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Every student can be difficult at some time. The key is to look beyond the actions and find the reason.

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I feel confident that I can offer help and support to them to help modify their behavior.

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Be patient.

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Interview Answer #4

Listen. Be Compassionate, sometimes they just need someone to understand them.

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Interview Answer #5

I feel all children need a chance to be heard. They need to be in a safe and caring environment, in my classroom.

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It can be unnerving sometimes but we're all humans. We can't be perfect all the time. I'm sure children with disabilities get so frustrated when they try so hard

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Interview Answer #7

I find it to be challenging but rewarding.

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Interview Answer #8

I think is especially rewarding because of this and I feel that having a lot of patience is necessary.

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I think is especially rewarding because of this and I feel that having a lot of patience is necessary.

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Interview Answer #10

I keep their difficult circumstance in mind when students exhibit difficult behaviors because it will more than likely influence the behavior. I enjoy working with children and helping them to do their best in spite of any negative circumstances they may face by maintaining a positive and nurturing attitude toward them and by being flexible. If a student is having a particularly difficult day, I may give them a bit of a break or extra rewards.

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I enjoy helping children to be successful and to do their best. I try to get to know the children that I work with as much as possible so that I can help them as much as I can. Helping children to overcome difficulties and be successful is something I have been doing for most of my professional working career. I find it rewarding. The challenges that students bring with them inspires me to do all that I can to help them.

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Interview Answer #12

I find it a challenge in a positive way. Working in this kind of circumstance will allow me to use my determination and willingness to persevere to be an example to my students while guiding them through the difficulty they are experiencing.

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Interview Answer #13

Working with such might be challenging but understanding and empathizing with them, and not feeling sorry for them and makes teaching them.

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Interview Answer #14

Ok. i will what is is their problem first before i can do something.

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Interview Answer #15

I feel good when i can help those students because we all sometimes need help in learning something while dealing with a difficult situation.

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I don't consider it as a difficult situation, instead I consider it as a challenge that I need to surpass

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I have worked in the education and charity sectors working with children with diverse sets of children with wide range of needs. Therefore I am able to work with children of all abilities as I am flexable and adaptable to different settings.I am able to use my own intiative, organised and think on my feet in unexpected situations. I am able to build good relationships with all children, adults and parents.

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Because teaching is a second career, I feel most schools would find me more mature and more experienced than most new teachers, bringing more life experiences and general skills to the table. I am an incredibly hard worker, highly organized, and skilled at building successful working relationships with all kinds of people. I also bring with me leadership qualities, all of which will bring success in the classroom.

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Being a special needs teacher for more than 4 years, my experiences in this field contributed to the skill I possess by knowing how to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the students to maximize learning and make learning as meaningful to them as possible.

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Even though I have been in this field for over 5 years, I am still very passionate about learing new strategies/reserches on working with students with autism. My experience working at the small NPS gave me great deal of opportunites to attend workshops and trainings. I have a great deal of experience with AAC, students with behaviors, analyzing/writing behavior support plans, etc. Worked for a small school, I got to have chances to work with different age levels of students. I worked with K through 8 with various challenges.

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I have a diverse background of experience and the strength of age.

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I think what makes me stand out above other applicants is my positive attitude towards life and my overall passion towards student success. There are many qualified candidates in the field of education, but I am not only qualified, but also love being able to help others reach a goal that perhaps they thought was unattainable, and by helping students in any circumstance realize their potential in every aspect of their life.

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I have an undergraduate degree in art education. I use art lessons to reinforce what we are currently using in the classroom and to address iep needs. I am a hard worker and dedicated educator. I always put the students' needs first and make sure that are getting the most out of a day at school.

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Interview Answer #8

I have a set of stilts at home.

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I have been impacting students life in a positive way for the pass 10 years by helping them to become productive citezens.

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Interview Answer #10

I stand out among other applicants bec. I believe having the experience working with children with

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I stand out from the other applicants because I have a personal vested interest in special education, other than it being my career. I have my own child who has a learning disability and what this brings to me as a special education teacher is that I have a much broader perspective from the parent's point of view.

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Interview Answer #12

The patience I havee to work with students with special needs.

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Interview Answer #13

I am a hard worker, have the urge to help people, i am a leader

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Interview Answer #14

What a stupid question. How can I measure myself against the competition when I don't know who they are. It's not as if you will let me have a copy of their CVs (which is illegal) so I can highlight advantages over them. I can talk about me till the cows come home but thats not really answering the question.

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Interview Answer #1

I had one customer she iwas yelling i tried every thig with her then i call my manager.

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Interview Answer #2

My mother passed away 12 years ago and that was very difficult. I felt a lot of comfort in the support of my family, friends and church.

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Interview Answer #3

What do you hope to accomplish in your career over the next five years?

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I prayed

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Interview Answer #1

An IEP is an Idividualized Education Plan, which is created to meet the needs of a child with a disability. It explains how the child learns and how we can help the child to learn more effectively. A CSE is the comittee who decides if the child is eligible for services based on an evaluation of the student's abilities and needs. If a student is eligible, the CSE will implement an IEP based on the evalaution to best meet the needs of the child

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Iep is an individualized educational plan.

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Individual educational plan child study evaluation.

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An IEP is provided for student with disability under the IDEA guideline. Student who after careful evaluation cannot function adequately in regular a classroom. IEP allows for modification and accommodation.

