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PE/Health/DriversEd What else can I do?

by Jim

Jun 8, 2010

What else can I do with my degree? I currently have a Type 10 PE and Middle School Health endorsed I will also soon be drivers education endorsed. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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Demarqo work at McDonalds were all fed On 6/08/10, Jim wrote: > What else can I do with my degree? I currently have a Type > 10 PE and Middle School Health endorsed I will also soon be > drivers education endorsed. Any input would be greatly > appreciated.

Jun 30, 2010

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LBS1 then Middle School Endorsement in IL? Please help.

by G

Jun 14, 2010

Hello,

I am currently enrolled to start a graduate program in Special Education in Illinois (LBS1). I have my Bachelors in Science and have had my transcripts evaluated alreaday for a middle school science endorsement, for which I do qualify for. My question is this, once I finish the program in Special Education and obtain my Masters can ...See More

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Michael Okay, first thing is first. Which certificate have you applied for Type 03 or Type 09? I'm confused you say you already qualify for the MS Science endorsement, then you say you want it after you have this masters. Which is it? Endorsements are attached to a teaching certificate. I haven't heard about a masters program that leads to an LBS I. It onl...See More

Jun 15, 2010

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What's the difference between ESL and bilingual?

by ESLBIL

Jun 15, 2010

I'm a Spanish teacher in a high school and I'm starting the courses to get my ESL endorsement attached to my K-12 certificate. Checking the requirements, I realized that both the ESL and Bilingual have the exact course requirements. Can I apply for both? Will I used the bilingual endorsement being a Spanish teacher?

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Tory On 6/15/10, ESLBIL wrote: > I'm a Spanish teacher in a high school and I'm starting the > courses to get my ESL endorsement attached to my K-12 > certificate. Checking the requirements, I realized that both > the ESL and Bilingual have the exact course requirements. > Can I apply for both? Will I used the bilingual endorsement > b...See More

Jun 16, 2010

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Non- Renewal due to maternity leave...

by Jennifer

Jun 15, 2010

Hello all, I am currently an extremely frustrated non- tenured 2nd year teacher who was recently non-renewed. I work for CPS and my principal has notified 4 teachers that they will not be renewed. The reasons that she gave were all vague and can not be backed up, however the ironic thing that we have in common is that we all took maternity leave th...See More

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sped On 6/16/10, Jennifer wrote:

> Lynne, we have between 10-12 probationary teachers at our > school. Which to me speaks very loudly to discrimination.

One of the major misunderstandings in American society today is that all discrimination is wrong or illegal. Neither is the case. You'll have to forgive me, but in college, I w...See MoreOn 6/16/10, Jennifer wrote:

> Lynne, we have between 10-12 probationary teachers at our > school. Which to me speaks very loudly to discrimination.

One of the major misunderstandings in American society today is that all discrimination is wrong or illegal. Neither is the case. You'll have to forgive me, but in college, I was pre-law and took many ethics and philosophy classes...

So, federal law has created several protected classes. Those classes that are protected against workplace discrimination are: race, color, national origin, religion, disability, or sex. Now, we discriminate every day. We don't allow sex offenders to work in schools. This is discriminating against a class of individuals..., but it's popular and probably a prudent move. Again, you took maternity leave, and had they fired you and others with pending maternity leave, you MAY have made a case that you were discriminated against based upon a disability (being pregnant). However, you were not renewed after the maternity leave, and so you are probably SOL. After all, now you're just a parent, and being a parent isn't a protected class. Quite frankly, you can discriminate against parents (who are employees, that is).

That said, there's the additional wrinkle that teachers who sue their employers probably won't ever work again as a teacher, especially in a connected states like Illinois. Especially since this case would probably attract some media attention.

There's also the fact that you aren't technically a long-term employee as a non-tenured teacher. You had a fixed-term employment contract, just as a temporary engineer or accountant might have at a business. Now, an accountant who is hired for 10 months to augment a firm's accounting staff for a fixed term probably wouldn't bat an eye if he/she was not hired for a permanent job. He/she might be hurt if they brought in someone else in a permanent job, but there wouldn't be any reasonable talk of suing. You were hired to work from August until June (or near-abouts) and did so. Your contract expired and that was the end of the relationship. That's about it. Teachers don't like to admit it, but we're year-to-year employees until tenure and they can bring you back or not for any or no reason whatsoever. This is the nature of the job. You basically weren't "fired" but simply not rehired for another year, which you were never guaranteed, and they don't have to have a good reason for not rehiring you.

