Resource Interview Questions

Name:_________________________ Date:________ Phone:___________

1. Please take a few minutes to review your educational background and career path, specifically as it
relates to this position.

2. What are the key components to a successful IEP meeting?

3. Describe your role in working with paraprofessionals. Give an example of a positive experience
you had working with a paraprofessionalwhat made it positive?

4. Tell about a time you had a challenging experience how did you resolve it.

5. How do you align your instruction with general education curriculum and standards?
(Choose one these questions)
a. Describe a typical reading lesson in your classroom
b. Describe a typical math lesson in your classroom
c. Describe a typical social skills lesson in your classroom

6. How do you decide how much service a student should receive and where the service should take
place?

7. Situation: Share an experience working with a student with challenging behaviors and highlight
any research-based strategies you used to support the student across settings.

8. How do you know if students are benefiting from your instruction?

9. What methods do you use for data collection? How do you use the data?

10. Situation: You are co teaching in an inclusion classroom and when you review assessment data
you become aware that several of the African American students are not achieving at the same rate
as other students in the classroom. How do you proceed?

11. What skills and qualities to you find to be most helpful in collaborating with teachers and other
adults?

12. How do you effectively communicate with team members, families and students?

13. What strengths would you bring to this role, what do you see as areas for continued professional
growth and development?

14. Do you have questions for us?