Math Teacher Mock Interview
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Question 5 of 30
Give an example of a situation in which you made math exciting for your students.
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Math can be challenging and boring at times, and the interviewer understands this. They ask you this question to gain insight into your creative thinking and communication skills to determine how you engage your students and make learning fun. Think of a situation in which you exercised your creativity through a game, simulation, a time when you brought your students outdoors, drew a picture, or played a video - anything to demonstrate that you can think outside the box.
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"One of the most exciting classes I remember is when I put the class into groups and used dominoes to teach them multiplication. It was active and you could see the students' eyes sparkle when they got the right answer. Some were just happy sitting on the ground lining up the dominoes. It was much more effective than doing board work."
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NCFTL - National Classroom Free Throw League
I had convinced my 7th-grade students that I started this big classroom free-throw league. Had pictures and an official emblem on the board. I divided the students into 4 teams, then had each student shoot 2 free throws using a mini basketball and a wastebasket. Students recorded the class results as fractions, percentages, and decimals. To understand the relationship among those 3 terms, and to, of course, see which team had the best Classroom Free Throw shooters. The kids had a lot of fun while showing an understanding of the learning target.
Linear Equation (Y mx b) Example - Having students graph the equation using their bodies.
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This does sound exciting! I may have enjoyed math growing up had we done activities like this :) Great example of your creative mind at work.
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