Special Education Teacher Elementary School Interview Questions
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Special Education Teacher Elementary School interview questions shared by candidates
What would you do if you heard a staff member speaking badly about another teacher, yourself, or a student in your classroom?
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This was a difficult question, and I answered with well you never really know if they are just rumors but I would maybe ask the teacher to speak to me personally about it, and if anything were to get out of hand, I would like to bring the administration into the situation. Less
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I would talk to the staff member, and outline some strategies they might use in discussing their concerns. I might offer some reasons for the staff member's behavior. Less
Various teaching methods were asked of me. I love children and want them to be successful in school.
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The interview process was pleasant.
What do you think it means to have high expectations for Special Needs students?
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Having high expectations means that we are optimistic of children's ability to grow and learn above their current knowledge and skills. I believe that patience, persistance, and creativity in delivering lesson plans leads to understanding, and advancwment. Less
If you had a student displaying (insert any negative or challenging behavior) how would you respond? How would you address the issue and ensure that instruction was able to continue uninterrupted for the rest of the students?
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Redirect the behavior, praise the children that are well behaving and invite the student displaying challenging behavior over with them. Model good behavior, and praise the struggling child’s good behavior as well. Less
How do you differentiate instruction?
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I like to use learning inventories and multiple intelligence activities to gather knowledge of their background and their learning styles. I can then plan instruction based on that data. Some examples are allowing students to make connections to the topic during the introduction and throughout the lesson, creating charts during instruction that highlight the key information presented, and having students summarize the main ideas and concepts using our chart. Providing "brain breaks" throughout the day is important for young children and especially for the students with limited attention span. Small group instruction is also a very effective way of making sure that all students can access important content, and keeping groups flexible allows teachers to match students with different peers for different types of activities. Less
