HOW TO PREP FOR TFA INTERVIEW (TEACH FOR AMERICA)- LEARN HOW TO PLAN 5- MINUTE LESSON PLAN

[@Linaspurpose]

I just got accepted at TFA!!!!!! This video helped me a A LOT!!!! THANK YOU!!!! I'm subscribed!!!!

[@Yelbasse]

Hi Lina, that makes me happy! Congrats! Where were you placed and what are you teaching?

[@Linaspurpose]

@@Yelbasse I was placed in NYC and I'm going to teach Spanish or Special Education. I'm grateful that I am able to stay in my hometown.

[@matthewlajeunesse149]

This was the most helpful video to help me prepare for my upcoming interview. Thank you!

[@Yelbasse]

Good luck!! Let me know how you did

[@matthewlajeunesse149]

@@Yelbasse Just interviewed today! I think it went okay. I'll find out if I get in or not on the 16th

[@Yelbasse]

@@matthewlajeunesse149 what did you teach for the sample lesson? I'm sure you did well. Most people don't get invited to an interview, so the fact that you did says a lot about your qualifications.

[@matthewlajeunesse149]

@@Yelbasse I did how to format a basic APA Style in-text citation.

[@Yelbasse]

@@matthewlajeunesse149 so good! & super useful

[@dragonoid561]

This video is a lifesaver!! My interview is coming up soon and I didn’t know where to start! Appreciate it!

[@Yelbasse]

I'm glad you found it useful! When is your interview and what are you planning to teach for the sample lesson?

[@RyanSmith-fy4br]

Thank you! I have an interview this week and this is super helpful!

[@naznaz9239]

Good mine too where you from?

[@naznaz9239]

Do you prepared your lesson plan ?

[@Yelbasse]

I'm glad you found it helpful. Please update!

[@karinarodriguez104]

Incredibly helpful! Subscribed!

[@Yelbasse]

You're very welcome! Where are you thinking of teaching?

[@wejohn5877]

Hi, I watched several videos on my desktop. Couldn't subscribe then or like. But I really like how well done they're. Right to the point. I will be interviewing next week. Atlanta.

[@Yelbasse]

Thanks, appreciate you for watching! For what location are you applying for?

[@tyrajiasawyersmith8463]

Thats creative!! I did addressing an envelope as my lesson. I definitely agree about having a prop!! As a participant, the lessons with props and handouts were way more engaging to sit through

[@Yelbasse]

YES. I agree!

[@kerry-annbell551]

Teach, Thank you very much for creating this video.

[@Yelbasse]

You're very welcome. Good luck on your interview! What will you be doing for your sample lesson?

[@syedamominahassan1458]

This video is so helpful. I have an interview coming up today and this video was helped me so much. Thank you.

[@Yelbasse]

That's great! I'll be thinking of you. Please update if you can!

[@iamjustathena]

This was great, thanks!

[@Yelbasse]

No problem. Do you have an interview coming up?

[@miriambrighton6534]

Thank you so much for the video! My interview is tomorrow :)

[@Yelbasse]

Good luck! Thanks for watching. Where will you be teaching?

[@nardieinjapan]

Teach ❤

[@emilyaugenbraun2853]

Super helpful video! I also hope to teach Spanish and will have my interview next week!

[@emilyaugenbraun2853]

¡Muchas gracias por el vídeo!

[@Yelbasse]

Estudiaste español? De nada!

[@emilyaugenbraun2853]

Yelbasse ¡sí, aquí en la universidad estudio el español !

[@Yelbasse]

@@emilyaugenbraun2853 qué chévere! Y dónde quieres enseñar?

[@emilyaugenbraun2853]

@@Yelbasse Ojalá que me pueda quedar acá cerca de Filadelfia, Pennsylvania (por aquí vivo)

[@spicelouge5494]

good video very useful

[@Yelbasse]

You are very welcome!

[@himabindukandi2836]

Thank You very much

[@Yelbasse]

You're welcome! Did you get accepted?

[@fashionablylate6860]

Btw thanks for this video it was helpful.#Teach

[@Yelbasse]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@miseryunderstoodme]

Hi! I’m currently in the process of picking regions. I know LA is a tough region to get a a spot in. How difficult would you say it is?

[@Yelbasse]

It's highly competitive... if you have family living there, I think you may have an advantage. Where do you live?

[@aggievillalobos6481]

Teach 🥰

[@Yelbasse]

Thanks for watching! Hope you found the video useful!

[@monax_8670]

I want to go usa for my heigher studies can you tell me ..how i prep.for it

[@Yelbasse]

Thanks for your question. Are you asking how you can go to university in the U.S.?

[@monax_8670]

@@Yelbasse yes

[@spr6986]

Do you still teach?

[@Yelbasse]

I recently got a full-time teacher in Las Vegas. How about you?

[@MichaelHefley-z5l]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@Yelbasse]

You're very welcome! Are you applying to TFA?

[@miseryunderstoodme]

My interview is tomorrow and I’m nervous 😬😩but your videos are getting me through it 😊

[@Yelbasse]

I'm glad! How did the interview go?

