I am beginning to get very nervous about this school year! This year I will be teaching 6th and 7th grade English, which is totally new for me!!!(I have spent the past 3yrs teaching Kindergarten) I have no idea where to start. If anyone has any advice for me, please post it.
Hey Everyone, I am looking for a teacher (any grade) from Kansas to join in on the upcoming 2008-2009 post card exchange! If you are interested in joining or would like more information please email me at [email removed]
We take all grade levels for our Postcard Exchange. I provide labels of all the addresses for free. Please email me if you teach in Kansas only.
You really will get a huge response, because most of the teachers in our group have participated year after year, so we can count on them.
Here is some info:
We are in our 8th year of our 50-State Postcard Exchange! I choose one teacher for each state. We have had an excellent response rate with the prior postcard exchanges we have had.
We only have Kansas available, due to our Kansas teacher dropping out at the last minute!
What we need: Kansas
If you don’t see your state listed here, then it is not available. If you want to join, and you teach at one of the states listed above, please email me: [email removed]
What's great about this exchange is that the teachers are all positive and involved in this project, so the odds are extremely high that you will receive 50 postcards in late September - one from each state, plus one from Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Canada too.
Besides having this be a great Social Studies project, you can make it a Language Arts project too. The students can write a short note about their state. The teachers use a store-bought card representative of their state. Some students write their own note about their state on the back of the postcard, and some teachers copy and glue a message for each card. Whatever you want to do is up to you! Our postcard exchange includes teachers from all grade levels.
Once you are in our exchange, I can email you everyone's address so your students can address the postcards, or if you prefer, I will mail labels of the mailing addresses for the other teachers involved - no cost to you! All you have to do is have your students bring in postcards from your state and mail one postcard to each teacher in our exchange.
We will all mail the postcards out in late September, and in a few weeks after that you will receive a postcard from each of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Canada.
I hope you can join us! You can reach me at [email removed]
Maybe you'd want to visit the knea.org website and explore for yourse...See MoreI'm not sure what your son heard on the radio, but I think KS-NEA is a strong supportive group. I belonged for many years and am now a Retired KNEA/NEA member. I continue my membership because I think it is a strong group that unifies the needs of teachers and students.
Maybe you'd want to visit the knea.org website and explore for yourself.
On 8/23/08, Kgrace wrote: > I'm in Colorado, but I really like the state of Kansas. > The wide open sky, sunflowers and friendly people make it > a great place to visit. My daughter also got her > undergrad degree in Lindsborg, KS. She got a very good > education there. > However, my son was driving across Kansas and listening to > the local radio stations. He told me that what he heard > about NEA and teachers was hateful and scary. > I'm a member of NEA because it is easier to deal with > school boards and administrators as a group. I also would > be paid far less than the meager salary I'm getting if > there was no teacher's union. (When my mom was a teacher, > there was no union and she got paid less than a man for > the same job.) We in the union do NOT support bad > teachers. We want them gone. We didn't hire them, but > they have paid dues that entitle them to due process if > needed. We also don't push any kind of Liberal agenda. > We just want to teach. > So what is the story, Kansas? Any thoughts?
On 8/25/08, sue wrote: > I'm not sure what your son heard on the radio, but I think > KS-NEA is a strong supportive group. I belonged for many > years and am now a Retired KNEA/NEA member. I continue my > membership because I think it is a strong group that unifies > the needs of teachers and students. > > Maybe you'd want to visit the knea.org website and explore > for yourself. > > > > On 8/23/08, Kgrace wrote: >> I'm in Colorado, but I really like the state of Kansas. >> The wide open sky, sunflowers and friendly people make it >> a great place to visit. My daughter also got her >> undergrad degree in Lindsborg, KS. She got a very good >> education there. >> However, my son was driving across Kansas and listening to >> the local radio stations. He told me that what he heard >> about NEA and teachers was hateful and scary. >> I'm a member of NEA because it is easier to deal with >> school boards and administrators as a group. I also would >> be paid far less than the meager salary I'm getting if >> there was no teacher's union. (When my mom was a teacher, >> there was no union and she got paid less than a man for >> the same job.) We in the union do NOT support bad >> teachers. We want them gone. We didn't hire them, but >> they have paid dues that entitle them to due process if >> needed. We also don't push any kind of Liberal agenda. >> We just want to teach. >> So what is the story, Kansas? Any thoughts? >
Good luck....think you'll love Kansas ! Great schools and such friendly people !
On 9/02/08, K wrote: > Hello, I have just become certified in Art Education in New > York State. I live in NYC and intend on moving to Kansas. > Off hand, does anyone know if Kansas accepts New York State > Certification in Art Ed. I took the LAST, ATSW and CST. > Like all exams they were very difficult for me. I would > hate to have to go through that process again. I would love > any advice. Thanks--
If it is in demand, can I get in based upon what I have under my belt now for a non-renewable????
Where do you all recommend living for the best schools and opportunities for me and my kids? Any and ALL information would be appreciated. Looking fwd to being closer to family after 7 years at Fort Benning, but NOT looking fwd to the cold weather! LOL! Kathy
EVERYWHERE needs special ed of some kind. North Central KS is a great place to live.
School Districts around Ft. Riley include: Manhattan/Ogden, Geary County (this is Junction city and Ft. Riley), Chapman, Abilene, Rock Creek, Randolph-Blue Valley.
There are tons of places that I m sure if you walked into the District Office and said, "Im a special ed teacher" would hook you up with a job.
KS Dept of Ed would be my first stop as for certification requriements.
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Enjoy your move
On 10/14/08, Kathy wrote: > I have a variety of questions and am hoping I can get > information. I am in my first year teaching SPED at a > middle school in Georgia. I have taken all the tests > (GACE) to make me highly qualified. My husband leaves in > April for 15 months for Fort Riley/Iraq. My sons and I > are contemplating moving to KS because it's closer to > family, and my husband will have to be there for school > once he gets back. I am struggling with all this transfer > and testing stuff, and am wondering--is it worth it for > only being there 2 years? And, is SPED in demand out > there? I would like to be in the same schools as my > kiddos (6th/8th grade), and if not, I will probably just > sub. > > If it is in demand, can I get in based upon what I have > under my belt now for a non-renewable???? > > Where do you all recommend living for the best schools and > opportunities for me and my kids? Any and ALL information > would be appreciated. Looking fwd to being closer to > family after 7 years at Fort Benning, but NOT looking fwd > to the cold weather! LOL! > Kathy
On 12/21/08, hmmmmmm wrote: > Make sure you are in a safe neighborhood and I wish you the > best. > > I grew up in KS and Topeka was always a dirty and yuck of a > town. I've been away for YEARS but had some contracts to place > IT workers in Topeka. I could not get ANYONE to work there no > matter how much money. > > I called my family who still lives in KS and asked what was > up. They said it is still a dirty town and has so much > violence that every one stays away from there if they can.
Maybe you'd want to visit the knea.org website and explore for yourse...See More