Principal Mock Interview
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Question 14 of 27
Tell me about your education.
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Audra Kresinske is an educator with over 7 years experience teaching English and employment readiness skills.
The interviewer wants to learn more about your path to becoming a principal. Share the journey of your formal education and any other trainings or certifications you've acquired along the way. It wouldn't hurt to share any resources you use to stay on top of current trends, programs, or ideologies in education to demonstrate your desire to always be learning and growing.
Audra Kresinske is an educator with over 7 years experience teaching English and employment readiness skills.
"I attended undergrad at UCLA and earned my degree in Special Education. From there, I began teaching and six years later, I earned my master's degree in Educational Leadership from Marquette University. For the past three years, I've served as assistant principal and earned by IB certification. As part of my commitment to being a lifelong learner, I enroll in a summer college course every few years, leverage my community of friends in school leadership, meet with my mentor, and do a lot of reading."
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I earned my undergraduate degree in Music Education from Kansas City, Kansas Community College, and Florida A&M University. After graduation, I taught for a semester at FAMU and later pursued my master's in music education at Florida State University. I taught music education in middle and high school for four and five years, respectively. I earned my certification in Educational Leadership while teaching in high school and later became an assistant principal at the high school level for four years. I continued my commitment to lifelong learning by becoming an intern principal and later Principal at the middle school level. I earned my Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership in 2017. I continued my education by attending reading and math training, standards-based instruction workshops, teacher observation training, and a superintendent's Training academy.
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Great answer! You do a wonderful job of explaining all the education you have and how you went about obtaining it. Consider ending your response with a sentence that ties everything together by stating how you believe your educational background makes you the perfect fit for this role. Excellent job!
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