Well, I've gotten the Fremont interview out of the way, and I sent my interview-by-email back to JMA last night.
The Fremont intervew ... I honestly have no idea how it went. They had all these on-the-spot questions of, "Give me three ways you would teach this... give me four examples of this ..." All stuff I could have thought of great answers for, given a little time. (I came up with answers, incidentally, but it took me a little time, and they probably weren't the best examples I could have given.)
And really, is the mark of a good teacher the ability to rattle off answers off the top of your head? Yes, teacher's should be able to think on-the-spot, particularly so they can take advantage of "teachable moments," but great teachers put a lot of thought and effort into their lesson plans.
Like I said, though, I have no idea what they thought of my answers ... or my signing for that matter. Being nervous and being on-camera (videophone) probably didn't do me any favors, but they certainly seemed to understand everything I said.
The nice thing: Fremont isn't really my absolute #1 choice, so I can consider this a warm-up to next week's interview with New Mexico (which is my top choice). Besides, I've heard that Fremont is the toughest in interviews, so it can only get better from here.
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