Applying for Teaching Positions (What You Really Want to Know)
At the Niagara University teaching education conference a session entitled 'Applying for Teaching Positions (What You Really Want to Know)' was available for teacher candidates to take part in.
Some memorable moments from this conference based on interviewing and applying for teaching positions were as follows:
Frame your answers to their questions. Having an opening including your personal philosophy and beliefs is important. Shape the story you are telling to answer their questions. Include examples of how you have practiced specific concepts in a classroom setting. Always remember to have a conclusion to your answers…no 'um yeah(s).'
Wondering what questions to ask at the end of an interview? Tell the interviewers what qualities you have to offer that would make you best suited for the job and ask them if you conveyed this during your interview? OR research the school beforehand and inquire about some of the events/clubs that you found interesting and unique.
After an interview - here is what to do! Email the interviewee i.e. principal or administration to thank them for their time. It is a nice gesture and it shows your interest. Didn't get the job? Ask for your feedback so that you can improve for your next interview. Consider to yourself what your strengths and weaknesses were and evaluate what to improve on for next time.
Something that my placement teacher, during the Fall term, and I discussed in detail was AQ's and ABQ's that were available and what I was interested in. During my time as a student teacher my opinions altered on what I wanted to further study and what I was interested in. Something that Mrs. Epstein touched on signing up for A(B)Q courses. Her advice to us? Sign up for what you are actually interested in and choose courses appropriately! If you have zero desire to become a special education teacher, do not sign up for an AQ in special education. This could result in you being placed in a classroom where you will not be interested in the work you are completing. Focus on what you like and what you envision yourself teaching in the future.
Colleen@NUO-Professional Seminar in Elementary Education - EDU 491
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