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Inteview Fbla Notes
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Inteview Fbla Notes
Interview Questions
Introduction question:
● Please tell us about yourself, particularly focusing on what professional experiences make you
an excellent candidate for the position.
Core Values:
● Collaboration
○ Tell me about a time where you collaborated with others to accomplish a goal.
● Engagement
○ Describe a time where you were unsuccessful in trying to motivate a student. Why were
you unsuccessful and how did you respond?
○ Tell me about a time where you were involved in a new initiative?
○ How would you respond to a new initiative that you didn’t agree with or believe in?
● Innovation
○ Tell me about a time where you tried something new in a classroom. Describe how you
came about the idea and how well it worked for you.
○ Describe a time where a school or other organization implemented something new and
how you dealt with it.
● Leadership
○ Give two examples of things you have done in previous jobs that demonstrate your
ability to lead by example.
○ If I were to ask colleagues of yours what your two greatest strengths are, what would
they say? What would they say is an area that you are still growing in?
● Relationships
○ Describe a time where a parent was upset with something you’ve done in your
classroom, how did you respond?
○ How do you want your students to see you as a teacher? How do you want your peers
to see you as a member in the building.
○ What is an acceptable number of failures for your class?
1 question on Teaching Philosophy to be written on one page of blank paper in the language they are
teaching.
Have teachers give a 15 minute lesson teaching us a beginning lesson in their language.
Considering our district mission, vision and Considering our district mission, vision and
values, identify driving forces that would values, identify preventing forces that would
indicate this person as a strong candidate. indicate this person is not a strong candidate.
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The format of the interview process will begin with questions related to our district’s core values for
teachers: Collaboration, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, and Relationships. During this process you
will be asked to provide one oral answer to a question using the foreign language you plan to teach.
Then, you will be given 15 minutes to teach the three of us a lesson on your foreign language, as you
would to a first year student in the high school. At the end you will be asked to complete a written
answer to a question in one page or less again using the foreign language you plan to teach. Attached is
the job posting for your reference.
Please do not hesitate to contact either Wade, Kali, or I if you have any questions. We look forward to
meeting with you Saturday the 8th!
Sincerely,
Andy Eckert
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Qualified applicants should upload the following materials: Cover letter, updated resume, minimum of
three references, college transcripts and copy of license. Apply and upload materials to www.dcps.org