How to Answer: What changes do you make to your lesson plans each year?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Teacher job interview.
26. What changes do you make to your lesson plans each year?
What You Need to Know
The interviewer wants to know whether you adapt your lesson plans annually or if you keep them the same. This question is one you'll want to prepare for thoroughly beforehand, as it'll be difficult to answer on the spot. Think about what hasn't worked for your classes and what you did to change that.
Areas of change could be:
- Testing methods
- Percentages required for tests
- The scope of projects
- Levels of group participation
- Assessments
- Changing the seating plan to fit learning styles
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Entry Level Example
"I think it's important to switch up lesson plans annually, or even when you see that something doesn't work well. It's important because students will often have shorter attention spans and they need to feel like most days offer something unique."
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Answer Example
"Each year I make small tweaks to include the most news-worthy events as well as reflect the latest in entertainment and pop culture. Teens these days are celebrity obsessed, and what better way to keep their attention than to incorporate those interests. I also look for new apps to give them as learning resources, and those do change frequently."
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Experienced Example
"Each year I will make changes to my lesson plans that include more recent news-worthy topics for group discussions. I also change up my tests every year, so there is no risk of test sharing with the upcoming grades. Also, I like to change my seating plans a few times per year to encourage my students to make new connections with students they may not have talked to otherwise."
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