In last week’s episode, I asked you to examine your current job situation to see if there were more things causing you stress than things that brought you joy. One solution might be changing your scenery, such as switching schools or even districts, which would mean a teacher interview is in your future. Or even if you’re a beginning teacher looking for their first teaching job, this episode is for you!
One request I get a lot is to share my teacher interview tips, which is exactly what I’m going to share in today’s episode. To help get you ready and confident to nail your job interview, I’m sharing four tips and giving specific examples of what each of these four tips entails and how to impress the interview team.
Additionally, teacher interviews are moving towards interviewing candidates performing mock lessons as part of their interview process. If this is a new concept for you, I share what these mock lessons look like and the different components you should display in your lesson. I also give you three mock lesson ideas that show your skills as a science educator that will also engage students.
Interviewing for a job can make you nervous and anxious, but I want you to feel confident and ready to tackle your next teacher interview. So whether you’re a new teacher looking for their first job or a veteran teacher looking to try out a new school or district, these job interview tips and mock lesson ideas will help you land the job!
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Show Notes: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/episode122
128. Admin Appreciation - The Best Ways My Admin Ever Supported Me
127. Teaching AP Chemistry With Guest Zach Matson
126. Teaching AP Environmental Science With Guest Ashton Allgood
125. Teaching AP Biology With Guest Beth Hines
124. Teaching AP Physics With Guest Laura Preiser
123. What to Do When You Care More Than Your Students Do
121. Burned Out? When It’s Time to Make a Change
120. How to Cut Your Grading Time in Half
119. Increasing Retention - How to Get Students to Remember Dense Topics
118. CER: What It Is, and Why I Never Explicitly Taught It
117. How to Prep for a Long-Term Substitute Who Doesn’t Teach Science
116. Behind Schedule? What to Do and How to Prevent It in the Future
115. How to Act Confident When You’re Not
114. How to Bounce Back After You Mess Up
113. What to Do When You Have No Energy - Truths for the Classroom
112. What to Do When You Have No Energy - Systems for the Home
111. Priorities and Boundaries in the New Year
110. How to Manage a Classroom of Apathetic Students
109. 10 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Reflect Over Your Course Sequence
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