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Exit Interview 101

• the whats, whys, whens, and hows...

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What?

• Your exit interview evidence is a compilation of
  your student teaching greatest hits
• The evidence should demonstrate your teaching
  philosophy in theory and in practice
• The evidence should also demonstrate your
  compliance with the program and university
  standards
• Your evidence must be
• Electronic (Word document, PowerPoint, JPEG . . .
  )
• Saved as a webpage
• Posted to the History/Social Sciences SharePoint
  Site

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The Exit Interview

• All students in History 400 will participate in
  an end of semester Exit Interview prior to being
  recommended for certification
• Exit Interview Rationale
• It is not the Spanish Inquisition
• It is an opportunity to
• practice your interview techniques
• talk about yourself and your accomplishments
  during student teaching
• showcase evidence from your portfolio

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Why?

• The completion of the program exit interview is
  required in order to be recommended for
  certification by the History/Social Sciences
  Teacher Certification Program.

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When?

• Exit Interviews will be conducted on the Friday
  of Finals Week
• Time slots and Interview Teams will be randomly
  assigned
• Students will be given one opportunity to
  participate in the exit interview. Interviews
  cannot be rescheduled or made up.

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Exit Interview Set Up

• Read the Exit Interview Rubric carefully before
  starting!
• Your exit interview materials will consist of
  twenty pieces of evidence, one for each of the
  standards on the Exit Interview Rubric.
• You may use more than one piece of evidence to
  illustrate a particular standard. If you do this
  they must all be saved in the same document. See
  the sample interview portfolio for examples.
• You may use each piece of evidence only once
  throughout the exit interview (This does not mean
  the matrices!!!)

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How Should I Format My Exit Interview Evidence?

• Standard at the top
• Paragraph description
• Evidence
• Visit the Sample Portfolio for examples

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Exit Interview Continued

• As part of your exit interview, you will access
  the History Social Sciences Share Point site and
  upload your exit interview evidence to the
  appropriate folders
• Saving your documents as a webpage allows your
  exit interview team to view your material quickly
  and efficiently

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Saving a Document as a Web Page

• Open the document you wish to save as a web page
• Select Save As Web Page from the File menu
• Congratulations! You have just saved a document
  as a webpage

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Whats Next?

• Start working on your Exit Interview Evidence at
  the start of your Student Teaching Experience
  (History 400)
• Read all 20 standards on the Exit Interview
  Rubric
• Ask questions if you are unsure how to interpret
  a particular standard
• Sit down with your cooperating teacher to discuss
  different ways you can meet the standards
• Think about how to leave a paper trail of your
  activities

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Whats Next?

• Look for areas of weakness
• Think about how you can use your student teaching
  experience to strengthen areas of weakness
• Lessons, extra curricular activities,
  professional development, etc.
• Have a Plan!
• Know the Exit Interview Rubric
• Start thinking now about how you can collect
  superior evidence for your Exit Interview Folder

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Final Thoughts
Stay Positive Teach Hard but Play Hard too And
Remember. . .
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You too can survive the Exit Interview!