I am looking for a Haitian Kreyol tutor. I am fluent in French and am trying to learn Kreyol. I have books and CDs but would rather learn with conversation!
I am thinking about moving to St. Paul MN next year. Do you know what the job market is like for music teachers? What are some of the better areas that I would want to teach in?
Also... does anyone have any idea of the average pay scale?
I'm considering a career change from working in Business to teaching Business Education. Was looking for feedback on job outlook for High School Business teachers. I've worked in various marketing and business operations positions for 24 years and have a BS in Business-Marketing as well as an MBA. What can I expect for job opportunities? Pros/cons of moving into teaching? Starting salary? Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.
I am attending a conference this spring at the downtown Hilton. I am concerning about the "downtown behavior expectations. What is this area like? Is it safe to walk around at night?
My class will be reading the story the Gingerbread Man and doing a project with it. I am asking if anyone would mind assisting with this... if you would like to please email me at [email removed].
Project letter: My name is the Gingerbread Man, my friend in CLass 2H was reading a story about me and i jumped out of the storybook to visit you. My friend at school is wondering where I have run to. Please help them by sending them a picture postcard showing them the area where you live. This postcard will be posted on a large map of the world outside of my classroom. This will help the children by showing them how different parts of the world look. I know my friends will enjoy hearing from you and learning where I have run! Thank you for your help! Got to go! The Gingerbread Man
** If you would like to help my class please email me at [email removed].
Found a fantastic new chapter-book series for ages 7-9 that the kids in my class are thrilled about. It's called the Incredible Journey Books and it has fast-paced worldly adventures filled with geography facts. The plots are interesting and the series has done the trick to get my third-grade class interested in exploring the world map. The books have a great site that has an Africa unit along with puzzles to go with each book. Go to [link removed].
How are the overall teaching opportunities in the state? My husband and I are both teachers (secondary and elementary, respectively) and are looking to relocate from Michigan, where there is close to no teaching jobs available anywhere! MN is one of the states we are considering, but want to know how easily we would be able to find jobs. We would be more interested in living in a small town than a city. Any help is appreciated!
Good luck!! I'm considering relocating to Texas because the outlook here is so grim... Minnesota has hacked away so much from its education funding that we fell from the one of the top 10 to very near the bottom in national ranking.
On 12/27/07, the bird wrote: > How are the overall teaching opportunities in the state? > My husband and I are both teachers (secondary and > elementary, respectively) and are looking to relocate from > Michigan, where there is close to no teaching jobs > available anywhere! MN is one of the states we are > considering, but want to know how easily we would be able > to find jobs. We would be more interested in living in a > small town than a city. Any help is appreciated!
On 1/14/08, M Neilson wrote: > Good luck!! I'm considering relocating to Texas because the > outlook here is so grim... > Minnesota has hacked away so much from its education funding > that we fell from the one of the top 10 to very near the > bottom in national ranking. > > On 12/27/07, the bird wrote: >> How are the overall teaching opportunities in the state? >> My husband and I are both teachers (secondary and >> elementary, respectively) and are looking to relocate from >> Michigan, where there is close to no teaching jobs >> available anywhere! MN is one of the states we are >> considering, but want to know how easily we would be able >> to find jobs. We would be more interested in living in a >> small town than a city. Any help is appreciated!
I am a licensed teacher in WI in Physical and Health Education. My wife teaches math. Last summer I recieved a job offer at a small school 45 minuts south of Rochester. Anyway it was my dream job. PE/Health/Activities Director and a head coaching job. Anyway when they explained the benefits were explained to me I got this:
$3850 deductible per person - We are pregnant and we were told after 6 weeks the baby would start to accumulate a deductible as well!
$500/month towards the premium
$15/25/35 copay for meds and office visits
At the district where my wife teaches, we have no premium to pay, a $200 deductible, and a $5 copay on meds.
Needless to say we turned down the position, as we were't prepared to write out a $3850 check to the hospital for her pregnancy Dr. appointments.
I have 2 questions:
1. Are all school MN district offering these same benefits?
2. Were we right in turning down the position?
I got my position cut 2 years ago and have been dabbling in construction and subbing for the past 2 years. I really want to teach, but haven't had any luck in the area surrounding my wife's district.
