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Interview Questions

by haha

Mar 20, 2020

Since it seems that interview are/might be happening, figured that I would re-post some of the past questions and advice that have appeared here:

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).

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.

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 Lang...See MoreSince it seems that interview are/might be happening, figured that I would re-post some of the past questions and advice that have appeared here:

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).

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.

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

Telephone interviews aren't too bad. At least you only have one thing to worry about/focus on (as opposed to how do I look, what do I do with my hands, am I making enough eye contact, too much eye contact, etc.). It also lets you make and refer to notes which I would advise that you do.

They will likely be used to the process and will know what they are looking for. Do your best to focus on what they are asking. Answer the questions in a way that demonstrates your knowledge, experience and competency. Whenever possible try to project some level of flexibility and openness. DoDEA principals want great teachers, but they are also looking for people that can embrace change and will not be killing them with a thousand emails/complaints about every little thing once they are on the job. Many candidates with the right certs are very similar and "good fit" is sometimes the most important quality between them.

Also, expect a question about why DoDEA. Background with military, army brat, serving the mission, etc is better than want to travel, for the money, want an adventure, etc.

Current buzzwords for us include collaboration, using data to drive instruction, meaningful uses of technology, etc.

Hope this was helpful. Maybe someone else will post with more. Good luck to everyone!