Student Interview Report

The interview was conducted on February 17th by the two assistant principals of Laurel Ridge Mrs. Luersen and Ms Pryor. The interview included a total of 9 questions including 2 question about instructional planning, one question about instructional delivery, one question about student learning and assessment and two questions about learning environment, as well as one about professionalism and a closure and intro question about why you as an individual are the best fit for this school. Reflecting on the interview itself and the questions specifically I found George Mason and our program prepared us well enough, even though I didn't prepared for any potential question I was confident enough to answer any question in regards of assessments, student learning
The interviewer should make connection specifically to the school he or she applies to. Furthermore it would have been beneficial to be knowledgeable about county wide programs, apparently there are two kind of programs in regards of scheduling the county follows. Another point that was brought to my attention by the two assistant principles is the time factor, be precise and informative, however keep it short. Interviews are usually conducted within a 30 minutes time frame, so that gives you about 3 minutes per questions. Another point that was made and was pointed out to me in a positive manner; school and administration like it when teachers are familiar with adapted PE protocols such as IEPs as well as adapted lesson planning. This is furthermore something our program taught/incorporates in detail, which furthermore helped me to answer the question not only appropriately but further in detail. On a personal note I find it important to leave a personal note during the interview, meaning reveal your personality and make it a personal