With the 100's of thousand of teaching positions being cut in Texas, people are looking to get out. Are there teaching jobs in Louisiana or is it as over saturated and completely as dire as Texas? If there are jobs, in what areas is there a need?
I'm teaching at a charter school and I was curious if teacher salary schedules and school budgets are confidential information? I know that the TeachLouisiana website has a teacher salary schedule for each parish, as well as the Recovery School District, as well as some individual schools and city-run school districts. However, my school is not lis...See MoreI'm teaching at a charter school and I was curious if teacher salary schedules and school budgets are confidential information? I know that the TeachLouisiana website has a teacher salary schedule for each parish, as well as the Recovery School District, as well as some individual schools and city-run school districts. However, my school is not listed there. After talking with co- workers I have reason to believe that our salaries are not based on a degree/years of experience scale. Is this legal? Also, I know that the way my classroom is funded (LA4 program) that that program budgets for things such as supplies, teacher salaries, travel and professional development. And I know from teaching at a public parish run school that my one LA4 program provided enough funding for 4 teachers to go to a conference. My current school will not buy us anymore classroom supplies and has not sent us to any professional development conferences. Am I the only one who thinks this sounds suspiciously like someone is making a “profit” somewhere? Does anybody know if school budgets are a part of public domain? Looking for teacher and legal opinions. Thanks in advance for any help!
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (Feb, 2011) – Niagara University is now accepting applications from K-12 teachers nationwide for a summer program entitled Crossroads of Empire: Cultural Contact and Imperial Rivalry at Old Fort Niagara. The week-long residential sessions, which take place July 11-15 and July 18-22, 2011 at Old Fort Niagara and Niagara University, have been made possible by funding obtained from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Directed by Thomas A. Chambers, Ph.D., chair of Niagara University’s history department, the workshops are focused on the vital history that emanated from Old Fort Niagara, one of most significant and well-preserved 18th century historic sites in North America. Fort Niagara served as an important crossroads between the empires of Great Britain, France, the Haudenosaunee (the native people who inhabited what is now much of New York state and surrounding areas), and, later, the United States as they battled each other for control of the North American continent. The Fort threatened American territory during the Revolution, was occupied by both sides during the War of 1812, and then a peace treaty secured the Fort and region for the United States.
This workshop will immerse NEH Summer Scholars in the world of 18th century life, from both the Native American and European perspective. Participants will interact with historic interpreters, clamber about ramparts dating to the 1700s, handle beaver pelts and trade goods like fishhooks and beads, and perhaps even fire a musket. One unique feature will be an overnight stay at the French Castle, the three-story stone fortress and trading post perched above the crashing waves of Lake Ontario that dates back to 1726. By week’s end NEH Summer Scholars will understand the perspective of the Iroquois people who first inhabited this region, as well as the struggles of ordinary European soldiers who bled and died to control Fort Niagara.
Teachers of grades K-12 at schools in the United States or its territorial possessions, or Americans teaching in foreign schools where at least 50 percent of the students are American nationals, are eligible for this program.
Teachers selected to participate as NEH Summer Scholars will receive a stipend of $1,200 at the end of the residential workshop session. Stipends are intended to help cover travel expenses to and from the project location, books, and ordinary living expenses.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2011.
For eligibility and application information, please call 716.286.8091, e-mail [email removed].
Niagara University is located 11 miles south of Old Fort Niagara.
Niagara University Founded by the Vincentian Community in 1856, Niagara University is a private liberal arts university with a strong, values-based Catholic tradition. Its four academic divisions include the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Hospitality and Tourism Management. The university also maintains an Academic Exploration Program that provides a learning community for students who are undecided about their major, as well as numerous opportunities through Continuing Education. -30-
We invite you to join us for our one-week workshops in June 2011. As NEH Summer Scholars at the “American History through the Eyes of a California Family” workshop, you will use the artifacts and archival sources of both the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum and CSU Dominguez Hills Special Collections to trace the Dominguez family history for over two centuries. Their history and lands are entwined with California 's rich Indian, Spanish, Mexican and American history.
NEH workshops feature well known scholars, hands-on work with artifacts and archival documents, workshops and experiential learning opportunities that will bring history to life, and field trips to deepen historical and cultural connections. Workshops address the Dominguez family business and inheritance strategies and their relationship to natives and migrants from varied social and cultural backgrounds. Successful applicants whose title will become NEH Summer Scholars will also analyze how territorial industrial expansion transformed the American people and how massive immigration after 1870, including the Chinese, some of whom became laborers on Dominguez lands, formed new social patterns and concepts about national identity.
$1200 stipends are offered to help cover travel, lodging, and meal expenses.
Workshops will be offered twice and applicants may apply to one, but not both, workshops. The first is the week of June 13-17, 2011 and the second is the week of June 20-24, 2011. Continuing Education Units offered. Applications due March 1st.
Hi. I never thought to check previous employer for my old NTE or Praxis documentation. I also took NTE long ago! Thanks to your thoughtful idea, I may have saved myself much heartache. Definitely a good idea to look into a previous state employer for NTE scores. Thank you!
I graduated in 2009 with my BA in Liberal Arts. I want to become a teacher now. I have looked into the teacher alternative certification program at Uno, Tulane, Holy Cross, and Suno. I wanted to know what school has the best program? What's the pros and cons of the teacher alt cert program? What's the pros and cons each school?
On 3/21/11, lexis wrote: > I graduated in 2009 with my BA in Li...See MoreMy degree is in Human Resources. I completed alternate certification in special education. At the time,it was not required that all classes be completed at one institution of higher learning, only that the last college attended submit the transcript to the state dept of ed.
On 3/21/11, lexis wrote: > I graduated in 2009 with my BA in Liberal Arts. I want to > become a teacher now. I have looked into the teacher > alternative certification program at Uno, Tulane, Holy > Cross, and Suno. I wanted to know what school has the best > program? What's the pros and cons of the teacher alt cert > program? What's the pros and cons each school?
Also I was wondering if Public schools in the area are required to have preschool now? I know it is mandated to be in place in all schools by 2012 but it seems many states are not offering it yet and are still relying on head start programs. My current state is actually leading the Nation in offering preschool in the public schools but I am ready to move south and warmer climates. Thanks for any info you can share.