国际学校面试问题教学文案.docx

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国际学校面试问题教学文案

国际学校面试问题

Allaboutyou:

–Whydoyouwanttoteachatourschool?

Whyshouldwehireyou?

–Whathasbeenyourmostpositiveteachingexperience?

–Whathasbeenyourmostnegativeteachingexperience?

Whatwouldyouchange?

–Whatisyourphilosophyofeducation?

–Whathaveyourecentlydoneineducationofaninterestingorinnovativenature?

–Whatmotivatesyou?

–Whatprofessionalbooks,blogs,orjournalshaveyoureadtokeepabreastofeducationalnewsandbestpractices?

–Howwouldyourstudentsdescribeyou?

–Whatisyourgreateststrength/weaknessasateacher?

–Whatare3wordsthatyourstudents/admin/closefriendswouldusetodescribeyou?

–Describeatypicallessoninyourclassroom.（Goingthroughthestepbystepoverview）

–Describeasuccessfullessonandhowyouknewitwentwell.

–Whydidyouwanttobeateacher?

–Whatisadifficultsituationyoufacedandhowdidyoudealwithit?

–Whatdoyouwanttoteach__________（gradelevel）students?

Whatdoyoulikeaboutthem?

–Howdoyouusetechnologyinyourclassroom?

–Howdoyouuseassessmentinyourclassroom?

Describehowyouusedtheinformationyougainedfromanassessmentinyourinstruction.

–HowdoyouaddresstheneedsofEnglishlanguagelearners?

–Howdoyouintegrateothersubjectsintoyourunits?

–Howdoyouapproachclassroomdiscipline?

–Whatisyourfavoriteessentialquestion（UBDmodel）?

Parents

–Howdoyoucommunicatestudentprogresstoparents?

–Howdoyounormallycommunicatewithparents?

–Howhaveyouinvolvedparentsinthelearningprocess?

Students

–Howdoyouhandlethedifferentabilitiesofstudentsinyourclass?

–Whattechniqueshaveyoufoundusefulinindividualizinglearninginyourclass?

-Describeoneortwotechniquesyouusetomotivatestudents.Howdoyoumotivateastudenttolearnaconcepttheydonotdowellin?

–Describeadifficultstudentyouhadandhowyouhandledit.

–Howdoyouhandleastudentwhoisaconsistentbehavioralprobleminyourclass?

–Ifyoumetyourstudents20yearsfromnow,whatwouldyouwantthemtorememberaboutyou?

School

–Whydoyouwanttoteachat__________（school）?

–Howhaveyoucontributedtothedevelopmentofthetotalschoolprograminyourcurrentposition?

–Howdoyoustructureyourclassroomtoachievemaximumbenefitfromteacher/studentcontact?

–Whatkindofextracurricularactivitieswouldyoubeinterestedinbeingpartof?

–Whatarethetalents/expertiseyoucanbringtoyourteam?

–Whyareyouleavingyourcurrentschool?

–Whatdidyoulikethemostaboutyourcurrentschool?

–Whatwasthemostdifficultthingaboutyourcurrentschool?

–Howwouldyouimplementtheschool’scorevaluesintoyourclassroom?

–Whatareyourthoughtsoncollaborationwithotherstaff?

Country/CitySpecific

–Whydoyouwanttolivein__________（country）?

–Tellmewhatyoualreadyknowaboutthecountryandculture.

–Whatkindsofthingsdoyouliketodooutsideofschool?

–Doyouhaveanyconcernsaboutmovingtothiscountry?

TheEndoftheInterview

–Isthereanythingelseyoufeelthatyouwantmetoknowaboutyou,thatwehaven’thadachancetotalkabout?

–Doyouhaveanyquestionsforus?

Questionstoaskduringtheinterview:

Whatarethenationalitiesofthestudentbody?

Whatisthepercentageofeachnationality?

Howmanystudentsareintheschoolandwhatareclasssizes?

Howmanycurrentforeignteachersareworkingforthem?

ArestudentsadmittedwithlittleornoEnglishskills?

Whatpercentageoftheteachersrenewstheircontractforathirdorfourthyear?

Whatexpectationsarethereforteacherparticipationbeyondtheregularschoolday?

Whatisthefrequencyoffacultymeetings,committeemeetingsandothermeetingsteachersmustattendonaweeklybasis?

Howlongistheschoolyear?

Whenareholidays/breaks?

（youshouldbeabletofindthisontheschoolwebsite,butifyoucan’t,thenask）.

Areteachingmaterialsreadilyavailable?

Technology?

Internet?

Whataretheclassroomslike?

Desksforeverystudent?

Doteachersusechalkboardsoraprojectionsystem?

HowinvolvedareparentsandthePTO?

Doteachersworktogether?

Doestheadministrationsidewithteachersorparents?

Isthecurriculumopenorclosed?

Doteachershavefreedomintheclassroomwhenapproachingthelessons?

HowmuchtimedoIgetwithmystudents?

Whatisthedresscodeattheschoolforteachersandstudents?

Whatsupportservicesareprovidedtostudents?

Isthecurriculumalignedwithparticularstandards?

I’mveryinterestedinbuildingmyskillsasateacher.Whatstaffdevelopmentopportunitiesareoffered?

Howisthereadingprogramorganized?

Whatnewprogramsoractivitiesarebeingconsideredforthecomingyear?

