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Mathematics Teacher Interview Questions

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1. Could you give us a brief overview of your experience with mathematics?
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2. If I were a student coming to your class for the first day, could you describe my first
day experience? What could I loo forward to for !" minutes a day in your
classroom?
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#. $escribe what your classroom will loo lie if you attain this mathematics position.
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%. &al about the procedures you use for discipline in your classroom.
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1%. Is there a particular strategy or activity that you have seen to be successful, or
plan to implement, that you believe will be successful in improving mathematics
scores?
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'. What do you see as a positive and a negative to teaching remedial mathematics?
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(. What are your views on basic mathematics sills?
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). *ow do you use data to improve student learning?
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+. What type of professional development have you attended?
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1". Can you tell us about a time when a student,s wor did not meet your
expectations? What happened? *ow did you remedy the situation?
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11. Could you describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult student. What
happened? What did you do? *ow was the problem resolved?
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12. *ave you ever communicated with parents about their child? Imagine or recall a
time when you had to spea with a parent about their child. *ow would or did you
deal with this situation? What was the outcome?
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1#. When assessing student performance, what might be some ways you would
assess student performance? -lease give some specific examples.
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Is there any additional information you would lie us to now?
What .uestions do you have for us?