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Rick Scott's latest flip-flop....

by BrokeFL Teacher

Feb 20, 2013

...yesterday school funding, today: medicade. He's practically a democrat, or so he would have us believe.

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Ingrid Florida has an abundance of poor people and the hospitals were complaining to him and his pals that they were not getting paid for E.R. visits and subsequent services in the O.R. or ICU. With Medicare funding...the hospitals can get paid.

On 2/20/13, BrokeFL Teacher wrote: > ...yesterday school funding, today: medicade. He's > pract...See More

Feb 20, 2013

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Medicaid for CharterSchool Teachers et al

by Jannis

Feb 24, 2013

Watch and see Reich Scott meet with Charters, private schools and other school districts to put the lowest paid teachers into Medicaid in the future...this way the Federal Govt will pay for these schools and charters and school districts with first year teachers can get this benefit covered. Does anyone not think this guy is this crafty? If you mak...See More

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A+ Money (not good news)

by Broke FL Teacher

Feb 26, 2013

A+ money has been reduced to $93.23 per student this year. We should look for it in April (our old Christmas bonus now isn't even a spring break bonus anymore.)

That means I should get a bonus of $1584.91 based on the 17 kiddos I taught. But last year it was $500-ish before taxes. This is what happens when you share your bonus with everyon...See More

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Kg Tchr Florida has an abundance of poor people and the hospitals were complaining to him and his pals that they were not getting paid for E.R. visits and subsequent services in the O.R. or ICU. With Medicare funding...the hospitals can get paid.

On 2/20/13, BrokeFL Teacher wrote: > ...yesterday school funding, today: medicade. He's > pract...See More

Feb 26, 2013

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Martin County gets A school money on March 15 On 2/26/13, Broke FL Teacher wrote: > A+ money has been reduced to $93.23 per student this year. > We should look for it in April (our old Christmas bonus now > isn't even a spring break bonus anymore.) > > That means I should get a bonus of $1584.91 based on the 17 > kiddos I taught. But last year it was $500-ish before > taxe...See More

Feb 27, 2013

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third grade tching job/ St. Petersburg

by Phil

Mar 2, 2013

Third Grade Teacher Shorecrest Preparatory School - Saint Petersburg, FL Position Purpose: Shorecrest Preparatory School, a PK-12 independent school in St. Petersburg, Florida is accepting applications for a highly motivated, creative, intellectually engaged third grade teacher for the 2013-14 school year. Shorecrest's vision statement for its 2015...See More

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Hmmm So, do you work at Shorecrest Phil or did you apply and not get the job? Just wondering how you got that information about the male thing? Other than that, Shorecrest is a pretty awesome school. My best friend works there and I have been there to observe. I am currently at a private school of the same caliber in TN and I will say that the benefits ...See More

Mar 7, 2013

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Josh Went to their website but no staff members are identified by name unlike most public schools...

On 3/07/13, Hmmm wrote: > So, do you work at Shorecrest Phil or did you apply and not > get the job? Just wondering how you got that information about > the male thing? Other than that, Shorecrest is a pretty > awesome school. My be...See More

Mar 7, 2013

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A True Learning Path is More Than the Route to Bamboo Island

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 3, 2013

From the article:

... how you get there on the weekly hike is probably more important than the destination itself. It is, in a nutshell, the emblem for how many things happen—or ought to happen—on the learning path too. For the walk to Bamboo Island is a valuable test of some crucial skills. [Click below to read the rest.]

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teachers getting guts (not in Florida however)

by JD

Mar 8, 2013

The president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, was arrested on Thursday night in Philadelphia while protesting the closing of 23 local schools.

“This was really a plan to eliminate public education,” Weingarten told The Huffington Post after being released Thursday. “This is not about how to fix public...See More

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CCSS Summer Institute

by reading coach

Mar 10, 2013

I am attending the CCSS Summer Institute in Palm Beach County. Has anyone attended the 2012 CCSS Summer Institute? If so, would you please share some information about it? Thanks in advance.

