QUESTION 20 OF 30

How have you changed your teaching style in the last two years?

A teaching style is always morphing into something new. The interviewer wants to see how you are still learning as an educator. Give a specific example to your style developing through the years.

"My teaching style has developed over the last two years in the realm of classroom management. At first, I had limited protocols in place to manage my students. It was organized chaos, at best. After working with another colleague, I was able to fine tune my classroom management skills to better my students' classroom experience."

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Anonymous Answer

We are always changing as teaching and growing in our craft. I was a bit more strict with my middle schoolers while building relationships. In elementary, I definitely wanted to build relationships and find out that music is fun.

Marcie's Feedback

In what ways were you more strict? Why did you feel the need to be stricter with the older kids? Be careful about implying that you were dispassionate and/or unkind. Why do you believe you should act differently with elementary-age children? Also, you might consider emphasizing your teaching style and how it has evolved more than your personal connection with students. Did you used to be less hands-on, for instance, but have become more involved as the years have gone by? Have you changed the teaching method you follow because you've found that one is more effective than another?

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