Interview

Today in class we had a mock interview. My colleagues acted as principals from four different elementary schools seeking to hire new teachers from our Social Studies Methods class. Each school had it's own values and specific style of teaching. At first I was very nervous with the first principal, but once I let the nerves out the rest of the interviewing process wasn't that bad. I learned to be more confident when responding to the principal candidates. I have always been soft spoken and I quickly learned when having an interview within a group that I need to speak up or I will get talked over. Having the interview within a group is one aspect I did not like. I think that this was unrealistic and certain group members spoke for longer not giving everyone else enough time to talk. I enjoyed the open-ended questions asked by the principal candidates because it gave me the opportunity to express my opinion on the topic. I think that my colleague Erin was the most professional principal candidate within the group. She made the interview process authentic and serious. As I quickly learned to answer questions right away and not look as if I was confused the process went much smoother. I liked the question one principal asked "What color comes to mind when you think of Differentiated Instruction" I immediately answered with a rainbow. The reason I chose a rainbow is because every student is different just like a rainbow. Therefore differentiated instruction assists every student in the classroom in its own unique way. This interview process prepared me for whats to come in my future.