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[Sol]

Originally Posted by melliedee

Neither have I.

They said the committee members will act as students and to prepare a half hour lesson/activity. Share a "sample of your teaching" that incorporates informative writing with research. There is a projector, flash drive and cd rom in the room. Followed by a break and then another interview. Time to get to work. I am nervous, but you're right, best thing to do is be as prepared as possible.

I really appreciate all of the good advice.

Now, I realize that I have no clue what is a "sample of teaching."

Did they tell you what type of material to cover for your teaching demo and what the level of class? First year writing etc. ? Have handouts that have to do with the lesson prepared for them. Furthermore, have the "students" wear nametags or get some sheets of cardstock, fold it, and have everyone put their names on it. Search committees love this. Another thing to do is to write on board, the date and a list of things you are going to cover in class.

What Bonny said about having a teaching philosophy is key. Also, ask the members of the committee who are in the English dept. what their goals are for the department. If you didn't do it for the interview, you can ask what classes you would be teaching. Do you know if you are going to meet with the dean of your college?

[Sol]

Originally Posted by BonnyW

Cool.
Look for sample academic interview questions online. Many academics will actually search online to find some good interview questions .
Preparation is everything.
Make sure you have a 'teaching philosophy'...and that you look at their Department mission and vision.
Sorry...never heard of a teaching sample...
What do they mean by teaching samples? Did they want you to prepare an outline/syllabus with student learning objectives along with measurable outcomes, or do they want you to lecture/conduct an activity or both?

Me too
They have to play cool and most of all, fair. That is actually my preference. There is nothing worse (for me) than going in for a face-to-face interview and having the interviewers tell you all the bad things about the last interviewee(s) or the other interviewers...
When this college offered me the position, I turned it down. I did not want to work in that kind of environment. But I didn't tell them that

That is the worst particularly if you know the interviewees they are talking about. That happened to me a couple of times. Another thing that pisses me off is when they tell you that there is an in-house candidate. They are not supposed to do that. That happened to me and the head of the search committee preceded to tell me about how that person needed the job, how long she had been there etc. Another awkward situation is when committee members hate each other and will talk about each other, and are rude to one another.

[Sol]

Originally Posted by sctx

wear a conservative blouse with a pocket protector with one mechanical pencil and 3 colors of bic pens ..... no Frito Bandito eraser on the pencil though

Oh shit, Compadre.

[roni]

Just say:

"Hey, I am a published freaking poet. You want me.."

[roni]

Originally Posted by Susie Q Roo

Boys are stupid.

Some are trainable, though

[Rissask]

Mel!!


WE TOLD YOU!


Best of luck to you.....I know you will knock them dead. Some great advice you are getting, here.


Nick- is that your youngest? So cute!

[snappysammy]

Originally Posted by melliedee

Oh boy. I got a second interview on campus. A "teaching sample" followed by face to face interview. Now I'm REALLY freaking out. But excited!

give em hell, mel
just keep the politics out of it
stay calm, be yourself, act like they would be stupid to hire anyone else
you can do this if you really want it

good luck and break a leg
and what roni said

[melliedee]

Originally Posted by Sol

Now, I realize that I have no clue what is a "sample of teaching."

Did they tell you what type of material to cover for your teaching demo and what the level of class? First year writing etc. ? Have handouts that have to do with the lesson prepared for them. Furthermore, have the "students" wear nametags or get some sheets of cardstock, fold it, and have everyone put their names on it. Search committees love this. Another thing to do is to write on board, the date and a list of things you are going to cover in class.

What Bonny said about having a teaching philosophy is key. Also, ask the members of the committee who are in the English dept. what their goals are for the department. If you didn't do it for the interview, you can ask what classes you would be teaching. Do you know if you are going to meet with the dean of your college?

Yes, the dean is on the committee. Just pm'd you some more details.

Originally Posted by roni

Just say:

"Hey, I am a published freaking poet. You want me.."

I'll try to work that in.

Originally Posted by snappysammy

give em hell, mel
just keep the politics out of it
stay calm, be yourself, act like they would be stupid to hire anyone else
you can do this if you really want it

good luck and break a leg
and what roni said

No politics, I promise.

Thanks, everyone.

[Skiptown]

Portland Oregon was rated the "Most Patriotic" city in the USA. Seattle came in 4th.
This was in Men's Health Magazine.

[BonnyW]

Originally Posted by melliedee

Neither have I.

They said the committee members will act as students and to prepare a half hour lesson/activity. Share a "sample of your teaching" that incorporates informative writing with research. There is a projector, flash drive and cd rom in the room. Followed by a break and then another interview. Time to get to work. I am nervous, but you're right, best thing to do is be as prepared as possible.

I really appreciate all of the good advice.

Sol gave you some really good advice.
Have fun with it

[Uno]

Originally Posted by Skiptown

Portland Oregon was rated the "Most Patriotic" city in the USA. Seattle came in 4th.
This was in Men's Health Magazine.

I don't think the writer has ever visited either city.

[melliedee]

Hey, Toledo made a top ten list too.

Top 10 Highest Burglary Rates: U.S. Cities Over 250,000 Population

This one is really disturbing:

Recent study cites Toledo as fourth worst city nationally for human trafficking offenses

[user 6507]

Should I parge my wall today or just say to hell with it and do it tomorrow?

[melliedee]

Originally Posted by StephenB

Should I parge my wall today or just say to hell with it and do it tomorrow?

What's "parge?"

Regardless, do it tomorrow.

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by melliedee

What's "parge?"

Regardless, do it tomorrow.

I was wondering the same thing.

Purge? Paint? Parse?



ARGGGGH!

I hate Word!

I miss WordPerfect!!

I am lost with my reveal codes!!!