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It always depends on the circumstances…but usually during the final interview it’s just the one principal of the school that has the available teaching position.

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Not that I am aware of and I certainly hope not.

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If possible spend time with that tandem teacher. Shadow them. Pick their brain for tips, strategies, and ideas. It is totally normal to be nervous, but remember you have resources. A partner teacher, this channel is full of strategies. And most importantly…practice practice practice. You only get better with time, effort, and energy around the task of getting more confident in interviewing and teaching.

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Yes of course you can teach in the US. There are a number of channels that specialize in that content.

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I can definitely see how that can be a challenging environment. That was unique in that multiple principals were interviewing you. With multiple openings at multiple sites they were likely trying to be efficient with their time. With respect to your “Why Us?” response…honesty never hurts but in the future you could do some cursory research on the district and the single thing they are most proud of…highlight that as why drew you and attracted you to the district or school.

Do your best to do some breathing exercises right before. You just want to do your best to slow your heart rate down. Long deep breaths and then tell yourself, “You got this!” I wish you the best of luck with your interview.

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Absolutely!

This is a great opportunity for you. My first thought was that you have shown the ability to lead in a larger, more complex environment. The elementary environment has its inherent complexities, but high schools are awesomely complex spaces to lead in. That is a challenge but also a gift. My background includes serving as a high AP and high school principal and it was by far the hardest and also the best jobs I ever had (excluding the superintendency 😊). My best advice is to seize the opportunity and as a new leader in the environment. Move into coach mode. Learn people and departments strengths and areas of growth. Listen a lot. Ask lots of genuine questions. Honor and value the expertise of the faculty and staff. They will have a ton of pride and commitment to the school and it will serve you well to be seen as someone who wants to add value to the team. I’ve got more but let’s start there. 👍🏾. Best of luck and please keep me posted on how things are going.

I am happy to help. In my opinion…it starts with preparation. The key to feeling like your answers flow is to focus on the bullet points of the job description. Get the job description, study the job description, and then think about specific scenarios that connect to the bullets on the job description. Once you do that, your answers to questions will feel more natural because tot are very familiar with the potential questions that will be asked.

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Thank you for adding value to our community. Let me put some ideas together for our special education educators.

@gordonamerson28 I will wait, I am looking for a placement for coming academic year for a Sped teacher job. Hope to get help from your ideas

These are great strategies to increase relationships and rapport with the students. Nice!

That's a great question! I would be happy to put together a list of courses.

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I think you focus on the experience you have managing teams and programs at the secondary level. There is a ton of transferable value. Elementary schools are becoming much more programmatic in their approach to grade level teams and thematic instruction.

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Can you expand? Tell me more. I haven’t seen or been a part of an interview that delves into specific philosophical frameworks. In my experience it has always been much more generalized….in what interviewer may be asking when tapping into educational philosophy.

@@gordonamerson28 I was watching Kathleen Jasper video on teacher interview prep and she goes over the different philosophies, two of which I mentioned. Another one is progressivism; a focus on real-world problem solving.

Got it. Thanks for sharing that info. I am familiar with Kathleen’s channel. She does really good work. By chance do you gave the link or the can you give me the title of the video you are referring to? I’d like to watch it.

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@ I watched this video five times in the lead up to my interview, making over three pages of notes in the process. I did the interview last Friday and they called to say I got the job on Monday. Thank you so much for this brilliant video. It really helped me to prepare and refine my responses for those tough senior leadership interview questions. I am so grateful to you for this video. You’re a legend.

I am so happy for you! Well deserved. Now I challenge you to inspiring your kids every single day. I am glad the content is helpful to you and thank you for helping to elevate the community I am trying to build. Please let me know what other videos topics would be helpful to you as you move forward.