Jun 17, 2010

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Meka This sounds like what happen to my friend...She wasn't hired at one school because she was pregnant and then the school that did hire her did a non-renewal at the end of the school year, and yes she went on maternity leave. Her principal told her she had no control of that.

On 6/17/10, sped wrote: > On 6/16/10, Jennifer wrote: > >...See MoreThis sounds like what happen to my friend...She wasn't hired at one school because she was pregnant and then the school that did hire her did a non-renewal at the end of the school year, and yes she went on maternity leave. Her principal told her she had no control of that.

On 6/17/10, sped wrote: > On 6/16/10, Jennifer wrote: > >> Lynne, we have between 10-12 probationary teachers at our >> school. Which to me speaks very loudly to discrimination. > > One of the major misunderstandings in American society today is that > all discrimination is wrong or illegal. Neither is the case. You'll > have to forgive me, but in college, I was pre-law and took many > ethics and philosophy classes... > > So, federal law has created several protected classes. Those classes > that are protected against workplace discrimination are: race, color, > national origin, religion, disability, or sex. Now, we discriminate > every day. We don't allow sex offenders to work in schools. This is > discriminating against a class of individuals..., but it's popular > and probably a prudent move. Again, you took maternity leave, and > had they fired you and others with pending maternity leave, you MAY > have made a case that you were discriminated against based upon a > disability (being pregnant). However, you were not renewed after the > maternity leave, and so you are probably SOL. After all, now you're > just a parent, and being a parent isn't a protected class. Quite > frankly, you can discriminate against parents (who are employees, > that is). > > That said, there's the additional wrinkle that teachers who sue their > employers probably won't ever work again as a teacher, especially in > a connected states like Illinois. Especially since this case would > probably attract some media attention. > > There's also the fact that you aren't technically a long-term > employee as a non-tenured teacher. You had a fixed-term employment > contract, just as a temporary engineer or accountant might have at a > business. Now, an accountant who is hired for 10 months to augment a > firm's accounting staff for a fixed term probably wouldn't bat an eye > if he/she was not hired for a permanent job. He/she might be hurt if > they brought in someone else in a permanent job, but there wouldn't > be any reasonable talk of suing. You were hired to work from August > until June (or near-abouts) and did so. Your contract expired and > that was the end of the relationship. That's about it. Teachers > don't like to admit it, but we're year-to-year employees until tenure > and they can bring you back or not for any or no reason whatsoever. > This is the nature of the job. You basically weren't "fired" but > simply not rehired for another year, which you were never guaranteed, > and they don't have to have a good reason for not rehiring you.

Jul 9, 2010

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Math-Aids.Com

by Mike Theodore

Jun 22, 2010

Math-Aids.Com is a free resource for teachers and parents. You can make an unlimited number of printable math worksheets for children, the classroom or homework practice. The flexibility of the worksheet generators and the text book quality of the worksheet being generated, makes Math-Aids.Com a very unique resource on the internet for people wanti...See More

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Looking for Dave Hayes

by Ellen Graves

Jun 22, 2010

Looking for a long lost friend.. ( Dave Hayes )Met in Springfield, Ill back in 1983...he and a few other guys came from the Chicago area to the Illinois High School Baseball tournament that year...I think they all were either teachers or coaches....one guy had something to do with Lane Tech. Met again in 1984, had fun, but soon lost touch. Dave dro...See More

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Looking for HS History & Geography Teachers

by Fieldwork O'Hare

Jul 2, 2010

Looking for HS & Geography Teachers for an upcoming group discussion on Wednesday July 28th at various times. All qualified participants will be paid and incentive. If interested please call Sarah to see if you qualify at 773-714-8700 from 9am-9pm. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Thank you, Connie

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Filmmaking in the Classroom

by Jana Williams

Jul 5, 2010

Hi Everyone

I'm an American now living and teaching screenwriting & filmmaking in Vancouver.

My new primer, FILMMAKING WIZARDRY is available for teachers wanting to introduce filmmaking into their classrooms this fall. The book is a step-by-step guide to the filmmaking process, with lots of check lists and links to broaden y...See More

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Post Card Exchange with Hawaii

by guchi

Jul 10, 2010

Looking for a second grade class from your state to do a Post Card Exchange. If interested email me your name, School/address and school email. I will send more info later. tu

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from Wisconsin teacher License to Illinois teacher license

by Ms. Lee

Jul 17, 2010

I am getting a DPI (1st-8th grade) license from Wisconsin. I am wondering if anyone knows how to transfer my Wisconsin license to Illinois.

I appreciate any input and advice. Ms. Lee

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