HELP-Desperately need teacher to voluntyeer to work with adults with mental health diagnosis in Washington, PA on Wednesday afternoons and thursday mornings on GED subjects.
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I contacted the New York State Department of Education and they ...See MoreHello! I live in NYC. I have a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Elementary Education. I also have an A.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Both degrees from CUNY. I graduated college a long time ago (1994). For years, I have been seeking a job as a GED Teacher but to no avail.
I contacted the New York State Department of Education and they give me the run around everytime. I have the skills to teach the GED exam and to help students reach academic success. I just don't know what to do in order to get hired as a GED Teacher. What are the requirements?
Do I need an M.A. in Secondary Education in order to reach this goal? What do you suggest? I am 45 years old and would like to reach this goal of becoming a GED Teacher before age 50. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I would call all the community colleges,...See MoreHi. I am a GED teacher in NJ. I teach for a community college -- got the job simply by calling them and expressing my interest, but I may have gotten lucky. I don't think there are all that many GED teaching jobs available and, if there are some, they are likely to be very low paying, unfortunately.
I would call all the community colleges, and ask if they have a GED program. If they do, call the GED office and tell them you'd like to teach GED. See what they say... you never know! That's what I did...
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On 6/02/10, function wrote: > Hello! I live in NYC. I have a B.A. in Sociology with a > minor in Elementary Education. I also have an A.A. in > Liberal Arts and Sciences. Both degrees from CUNY. I > graduated college a long time ago (1994). For years, I have > been seeking a job as a GED Teacher but to no avail. > > I contacted the New York State Department of Education and > they give me the run around everytime. I have the skills to > teach the GED exam and to help students reach academic > success. I just don't know what to do in order to get hired > as a GED Teacher. What are the requirements? > > Do I need an M.A. in Secondary Education in order to reach > this goal? What do you suggest? I am 45 years old and would > like to reach this goal of becoming a GED Teacher before > age 50. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks.
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In most classrooms today, each student has different strengths and weaknesses. Students with individual needs often want individual teacher time. With so much demand on raising test scores, we need to meet individual needs efficiently. These students would benefit from having a tutor. Wouldn’t it be great if you had a room full of tutors? We have learned a lot about how to reach our students and we keep learning. How about a new tool? Let’s integrate technology with teacher performance and demonstration to reach students a new way. Most schools have a computer lab or computers in the classrooms. We read about more new technology everyday. Recently, smartboards and digital cameras have been in the news. I decided to try using the computer lab for more individualized instruction. To give the students exactly what they need, I created pre-recorded teacher DVDs for the students to watch and take notes from. Teaching videos have been used for years. Why not make some of your own? Using a PC or laptop, projector, Smartboard and a digital video camera, you can create your customized teaching DVDs to use in the classroom. The Smartboard allows a teacher to save entire lessons in advance, thus, saving a lot of writing and erasing time during a lesson presentation. The Smartboard has a recorder feature built in which allows a teacher to record segments that can be played back during the lesson. After a lesson has been saved, a teacher can film the lesson presentation using a digital camera .This allows the teacher to clearly explain exactly what the student’s need throughout the lesson. The teacher made DVD can then be saved to computers for students to view as needed. This allows students to work individually on the areas where improvements are needed.
For example, a Math concept that many students need reinforcement in is fractions. To help these students improve, I designed a lesson on the Smartboard with clear Visuals and sample problems. Then, I filmed the lesson. I went through the lesson just as I would if I were in front of the whole class. I saved the written part of the lesson, web sites to in -cooperate and power points. The DVD is now on the computers in the computer lab for students to use. At first, this process takes some preparation time, but it is well worth it. The students are engaged and happy to use the technology. Each student can play, pause, fast forward or rewind the DVD as they watch and listen through the headphones. The emphasis on individualized needs makes them feel special. The presentation is authentic and meaningful because it is the classroom teacher who has prepared the lesson. One student can work on Math while another studies Language Arts. Thus, in the long run, saving the teacher time and making individual needs more manageable. Les Leonard Johnson City Schools
I am a part-time instructor (although I teach 3 classes/day), make $22/hr with no benefits whatsoever, and these new requirements will neccessitate many extra hours of unpaid prep time. Does this make sense to anyone out there? My supervisor is telling us that this is the direction GED instruction is going, and that we should get used to not using books or photocopied worksheets.
