Shannon Anderson

EA 754

Interview Questions
1. Tell us about a lesson in which youve used differentiated instruction.
A. ationale ! I want to "now how fa#iliar they are with $.I. and what
a%%roaches they have ta"en to i#%le#ent it
&. Ta' Question ! (ow did that a%%roach wor" for you) *hat would you do
differently if anythin')
+. (ow do you #easure student %erfor#ance in your classroo#)
A. ationale ! ,oo"in' to see what ty%es of assess#ent that the candidate is
fa#iliar with and also loo"in' to see their %hiloso%hy on assessin' student
learnin'.
&. Ta' Question ! *hat for#s or ty%es of assess#ent would you li"e to learn
#ore about)
-. In what ways do you co##unicate with %arents on a re'ular basis)
A. ationale ! I want to "now how i#%ortant they re'ard co##unication
with %arents to be. Also loo"in' to find out what a%%roaches they would
ta"e to co##unicate with all %arents.
&. Ta' Question ! (ow would you ensure that you are able to co##unicate
with all %arents)
4. (ow do you use technolo'y to enrich your lessons)
A. ationale ! ,oo"in' to see what e.%erience they have usin' technolo'y in
a classroo#. Also loo"in' to see if they are usin' technolo'y to
co#%le#ent instruction or su%%le#ent instruction and how they are usin'
it to #eet the needs of all of their learners.
&. Ta' Question ! *hat ty%es of technolo'y have you not yet been able to
e.%lore that you would li"e to have access to)
5. (ow do you %rovide su%%ort for students who are not #eetin' e.%ectations)
A. ationale ! I want to "now how they will su%%ort all learners/ es%ecially
those who #ay be stru''lin'.
&. Ta' Question 0 (ow do you deter#ine if students are not #eetin'
e.%ectations)
1. (ow can you #a"e your teachin' connect to real0world e.%eriences)
A. ationale ! ,oo"in' to see if the teacher is able to #a"e learnin' relevant
to students lives.
&. Ta' Question ! (ow i#%ortant is %rior "nowled'e to understandin' a
lesson or conce%t)
7. (ow do you #eet the needs of a student with an IE2)
A. ationale ! *ant to "now if they are fa#iliar with IE2 'oals and %ro'ress
#onitorin'.
&. Ta' Question 0 (ow do you a%%roach 'radin' or assess#ent of students
with s%ecial needs)
3. (ow do you teach conflict resolution to your students)
A. ationale ! *ant to see if the candidate values teachin' character and
social nor#s to students as well as acade#ic conce%ts.
&. Ta' Question ! (ow do you a%%roach %arents who do not have the sa#e
views on conflict resolution that you are teachin' in your classroo#)
4. (ow would you create a behavior #odification for a student with on'oin'
behavior challen'es)
A. ationale ! *ant to see if the candidate can #eet the social needs of
students not 5ust acade#ic needs.
&. Ta' Question ! $escribe what ty%es of behaviors would re6uire behavior
#odification)

17. If I wal"ed into your classroo# on a ty%ical afternoon/ what would I see 'oin'
on)
A. ationale ! *ant to 'et a view of what ty%es of activities #i'ht be 'oin'
on in the classroo#.
&. Ta' Question ! (ow do you a%%roach a student who is bein' defiant and
not wantin' to %artici%ate in these activities)