Please Help! I just want to teach. Is PE/Health as competitive in MN as it is in WI?
I feel for you man, but if you don't mind moving, check out the WIsconsin board under "If you really want to teach..."
We left Wisconsin for Georgia, and our only regret is that we didn't do it 20 years ago. You and your wife would be guaranteed jobs here, with a pay scale of 40k-85k and VERY low cost of living. My e-mail is [email removed]
Good Luck,
Mark
On 1/22/08, Jim wrote: > I am a licensed teacher in WI in Physical and Health > Education. My wife teaches math. Last summer I recieved a > job offer at a small school 45 minuts south of Rochester. > Anyway it was my dream job. PE/Health/Activities Director > and a head coaching job. Anyway when they explained the > benefits were explained to me I got this: > > $3850 deductible per person - We are pregnant and we were > told after 6 weeks the baby would start to accumulate a > deductible as well! > > $500/month towards the premium > > $15/25/35 copay for meds and office visits > > At the district where my wife teaches, we have no premium > to pay, a $200 deductible, and a $5 copay on meds. > > Needless to say we turned down the position, as we were't > prepared to write out a $3850 check to the hospital for her > pregnancy Dr. appointments. > > I have 2 questions: > > 1. Are all school MN district offering these same benefits? > > 2. Were we right in turning down the position? > > I got my position cut 2 years ago and have been dabbling in > construction and subbing for the past 2 years. I really > want to teach, but haven't had any luck in the area > surrounding my wife's district. > > Please Help! I just want to teach. Is PE/Health as > competitive in MN as it is in WI?
On question #1, the health insurance figures stated in your post, for the district south of Rochester, are very good to excellent by minnesota standards; most union leaders here in Minnesota would be pating themselves on the back and giving high-fives for negotiating such a health benefits package for their teachers into the two- or three- year contract which each union (Education Minnesota) local negotiates with their individual school district during the final school- year of the present contract. For example, school districts who's contract expire this comming June were required by MN law to have the teacher contracts for the 2008-09 school year ratified by last week. medical benefits, vacation-sick days, teacher work hours, prep hour additional supervisory duties,salaries, school year start and ending dates, workshop days are all collectively bargained between the Education Minnesota union local and the Individual School District. Therefore, everything varies between the hundreds of school districts in Minnesota. As a veteran educator here in Minnesota, it never occurred to me that the medical- health benefits are so much better across the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers' in Wisconsin.
As far as question #2 goes, the last school year in which ther was not a large surplus of Phy-Ed and Health teachers in Minnesota was the 1973-74 school year, with opportunities drying-up in the Twin Cities Metro area and other popular districts much sooner than 73-74. Graduates attempting to find teaching jobs for the 1974-75 school year could not secure teaching positions, paricularly Phy-Ed, and prospects have never improved. It's a tie for toughest subject areas to find employment between, Phy-Ed Health, Social Studies, English and Elementary Ed. Recently, areas where a candidate at least had reasonable chance at finding a job: Special-Ed, Math, Physics, Chemistry, and World Languages have been hit hard with mass layoffs. I know 20-year veterans who have not had enough years of service to escape the layoffs due to declining student enrollments and budget shortfalls.
To improve your chances of securing a teaching contract, make sure you have Phy-Ed and Health licensure along with DAPE (Developmentally Adaptive Phsical Education) licensure and coaching certification from an accredited university. Stellar coaching experience with a winning record and state championships in the right sports will really help. In Minnesota, the saying goes, Phy-Ed licensure without Health and DAPE licensure is Phy-Ed without a job.
Having a parent as a veteran teacher or principal in the district you are trying to find employment in helps along with having a former professional collegue of yours' as a school board member or district superintendent may be your best bet.
There are 3,000-4,000 applicants for most teaching positions in MN. One positive sign from a professional collegue of mine in a small rural district had only 980 applicants for one long-term substitute position in Social Studies however that number is still larger than the number of residents in this remote town.
