Candidate Name_____________ Date________________

2nd Grade Teacher Interview Questions

1. Tell us about yourself and your knowledge of our magnet program. How might being a teacher in a magnet
school with an elective program be different from teaching in a non-magnet school? Bob

2. What do you think makes for an effective literacy/reading program? How would you meet the instructional
needs of students needing varied levels of instruction? schmidt

3. What is your experience with the new EL and Letterland focus for 2nd grade and what are strengths or area of
need with this new curriculum? Anna

4. Describe a math lesson you have taught and how you differentiated for a range of learners. amanda M

5. What skills would you bring to our team? What would you want from us as team members? Daniel

6. What makes for an effective PLT? Carolyn

7. Explain the type of data you collect in your classroom and how you use it to inform your instruction.Anna

8. How do you meet diverse student needs? Explain how you would facilitate learning for LEP/ESL students as well
as modify a lesson to meet a student’s IEP goals. Bob

9. What value or challenges are there in having a racially or culturally diverse community of learners? What would
you need to think about in planning instruction for and working within this community? Daniel
10. When people discuss 21st century learning what does that look like in your classroom? What experience do you
have with remote learning? Amanda M

11. How do you communicate with parents and what role do they play in your classroom? Joyce

12. Can you share a time when you helped a struggling student? Followed by, how are they doing now? Carolyn

13. What is your discipline philosophy? What are some challenging students you’ve worked with and how have you
handled them? Anna

14. What question didn’t we ask you that you wished we asked or helps us to better understand who you are as an
educator? Joyce

15. What questions do you have for us? Bob