You as a person:
- Tell us a little about yourself. (Your background, why you went into teaching, you're teaching experience, etc.)
- Why are you interested in this position?
- Do you prefer teaching at the elementary or secondary level?
- What is your best quality as a PE teacher right now? What do you need to work on the most?
- What task do you find most difficult as a teacher? Please share with us why?
Collaboration/ Teamwork:
- In addition to the PE position, we will have a ____ coaching position open. Would you be interested in this?
- Our parents are very active and involved in the education of their children. How will you work towards quality communication and dialogue with the parents?
- How do you plan to resolve any conflicts that may arise with parents?
- Our school is focusing on integration throughout the curriculum. How do you see physical education fitting into this?
- Can you give me some examples of ways you feel that collaborative efforts between you and the classroom teachers could be achieved?
- Do you have any ideas on how me might promote our PE program in the community?
Student Learning/ Assessment:
- Many of our teachers and parents don't think learning occurs in PE. Convince us that this happens and how you can demonstrate that learning will occur in your PE class?
- How do you plan to assess your student's progress and your teaching in physical education?
- There is a big push in our school district to significantly raise our physical fitness test scores. How would you go about doing this?
Technology:
- Do you have any experience using technology in your physical education program? If so, elaborate on those experiences? How do you feel about it?
- Do you see any advantages to having Internet access as a PE teacher? Give specific examples how you would use the Internet for your own professional development and with your students.
- Our state is putting pressure on us to integrate technology into our curriculum? How can this be done in PE?
Professionalism:
- What do you expect to be doing 1 to 5 years from now?
- Could you elaborate on any of the current reform documents that have recently been recognized as guiding physical education today?
- What professional organizations do you belong to? What professional physical education journals do you read? What is the last professional conference you attended?
Closing:
- Are there other things you would like to share with us that will help us to understand you and your teaching philosophy better?
- We are interviewing a number of other candidates for this position? Why should we hire you? As opposed to someone else?
- Do you have questions for us that you would like to ask?
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