FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 20, 2003
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What candidates should know BEFORE, and what they should be prepared to ask DURING, the interview
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Harry K. and Rosemary Wong offer timeless and valuable tips in their article "Applying for a Teaching Job in a Tight Market, Part 1" in their May 2003 Effective Teaching column in the Teachers.Net Gazette webzine. The article is online at http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY03/wong.html.
The Wongs observe, "You're graduating from college and you want a teaching job. Yet, you've heard all this talk about tight budgets and teachers being given pink slips. But, thanks to the Internet, you can actually find jobs, complete applications online, and even find out about the district that will be interviewing you."
According to the Wongs, "Researching a school district is essential. It's best not to walk into an interview not knowing a thing about the prospective school district." The article details what prospective teachers should find out about a school district in preparation for the interview, what questions the applicant should ask during the interview, and what a new teacher should look for when selecting a school district. Links to additional information round out this primer for the teacher facing job interviews. The June 2003 article will serve as part 2, with the Wongs' advice about what to look for when a teacher is looking for the best school district to which he or she should apply.
Harry and Rosemary Wong have dispensed down-to-earth wisdom in their Effective Teaching articles, exclusively for the Teachers.Net Gazette, since June 2000. (See http://teachers.net/gazette/wong.html for a clickable index of all Gazette articles written by the Wongs.)
Harry and Rosemary Wong are veteran educators and the authors of the bestselling The First Days of School which has sold more than 2 million copies in its first and second editions. The First Days of School remains the most highly recommended book for new and veteran teachers who laud it as an indispensable guide for establishing classroom management routines and procedures. A video series, "The Effective Teacher," parallels and complements the book.
A popular presenter and prolific author whose articles appear regularly in major publications in the field of education, Harry Wong also co-authored with Annette Breaux, the 2002 book New Teacher Induction: How to Train, Support, and Retain New Teachers.
The Teachers.Net Gazette has been published online since March 2000. Teachers.Net also hosts a Career Center at http://teachers.net/jobs featuring regional jobs postings, a JobTalk forum, and the JobAlert E-mail system which notifies job hunters of teaching jobs the instant they're posted. In addition, there are links to job hunting and interview tips.
For additional information about the Teachers.Net Gazette, contact Editor Kathleen Alape Carpenter (kathleen@teachers.net).