In the past six years over 300 have landed full or part time jobs. Approaching 400 in our group. Yes, there is no catch or no charge. I'm a retired educational administrator who is Paying It Forward as they say.
Just contact me at [email removed].
It's tough out there finding a job, but it can be done.
Allison HoffOn 2/08/12, Tom K wrote: > In the past six years over 300 have landed full or part > time jobs. Approaching 400 in our group. Yes, there is no > catch or no charge. I'm a retired educational administrator > who is Paying It Forward as they say. > > Just contact me at [email removed]
On 2/20/12, Allison Hoff wrote: > On 2/08/12, Tom K wrote: >> In the past six years over 300 have landed full or part >> time jobs. Approaching 400 in our group. Yes, there is no >> catch or no charge. I'm a retired educational administrator >> who is Paying It Forward as they say. >> >> Just contact me at [email removed]
I am looking to relocate to Northern Michigan to be closer to my family. I am in my second year of teaching kindergarten in Southern Michigan and looking to relocate to teach in the Traverse City area. If anyone knows of any openings please kindly let me know.
On 3/03/12, SinDee wrote: > On 3/02/12, Amie wrote: >> Hello! >> >> I am looking to relocate to Northern Michigan to be closer >> to my family. I am in my second year of teaching >> kindergarten in Southern Michigan and looking to relocate to >> teach in the Traverse City area. If anyone knows of any >> openings please kindly let me know. >> >> Thank You! > > Will you only take the TC area? I live 2 hours south of TC. > Can keep a look out for openings. Thanks
I took the MTTC Biology and Chemistry tests and failed both. I used the study guide books for both to prepare for them and the AP Biology and Chemistry prep books. Are there any test prep courses for these subjects? I need to help to pass these tests. I am open to any suggestions.
Textbooks, posters, ready-to-use activities, flashcard sets, word strips, teaching units, resource books, full sets of lesson plans, books, more books...just an unbelievable pile of resources to use in your classroom!!!
I am willing to sell at one low price (make me an offer, maybe around $50?) as I've moved onto another career and its not doing anyone any good in storage. You take all for one bargain price and pick and choose what you need. Over six crates of stuff, and not junk, good materials ready to use.
This is literally hundreds of dollars worth of stuff, and thousands of hours of created materials.
Please only contact with serious inquiries. First come first serve to entire set of materials.
I noticed you posted this back in March...is it still available? If so, where are you located? Thanks.
On 3/16/12, Celina wrote: > I have a full collection of materials gathered over the > years I taught Spanish: > > Textbooks, posters, ready-to-use activities, flashcard > sets, word strips, teaching units, resource books, full > sets of lesson plans, books, more books...just an > unbelievable pile of resources to use in your classroom!!! > > I am willing to sell at one low price (make me an offer, > maybe around $50?) as I've moved onto another career and > its not doing anyone any good in storage. You take all for > one bargain price and pick and choose what you need. Over > six crates of stuff, and not junk, good materials ready to > use. > > This is literally hundreds of dollars worth of stuff, and > thousands of hours of created materials. > > Please only contact with serious inquiries. First come > first serve to entire set of materials.
I feel like I can't compete with people who are bringing in their kids, nieces, nephews, etc....Has anyone heard any word of anyone hiring for this coming school year??
Portage Community Schools will have upwards of 20 new K openings due to switching to full time Kinder. Good luck. Also, I am with Harper Creek Community Schools and we are offering a voluntary leave package for senior teachers, so we may have quite a few openings as well.
So I was just wondering if there are any other teachers out there who have gained their early childhood endoresement while they were teaching, and if so, how they did it and what school they went through...having some info will be good as I continue to look into this with the state.
I know there has been a lot of confusion with the new endorsement - but I can tell you what I've been told thus far. I am a student at Grand Valley and currently working in a preschool classroom. I was told that I do need two separate field experiences/practicums/internships. Each one counts as a 3 credit course. My first practicum was in my own classroom. The other practicum I will complete during the summer months in a year-round special education classroom. The practicums must be from two different age groups: birth-2.5 years, 2.5-4 years, or K-3rd grade. One of the practicums must focus on special needs (I've been told that it does not have to be a special needs classroom - but that there does need to be at least a few students in the class that have special needs. You'll have to get further clarification on that one from your school.)
