This document contains a list of common interview questions for a teaching position. Some of the questions ask the applicant to describe their teaching experience, qualifications, goals, and teaching style. Other questions inquire about classroom management strategies, keeping lessons engaging, evaluating success, and staying updated in their subject area. The questions provide insight into what the interviewer will be evaluating in candidates for the teaching role.

1. interview questions and answers
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2. Tell me about yourself?
Why did you leave your last job?
What are your career goals for Teacher?
What is your greatest weakness?
What kind of salary are you looking for Teacher?
Why do you think you would do well Teacher?

3. What motivates you to do your best on the Teacher?
How would you know you were successful on this Teacher?
Do you think you are overqualified for Teacher?
Describe one of the most successful lessons you have taught in a class.
Explain why it worked so well?

4. What strategies do you use to encourage group work amongst your
students?
What do you do if a lesson doesn’t work well?
What qualities do you look for in a principal?
What are your personal and professional goals?
How do you evaluate the success of your teaching?

5. Tell me about a teacher who has inspired you and what did you learn
from him or her?
What are your areas of strength in the curriculum?
How do you keep up to date on your subject?
Tell me about the materials you use in the classroom to support your
teaching?
What do you consider to be the physical appearance of an ideal
classroom?

6. How do you plan when starting a new study unit or topic with your class?
Tell me how you develop your daily lesson plan and what do you include?
Describe your teaching style?
Would you be interested in participating in after- school activities?
How have you used, or how will you use technology in the classroom?

7. What type of classroom management structure would you implement if
you were hired?
What is your teaching philosophy?
Why Did You Decide To Become a Teacher?