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I am going to take this any hints suggestions. Any essay
ideas
by Nancy Carol
Jun 17, 2008
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My son just graduated from the University of SC, 3.8 GPA
elementary ed degree. All criteria for CT has been met, he
has been on just a few interviews and is getting
discouraged, what can he do to improve his chances for
hiring. He just moved to NY but only applied for CT
teaching positions, He was inform...See More/blockquote>
My son just graduated from the University of SC, 3.8 GPA
elementary ed degree. All criteria for CT has been met, he
has been on just a few interviews and is getting
discouraged, what can he do to improve his chances for
hiring. He just moved to NY but only applied for CT
teaching positions, He was informed NY selects those with
a Masters degrees first. How often should he follow up
with the schools? Are teaching positions filled by June,
June? Any advice would be appreciated
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Does anyone know what the starting salary is for an
elementary school teacher in the acheivement first charter
schools in New Haven?
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Hello,
A 4th year postcard exchange is not complete because we
need a teacher representative from Connecticut. Please
contact me if you would like to exchange postcards with
teachers across the USA!! It is lots of fun and can be
tied in with any subject area. Let me know soon :)
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FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE:
PA 08-107—sHB 5871
Education Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING THE BEST PROGRAM
SUMMARY: As of July 1, 2009, this act eliminates the
requirement that newly certified public school teachers
participate in the beginning educator s...See More/blockquote>
FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE:
PA 08-107—sHB 5871
Education Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING THE BEST PROGRAM
SUMMARY: As of July 1, 2009, this act eliminates the
requirement that newly certified public school teachers
participate in the beginning educator support and training
(BEST) program. As of the same date, it also eliminates
the State Department of Education's (SDE's) authority to
fund the program and local school districts'
responsibility for providing support to beginning teachers
in accordance with the law and SDE regulations.
In addition, the act (1) eliminates the video component
from the BEST assessment for new teachers for the 2008-09
school year and (2) establishes a 21-member task force to
develop a new mentor assistance program to replace the
BEST program starting in the 2009-2010 school year and
recommend transition procedures between the old and new
programs.
The BEST Program is a two-year program of support and
assessment for new teachers. Satisfactory completion of
the program has been required for beginning classroom
teachers employed in public schools and approved private
special education facilities.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The BEST Program elimination takes effect
July 1, 2009; elimination of the video component of the
BEST assessment takes effect July 1, 2008; and the task
force takes effect upon passage.
BEST PROGRAM ELIMINATION
Until July 1, 2009, under prior law and this act, the BEST
Program provides support for teachers during their first
two years of teaching through (1) mentoring by more
experienced teachers and (2) assessment of their teaching
ability. The assessment includes classroom assessments and
review of a portfolio the teacher submits at the end of
his or her second year of teaching. Starting July 1, 2009,
new teachers will no longer be required to complete the
program satisfactorily to retain their teaching
certificates.
By law, SDE, within available appropriations, is required
to (1) administer the program; (2) provide training to
mentor teachers and those who supervise, train, and assess
new teachers; (3) pay stipends to teacher assessors; and
(4) provide funds to local school districts for (a)
substitute teachers to allow release of mentor teachers
and assessors from regular classroom responsibilities and
(b) professional development for mentors, assessors, and
beginning teachers. SDE must operate the program according
to regulations it adopts. The act eliminates these
requirements as of July 1, 2009.
As of that date, the act also eliminates requirements that
(1) school districts provide support to their new
teachers, including assigning experienced mentor teachers
to help them; (2) districts select mentor teachers and any
assessors they employ according to standards in SDE's
regulations and based primarily on mentor teachers' and
assessors' classroom experience and recognized success as
educators; and (3) the State Board of Education indemnify
those serving as teacher mentors and assessors from damage
claims arising from their activity in those capacities.
BEST ASSESSMENT VIDEO COMPONENT
Under the BEST Program, new teachers must submit a
teaching portfolio to SDE, generally near the end of their
second year of BEST participation. The portfolio is used
to assess the new teacher's knowledge and application of
the state's teaching standards. In addition to other
contents (lesson plan, student work and the teacher's
assessment of that work, and the new teacher's comments on
his or her teaching and students' work), portfolios have
to include a videotape of the teacher's classroom
instruction.
The act bars SDE from requiring new teachers to submit
videos as part of their BEST assessment. The prohibition
applies for the 2008-09 school year, which, under the act,
is the program's last year of operation.
MENTOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TASK FORCE
Task Force Duties
The act establishes a 21-member task force to develop a
plan for a new mentor assistance program for beginning
teachers to replace the BEST Program starting in the 2009-
2010 school year. The plan must include:
1. requirements for a new teacher to successfully complete
the new program;
2. sequential modules based on the state's teaching
standards;
3. requirements for (a) mentor eligibility, assignment,
and training and (b) the frequency of meetings between
mentors and new teachers;
4. ways to encourage collaboration among SDE, regional
educational service centers, and local school districts to
identify, recruit, and retain mentors;
5. recommended transition procedures from the BEST Program
to the new mentor program, including ways to evaluate
beginning teachers who complete one or more of the BEST
clinical assessments but have not received satisfactory
evaluations as of June 30, 2009;
6. possible exemptions from the new program's requirements
for teachers (a) with teaching experience in another state
or a private school, (b) who teach in areas where the new
program is not relevant, or (c) in other special
situations for which the task force considers an exemption
appropriate; and
7. recommendations for developing a data collection and
evaluation system to monitor the new program on a
statewide and local level.
The act also requires the task force to consider possible
legislative changes to expand the categories of people who
can become mentors and require:
1. a reduced classroom teaching load for mentors, as
determined by local school districts;
2. new teachers to receive and complete the new program in
their first two years of certification; and
3. full funding for school districts to implement the
program.
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Hello all! I'm looking for an elementary class that is
interested in a postcard exchange project. If you, or
someone you know, is interested please let me know. I'm
missing a participant for your state.
For this exchange, we will all send a postcard to the other
49 state participants during the sch...See More/blockquote>
Hello all! I'm looking for an elementary class that is
interested in a postcard exchange project. If you, or
someone you know, is interested please let me know. I'm
missing a participant for your state.
For this exchange, we will all send a postcard to the other
49 state participants during the school year that contains
a real-life (not kid-drawn) picture of their state (or a
feature of the state) and some fun facts for the students
to learn. (I saw vistaprint.com had some good deals on
state postcards bought in bulk). Once I gather all the
state participants, I'll forward the addresses of everyone
before school starts (in label format so you can peel and
stick). In this email I will let everyone know what month
they are to send their cards out. This way we get them
throughout the year. I will also try my best to send a
friendly reminder at the beginning and end of the month for
those who are to send out to help remind everyone.
Please email me with the following information so I can
mark you down as the participant for your state.
Your name (with appropriate abbr. Miss, Ms., Mrs., Mr.)
Your school name
Your school address
Your grade level
If you have any other questions, please feel free to email
me!
/blockquote>
If you are concerned about student depression and its
impact on the classroom, you may be interested in this:
Pursuit-of-Happiness.org, a non-profit organization
devoted to education on the scientific study of human
happiness and positive psychology, is convening a
roundtable at Yale University on ...See More/blockquote>
If you are concerned about student depression and its
impact on the classroom, you may be interested in this:
Pursuit-of-Happiness.org, a non-profit organization
devoted to education on the scientific study of human
happiness and positive psychology, is convening a
roundtable at Yale University on Saturday, July 12.
We are in the process of constructing a multimedia
internet platform that any educator in the states (and the
world) can freely access and use in the classroom.
We are especially interested in recent scientific studies
on happiness and well-being (particularly with respect to
building student "resilience" to stress and depression)
and how they can be explored in the classroom employing a
multimedia internet platform.
At the roundtable we would like to receive feedback on
some prototype mini-lessons and activities that can be
readily integrated into existing social studies or
psychology curricula. After that we can talk about the
possibility of cooperating with a PBS documentary team
that is interested in our work in the schools.
Tentatively the meeting will run from ten in the morning
to five in the afternoon. Their is no associated fee. This
is a nonprofit enterprise running entirely on the goodwill
of volunteers based at schools and universities around the
US.
If you would like to participate in the roundtable you can
learn more about our project at Pursuit-of-Happiness.org ,
and contact me by responding to this email. I will send
you more detailed information about the roundtable and I
would of course be happy to answer related questions you
may have. Any ideas or simply reflections you might
contribute may well be used in planning our school
curricula which will reach well beyond the tristate area
(and of course be used entirely for nonprofit purposes).
Mark Setton
Pursuit-of-Happiness.org
Pursuit-of-Happiness.org is not affiliated with any
religious or political organization.
For all those interested: The Chronicle newspaper is advertising a grade 6 classroom teacher position at Scotland Elementary School in Scotland; don't know if it's on ctreap or not. Scotland is in eastern CT next to Windham, Hampton, Canterbury and Chaplin.
I am looking for an elementary job K-6. I have sent applications to over 60 districts. I havel also sent individual letters to each school in districts where I have seen multiple postings.
Does anyone have an other suggestions for securing a teaching job?
I am considering other career options if nothing happens this summer.
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