You can take a look at lots more of such questions, interview tips for teachers and advice under the category “Teacher Interview Questions”

• Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses.
• How do you keep yourself updated about new innovations in education?
• How would you handle a situation when a parent argues with you about something concerning their child?
• Which do you want to be a teacher?
• Tell something about your teaching experience?
• What have you done since you graduation?
• What grade would you prefer to teach. (Especially kindergarten is different from other grades)
• Tell me something about your instructional skills.
• Have you ever taught children with special needs?
• Tell me about your classroom discipline techniques.
• Why do you prefer to work in this district?
• What difficulties do you face while collaborating with other teachers?
• What do you plan to do on the first day in your class?
• Do you prefer humor or discipline?
• What are your views about classroom management.
• Certain situational questions about parents are asked.

• What has been your most challenging experience in the classroom?
• Do you think your preparation for teaching after graduation has been sound?
• How would you handle children from culturally diverse backgrounds?
• What do you like the most about teaching students. What has been your best experience?

• How would you improve reading skills in students?
• What are your views about team teaching?
• How can you use team teaching for better education?
• Your teaching Philosophy.
• How will you encourage parental involvement?
• How would you use technology and planning skills to enhance the education experience for students?
• How will you handle a misbehaving student in class?
• How will you handle a parent angry about his/her child’s grades?
• How do you maintain the communications with parents and other teachers?
• Tell me about one difficult moment when you faced an angry parent.
• How would you maintain the communication with the principal and keep him informed about how is everything going on?
• Which skills do you have which can benefit our school?

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• Tell me about yourself.
• What is the real reason that you want to become a teacher?
• Are you a risk taker type of person?
• Do you read books? What is the last book you read?
• Are you a positive thinker?
• Do you like reading books? Would you like to author a book?
• Rank the following in terms of importance. Planning, discipline, methods, evaluation.
• How do you handle the indisciplined students in the classroom?
• What is you are facing the board and a pencil hits you?
• What do you hate the most as a teacher?
• What do you like the most as a teacher? Your best experience.
• How do you feel if a student tells you, “No one likes me”.
• Are you comfortable with the usage of technology in the classroom?
• When do you feel angry towards the students?
• What is a student challenges you on something?
• Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
• (Several questions about What if A Student, Parent, phone calls, etc..)
• If I was setting up goals for you, what they should be?
• According to you, what would an ideal school be like?