In my opinion, if you are going to get the endorsement, you might as well get on the Master's track. In addition to the endorsement classes, I need to complete 1 Foundation Course, 1 Research Course, and my Master's Thesis or Project. My ZS certification is 27 credits & my Master's in Curriculum & Instruction with a Concentration in Early Childhood is an additional 9 credits.
I am assuming I will find that my first practicum I can do in my own clssroom...I also was thinking I might need to do a summer practicum in a child development center or something of that sort. I think that might be a challenge since I live in a very rural area and I'm not sure what there is around here, but I do have family and friends all over the place so if I need to go elsewhere over the summer it is possible.
It helps to see how it worked out for another teacher. Now I just have to do some more research and make the decision! I am currently in a master's program for a Reading Specialist degree, as my first love is teaching reading. :-) So I am just debating if I should add the ZS endorsement on top of that or switch to the early childhood master's and add the reading endorsement. Decisions, decisions...
Thanks again for you help!
On 4/13/12, KMS wrote: > The ZA is being phased into the ZS (Early Childhood general > and special education). I believe the last ZA test offered > will be in July 2012, so the ZS is what you will be working > toward. At least in my case, it wasn't much extra work, but > resulted in opening up a whole new range of job > opportunities. The first ZS test will be offered this > upcoming October. > > I know there has been a lot of confusion with the new > endorsement - but I can tell you what I've been told thus far. > I am a student at Grand Valley and currently working in a > preschool classroom. I was told that I do need two separate > field experiences/practicums/internships. Each one counts as > a 3 credit course. My first practicum was in my own > classroom. The other practicum I will complete during the > summer months in a year-round special education classroom. > The practicums must be from two different age groups: > birth-2.5 years, 2.5-4 years, or K-3rd grade. One of the > practicums must focus on special needs (I've been told that > it does not have to be a special needs classroom - but that > there does need to be at least a few students in the class > that have special needs. You'll have to get further > clarification on that one from your school.) > > In my opinion, if you are going to get the endorsement, you > might as well get on the Master's track. In addition to the > endorsement classes, I need to complete 1 Foundation Course, 1 > Research Course, and my Master's Thesis or Project. My ZS > certification is 27 credits & my Master's in Curriculum & > Instruction with a Concentration in Early Childhood is an > additional 9 credits.
Long story short, I am looking into the option of having a retired or out of work lower elem. teacher (or even an elem. ed. sophomore or senior in college) help us as we work through the next school year. I need to educate myself on what the school curriculum is for kindergarten, what expectations are for students entering first grade (because I do NOT plan to home school beyond this coming school year!), best teaching practices, and what's developmentally normal for a child my daughter's age. Talk about intimidating! I'd like to have some hand-holding as I navigate these waters.
Can anyone advise me on how to go about finding some help?
Let me know if you would like any further information. [email removed]
On 4/05/12, mom wrote: > Here are some ideas that might help. My son has been home > schooled most of the elementary and middle school years. > I am a public school teacher. > > 1. Try to find the Yahoo group in your area for home > schoolers. Do a search for your town and home schoolers. On > that group site you can buy used materials, link up with other > families doing the same thing, and find tons of information > about things like field trips, etc. You might think about > joining together with another family that home schools. Find > the Cooperatives in your area. They offer classes there. > > 2. Try not to think of home schooling as recreating public > school in your kitchen. Get a book like, "The Well Trained > Mind, by Bauer" and explore what a good education for a > kindergartener should encompass. > > 3. Different people have different philosophies about young > children and what/how they should be learning. For example, I > strongly disagree with the worksheet mentality of schools with > the pre-school aged student. Certainly, the case could easily > be made that a child who is taken to museums once a week, > learns to read with mom every day, participates in theater, > does imaginative play with costumes and puppets is learning > more at the age of five than a child that does worksheets all > day. > > 4. When I homeschooled my son for kinder I created a year on > a calendar based on unit topics. In Science we learned all > about weather, the seasons, the moon, plants, etc. In Social > Studies we went through the early settlers arriving on the > Mayflower all the way through the covered wagons of westward > expansion. Each month we studied about a different system of > the body. We went to library and checked out zillions of > books. I took him to live theater and we watched