Special Ed Teacher Interview Questions and Tips for Success

Hi everyone, I'm a noodle-like IO here, helping

teacher

s survive and thrive in

special

education. In this video, I'll help you with seven practice

questions

for your

special

education job

interview

plus seven things you should never say. I guarantee you this. It will help you get a job and start your journey in special education, so let's start right, before we start, why should you practice

interview

ing anyway? I mean, what's the point? Well it turns out there are very good reasons, the number one reason is that most people in an interview will make decisions about you within the first five minutes, so you can sit through a thirty minute interview and they have already decided. in the first five minutes whether or not they want him to stay, so those first five minutes are not crucial and practice will give you a bit of polish.

I promise reason number two is because you may only get one chance at this job. This interview could be your make or break, so put in the time and do it right. Reason number three is that there are some patterns and what the interview team is going to ask you and there are also some things they want you to say, so why not think about those things and have some answers prepared before you go into the interview. interview so you can make decisions? I'm sure you're hitting on the most important points, reason number four is that teams don't always hire the

teacher

with the most experience or the best references, sometimes they hire a teacher based on how they feel they will fit on the team, so you want to make sure in your interview that you're doing your best so they know you're a good fit and reason number five, hey, if you're sitting right now without a teaching job, you don't have anything better to do.

Do you need to commit and ask these practice interview

questions

? Alright guys, let's start right. I need you to accept this. Let's pretend it's time for the interview. I'll ask you seven questions and right after that I'll ask you the question I'm going to pause for a second or two so you have time to pause the video after you pause the video. I want you to go ahead and answer the question the way you wouldn't in the interview so you can really understand it. good practice, then I'll break down each of the seven questions and talk about some things you'll want to be sure to say and some things you'll never want to say so you can reevaluate what your answer will be like.

I went after it was all over. In fact, I suggest you go back and rewatch this video and go over those seven interview questions one more time so you can practice your new polished answer on each of the seven questions. Don't skip doing it cold the first time because that cold practice will allow you to think quickly and get that responsiveness that you want to have during your interview. Alright, let's start this interview. Question number one. Tell us a little about yourself. Question number two. experiences you have had in your life that have helped you prepare for this job question number three how do you incorporate routines and procedures into your classroom question number four how do you plan to effectively include students with significant disabilities in your classroom instruction question number five how do you handle conflicts within your teaching team?

Question number six in your first year on campus. What do you anticipate will be your biggest challenges? Question number seven. Do you have any questions you would like to ask us? Well, how did he do it? Leave a comment below right now and let me know which question you think was the hardest. If you weren't feeling confident or weren't exactly sure what to say, then you'll want to watch us break down those seven questions. Question number one. Tell us a little about yourself. I love this first question because it comes up over and over again in interviews.

Interview teams want to know something about you that isn't written on your resume. Furthermore, we know that the first minutes of an interview are essential for the team to get to know you, so this first question is very important. You want to have something polished and prepared so the interview team hears something that gives them an idea of ​​you as a person, not just regurgitating your CV form that's right in front of them. of them, so have something ready so you can share information about yourself and also put a little personality in your answer, no matter what, don't do this, oh, okay, then no, yes, question number two, What experiences have you had in your life that have helped you prepare?

For this job another big question: what experiences have you had that prepared you for this job? One of the things the interview team looks for is that you understand that teaching is about relationships. They want to hear how you have built relationships in the past and how that has better prepared you for the classroom after having highlighted the relationship building techniques you have acquired, also talk about the educational experiences that make you a better teacher, what become the best employee and, finally, don't miss out on telling it. a story we want to make sure you remember the goal of this question which is to highlight the strengths you bring to the team no matter what don't do this yeah so my neighbor was special so if you want I just had something special . people around me question number three: how do you build routines and procedures in the classroom?

This is another great question that sounds like it's trying to discuss your personal strategies in the classroom, but it's actually a question like how do you build routines and procedures? classroom management style, so when you answer this question, you will want to talk about how you plan to maintain good classroom management with students with disabilities. As you respond, you'll want to highlight how you use research-based strategies such as visuals and consistency, as well as how you plan to remediate when the routines or procedures you've established aren't working, take this time to talk with what the management team can expect. many times if they find out that you can solve their own problems before they I've even started, you become a better candidate for the position no matter what, don't do this, so yeah, I just make sure my students keep going. the rules and then there are all kinds of procedures, Biber, that are following the rules, let me take a second. right now to remind you to subscribe and press the bell so you don't miss any new Moodle nook videos because you are going to nail this interview with the teacher and those videos will help you with

tips

, tricks, tools and strategies so that you survive and thrive. especially in question number four, how do you plan to effectively include students with significant disabilities in your classroom instruction?

So how do you plan to include students with significant disabilities in your instruction? The team really wants to know how you are going to structure your class. include students at multiple levels, which is how most special education classrooms are made up, so how are you going to meet the needs of high- and low-ability students? You may want to mention how general behavior is managed and also how the classroom is organized so that you can ensure that all students are included, last but not least talk about how you will effectively use staff and resources such as technology, to ensure that all students have access and are included.

The only thing you will never want to say is that this is how it is. Correct question number five, how do you handle conflict within your teaching team when interviewing? This is one of my favorite questions because there is always that one person on the team who likes to get into the thick of things and have gossip and drama, so this question about how do you handle conflict is really about highlighting how you maintain open lines of communication within your team and really strive to keep the team together. Mention that you don't like drama or gossip, that's just not how you behave because teams like to hear that.

You're not going to fuel whatever mess is already happening on their campus. Try talking about what you actually do when conflict occurs. Maybe you mean that you listen and work to find common ground so you can keep moving forward. Remember to highlight that it's all about the students and not the adults, what you don't want to do is say this, you know, sometimes haters just have to hate and I try not to let that stress me out at all. Question number six in your first year. campus What do you think will be your biggest challenges? It's easy to leave this question on the table.

When this question comes up, it's important to take a second and talk about what the schools' accountability goals and goals are so you can talk about how you can contribute to the overall

success

of the team and campus. You also want to take this opportunity to talk about building strong community and relationships with parents and students so that your campus can see that relationships are important and the last thing you want. What you need to do is emphasize that you want to support your team and build a solid foundation for the kids. Remember a lot about what a team hires for, how they think you're going to fit within the team and on campus, how you're going to contribute. your school culture, so take this time to talk about how you can contribute.

The last thing you want to do is say something like this, yeah, so I'm just trying to figure out who the interesting people are and where the bathrooms are and stuff. find out what the layout of the building is like, yes definitely question number seven, do you have any questions you would like to ask us, of course you have questions, there are always questions to ask, don't walk away from this last final question without doing anything . One of the questions you can ask is when the team will make their hiring decision, that way you know exactly how long you'll be waiting on pins and needles to find out what they decided.

Another great question to ask is what do you think will be the hardest part for a new teacher joining your team. You may have several offers here and you'll want to know if this campus is where you really want to be. Another big question is what expectations do you have for your new employee and how. They are going to measure the

success

of the new teachers again. You want to know if this campus will also be right for you. It's not just one-sided here and the one thing you never want to do is say this, no, no questions asked.

Well, yes, did you find this video useful? I certainly hope so. I hope it helps you land your next teaching job. If it helped you, hit the like button and don't forget it. It's hard and getting a job as a teacher can be even harder, but Know what you've got, okay all of you, this is IO here with the appearance of Moodle reminding you to stay strong and teach, see you next time.