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Literacy Teacher Interview Scale Valley Springs

Valley Springs Elementary Teacher

Teacher Interview Scale

Rubric Code: ZX85BW8

By lsherrill

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Subject: Education

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

K-6 Teacher Interview
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Professionalism 1 pts	Poor Candidate does not present any professionalism; dress, grooming, body language, eye contact	Fair Candidate presents a basic level of professionalism.	Good Candidate presents well professionally.	Excellent Candidate presents an outstanding level of professionalism.
Teaching Experience 1 pts	Poor Candidate has no teaching experience at elementary level	Fair Candidate has less than 2 years of teaching experience at elementary level	Good Candidate has 2-4 years of teaching experience at elementary level	Excellent Candidate has more than 4 years of teaching experience at elementary level
Personal Qualities 1 pts Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your experience working with children that makes you qualified for this position.	Poor Candidate has no experience working with children.	Fair Candidate gave few details about self and has minimal experience working with children.	Good Candidate gave adequate details about self and has experience working with children.	Excellent Candidate gave extensive details about self and has a lot of experience working with children.
Collaboration 2 pts Effective teacher collaboration goes beyond friendly cooperation and the informal exchange of ideas and information. What must effective teacher collaboration include?	Poor Candidate sees no reason to to collaborate with others and does not seem to see the value in doing so.	Fair Candidate can imagine some scenarios when collaboration might be a good idea, but does not see collaboration as a significant part of his/her professional development.	Good Candidate can easily describe at least one way in which some form of collaboration can increase student achievement. Candidate seems eager to participate in collaboration.	Excellent Candidate uninterested in working in a non-collaborative environment. Might be able to give at least one example where he/she took the lead in a collaborative group.
Instructional Practices 2 pts What current literacy instructional practices are you comfortable using?	Poor Candidate demonstrated no knowledge of effective instructional practices.	Fair Candidate has little knowledge of instructional practices in literacy.	Good Candidate has adequate knowledge and implementation in using effective practices in literacy instruction.	Excellent Candidate has extensive knowledge and implementation in using effective practices in literacy instruction.
Curriculum 2 pts Are you familiar with the state standards in ELA and if so, tell us what you know about them.	Poor Candidate has very little knowledge curriculum knowledge.	Fair Candidate has some curriculum knowledge and practice of application.	Good Candidate has adequate curriculum knowledge and provides evidence of application.	Excellent Candidate has extensive curriculum knowledge and evidence of application through instruction.
Differentiation 2 pts How do you differentiate instruction?	Poor Candidate has no experience or ideas as to differentiation in the classroom	Fair Candidate has some ideas on how to differentiate in the classroom	Good Candidate has some interesting ideas and methods for differentiating in the classroom	Excellent Candidate has extensive knowledge of how to meet the needs of all students through differentiation
Technology 2 pts Describe how you have used technology to go beyond your classroom walls and tap into outside expertise?	Poor Candidate does have much understanding or interest in using technology within the classroom. There is a hesitation about technology usage.	Fair Candidate has had some experience incorporating online resources into the curriculum. Not yet proficient.	Good Candidate is comfortable using various devices (computer, iPad, projector, document camera, etc.) in the classroom. There is a desire to understanding instructional technology.	Excellent Candidate has s a clear understanding of various types of technology and has experience using them. Candidate is innovative in using technology to create a student-driven environment.
Classroom Management 1 pts What is your classroom management plan and what do you hope to accomplish with it?	Poor Candidate has no classroom management plan or experience to draw from	Fair Candidate has some classroom management experience due to substitute or student teaching	Good Candidate has an understanding of the skills needed to effectively manage a classroom	Excellent Candidate has the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively manage a classroom
Teaching 1 pts What would we see if we walked into your classroom?	Poor Candidate was unsure of what his/her classroom would look like.	Fair Candidate gives very little detail about what we would see in their classroom.	Good Candidate gives adequate details about what we would see in their classroom.	Excellent Candidate gives extensive, detailed descriptions about what we would see in their classroom.
Work Ethic 1 pts Describe 3 work ethic values that you have.	Poor Candidate is unsure of what work ethic values are.	Fair Candidate can describe 1-2 work ethic values they have.	Good Candidate can describe 3 work ethic values they have.	Excellent Candidate can describe 3 work ethic values they have and elaborate on each.
Assessment 2 pts What does assessment mean to you and what types of assessment have you used?	Poor Candidate has little knowledge of effective assessment-primarily used for grading.	Fair Candidate has some understanding of effective assessment.	Good Candidate has an understanding that assessments must be used throughout instruction.	Excellent Candidate has an understanding of the importance of student involvement in creating assessments that are used to inform instruction.
Parents 1 pts How do you communicate with parents on a regular basis?	Poor Candidate does is not willing to communicate with parents.	Fair Candidate has some ideas/plans to communciate with parents.	Good Candidate has used various methods to communicate with parents.	Excellent Candidate sees the importance of communicating on a consistent basis and has experience with consistent communication.
Professional Development 1 pts Describe what professional development means to you and the role it plays in helping you grow professionally.	Poor Candidate attends professional development but does not see the value and/or purpose for it.	Fair Candidate attends only required professional development with little implementation and reflection.	Good Candidate attends more than the required professional development and implements new strategiesies frequently.	Excellent Candidate constantly seeks professional development, implements new strategies frequently, and encourages other faculty and staff to implement the new strategies.
Scenario 2 pts What would you do if one of your struggling students continued to not make progress even after receiving interventions through the RTI process?	Poor Candidate has no knowledge of RTI.	Fair Candidate has little knowledge of RTI and how to help struggling students.	Good Candidate has adequate knowledge of RTI and ideas/suggestions on how to proceed with this child.	Excellent Candidate has extensive knowledge of RTI and can name multiple ideas/suggestions on how to proceed with this child.
Overall Fit 1 pts	Poor I don't think the candidate would be a good choice for Valley Springs.	Fair I somewhat think the candidate would be a good choice for Valley Springs.	Good I think the candidate would be a good choice for Valley Springs.	Excellent I think this candidate would be an excellent choice for Valley Springs.

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Teacher Interview

Subjects:

Education

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