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Resignation

by Sara

Oct 26, 2013

What are the rules in CT for resigning mid-year as a non-tenured teacher? Meaning in November. Are there consequences?

Hope someone can answer my question! my daughter has been teaching biology and chem in a catholic school for the past 6 years. She holds a micro biology degree from University of new Hampshire. She just took and passed praxis 1, and also took and passed the praxis for bio and passed. My question is, can she apply for certification or does she have ...See More

certification

by mackieo

Jan 27, 2014

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ARC Grad Have her get the M.A. in Bio Education. She would need one eventually anyway. The ARC program to me was a way for the people running it to put money in the hands of guest speakers.

I sat through numerous lectures such as "Inner city schools are much different than those in affluent suburbs" . YEAH, NO SH*T Sherlock!

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Feb 21, 2014

Math Teach On 1/27/14, mackieo wrote: Another reason NOT to go the ARC route:

After graduating from ARC, I was interviewed for a Long Term Sub position. I was politely told by the interviewing committee that I would not qualify for the position since ARC graduates do not get their 90 day certificates if they land a job as a long term sub.

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Apr 30, 2014

School Choice, Tracking & Resegregation

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 20, 2014

Linked below is the first of 4 excerpts we'll be sharing from the new book "On the Same Track: How Schools Can Join the Twenty-First-Century Struggle Against Resegregation" by school administrator Carol Corbett Burris (Beacon Press, March 18, 2014).

Coming soon: an opportunity to win a free copy of the book!

This excerpt reveals ...See More

9 Strategies to Use Current Events in the Classroom

Mar 2, 2014

With so much "heavy" news being reported this week, this is a great article offering interesting tips for using current events in the classroom. Please pass it on!

8 Black History Study Strategies to Avoid by Jennifer Davis

Feb 10, 2014

Jennifer Davis Bowman, Ed.D. writes in Teachers.Net Gazette:

After thinking about the curriculum that most educators (including myself) fall into during the month of February, I compiled a list of 8 things to avoid during the study of Black History. [Click below to read her list.]

5 Ways to Bring the Common Core Shift into Your Classroom

Feb 3, 2014

Click below to read "5 Ways to Bring the Common Core Shift into Your Classroom" by Aimee Barber in the February issue of Teachers.Net Gazette!

Rigor and the Common Core: Just the Beginning

Feb 2, 2014

Rigor and the Common Core: Just the Beginning - article by Barbara Blackburn in the NEW February issue of Teachers.Net Gazette.

Achievement First Math position

by Math Teach

Dec 11, 2013

In Achievement First's posting for a MATH teacher,they mention that a Math/Science background is preferred but not required.

Really? Is this the best we can do for a magnet school?