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I want a chance to teach

by Natalie

Apr 28, 2008

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I went to college in Southern California where they told
us that many states love to have teachers who are
credentialed in CA. Is Colorado not one of them? I don't
have contract experience but I have four long terms under
my belt, and three were for 6 months. There were no jobs
in So Cal so my fiancee and I moved here to Loveland, CO
for a new start and fresh teaching opportunites here. I've
probably applied for 20 jobs within the last month.
Everytime I see a posting, I put in my interest and have
had no calls for interviews. Does anyone have any
advise? I have a great resume, but not the contract
experience.

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Your reflection is telling... You MUST look in the mirror as your writing those frightening words! LOL! ;-)

On 9/13/08, Rodeo wrote: > Gee old timer and Pig with lipstick, etcetera, we would love to > judge you on your previous posts except that you never, ever > posted under those names before. > > Who else uses that tactic of hiding under covers...uh, ...See More

Sep 13, 2008

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Oops ;-) Before you jump on my grammar as you have done with everyone else's...

I should have written...YOU'RE writing.... ;-)

On 9/13/08, Your reflection is telling... wrote: > You MUST look in the mirror as your writing those frightening words! > LOL! ;-) > > On 9/13/08, Rodeo wrote: >> Gee old timer and Pig with lipsti...See More

Sep 13, 2008

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479 My response to this is that you probably (if you have not already) put in to have the CDE evaluate your transcripts (which typically takes six months) and then be "credentialed" to teach in Colorado at least temporarily.

If you have already done this, than my input would be to register to sub (probably two months for the CDE to review you...See More

Aug 27, 2010

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479 This is true, as I've said in other posts. The middle-class is on the run for their lives. If you still own a home and aren't a millionaire, you're very blessed. If you have a job with benefits and can get decent medical care when you need it, it's a miracle. The schools are trying to figure out whether or not things will get worse (and they will, ...See MoreThis is true, as I've said in other posts. The middle-class is on the run for their lives. If you still own a home and aren't a millionaire, you're very blessed. If you have a job with benefits and can get decent medical care when you need it, it's a miracle. The schools are trying to figure out whether or not things will get worse (and they will, sadly) and what and who they can cut while still trying to maintain what they have and teach to the test.

To get a job you need to know someone up the food chain who likes you. My advice is to sub at every school district in the state that you can, and once you are known at some schools start bringing in gifts and food for the staff, baking them cookies, offering to clean out classrooms or volunteer for them, drive them home or carpool, do anything they want and more. After a while, someone will start offering things back and when a teacher quits or gets fired or dates one of the students, you'll be on their short list.

Just my opinion.

On 4/28/08, TC wrote: > I was in teacher's lounge today and the subs there said that > there are a million applicants for every job. St. Vrain just > laid off 85 teachers and Denver closed a bunch of schools and > laid off a bunch of teachers. Your best bet is to sub and > get to know Principals. CO is tough place to get a teaching > job right now unless you want to do Special Ed or Math *but > you have to be highly qualified for math. > > > On 4/28/08, Natalie wrote: >> I went to college in Southern California where they told >> us that many states love to have teachers who are >> credentialed in CA. Is Colorado not one of them? I don't >> have contract experience but I have four long terms under >> my belt, and three were for 6 months. There were no jobs >> in So Cal so my fiancee and I moved here to Loveland, CO >> for a new start and fresh teaching opportunites here. I've >> probably applied for 20 jobs within the last month. >> Everytime I see a posting, I put in my interest and have >> had no calls for interviews. Does anyone have any >> advise? I have a great resume, but not the contract >> experience.

Aug 27, 2010

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Answers Your advice is sound. While this school year is very tough in terms of jobs, the 2011-2012 school year will be worse as tax revenues are already falling below projections.

You do need to get to know people. Here are two examples:

1) A teacher goes out on maternity leave for a couple of months. An education student from a local col...See MoreYour advice is sound. While this school year is very tough in terms of jobs, the 2011-2012 school year will be worse as tax revenues are already falling below projections.

You do need to get to know people. Here are two examples:

1) A teacher goes out on maternity leave for a couple of months. An education student from a local college applies for the job and takes a semester off to take the job for a couple of months. She does well. The original teacher, who took maternity leave comes back, finishes the year and works most of the next school year. However, her parents get sick back in her home state and she needs to do what is necessary. There are only a couple of weeks left but the original long-term sub takes the job because her college semester is over. The next school year, she gets the full-time position. Most of her colleagues do not have jobs.

2) Another local college education student does his student teaching at a high school. He does fine. For whatever reason, he needed to extend his undergraduate work another semester. But, he stops in whenever he can to help out. He gets no pay, but does odds and ends. This school year, he is hired full-time. Yesterday he also stated that most of his colleagues do not have jobs.

It really doesn’t matter what industry you are in. But, especially in bad times, it’s not what you know or who you know, it’s who knows you.

On 8/27/10, 479 wrote: > This is true, as I've said in other posts. The middle-class is > on the run for their lives. If you still own a home and aren't > a millionaire, you're very blessed. If you have a job with > benefits and can get decent medical care when you need it, it's > a miracle. The schools are trying to figure out whether or not > things will get worse (and they will, sadly) and what and who > they can cut while still trying to maintain what they have and > teach to the test. > > To get a job you need to know someone up the food chain who > likes you. My advice is to sub at every school district in the > state that you can, and once you are known at some schools > start bringing in gifts and food for the staff, baking them > cookies, offering to clean out classrooms or volunteer for > them, drive them home or carpool, do anything they want and > more. After a while, someone will start offering things back > and when a teacher quits or gets fired or dates one of the > students, you'll be on their short list. > > Just my opinion. > > > > On 4/28/08, TC wrote: >> I was in teacher's lounge today and the subs there said that >> there are a million applicants for every job. St. Vrain just >> laid off 85 teachers and Denver closed a bunch of schools and >> laid off a bunch of teachers. Your best bet is to sub and >> get to know Principals. CO is tough place to get a teaching >> job right now unless you want to do Special Ed or Math *but >> you have to be highly qualified for math. >> >> >> On 4/28/08, Natalie wrote: >>> I went to college in Southern California where they told >>> us that many states love to have teachers who are >>> credentialed in CA. Is Colorado not one of them? I don't >>> have contract experience but I have four long terms under >>> my belt, and three were for 6 months. There were no jobs >>> in So Cal so my fiancee and I moved here to Loveland, CO >>> for a new start and fresh teaching opportunites here. I've >>> probably applied for 20 jobs within the last month. >>> Everytime I see a posting, I put in my interest and have >>> had no calls for interviews. Does anyone have any >>> advise? I have a great resume, but not the contract >>> experience.

Aug 28, 2010

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