Mock+Interview+Question

A typical day in my classroom would be full of hands on learning experiences that allow the children to experience new, 21st century ways of learning. I plan on allowing children to interact with each other and teach each other new ways of thinking.

The way I would handle a hostile parent is to tell them that I am the students teacher and I am just here to teach them to my best ability, which I am trying to do. I would not be hostile back to the parent because I understand that they just want what is best for their child which is also what I want.

The attributes to a highly effective classroom are hands on learning and teaching from experience. The teacher should also be knowledgeable and fun in order to be effective.

An exemplar lesson that I have taught is a lesson about books. I believe this lesson was effective because it included the children using technology and creating their own books.

My teaching style, like I said before, is hands on. I believe children learn best this way and I also like to throw in use of technology to get the kids experienced with it since they will need it in the future.

Learning is the teacher’s responsibility. Learning would not occur without the teacher and although it is the children that should be learning, the teacher should be responsible for allowing the children to learn.

To deal with disruptive behavior from students, I plan on doing a three strike rule. Students will have three chances in the classroom and each time a disruptive behavior or negative behavior occurs, one strike will be gone and so on.

A truly outstanding teacher must be accepting, knowledgeable, able to get on a student’s level, and fun. An outstanding teacher must have all of these characteristics and be able to see learning from a child’s perspective.

Two trends in educational research are use of the internet and websites. I will incorporate them into my classes by creating research projects that allow the students to use websites to access the project and use the internet to research their topics.

To help students win each and every day I will get on their level and try to understand their point of view. I will also be sure to take each student’s individual attributes and see that they each bring something unique to the table.

My two top strengths are acceptance and making learning fun, which I plan to do every day in my classroom. My two top weaknesses are irritability and organization which I am working really hard at making better!

The way I can tell if mastery has been achieved it to assess the students. I am not just your average test-giver; I like to assess students in different ways such as using cloze pro activities, group projects, and oral questions.

To turn around a failing student I would first see if there was some sort of learning disability or difficulty going on in the student, if so I would create a individual learning plan. If the student was failing due to lack of effort I would spend extra time with that student and teach them material in different ways that they would understand.

Technology plays a huge role in my teaching and I plan on using it every day. I have created a mock wiki website, one like I plan on using in my real classroom. I also plan on using technology like power points and web 2.0 tools to teach my students.

I believe I am extremely unique and would love to work at your school. I can bring something to the table that no one else can and I would love the opportunity to give children the opportunity to learn and make a difference in their life.