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Interview Tips for Educators

Get expert insights from NBCT and NEA educators on how to ace your teaching interview. Learn key strategies, including knowing your audience, prepping for the interview, and maintaining professionalism. Discover the STAR method for answering behavioral questions and gain confidence in addressing various topics. Take a poll, explore resources, and stay connected for more valuable advice.

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Interview Tips for Educators

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  1. Interview Tips for Educators Ambereen Khan-Baker, NBCT, NEA Matthew Peterson, Mississippi ECE Rachel Immerman, NEA AE Chair

  2. Poll: Have you interviewed for a classroom or school position before? • Press 1 for Yes • Press 2 for No

  3. Agenda 1. Agenda Item 2. Agenda Item 3. Agenda Item 4. Agenda Item 5. Agenda Item 6. Agenda Item Key Strategies Know your audience Prep for your interview Professionalism is key

  4. Strategy #1

  5. Strategy #1 Know Your Audience

  6. Strategy #2

  7. Strategy #2 Prep for Your Interview

  8. What is the STAR method? Helps you answer behavioral interview questions—those prompts that ask you to provide a real-life example of how you handled a certain kind of situation at work in the past.  

  9. STAR is… • Situation: Set the scene and give the necessary details of your example • Task: Describe what your responsibility was in that situation. • Action: Explain exactly what steps you took to address it. • Result: Share what outcomes your actions achieved.

  10. Topics: • Student challenge/success • Working with students with IEPs • Engaging and motivating students • Lesson planning • Collaborating with colleagues (PLCs) • Integrating technology • Engaging and building relationships with families • Curriculum/content-specific • Differentiation • Using formative and summative assessments • Reflective practitioner • Equitable teaching practices

  11. Modeling STAR with Matthew…

  12. Poll: Which of these topics do you feel most comfortable answering in an interview? Press 1 for Lesson planning Press 2 for Collaborating with colleagues Press 3 for Equitable teaching practices Press 4 for Engaging and motivating students

  13. Strategy #3

  14. Strategy #3 Professionalism is key

  15. Poll: What’s your next step in preparing for your interview? • Press 1 for: Work on my resume • Press 2 for: Practice educator interviews • Press 3: Create my go-to interview kit • Press 4: Research the school/district where I want to teach

  16. Questions?

  17. Stay connected! http://neatoday.org/school-me/school-me-webinars/

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