100 Teacher Interview
Questions
that Are Asked All The Time ( we'r free to
answer, just comment your answer lang po)
1. First, tell us a little bit about yourself. (Almost
every teacher interview begins this way.)
2. Describe your college experiences.
3. Tell us about your experiences working with
students at this age level.
4. Describe your philosophy of teaching?
5. Why do you want to become a teacher?
6. List three of your strengths your strengths
and explain each one.
7. Describe three of your weaknesses as a
teacher.
8. In what ways do you encourage creativity in
your classroom?
9. Tell us about a lesson in which you've used
differentiated instruction.
10. How do you teach kids to utilize higher-
order thinking skills in your classroom?
11. What do you do to prepare your students
for state or standardized tests?
12. Do you make learning fun for students?
How?
13. If I walked into your classroom on a typical
afternoon, what would I see going on?
14. How do you measure student performance
in your classroom?
15. Describe a successful lesson. Tell why it was
successful.
16. What would you do if a student wasn't
handing her homework on a regular basis?
17. How much homework do you give?
18. Besides lecture, what methods of teaching
do you use?
19. Tell us about your discipline philosophy.
20. What are your classroom rules? How do you
make students familiar with the rules?
21. What daily or weekly routines would be
incorporated in your teaching?
22. One student hits another student. What do
you do?
23. A student throws a pencil across the room.
What do you do?
24. Explain what you would do if a student was
swearing in your class?
25. What would you do if a student was
complaining about an assignment you've given?
26. What would you do if a parent complained
about an assignment?
27. Describe some methods of "positive
reinforcement" that you might use in your
classroom.
28. Would you describe yourself as a "tough"
teacher or an "understanding" teacher?
Explain.
29. How would you create a behavior
modification for a student with ongoing
behavior problems?
30. What are some ways you can avoid
behavior problems?
31. Without giving any names, describe the
most challenging student you've ever taught.
32. What would you do to calm an angry
parent?
33. Do you have an example of a parent
newsletter that you can show us?
34. In what ways do you communicate with
parents on a regular basis?
35. A parent calls you because they are worried
about their child's low grades. What would you
say to the parent?
36. A parent writes a note and tells you that
their daughter could not complete their
homework assignment because she had a
dance recital the night before. What do you
do?
37. How do you keep parents informed of their
childs' progress?
38. How do you use technology to enrich your
lessons?
39. How computer literate are you?
40. Do you think it is appropriate for children in
school to be using the Internet?
41. Give an example of a time when you've
worked on a team.
42. Describe one time when you've acted as a
leader.
43. How do you feel about team-teaching?
44. What can you do for a student that is
extremely gifted?
45. Describe a gifted student.
46. How would you recommend a child for
special education services?
47. Most classes have students with a wide-
range of reading abilities. What can you do to
meet the needs of students with high reading
abilities and low reading abilities at the same
time?
48. Tell us a little about your student teaching
experiences.
49. What is your least favorite
age/grade/subject to teach? Explain.
50. What is your favorite age/grade/subject to
teach? Explain.
51. What are some of the most important
things you learned when student teaching?
52. What was the most satisfying moment
throughout your student teaching?
53. What was the most frustrating thing about
student teaching?
54. Describe one college course that taught you
the most about being a good teacher.
55. Who influenced you to become a teacher?
56. Describe the biggest challenge you've ever
had to face.
57. What books are you currently reading?
58. A student confides in you and tells you that
his parent abuses him. He asks you not to tell
anyone. What do you do?
59. What is your definition of a life-long
learner? How can you promote life-long
learning in your classroom?
60. Would you be willing to help out with extra-
curricular activities? Which ones?
61. Have you ever been a substitute teacher in
this school district?
62. What do you look for in a principal?
63. How do you communicate with
administrators?
64. Would you like to be part of our new
teacher mentor program?
65. What kinds of inservices would you be
eager to attend?
66. List five adjectives that accurately describe
yourself.
67. What professional teaching organizations
do you belong to?
68. Have you ever received an award for
anything in your lifetime? Describe.
69. Describe the differences between a good
teacher and a great teacher?
70. What were you like as a student?
71. If you teach a lesson and your students
don't seem to be "getting it," what do you do?
72. How do you provide support for students
who are not performing as well as they should?
73. What can you do to meet the needs of
students who do not speak English?
74. In what ways can you teach students to be
accepting of one-another?
75. How would you teach conflict resolution to
your students?
76. Name a book that you'd like to read to (or
with) your students. Describe the book and tell
why you chose it.
77. How do you feel about working in an
inclusion classroom?
78. How do you meet the needs of a student
with an IEP?
79. How would you teach the writing process?
80. Describe a high-interest project that you
might assign to your students.
81. What can you offer our school that other
candidates cannot?
82. Do you think you are a flexible person?
Explain.
83. What do you like to do when you're not
teaching?
84. How do you incorporate writing into your
curriculum?
85. Can you show us what your lesson plan
book would look like?
86. How closely do you follow your lesson
plans?
87. Where do you plan to be ten years from
now?
88. What part of this job are you looking
forward to?
89. What part of this job scares you?
90. In your opinion, what are the biggest
challenges that teachers face today?
91. Why do you want to teach in this, particular
district?
92. How can you make your teaching connect
to students' real-world experiences?
93. Tell me about your references. Who are
they and how do they know you?
94. If I were to call your references, what might
they say about you?
95. How can teachers reach out to the
community?
96. How do you make sure you are teaching to
the state standards?
97. What kinds of materials and supplies would
you need to do your job well?
98. How do you feel about noise in your
classroom?
99. Show us your portfolio.
100. What questions do you have for us?