My next class begis in a couple of minutes, so I must close. Best of luck to you professionally and with your newborn child :-)
On 1/22/08, Jim wrote: > I am a licensed teacher in WI in Physical and Health > Education. My wife teaches math. Last summer I recieved a > job offer at a small school 45 minuts south of Rochester. > Anyway it was my dream job. PE/Health/Activities Director > and a head coaching job. Anyway when they explained the > benefits were explained to me I got this: > > $3850 deductible per person - We are pregnant and we were > told after 6 weeks the baby would start to accumulate a > deductible as well! > > $500/month towards the premium > > $15/25/35 copay for meds and office visits > > At the district where my wife teaches, we have no premium > to pay, a $200 deductible, and a $5 copay on meds. > > Needless to say we turned down the position, as we were't > prepared to write out a $3850 check to the hospital for her > pregnancy Dr. appointments. > > I have 2 questions: > > 1. Are all school MN district offering these same benefits? > > 2. Were we right in turning down the position? > > I got my position cut 2 years ago and have been dabbling in > construction and subbing for the past 2 years. I really > want to teach, but haven't had any luck in the area > surrounding my wife's district. > > Please Help! I just want to teach. Is PE/Health as > competitive in MN as it is in WI?
I have a secondary (k-12) teaching license from Northern MI University. I have been teaching 9th grade English in MN for the last 2 years and would like to continue.
I can not for the life of me figure out what classes I need to take to complete my MN license. Seem different whoever I ask.
Has anyone moved from MI to MN? Where did you complete the classes necessary to complete your license? HELP!
I graduated from a university in WI but got a teaching job in MN and so the process would be the same.
Unlike what the previous poster said, the state would not give me any help in figuring out if and what courses I might have to take. Since I would have been certified in WI, they gave me a temporary 3 year license and told me that I had to work with an acceptable MN university (and I was given a list) to get approval from that university.
So I would just pick one (all the state Universities are on the list), contact the licensing coordinator at that school and make an appointment for the right people to look over your transcripts. You will want to have course descriptions and syllabuses handy if possible. That university will then tell you what you need to do to meet their requirements. Once you have met their requirements, that university will sign off on your license application and as long as the state sees the signature from an acceptable university (and you have taken the appropriate Praxis tests) they will grant you the license.
There is some connection between WI and MN that is not granted to those of us with teaching certification from other states. Still, all I had to do to transfer my license was take the human relations and diversity class and the appropriate PRAXIS tests (I - the one for idiots, and II - the content area and professional practice).
I have also found the locals to be very hesitant to accept or help those of us not from the Midwest... I don't agree with the "Minnesota Nice" label they give themselves here! I did, however, find the gentleman with whom I spoke at DOE very nice and helpful - but I am still waiting to see if they will approve my portfolio for my second teaching area (that one was earned out of state through examination only as an add-on certification area and thus, not accepted directly in MN).
Good luck! Also from Another State
On 6/13/08, Rebecca wrote: > I graduated from a university in WI but got a teaching job in MN > and so the process would be the same. > > Unlike what the previous poster said, the state would not give > me any help in figuring out if and what courses I might have to > take. Since I would have been certified in WI, they gave me a > temporary 3 year license and told me that I had to work with an > acceptable MN university (and I was given a list) to get > approval from that university. > > So I would just pick one (all the state Universities are on the > list), contact the licensing coordinator at that school and make > an appointment for the right people to look over your > transcripts. You will want to have course descriptions and > syllabuses handy if possible. That university will then tell > you what you need to do to meet their requirements. Once you > have met their requirements, that university will sign off on > your license application and as long as the state sees the > signature from an acceptable university (and you have taken the > appropriate Praxis tests) they will grant you the license.
Beware of these guys. They say they will help you find a position in a private school/independant school, etc.
In reality, they will take your information, sell it to a third party so you can be spammed, telemarketed, etc., and then they will send you a letter saying, "we can't place you--sorry."
If you have an interest in locating a job, check out this site:
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WHile it is true many schools in Minnesota are cutting back, that is true of everywhere. Students need teachers who like teaching. If that is you, check it out and good luck.
Good luck!! I'm considering relocating to Texas because the
outlook here is so grim...
Minnesota has hacked away so much from its education funding
that we fell from the one of the top 10 to very near the
bottom in national ranking.
On 12/27/07, the bird wrote:
> How are the overall teaching o...See More