When have you worked with teachers to create a higher standard or a better way of teaching?
This question is designed to see how well you collaborate with teachers to achieve desired outcomes. Interviewers want to know that you understand the importance of teachers and the vast knowledge they have of the classroom. Show that you can collaborate well with the teachers on your roster.
"A couple of students from different classes had discipline issues, and I held a meeting with everyone to discuss the cases and how to work on them. We shared our experiences and success stories and came up with a communication workshop for those students instead of sending them to detention or suspending them."
"Recently, a group of teachers and I worked together to bridge some of the lesson plans from various classrooms. We wanted to add value to our classrooms to introduce a more holistic approach to teaching and learning. We implemented technology to help students stay on track and held peer work sessions before/after school where students could share their learnings."
"Once, I organized a professional development day for 14 teachers who taught the same subject. I wanted them to compare experiences and learn from each other. The teachers at my school benefitted from hearing other approaches to teaching."
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Anonymous Answer
I have worked with several teachers in my department and the reading and history departments and helped them to align the formatives that we give to the standards. This is extremely important because we need reliable data from the formatives we offer.
Lauren's Feedback
Great response (especially because this school is trying to improve reading and ELA scores). I assisted with sentence structure and minor edits.
I have partnered with several teachers across departments to create solid formatives. Formatives are vital in creating reliable data, so this collaboration was of utmost importance. I lead a cohort of teachers from the Reading and History Departments to create consistent formatives to improve and inform out standards.