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marzano - again

by kaye

Mar 10, 2013

well, once again my colleagues and i are worthless babysitters who can't teach their way out of a paper bag because we refuse to take up valuable teaching time every day espousing the value of marzano's goals and scales to our students. the evaluation plan says you must stop the flow of your lesson and preach marzano the prescribed number of times ...See More

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Broke FL Teacher On 3/13/13, One "Democrat" wrote: > At the state level, it is clear as day that voting > Democratic is the only way > to reverse this pile of manure that the state > Republicans shoved down our throats. There were 105 > state Republicans that did us harm with the Merit Pay > Law. Only ONE state Democrat injured us. A vote for any ...See More

Mar 16, 2013

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Clark No Child Left Behind/Race to the Top - same thing. Parties look after themselves - not others. Obama has doubled down on all things Bush. Hopefully in Florida this will go away when they can't/won't fund merit pay.

On 3/16/13, Broke FL Teacher wrote: > On 3/13/13, One "Democrat" wrote: >> At the state level, it is clear as day tha...See More

Mar 21, 2013

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Options until I can get recertified?

by Sarah

Mar 13, 2013

I have a Masters degree in Library and Information Science. I received temporary educator certification for Media Specialist, PK-12 when I started working in a public school. I since added Exceptional Student Education, K-12 certification and recently passed Elementary Education, K-6 exam. Because I was inexperienced, the school could not or would ...See MoreI have a Masters degree in Library and Information Science. I received temporary educator certification for Media Specialist, PK-12 when I started working in a public school. I since added Exceptional Student Education, K-12 certification and recently passed Elementary Education, K-6 exam. Because I was inexperienced, the school could not or would not support a first year teacher, and the school needed a more experienced teacher, that position did not last long. I relocated to take a position at a private school later that same year. The private school job was only until the end of the school year. I have been futilely searching for teaching positions in two geographical locations for the past two years. Last year, I substituted over an hour away from home. This gave me classroom management skills and a deeper knowledge of various classroom and school cultures. I relocated back because my home region had more opportunities. I am currently an instructor at a tutoring company and a counselor for an elementary school after school program.

Here is my dilemma: My temporary three year nonrenewable certification expires in June. I have classroom hours and I successfully completed the required education courses. Unfortunately, I never completed the Professional Educational Competencies program. I wasn’t at the public school long enough and the private school never worked on it either. Without a full-time teaching job, I was unable to complete this requirement. According to FDOE, I will have to wait an entire year until I can apply for new certification. Hopefully, I do not have to retake the exams or courses. One time was enough, thank you.

I am considering applying to non-instructional positions. I eventually want to become a media specialist or ESE teacher, so I am looking at media clerks, ESE aides, classroom assistants, substitute teaching, and other clerical jobs. This way, I can remain in a school setting, see a school culture and classroom management in action, and of course, make a living. Has anyone else ever been in this situation? What did you do? Hopefully, the job market and my skills will improve and I’ll have better luck next time.

Thank you for your advice.

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Janis Let me ask an obvious question: Why not consider a career outside of education? It should be clear that you are jumping through a lot of hoops and not getting a job in the circus known as public education in Florida. At some point you say" this is not happening and I am going nowhere"

On 3/13/13, kaye wrote: > perhaps you can consider ...See MoreLet me ask an obvious question: Why not consider a career outside of education? It should be clear that you are jumping through a lot of hoops and not getting a job in the circus known as public education in Florida. At some point you say" this is not happening and I am going nowhere"

On 3/13/13, kaye wrote: > perhaps you can consider applying at a county library. > university libraries are also an option. there may even be > jobs at the state or federal level for which you are > qualified. there are some specialized library jobs such as > medical librarian. doors may be shutting for a reason. best > wishes . . . > > > > On 3/13/13, Sarah wrote: >> I have a Masters degree in Library and Information Science. >> I received temporary educator certification for Media >> Specialist, PK-12 when I started working in a public >> school. I since added Exceptional Student Education, K-12 >> certification and recently passed Elementary Education, K-6 >> exam. Because I was inexperienced, the school could not or >> would not support a first year teacher, and the school >> needed a more experienced teacher, that position did not >> last long. I relocated to take a position at a private >> school later that same year. The private school job was >> only until the end of the school year. I have been futilely >> searching for teaching positions in two geographical >> locations for the past two years. Last year, I substituted >> over an hour away from home. This gave me classroom >> management skills and a deeper knowledge of various >> classroom and school cultures. I relocated back because my >> home region had more opportunities. I am currently an >> instructor at a tutoring company and a counselor for an >> elementary school after school program. >> >> Here is my dilemma: My temporary three year nonrenewable >> certification expires in June. I have classroom hours and I >> successfully completed the required education courses. >> Unfortunately, I never completed the Professional >> Educational Competencies program. I wasn’t at the public >> school long enough and the private school never worked on >> it either. Without a full-time teaching job, I was unable >> to complete this requirement. According to FDOE, I will >> have to wait an entire year until I can apply for new >> certification. Hopefully, I do not have to retake the exams >> or courses. One time was enough, thank you. >> >> I am considering applying to non-instructional positions. I >> eventually want to become a media specialist or ESE >> teacher, so I am looking at media clerks, ESE aides, >> classroom assistants, substitute teaching, and other >> clerical jobs. This way, I can remain in a school setting, >> see a school culture and classroom management in action, >> and of course, make a living. Has anyone else ever been in >> this situation? What did you do? Hopefully, the job market >> and my skills will improve and I’ll have better luck next >> time. >> >> Thank you for your advice.

