Assistant Teaching Professor of Mathematics Education
Posted Sep 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your own PK-12 teaching experience and how it shapes your work with teacher candidates.
What they are checking: Clinical grounding in real classrooms, since the posting values a clinically grounded approach and current licensure.
Tell me about a lesson where you saw a student's understanding really change.
What they are checking: Evidence of teaching excellence through specific moments rather than general claims.
What service would you want to contribute to the department and college over a three-year contract?
What they are checking: Commitment beyond the classroom, which counts toward renewal under annual performance reviews.
What would you do
You observe a candidate in a field placement who explains a concept incorrectly to students. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Supervising with honest, supportive feedback that protects the K-12 students while helping the candidate grow.
How do you help teacher candidates who are anxious about math themselves?
What they are checking: Addressing math anxiety in future elementary teachers so they do not pass it on to children.
You will teach three courses a semester plus supervision. How do you manage that load and still advise students well?
What they are checking: Time management in a full teaching-focused faculty role with advising and service responsibilities.
About the work
How would you teach a Numbers and Operations course so future elementary teachers understand why the methods work?
What they are checking: Deep conceptual teaching of math content, which future K-9 teachers need to explain ideas to children.
How does a methods course for 4-12 licensure differ from one for K-9 in your approach?
What they are checking: Understanding of the different needs across licensure bands, both of which this position covers.
What does an asset-based approach to math teaching mean to you, and how would you model it for teacher candidates?
What they are checking: Real understanding of the asset-based perspective the posting names, beyond using the right words.
How would you teach geometry to future teachers in a way they could use in their own classrooms?
What they are checking: Connecting content knowledge to how it will actually be taught in K-12 classrooms.
How would you prepare candidates to serve diverse learners in their math classrooms?
What they are checking: Practical strategies for equity and differentiation, which the posting emphasizes for this role.
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