
4. What do you put in your learning objectives of your
1. Think pair share, jigsaw, cooperative learning groups, inquiry based learning, SMART board educational games, videos,
2. Do a short brain break. Gather my thoughts and change something. Reteach it using a different strategy.
3. I use my lesson plan as
1. How do you accommodate for non-English speakers?
2. Give an example of how you differentiated instruction in a lesson.
3. How do you accommodate for a gifted student in your class?
4. How do you manage students with different reading abilities?
5. Expl
1. I use visuals! and use concrete words rather than abstract
concrete words are nouns. abstract words qualities
2. Reading a story ask the questions who, what when, where but also why, and how. These reach out to all levels of readers by making them reca
Classroom management (pick 3):
1. What is your classroom management plan and what do you hope to accomplish with it?
*How do you avoid misbehavior altogether?
*What was the most difficult child you have ever dealt with?
*Would you create a behavior modifi
Hold students accountable both individually and collectively. Positive reinforcement.
How do you manage a classroom of students who speak different languages?
Always respect their cultures and their classroom. And make sure they respect each other's cultures. Allow them to share information about their cultures. INCLUDE THEM IN EVERYTHING!
How has your education supported your ESL teaching experience?
I have taken an ESL class. The most important concept i learned was to include the ESL students in everything from DAY 1!
If students are having difficulty learning a skill or concept, what do you do?
Change it! Regroup, give the students a short brain break and then reteach it using a different strategy
Describe for me a lesson you taught that went very well. Why did the lesson work so well?
MAP SYMBOLS:
The engagement was a preaassessment by looking at the symbols guess what you think it represents.
Then we played map symbol bingo with the words on the picture and without . They won candy and they really liked it. It was the last class of th
Tell me about a difficult circumstance you handled. What action did you take? What were the results?
I had two friends that kept talking to each other during my lesson. I gave them a warning and they didn't listen so I separate them and then they stopped.
Explain cultural competence and how you plan to use it in your classroom.
** Cultural competence: the ability to recognize differences based on culture and to respond to those differences positively and constructively.
Cultural competence has 4 main tenets:
1. teacher understands culture and its role in education
2. teacher tak
What is Balanced Literacy?
Incorporates all reading approaches by cultivating the skills of reading, writing, thinking, speaking, and listening.
If I came into your classroom, what would I see?
interactive learning, on task behavior, students who are enjoying their learning, the T as a facilitator
What are some important classroom management techniques?
importance of procedures, students knowing expectations, being prepared, having agenda on board
When would you send a student to the principal's office?
Only as a last resort.
Usually if a student is threatening someone or has the intention to hurt, harm, or injure someone
Explain instructional strategies used with ESL students.
-KWL charts
-Hands-on-activities
-Visuals
-Songs
How would you evaluate your students?
Formative- (low stakes) -kathoot, monitoring, journals, quizzes, surveys
Summative- unit tests, projects, presentations
4 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO ASK:
1. Is there any reason you would not hire me?
2. As an employee how could I exceed your expectations?
3. What excites you about coming into work?
How do you get parents involved?
-weekly printed updates
-teacher website
-phone calls not just for negative things
-make myself available to talk
-giving opportunities to volunteer inside and outside the classroom
How do you deal with a difficult student?
-EXAMPLE of dealing with a difficult student
-tell your general philosophy on working with students (stop behaviors before they start by creating student centered lessons)
-flexible to work with all kinds of students
How do you assess your students?
-focus on data
-overall purpose for why you asses your students
How do you differentiate for students? (struggling and gifted)
-keeping good data so i know what students need
-give a student example
-directing higher or lower level questions
What would your last team say about you?
-Easy to work and get along with
(planning together, work ethic,
How do you stay current in education?
-pinterest, blogs, online articles
-working with my team and trying new techniques
-staff continuing education online courses
What are the components of a lesson plan?
This is a basic knowledge-type question, and if you're a new teacher, you'll probably hear something along these lines. The terminology will vary from district to district (so do your research!), but essentially the components are: anticipatory set (intro
How would you meet the needs of a struggling reader?
Give them the background information they need and focus on teaching them the skills they need to be a more fluent reader. I would also talk to the reading specialist to get a second opinion about the best way to handle the struggling reader.