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An IEP is an Individual Education Plan which is designed to meet the unique educational needs of a child with a disability. It describes how the child learns, demonstrates learning and how we can help the child to learn more effectively. the difference between IEP and CSE is that CSE is when parents have chance to input in the education of the child .

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Interview Answer #1

I believe I am very good at building positive and successful working relationship. I am also highly organized.

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Interview Answer #2

Collabaration and differentiation.

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Interview Answer #3

Hard worker nad flexilble love working with kids.

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Interview Answer #4

My greatest strengths are flexibility and professionalism.

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Interview Answer #5

yup

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Interview Answer #6

I am hard worker puncutal flexible.

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Interview Answer #7

I lifted a car once and another time picked up a grand piano

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I am a self starter and I work hard to meet the needs of my students. I am not afraid to ask questions. I ask for help, input, or suggestions from others.

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Interview Answer #2

Because of my excellent leadership skills and versatility. I am confident in my ability to represent the school/district in a professional and dignified manner. I pride myself in my ability to collaborate with others for the success of the students. My experience educating students with such a broad range of disabilities, across different environments makes me confident that I will be a great edition to your team.

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I am a team player. I am efficient and organized. I am calm under pressure. I never lose sight of the vision or goal.

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Your job description is suited for for my qualifications and my experience as an inclusive educator, i work hard as team playe.

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Interview Answer #5

yoy should hire me because i know how to work independently,knows how to prioritize and delegate important task.My skills will help you specially sharing and transferring my knowledge to your institution.

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Interview Answer #6

Because I'm Awesome. The question should why should not.

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Interview Answer #7

Beccause i like the atmosphere i love kids beig around with me i love theor smile.

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Interview Answer #8

I will be an asset to the profession. I am capable of helping individual students achieve their goal.

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Interview Answer #9

I am the best candidate you have. I am knowledeable,, dedicated to the field, and I am totally invested into the community, the school and the students.

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Interview Answer #10

Because I am pasionate about helping people.

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I had a student start swearing at me during class. I did not get upset. I very calmly said "I can see that you are upset. Please step into the hall and take a few minutes and we can talk when you are ready. I did not send the student to the dean, and felt by not doing so I was not further aggravating the situation. I was also able to then get the student to calmy speak to me, which I felt helped me to earn trust with the student.

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Interview Answer #2

Approaching calmly, and speaking softly aids in calming a person down. I have been in numerous incidents working in a high school setting and the one thing not to do is to come across yelling and judgmental. Take the student away from the issue and walk them done to the office.

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Interview Answer #3

I've been in this situation many times. I tell them they are not allowed to hit me, the desk, others or throw things. They can go away from everyone to calm down and I will check on them. I have emotion charts where they can fill in how angry they are on a scale and write about what is bothering them. Many times I am able to help once I know why they needed to be calmed down.

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Yes I had to calm persons down before. the individual needed help in learning how to express their emotions by talking calmly instead of yelling.

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Patience, organization, and resilience

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Patience, humor, classroom management and communication skills.

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Being totally invested in their education. You have to love kids to want to be a teacher.

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Not being fluent in spanish and

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Big heart and.

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Explain differentence instractions

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My little toe and being ticked

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I thought it would be challenging working with autistic children ever since I watched a program on TV and they found success with giving the autistic child a dog.

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I have had several great role models in education over the last few years...some teachers and some administrators and I have learned many things from all of them. But, my greatest role models typically come from the students I work with. They teach me the greatest patience, courage, and resilience that I could ever hope to have.

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Genetically modify goats

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Read historical novels and/or take care of household duties.

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I would mark progress based on previous years as opposed to comparing school to school. Not every school faces the same academic challenges making AYP an impossible measuring stick.

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It depends upon the situation in which I am feeling stressed. If I felt stressed in a classroom, to the point of which I concerned myself, I would either syep out of the room for a moment, leaving the students with an aide or - if I were alone - would tell the students that I needed a moment and ask them to read quietly for 5-10 minutes.

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I had my friend son who is autistic and i do volunteer at my kids school.

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Every single one has inspired me. Their tenacity and strength. Their individuality and resiliance. And their big hearts. Awe inspiring.

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Yes. I was working as an aide

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I like seeing my students achieve. Oftentimes, our students are left out and seeing them progress is a great reward.

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I like being able to see students achieve. Often times, special education students are left out and being able to see them progress is a great reward.

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I want to see every student succeed in some way, no matter how big or small. If I fail to see that happen, despite my sincere best efforts, I will take that very seriously.

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Nothing...I look forward to the rewards of seeing my students achieve.

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nothing i love kids

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During my freetime, i do things which is very important in my life.

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Tell them he is your friend work as a team member.

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By understanding and hearing their concerns, sharing IEP goals, information regarding the students' disability, ask how I can help collaborate with modifications of work or ensuring accommodations are being provided, doing my best to provide literature and research regarding the disability, work with the student on procedures and policies for the general education teacher.

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I would be able to helpnother teachers by providing assitcne t

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I am always 10-15 minutes early for work. I have a personal motto of under promising and over delivering. I take immense pride in my personal work and turn in nothing less than my best and I never make a promise I can not keep. If there is any doubt, I explain that up front.

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Describe a situation where his/her dependability showed through

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go and ask them

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