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Elementary Teacher Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Elementary Teacher interview, here are 50 interview questions and answer examples.

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Question 1 of 50

What was your most rewarding experience during student teaching?

Think back to a time during your student teaching in which you felt accomplished. Provide the appropriate amount of context for the interviewer and explain the situation. Think critically about exactly what made you feel accomplished and how that validated you as a teacher.

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50 Elementary Teacher Interview Questions & Answers

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  • Accomplishment

    1. What was your most rewarding experience during student teaching?

  • Accomplishment

    2. What are you most proud of?

  • Adaptability

    3. How do you feel about computers in the classroom?

  • Adaptability

    4. How do you encourage students to learn? Can a student be forced to learn?

  • Adaptability

    5. It seems like there is never enough time to cover the curriculum or to get children to master content and skills. Would you comment on that?

  • Adaptability

    6. What techniques do you use to keep students actively involved during a lesson?

  • Adaptability

    7. How would you apply technology to enhance daily instruction and increase student learning?

  • Adaptability

    8. What activities has technologies replaced in your lessons, if any?

  • Ask The Interviewer

    9. Do you have any questions for me?

  • Behavioral

    10. How would you rank these in importance and why? Planning, discipline, methods, evaluation.

  • Career Goals

    11. What challenges are you looking for in a position?

  • Career Goals

    12. Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?

  • Communication

    13. How can you tell that a person is a good listener?

  • Communication

    14. If a student said she thought you were the worst teacher she ever had, what would you say?

  • Compatibility

    15. What is your philosophy towards work?

  • Compatibility

    16. Do you believe you should build rapport with students? If yes, how?

  • Competency

    17. Are you comfortable with the use of technology in the classroom?

  • Creative Thinking

    18. Are you constantly searching for things you can show, tell, or demonstrate to students? Tell us about a recent discovery or something new you found.

  • Creative Thinking

    19. How will you instruct students with varying abilities?

  • Diligence

    20. How closely do you follow your plans?

  • Discovery

    21. Why are you the best person for this job?

  • Discovery

    22. What is your greatest strength?

  • Discovery

    23. Was there a person in your life who really made a difference?

  • Discovery

    24. Are you a positive and energetic person?

  • Discovery

    25. What do you like to do in your spare time?

  • Diversity

    26. What experience have you had with students from culturally diverse backgrounds?

  • Education

    27. What's the last book you read?

  • Experience

    28. Give me examples of ideas you've had and implemented?

  • Experience

    29. Can you tell me about a time when you had to step into the role of a caregiver, and what you learned from that experience?

  • Experience

    30. What are your computer skills? What computer software have you used?

  • Job Satisfaction

    31. Why did you decide to become a teacher?

  • Job Satisfaction

    32. What attracted you to this school?

  • Leadership

    33. If I were your principal and we were setting goals for next year, what would they be?

  • Leadership

    34. What do you feel are the most important factors in classroom management?

  • Leadership

    35. Do you prefer to do long term or short term plans? How do you plan for instruction?

  • Leadership

    36. What are the qualities of a good leader? A bad leader?

  • Problem Solving

    37. If a student came to you and said, 'None of the other students like me,' what would you tell them?

  • Problem Solving

    38. What would you tell a parent who complained about their child not having enough homework?

  • Problem Solving

    39. How do you overcome a difficult problem?

  • Problem Solving

    40. If students were having difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

  • Problem Solving

    41. What would you do if 50% of a class did poorly on a test?

  • Problem Solving

    42. How do you deal with an unmotivated student?

  • Scenario Based

    43. Are you an empathetic person? Give an example.

  • Scenario Based

    44. If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?

  • Scenario Based

    45. Tell me about some specific motivational strategies you use to get students excited about a project.

  • Stress

    46. How do you handle stressful situations?

  • Teamwork

    47. Are you a team player?

  • Trust

    48. How do you feel when a student fails?

  • Trust

    49. What are your weaknesses?

  • Trust

    50. What would you do if your Principal made a decision you did not like?