learning > videos and talked about the ideas. When he went to a private > school for first grade, he didn't "write" as well as the > worksheet students did, but he was ahead in math. His > teachers couldn't believe the way that he could express > himself and his expansive vocabulary. I believe that language > acquisition is very, very important at that age, so I think > that I gave him the kind of kindergarten that all children > should have, at home in our little classroom! Just relax and > follow your ideals about education. You can do it! > > I am a public school teacher who has watched home educated > students transfer back to public school from time to time. My > son also joined into my school for one year so that he could > rotate through my classroom. When home schoolers join back in > to a public school, they have a small adjustment time where it > sometimes appears that they are a wee bit behind, but most not > only catch up, but they end up excelling once they become > familiar with all of the nuances of the system. > > I hope this helps you. I wish you the very best. I loved > home schooling my son in kinder and hope you have a great > experience too! > > > > > > > > > On 4/05/12, A. wrote: >> After months of agonizing and staring at the same school web >> sites for hours I am finally coming to accept that I will >> probably be home-schooling my daughter for kindergarten. >> This is NOT something I feel up for or something I wanted to >> do. But I don't see her thriving in full day kindergarten >> and we are not religious, so sending her to the local >> parochial schools is out. I just haven't found anything >> closer than 45 minutes away that I thought looked >> promising-- and that's just too far. >> >> Long story short, I am looking into the option of having a >> retired or out of work lower elem. teacher (or even an elem. >> ed. sophomore or senior in college) help us as we work >> through the next school year. I need to educate myself on >> what the school curriculum is for kindergarten, what >> expectations are for students entering first grade (because >> I do NOT plan to home school beyond this coming school >> year!), best teaching practices, and what's developmentally >> normal for a child my daughter's age. Talk about >> intimidating! I'd like to have some hand-holding as I >> navigate these waters. >> >> Can anyone advise me on how to go about finding some help? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mom to a Pre-K student
On 4/28/12, John Pfeifer wrote: > I am confident that I can help you with the phonics/spelling > (more phonics) part of your concerns. Check out the site > [link removed]
Hello Everyone! Please help! I am conducting a survey for current and former special education teachers to complete my MA in special education. Please take 5 minutes to fill out this short survey-your input is valuable! Thank you in advance:) [link removed]
Michigan's current atmosphere and attitude toward public education is very frightening and sad for those of us who love public education. Knowing that we have enormous collections of skills makes it harder to understand how to search for and identify a reinvented self. Willing to assist fellow educators as they move to that new you!
I've been literally trying to get into a public school job for 6 years... and have served 4 of them in a (shudder) charter school, 1 as a sub, and 1 as a teacher's aid. Sometimes I guess you gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em.
Have to say I'm praisin' God for the wisdom to know the difference this year! I'm just trusting Him to present any opportunities that will work out for the best. It's gonna feel good to not have that constant stream of rejection flowing throughout my summer! (You job seekers know what I mean! :P )
On 4/23/12, Cheryl Flammer wrote: > Michigan's current atmosphere and attitude toward public > education is very frightening and sad for those of us who > love public education. Knowing that we have enormous > collections of skills makes it harder to understand how to > search for and identify a reinvented self. Willing to > assist fellow educators as they move to that new you!
On 5/08/12, Thanks! wrote: > Unfortunately it's coming down to that! I've officially > thrown in the towel for the 12-13 school year to become a > mommy. We are blessed to have the wisdom to live below our > means, so we won't miss my meager teacher's assistant income. > > I've been literally trying to get into a public school job for > 6 years... and have served 4 of them in a (shudder) charter > school, 1 as a sub, and 1 as a teacher's aid. Sometimes I > guess you gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to > fold 'em. > > Have to say I'm praisin' God for the wisdom to know the > difference this year! I'm just trusting Him to present any > opportunities that will work out for the best. It's gonna > feel good to not have that constant stream of rejection > flowing throughout my summer! (You job seekers know what I > mean! :P ) > > > > On 4/23/12, Cheryl Flammer wrote: >> Michigan's current atmosphere and attitude toward public >> education is very frightening and sad for those of us who >> love public education. Knowing that we have enormous >> collections of skills makes it harder to understand how to >> search for and identify a reinvented self. Willing to >> assist fellow educators as they move to that new you!