Interview Prep
Teacher interview questions, with sample answers
Teaching panels want to see your practice, not hear you describe it. Almost everything below is a story question, so have a real class in mind before you start. Nothing is held back: open any question for the full sample answer, and write your own answer while you are in there.
PrepVault keeps track of which answers you've written, which are still drafts, and which you've said out loud. Free to start.
Common mistakes
- A teaching philosophy with no classroom story behind it
- Naming a behavior problem without saying what you did next
- Leaving out what changed for the student afterward
What interviewers weigh
- Whether the example is a real class rather than a hypothetical
- How you handle a family conversation that goes badly
- What you did differently the second time