Grab the committee’s attention by starting your answers in a thoughtful interesting way. Here is a sampling of a variety of strategies you could use to begin your answers:

1. State the Guiding Principles—I suggest that you develop a set of 10 to15 Guiding Principles (beliefs and values) that you hold that guide your practices. Start your answer by clearly and concisely stating one or two principles that will guide your response.

Example Q: “How would you deal with a fist fight between two students in the corridor?”

Opening Response: “I would be guided by the principles of due diligence and due process. By this I mean to thoroughly investigate the circumstances, and to apply the appropriate portions of the Student Code of Conduct.”

     2. State the Goal—What is it that we seek to accomplish?

Example Q: “Ideally, what process would you use for doing a classroom observation?”

Opening Response: “The purpose on an observation is to gather evidence and present it to the teacher without judgement, in order to stimulate the teacher’s self-reflection regarding his/her practices and resulting in stimulating the professional growth of the teacher.

      3.Talk about the process-- in response to “how would you” questions, you should begin by briefly outlining the step of the process.

Example Q: “How would you lead a committee designed to develop a curriculum?”

Opening Response: I would introduce and use the conventions of Conversational Leadership which include the protocols of Listening for Understanding; Speaking honestly; Suspending judgment; Encouraging differences of opinion and Slowing down the inquiry

     4. Raise Rhetorical Questions---I would ask a question that was central to the issue and then provide an answer.

Example Q: “How would you deal with a teacher who is not fulfilling his/her responsibilities such as monitoring hallways during the passage of students?”

Opening Response: I would ask: “What is the purpose of all teachers monitoring hallways during a change of period? The purpose is to provide a safe environment as a result of having a concerted presence of teachers whose presence will prevent unsafe inappropriate behavior.”

    5.What does the research say? – Rather than expressing your opinion, you should identify authoritative findings from research.

Example Q: “Assume that you are tasked with designing a major professional development initiative. What PD model would use which would be most effective in improving teachers’ instructional strategies?”

Opening Response:  I would state: “Over the last 30 years there has been a multitude of research regarding the effectiveness of the full spectrum of PD approaches based on changing teaching practices. The research says…”

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