Florida Teachers Chatboard

Join Teachers.Net

Chatboards

Recent Groups

FL Teachers

MEMBERS

103 Members

+ Join Group

Pinned Posts

ALLAll Teachers

Teachers.Net LIVE CHAT Support group - Tues eve!

Featured Jobs

Full-timeMontessori Teacher

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

TemporaryTeachers, rural schools

Peace River North School District

Full-timeHead Teacher: 2nd/3rd Grades – Mills College Children’s School

Mills College

Teaching Jobs on Teachers.Net

Featured Job special only $39!

https://teachers.net/jobs

Become a Teachers.Net sponsor!

Florida Teachers Chatboard

Fun Idea for your classrooms!

by International Treats

Sep 16, 2015

Attentions all teachers looking for fun ideas for their classrooms! My partner and I are starting a business that will help you educate your classroom while helping us give back to the less fortunate. Please help spread the word by visiting our website at [link removed]!!

-International Treats Team :)

Comment

report post

Best/Brightest. Proof of your own ACT/SAT scores.

by Doing okay?

Sep 1, 2015

What is your district doing to get through this? Are your teachers giving proof of their own ACT or SAT scores?

Comment

(1)

report post

meh... Actually, it is a scholarship for YOU, not for your school district. You get up to $10k if you have SAT/ACT scores in the 80th percentile of the year you took it and have a highly effective eval. It's called a "scholarship," but I don't know if you have to spend it on education. On the ACT: 26-27 usually qualifies as 80th percentile, but ...See More

Sep 11, 2015

report post

Charters are Scott's answer

by ingrid

Sep 4, 2015

READING, 'RITING... RIPOFF? -- "Newpoint teachers still have not received last checks," by Pensacola News Journal's Mary Lett : "Teachers who were fired last spring by the troubled charter school management company Newpoint Education Partners (NEP) may not be paid the nearly $120,000 owed to them. NEP fired the teachers in June after...See More

Comment

report post

Where to do Teacher Continuing Ed for Recert

by Yent

Sep 1, 2015

Hi All! My Florida professional license for k-6 will expire next summer. I had a baby and was unemployed the entire time. To renew the license so I can start working next year, I need to complete 6 hours of college credit in education. Any ideas where to do this? It seems the colleges only offer education classes for students enrolled in their prog...See More

Comment

(1)

report post

Help there On 9/01/15, Yent wrote: > Hi All! > My Florida professional license for k-6 will expire next > summer. I had a baby and was unemployed the entire time. To > renew the license so I can start working next year, I need > to complete 6 hours of college credit in education. Any > ideas where to do this? It seems the colleges only offer...See More

Sep 1, 2015

report post

Without Words-The ELL Student - Article by Sarah Powley

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Aug 24, 2015

Without Words – Teaching ELL - By Sarah Powley

"Here’s what I learned from our Spanish-speaking ELL students, and here are the suggestions I will be passing on to content-area teachers about what they can do to help ELL students learn English and learn their content. (And by the way, these ideas will help everyone in the room. Th...See More

Comment

report post

Opening: HS Biology, Pinellas Park HS

by Pinellas County

Aug 24, 2015

Position: Teacher - Science Location: PINELLAS PARK HIGH 6305 118TH AVE N, LARGO Hours/Months: See Teachers Salary Schedule Qualifications: Biology certification Preferences: Biology Experience Applicants must have a current and/or updated application on file to be considered for an interview Documents and information required to complete an applic...See More

Comment

report post

Possibly relocating from TX

by Kathy

Jul 22, 2015

Hi, my family is thinking about relocating to Florida. However, I teach in Texas and am trying to understand this "Performance based pay" schedule Florida has. It seems a little scary. Can someone explain how this works? What if you are hired into a low performing school? Does this mean that you most likely make minimum salary? I just don...See More

Comment

(4)

report post

view previous comments

think again I would not move to Florida.. Stay in Texas!!

On 7/22/15, Kathy wrote: > Hi, my family is thinking about relocating to Florida. > However, I teach in Texas and am trying to understand this > "Performance based pay" schedule Florida has. It seems a > little scary. Can someone explain how this works? What if > you ar...See More

Aug 23, 2015

report post

Toasted Toast On 8/23/15, think again wrote: > I would not move to Florida.. Stay in Texas!! > > > On 7/22/15, Kathy wrote: >> Hi, my family is thinking about relocating to Florida. >> However, I teach in Texas and am trying to understand this >> "Performance based pay" schedule Florida has. It seems a >> little scar...See More

Aug 23, 2015

report post

relocating from Kentucky

by KY teacher

Jul 6, 2015

I've got family that live in Okeechobee county & have been offered a job to teach there. I've got 21 yrs. experience in KY. Anyone out there know what teaching in this county is like? Elementary level. Central Elementary. Curious about transferring retirement too. KY has a strong union, I hear FL does not. Concerned.....

Comment

(6)

report post

view previous comments

FL Teacher I would be concerned, too. It is difficult to teach in Florida. I have an excellent principal, so I am lucky in that regard. There is not a lot of respect for teachers in Florida, unfortunately. I have taught here for 12 years, coming originally from Connecticut. I make a fraction of what I would make if I had stayed in CT. I can't advise you on yo...See More

Jul 7, 2015

report post

Stay away from NC I here that Florida is awful to experienced teachers. I know NC is. I would stay where you are or look west.

On 7/06/15, I would not go to Florida or North Carolina... wrote: > On 7/06/15, KY teacher wrote: >> I've got family that live in Okeechobee county & have been >> offered a job to teach there. I've got 21 yrs. ex...See More

Aug 23, 2015

report post

40 Alternative Assessments of Student Learning

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Aug 13, 2015

Assessing students' progress in reading, writing, math, science and social studies doesn't have to depend upon paper, pencil and bubble sheets! Here are 40 unique ways to observe and assess students' understanding of subject matter.

Comment

report post