Oklahoma Instructor Of The Twelvemonth Interview Procedure In Addition To Video

Last week, I went through the day-long interview procedure for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. I loved having the adventure to beak close my favorite didactics ideas too the procedure I become through to work memorable experiences for my students, but an entire 24-hour interval of making modest beak was exhausting for this introvert.


It was keen to larn to run across the other xi finalists. Everyone was super overnice too supportive. As nosotros each returned from our interviews, the balance of the finalists would cheer. Even though nosotros are all competing against each other for the same honor, it didn't experience similar that at all.


The interview procedure consisted of 2 15 infinitesimal private interviews too i grouping interview. My commencement interview went SOOOO well. I got a adventure to beak close what I honey most: teaching. I fifty-fifty got a adventure to learn the panel of judges how to play Slope Dude Says. At the terminate of the interview, i of the judges thanked me for the fun experience. At lunch, i of the judges from that grouping came upwards to me to nation that I had done a keen project inwards my interview that morning.

My 2d interview went well, but I didn't experience similar I had the adventure to actually showcase who I was. The questions they threw at me were kinda controversial. I felt similar I did a expert project answering them, but I didn't actually larn to pass much fourth dimension talking close what I love: teaching.

The finally interview of the 24-hour interval was done Miss America Style. All twelve finalists were seated at the forepart of the room. The nineteen judges were seated at desks inwards the Senate's Caucus Room. (The interviews were held inwards the Oklahoma State Capitol.) We each took turns going to the pump of the room, drawing a query from a fish bowl, too answering it inwards a microphone inwards 60 to xc seconds. The role of this interview was to guess how good nosotros would move able to reply questions thrown at us yesteryear reporters if nosotros were instructor of the year.

After the grouping interview was finished, the panel of judges convened to direct a winner. Unfortunately, nosotros don't larn to detect out who that winner is until September 19th. I'm too then thankful to stimulate got been able to larn inwards this far inwards the competition. I did my best alongside my interviews, too I know that the resultant of this contest is solely inwards God's hands. If it is His volition that I move Oklahoma's Teacher of the Year, He volition larn inwards happen. If He has something else inwards shop for my future, He volition brand that happen, equally well. Knowing this going inwards helped to stimulate got away a lot of the pressure level I mightiness stimulate got felt to drive too "perform." Instead, I only decided to exhibit upwards too move myself. After all, God's the i who made me just I am.

In add-on to our interviews, the judges also had access to our portfolio which contained our resume too vii essays too a 10 infinitesimal video that nosotros had to submit. One of the judges told me that he had watched each finalist's video 3 times. Let's work the math. 10 minutes per video * 12 finalists * 3 times each = 6 HOURS of watching videos! That is dedication correct there. When I told him that, he responded that he is a superintendent too wants to stimulate got the best ideas dorsum to his ain teachers. How awesome is that?!?

Shaun too I had to position together this video piece nosotros were inwards Commonwealth of Australia alongside express mesh access. Even though the procedure of making the video was hard, I'm super proud of how it turned out. My superintendent mentioned the video at our all-district coming together on our commencement professional person day, too lots of coworkers were interested inwards seeing the video. If you're interested equally well, I'll post the video below. If you're reading this through RSS, yous may demand to click through to view the video.

 

Lastly, I desire to nation a HUGE thank yous to the MTBoS. Thanks for all the support! I wouldn't move the instructor I am today without my online math instructor friends. :)


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