Howwouldyoudescribetheatmosphereandcultureatyourschool?

Whydopeopleliketoworkatyourschool?

Isthereayearlybudgetprovidedforcontinuingeducation/professionaldevelopment?

PersonQuestions:

Howsafeistheareawhereyouwillbelivingandhowsafeisthecityingeneral?

Whatwillhousingbelike?

Whatisthelevelofhealthcareinthecountry?

Howlongwillittaketogettoschool?

Whatdoteachersdoweekendsandafterschool?

Doestheteachersalarycoveralllivingexpenses?

Areforeignemployeeswelcomed?

Whatisthesociallifelikebothattheschoolandlocalcommunity?

Isthemailsystemreliable?

CanIeasilysendandreceivepackages?

Howeasyisittotravelwithinandoutofthecountry?

BePreparedforToughInterview Questions

Credentials,enthusiasmandaburningdesiretoteachoverseasdescribesnearly100%ofrecruiting-faircandidates.So,howdoyousetyourselfabovethebarwithsomanyhighcalibercandidatescompetingforthesamepositions?

ADirector’sgutfeelingabouthowyou’llfitintoandadapttotheirschoolandgeographicallocationcertainlyplaysabigpartinthedecision-makingprocess.Forsomehardshiplocations,a“goodfit”maybemoreimportantthanactualyearsofteachingexperienceandadvanceddegrees.Butwhenitcomestocompetingforthemostdesirableschools,youranswerstosomeunexpectedinterviewquestionscaneasilymakeorbreakthedeal:

Tellmeaboutyourself.What’syourgreatestcontributiontoyourlastschool?

IfIwalkedintoyourclassroom,whatwouldIsee?

HowwillyourpastorcurrentDirectordescribeyouwhenIdialthemup?

Howwouldyourstudentsdescribeyou?

Teachmesomethingrightnow!

What’sthelastarticleorbookyoureadonteaching?

Whicheducationaljournalsdoyousubscribeto?

Tellmeaboutaconflictyouresolved.

Answeringtoughinterviewquestionsissomethingyoudefinitelydon’twanttodoimpromptu.Ofcourse,ifyou’rethrownacurveballyouhavetoswingatit,butanticipatingandhoningyouranswerstopossibleinterviewquestionsisobviouslythebestwaytoprepareforasuccessfulinterview.YoujustmightbeTeacheroftheYearmaterialbutifyoucan’tconvincetheinterviewerofthat,allisfornaught.

10thingsinternationalschoolslookforwhenhiringnewteachers

Publishedon17thNovember,2014byAndrewWigford.Publishedin ForCandidates / TICNews

Areyouconsideringteachinginaninternationalschool?

Here'sourlistofthetop10qualitiesschoolslookforintheirteachers!

Therearemanyinternationalschoolsconsideredtobeamongstthemostprogressiveandwell-respectedschoolsintheworld.Butdon’tbedauntedbythat.Theyneedgreatteachers,andgoodschoolswillsupporttheirteacherstobecomepartoftheirlearning-focusedethos. Sowhatdotheseschoolslookforwhenhiringnewteachers?

Herearethetop10qualitiesthatmostinternationalschoolslookforintheteacherstheyhire:

Enthusiasticteacherswholoveworkingwithyoungpeople

Nothingcompareswithyourpassionforlearningandteaching.Soifyou’reenthusiasticandcommittedtomeetingthelearningneedsofeachandeverystudent,you’rehalfwaythere.

Responsibleteacherswhodotheirresearch

Findingtherightschoolisimportant,forbothyouandyouremployer.Showthatyouhavedoneyourresearch,thatyouknowtheschool,itsfocus,itsphilosophy. Demonstratethatyouhavethoughtseriouslyaboutthelocation,howyou’llrespondtothemove,andhowyou’llcopewithleavinghome.Bepreparedtoexplainwhyyouwanttomoveabroad.

Teacherswhoareinternationallyminded

Youmaybechoosingtoliveandworkinalocationverydifferenttoyourhomecountry,andwithinacultureverydifferenttoyourhomeculture.Youwillbeworkingwithstudentsandfamiliesfrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds,andwithteachersandschoolstaffwhohaveverydifferenttrainingandexperiencetowhatyoumaybeusedto.Youmustbewillingtoacceptandvaluedifferences,torespectthecountryyouarelivingandworkinginandtobetrulyinternationallyminded,inandoutofwork.

Flexibleteacherswhoareabletoadapt

Internationalschoolsvarydramatically–inlocation,size,studentintake,staffing,curriculum,philosophy,andmore.Thebestinternationalteachersarewillingandeagertoadapt,andtoembracenewcircumstancesandunexpectedchallenges.

Teacherswhohavemuchtooffer

Ifyoucanteacharangeofsubjectsoragegroups,andhavespecialistskills,you’llstandoutfromthecrowdandbearealasset.

Teacherswhowanttobefullyinvolvedinthelifeoftheschool

Internationalschoolsaremorethanjustplacesofeducation.Manystudentsandstaffareexpatriatesandturntotheschoolastheir‘family’.Itisthesocialhubandthesourceforextra-curricularactivities;forthestudents,staffandtheirfamilies.Schoolsarelookingforteacherswhoarehappytogetfullyinvolvedinschoollifeanditscommunity.

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