Any feedback would be most appreciated, as I am getting very frustrated with my job and am contemplating leaving.
MO GED teacherOn 6/08/10, gednj wrote: > Hey all. I'm needing some help. I've been teaching GED at > a community college for 5 years now. Last year we got a > new supervisor who wants us to teach without using > photocopies and with limited use of GED prep books. She has > started the procedure of giving away many of our Number > Power books (w...See MoreOn 6/08/10, gednj wrote: > Hey all. I'm needing some help. I've been teaching GED at > a community college for 5 years now. Last year we got a > new supervisor who wants us to teach without using > photocopies and with limited use of GED prep books. She has > started the procedure of giving away many of our Number > Power books (which we are now forbidden to use), > contemporaries GED books, etc. The requirement for us now > is that we can use the Contemporary's books for a small > portion of the time but otherwise we need to use the > internet and bring in "authentic materials" to teach the > class and essentially make up our own practice exercises, > etc. We are a large GED program servicing a major city in > NJ. Average class size is about 20 students. > > I am a part-time instructor (although I teach 3 > classes/day), make $22/hr with no benefits whatsoever, and > these new requirements will neccessitate many extra hours > of unpaid prep time. Does this make sense to anyone out > there? My supervisor is telling us that this is the > direction GED instruction is going, and that we should get > used to not using books or photocopied worksheets. > > Any feedback would be most appreciated, as I am getting > very frustrated with my job and am contemplating leaving. > > Thanks! > > GEDNJ
GEDNJ, I am sorry to hear that you are having these kinds of difficulties with your supervisor! Anyone lucky enough to have good materials like Contemporary books and photocopies worksheets. I you are not allowed to photocopy worksheets I am not sure how you would share you exercises with the students. I haven't heard any buzz about this trend your supervisor speaks of at local, state or national Adult Ed. Conferences. That makes no sense whatsoever! I have been teaching GED classes for 11 years and cannot imagine creating all the materials for each category at all grade levels. I will say the books your supervisor is taking away are some of my favorite math materials. Of course, I come up with some original material but rely on the books for a bulk of the lessons.
I have students coming from other classes to ask ...See MoreTeachers in Adult Ed have become nothing more than allies for publishers. You do nothing more push books, paper and packets. I have been teaching Adult Ed for 5 years. Out of each 3 hour class I spend 1 1/2 hours in direct instruction and the rest of the time answering questions one-on-one.
I have students coming from other classes to ask me questions, former students calling me on the phone at my house and students giving me cards thanking me for opening their eyes to their personal potential. Why?
Because instead of assessing students with torturous pre- tests and assigning them a course of boring assignments from some Steck-Vaughn or Contemporary crap, I teach the entire class the material together.
This summer I started with a group of 35 students (I prefer 40 to 50). They were caught off guard when I walked to the board and began to teach them. The second day I taught them Pythagorean Theorem. I taught the concept and then how to get the answer using the calculator. We just ended the 2nd week and everybody can answer a Pyth problem in less than 30 seconds. THEY CAN'T DO THAT USING A DAMN BOOK.
The reason Adult Ed. teachers are threatened by this direct instruction is that they don't know the material. I have been at conferences with teachers who didn't know how to do the math. The only way they can hold down the position is by passing out papers and writing the answers on the board.
I say, "BURN ALL THE DAMN BOOKS."
By the way, I just finished reading an abstract by 3 U of Chicago profs who state that the GED has little to no affect on the lives of those who receive a GED.
I would call all the community colleges,...See More