[@julieayala8104]

I have my interview next week!! I am super nervous, but excited!! Thank you for this video it helped ALOT

[@catherineholmes40]

I just want to say thank you for this video. I am currently applying and have a final interview on Friday with a program called Urban Teachers and I have no education experience. I'm a political science major with a minor in ethics and law and society, so I really have no idea how to create a 5 minute lesson plan and this was actually helpful on where to start.

[@Yelbasse]

Wow that's amazing!! I'm glad you found the video useful. Where will you be teaching?

[@catherineholmes40]

@@Yelbasse I just did the interview so I’ll get a response on the 16th or around that date. But i had no preference out of their 3 locations so it’ll either be in DC, Baltimore, or Dallas.

[@elizabethholmes8466]

Is there any way to incorporate a handout over virtual interviews? If we have a powerpoint should we also have a handout?

[@Yelbasse]

This is a question you could ask your interviewer. If you're doing the interview on Zoom or Google Meets, you can include the link of the handout on the chat box

[@Yelbasse]

While you present your 5 minute lesson, they could be looking at the handout (doc or pdf)

[@judahlewis505]

i want to know that too!!

[@ttbaby159]

Do you still have to do a handout if it'll be over zoom?

[@Yelbasse]

This is interesting. They don't do this in-person anymore?

[@tomcharlesbairiii7980]

I have an interview with a charter school on Thursday, this is super helpful!

[@Yelbasse]

That's awesome. How did it go? Does that mean that you already got accepted to TFA?

[@thatswild7384]

Thank you so much! I have a tutoring interview this week and this was terrific!

[@Yelbasse]

You had an interview with Teach for America?

[@delaney253]

I had my interview yesterday. I feel like I completely bombed it! I have never been so nervous during an interview in my life! I will know if I got in or not on March 12. They didn't ask me anything about my experience with kids or teaching (which I have a lot of), so I thought that was weird. It really felt like more of an interrogation haha. Hopefully I did okay! Your videos helped me prepare. I appreciate you posting! I plan to do the same if I get accepted.

[@laurenirvine1437]

Hi!! I have my interview tomorrow and I'm pretty nervous. Any tips considering you had yours yesterday? Any questions you could relay back to me that they asked so I can have an idea of what I'm dealing with? I hope you get in!!

[@delaney253]

@@laurenirvine1437 Hey there! it was a weird interview. Not bad, just weird. My interview didn't really ask me any questions about myself or my experience in the classroom. There were a lot of questions about goals, and education equity. After the demo lesson, he asked if I found out only a percentage of the students understood the lesson, what would I do to ensure everyone understood the lesson? He also asked when was a time I worked with a group to reach a goal? After my proposal, he asked what I would do if another teacher disagreed with it. He also asked how I would handle a parent disagreeing with it. Just breathe! You got this!

[@Yelbasse]

Hi! Thanks for watching and I appreciate your comment. Please update us!

[@Yelbasse]

This is so interesting to me. Sounds like their interview process has become more rigorous. Those are excellent questions to ask because those are REAL teacher scenarios.

[@fashionablylate6860]

Any advise for those with poor handwriting? Do you think it would be okay to use a power point or switch between a power point and using the board for a virtual interview? Also, do you think sloppy handwriting will hinder a applicant? #Teach

[@Yelbasse]

That's a really good question. I prefer powerpoints as well. I actually didn't use any handwriting or the board at all. Mostly because there was no projector at my interview site. I printed a handout i created on Google docs. You could also write in big letters on Google docs the grade level, subject, and name. Then print it out and tape it to the board.

[@fashionablylate6860]

Yelbasse Thanks! I got invited back for a virtual interview. However, Im a little nervous because my hand writing could be better. If you could give me anymore for preparing for a interview I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much for these videos.

[@Yelbasse]

What would you like to teach?

[@saurabh7957]

Hi!! The video was very informative!! I'm from India, applying for Teach for India! really helped to make the lesson plan.

[@Yelbasse]

That is super cool! I didn't know there was a Teach for India! Super cool. What are you planning on teaching? How does Teach for India work?

[@saurabh7957]

@@Yelbasse I've chosen to teach metals and non metals! So once a fellow here in TFI, you teach to almost 40 students from government or low income private schools for two years.

[@saurabh7957]

@@Yelbasse Hey, I got selected for TFI, thank you so much for your guidance!! TAKING A HANDOUT, really was helpful!!! Thank you once again ❤️

[@Yelbasse]

@@saurabh7957 that's amazing! Congrats!! So are you going to teach science?

[@saurabh7957]

@@Yelbasse Yes!

[@jesuscastro1203]

Thank you very much!!

[@Yelbasse]

You're very welcome!

[@valjoyvillanueva2623]

Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!! this really helps alot. Thank you !!!!!

[@Yelbasse]

I'm glad it helped! Did you get into TFA?

[@maxpercer7119]

what kind of webcam are you using. very nice.

[@Yelbasse]

Thanks! My camera is a Canon Rebel. I'm still learning how to use it LOL

[@amandasalas3856]

So excited for the rest of my tfa application process! I interview in about a week from now.

[@Yelbasse]

Wow! How was your interview? When do you hear back?

[@amandajoy3256]

@@Yelbasse it was great! Today the regions opened up and I’m supposed to choose about 10 regions I want to teach in. I’m just overwhelmed with which regions to choose lol.