Education Specialist Interview Questions
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Do you think all students can succeed at high levels?
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Why do I want to work with kifd
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To my own personal feelings
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Preschool is a foundation to build a community, therefore in order to make the world a better place the avenue I chose to contribute is being a preschool teacher. Less
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When I recall my first-grade teacher how she shaped me, and how much love and kindness she poured into me inspired me to be a teacher. Less
What subjects are you qualified to teach? Are you flexible in your teaching style?
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As a teacher in an urban setting, what discipline process do you utilize to manage your class so that you are able to educate all in your class?
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The discipline process that I use to manage my class will be one that has built in positive behavior supports. Day 1 I will collaborate with my students to draft the class rules. This is important because I want the student to be able to not only read the rules but to know why these rules are important. Creating a classroom environment that is conducive to learning requires putting systems into place so that when students enter the class they know exactly what is expected of them. Having students be an intricate piece of the learning process and rewarding acceptable behavior is a part of how I as an educator will manage my classroom. Less
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I will say that I use positive behavior management I believe that first and foremost you must go in and build a relationship with each and every child be open to understand each individual‘s unique abilities once you have that relationship they tend to respect you I believe in setting The tone of how the classroom is going to run from day one these kids need structure and consistency if they know from day one what your expectations are and you keep them true to hold in those expectations then nine out of 10 times you will have a successful classroom I also believe in keeping learning fun no one likes boring especially these kids they like hands-on activities a lot of community-based learning. Rewarding good behavior is something that a lot of people don’t like however in my teaching style unless the student has hurt another person or themselves as far as the parents are concerned they had a great day because it’s my job to run My classroom take care of the consequences there when it’s over it’s over we move on and it’s a new day always give them the opportunity to redeem themselves for small behavioral issues and don’t give attention to negative behaviors and I have seen that when you give attention to when they are doing good and ignore when they’re doing bad they tend to turn to good behaviors Less
Why are you a good fit?
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I think I would be a good fit here because I’m very responsible, hardworking, and very patient, especially when it comes to working with special needs individuals. I believe with the experience I have I know how to care for disabled individuals and how to react correctly to their different behaviors. Less
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I think I would be a good fit because I have some experience working with disabled people and even kids that have special needs. I have the patience and know the care disabled people need and how to react correctly to their behaviors. Less
how can you help a student? What is the IEP process?
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The process of getting an IEP begins with an evaluation for special education. It ends with a written plan for services and supports. But the work of making sure your child is getting needed support continues long after that. Less
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I did well because I have years of experience.
Tell me your experiences
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I have one on one tutoring for elementary school age kids for 8 years. I have also been a teacher in an afterschool program planning and supervising enrichment activities, lunch, dismissal, homework completion. I currently sub in special education classes from mild to severe working with 3 other teachers to provide basic learning and care. I have also been a class assistant providing basic academic help and assigning in class jobs Less
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I have about 2 years experience working with and taking care of adult disabled and elderly citizens. Both verbal and non verbal. I planned the majority of activities for the the disabled/ elderly to participate in. I also have about 1.5 years of volunteer tutoring experience with special needs children at an elementary school. I mainly worked with kids ages 7-10. I enjoyed it very much so! In my free time I babysit for two 6-7 year olds also! Less
How did you handle a stressful situation on the job?
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Ethically, logically, professionally, and later emotionally I was able to get through a number of personally stressful situations and draw upon the experience of other professional to seek advice on best practice and method if I were to encounter similar events in the future to be better equipped and have the best possible outcome. Less
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An example of a stressful situation I’ve dealt with is, when I was working at the adult day services I dealt with a young adult individual who always wanted to get her way, and when she wouldn’t get her way she get very upset and start yelling or bothering others. When the individual would act this way I would take her to what we called the ‘sensory’ room which was kind of like a time out room for the clients and I would let her calm down in there and sometimes she would talk to me (which usually calmed her down) and when she was ready we’d go back into the activity. Less
