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New Teacher Academy

by kteachin

May 14, 2023

I am on the leadership team at my school. We are a kindergarten building. We are working on a new teacher academy to support our new teachers or teachers that are new to kindergarten. What has been the most beneficial for you in beginning of your teaching careers? We want it to be supportive and helpful, but not just another thing that you have to ...See More

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RESEARCH CLASS HELP

by martha

Apr 11, 2022

Hi! I still need a few more people to fill out my survey for one of my grad research classes. I would love it if you could! :-)

https://forms.gle/iFEVjcfNcvyxUpN67

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Grad student needing some help for a research project!

by martha

Apr 4, 2022

Hello fellow teachers! I am doing a research project on how often educators practice self-care! I would love it if some of you could fill out this Google form survey answering only 5 questions! All answers will be anonymous! :-)

Here is the link! I appreciate your time!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuOXGOdYp749xnE1Y...See More

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Collaborative Teaching

by carlyag

Oct 30, 2017

Hi everyone,

I am wondering how you all view collaborative teaching in learning communities. I think learning communities are extremely important and I would like to know the best lesson you have learned from a coworker throughout your career or you education may have been? Have you put their lesson or advice into action? Did it work out w...See More

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Thomas P Hello! I think collaborative teaching is a very useful thing for education. It ties the lessons that students learn in multiple subjects together. For instance, if the History teacher is doing a unit on the Industrial Revolution in England, perhaps the English teacher could assign a few passages from Oliver Twist to tie the themes together about th...See More

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Thomas P I am terribly sorry I didn't mean to comment that this many times. I'm a bit new to these forums.

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Teaching Newbie

by Thomas P

Feb 11, 2022

Hello! My name is Thomas. I'm currently in my junior year of college as an education student. I've done three days of substitute teaching in fifth grade and I'm aiming to be a high school teacher soon. Does anyone have any advice for Methods? It sounds like a monumental task that I don't know if I'll be ready for it when the time comes.

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Alternative Certification

by RoyalJean

Mar 20, 2021

I am currently taking the alternative certification program for my state and I was wondering if anyone had any tips, study materials or guides that they are willing to share.

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SHOES!

by Alexandra

Aug 29, 2019

Hello group.

I find that my shoes for my old job where I was running around like a crazy lunatic don't quite cross over to teaching. I mean I'm still moving and what not but there is a bit more standing and what not. I was wondering what shoe you have found that are perfect for teaching. Thanks

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Professional education study material

by Lilian

Jul 29, 2019

Hi, does anyone have a Navaed book for professional education that they no longer need?

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Teaching Experience? What Counts?

by Christina

Jun 11, 2019

I am in need of some advice. I feel as though my situation consists of several "special" circumstances.

In November, I will graduate with my Bachelors degree in Human Development and Family Studies. From there, I will begin working towards my Masters Degree in Education (either pursuing Elementary Education or Secondary English Education,...See MoreI am in need of some advice. I feel as though my situation consists of several "special" circumstances.

In November, I will graduate with my Bachelors degree in Human Development and Family Studies. From there, I will begin working towards my Masters Degree in Education (either pursuing Elementary Education or Secondary English Education, I am currently undecided).

I currently live in Japan due to my husband's military career. By the time we leave Japan and go back to the States, I will have finished my Masters degree. Therefore, I am trying to get as much "experience" under my belt, as it seems most jobs require at least 1 year of teaching experience. However, opportunities are few and far between, here in Japan.

I am currently working as an ESL teacher for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st grade Japanese students. I have a one year contract with the school. The pay is miserable ($3.00 an hour at 12 hours a week). I pay a babysitter for my son more than I actually make in an hour. I am literally doing this job for the sake of the experience it gives me.

This is where things get a little complicated. I only work two days out of the week. For the other days out of the week or after my 1 year contract is up, I would like to do one of two things. I would like to either start a Kindergarten Readiness Preschool Program that I would run out of my home for other military families around me (for children ages 3-5), or I would like to substitute teach.

Both of these options have many pros and cons. For the home-based preschool, I would be able to stay at home with my son and actually make money while also giving my community an affordable option for a kindergarten readiness program. We currently only have ONE preschool program on base that only accepts about 20 students a year. The only other options families have are to go off base, which usually costs about $1000 a month. What are the cons of this? Well, I am not entirely sure that this would count towards teaching experience? Obviously, I would be building curriculum, lesson planning, etc. but because I am running it out of my home, I'm afraid it wouldn't leave much of an impression on future employers.

Substitute teaching would obviously be beneficial. The pros of this are self explanatory. However, I face the dilemma (once again) of my entire paycheck going towards daycare for my son because there are no affordable options here!

What counts as experience? What are my best options? Any advice is very much appreciated!

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elsiev What are your goals? Are you looking to teach PreK or K once you get your teaching credential? If so, strong experience working with PreK coupled with ESL experience will stand you in good stead.

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