Mar 15, 2013

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Sarah I still apply to library jobs when I find them. Paraprofessional jobs are opening up. I am also following up on leads from organizations that work with people with disabilities. Hopefully, something good comes of all this. I've made more headway in 6 months in my hometown than I did in 2 years we lived away.

Question: How do I explain the...See MoreI still apply to library jobs when I find them. Paraprofessional jobs are opening up. I am also following up on leads from organizations that work with people with disabilities. Hopefully, something good comes of all this. I've made more headway in 6 months in my hometown than I did in 2 years we lived away.

Question: How do I explain the expired certification? Do I mention the catch-22s (need experience to get a job, need a job to get experience; need full-year experience to complete requirements for certification)? Do I mention that I plan to apply for new certification once I am eligible? Do I mention that in the meantime, I am pursuing paraprofessional positions to keep up my skills, get the experience, stay in the field?

Obviously, how I would approach a paraprofessional position in a school would be different than how I would approach a private or non- education organization.

Thank you.

On 3/15/13, Janis wrote: > > Let me ask an obvious question: Why not consider a career outside > of education? It should be clear that you are jumping through a > lot of hoops and not getting a job in the circus known as public > education in Florida. At some point you say" this is not > happening and I am going nowhere" > > > > > > > On 3/13/13, kaye wrote: >> perhaps you can consider applying at a county library. >> university libraries are also an option. there may even be >> jobs at the state or federal level for which you are >> qualified. there are some specialized library jobs such as >> medical librarian. doors may be shutting for a reason. best >> wishes . . . >> >> >> >> On 3/13/13, Sarah wrote: >>> I have a Masters degree in Library and Information Science. >>> I received temporary educator certification for Media >>> Specialist, PK-12 when I started working in a public >>> school. I since added Exceptional Student Education, K-12 >>> certification and recently passed Elementary Education, K-6 >>> exam. Because I was inexperienced, the school could not or >>> would not support a first year teacher, and the school >>> needed a more experienced teacher, that position did not >>> last long. I relocated to take a position at a private >>> school later that same year. The private school job was >>> only until the end of the school year. I have been futilely >>> searching for teaching positions in two geographical >>> locations for the past two years. Last year, I substituted >>> over an hour away from home. This gave me classroom >>> management skills and a deeper knowledge of various >>> classroom and school cultures. I relocated back because my >>> home region had more opportunities. I am currently an >>> instructor at a tutoring company and a counselor for an >>> elementary school after school program. >>> >>> Here is my dilemma: My temporary three year nonrenewable >>> certification expires in June. I have classroom hours and I >>> successfully completed the required education courses. >>> Unfortunately, I never completed the Professional >>> Educational Competencies program. I wasn’t at the public >>> school long enough and the private school never worked on >>> it either. Without a full-time teaching job, I was unable >>> to complete this requirement. According to FDOE, I will >>> have to wait an entire year until I can apply for new >>> certification. Hopefully, I do not have to retake the exams >>> or courses. One time was enough, thank you. >>> >>> I am considering applying to non-instructional positions. I >>> eventually want to become a media specialist or ESE >>> teacher, so I am looking at media clerks, ESE aides, >>> classroom assistants, substitute teaching, and other >>> clerical jobs. This way, I can remain in a school setting, >>> see a school culture and classroom management in action, >>> and of course, make a living. Has anyone else ever been in >>> this situation? What did you do? Hopefully, the job market >>> and my skills will improve and I’ll have better luck next >>> time. >>> >>> Thank you for your advice.

Apr 5, 2013

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