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interview tips

by MajorSpED

May 26, 2019

Any tips for a first time interview in elementary ed? SpEd is my comfort zone. What should I plan to talk about?

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haha Here are some past thoughts about interviews that have been posted by myself and others, FWIW:

Most of the interviews I have had with DoDDS were the same 7 questions (e.g. Why DoDDS?, Tell me about a successful lesson you did with planning, differentiation, assessment, Tell me about a time you had a challenging situation and how you dealt ...See MoreHere are some past thoughts about interviews that have been posted by myself and others, FWIW:

Most of the interviews I have had with DoDDS were the same 7 questions (e.g. Why DoDDS?, Tell me about a successful lesson you did with planning, differentiation, assessment, Tell me about a time you had a challenging situation and how you dealt with it, Tell me etc). Even when I flew to DC for the Job Fair type interviews they used to do, it was the same 7 questions. When I interviewed with a principal for my first DoDDS position 3 months later, he asked me the same 7 questions. I often wondered if he had even read my original answers or whether he was checking to see if my answers had changed.

I did have one SPED interview where they asked me about my experiences with an age/disability group specific to their school and how I would deal with certain situations. For SPED, try and talk up your flexibility and training/experience with a wide range of student abilities, success in collaborating with other teachers, supporting students for success, using data to inform your teaching, etc. Most SPED positions will be resource room type positions with some push in support so supporting students to achieve success with grade level content/standards will be important. BUT, make sure you are tailoring your answers to the specific position at that school.

1. Tell us about your background 2. Standards (Something about how you use standards) 3. Typical day in your class 4. How you use formatives and summatives 5. Your experience with PLCs 6. How you use technology 7. Why [your subject area]? 8. Something about how you use accommodations 9. Describe your experience with Common Core 10. Describe Continuous School Improvement 11. Whole Language approach 12. Something about team planning 13. How do you use data 14. What does a lesson plan look like

Finished a five question interview. I did know the position was for Science and Mathematics and was for the rest of SY2018-19. Q1. How do I regularly communicate with parents?; Q2. How do I spend the first few days in class?; Q3. Give an example of how I teach a lesson?; Q4. How do I handle unexpected situations in the school?; Q5. Describe how I handled an major change in the school environment.

May 26, 2019

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haha For ES SPED you also might want to talk about how you can offer enrichment and intervention strategies to help students address skill deficits while also supporting students to achieve grade level standards/benchmarks. Success/experience with Common Core could also be helpful. And as above, they are big on using data to improve/target your teaching...See More

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MajorSpED @haha Thank you for all the very helpful information

May 26, 2019

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Teachin Any idea on the questions they ask in an Educational Technologist interview?

May 29, 2019