I am looking for teachers who are dedicated and will participate fully in this project. Each teacher will be responsible for sending a postcard to each of the other states. Please include information about your state such as state symbols and interesting facts. Our third grade curriculum includes learning about our town so we will include that information as well. In return, you will receive a postcard back from each of the states involved. Address labels will be provided to you if you wish. Also, a list of names, addresses, and school websites will be e- mailed to you.
My goal is to mail address labels by September 15th. The mailing deadline for the postcards is November 4th.
If you are interested in participating in this exchange, please send the following information to my email address: kimberleyg2003yahoo.com.
Name Grade you teach E-mail address Name you would like on mailing label (Ms. G's Third Grade Class) Name of School School Address School or class website address
Hi! I'm organizing a postcard exchange in which we hopefully will have at least one class from each state and D.C. pariticpating. All classes send postcards to the other states, and receive one from each in return! It is a lot of fun...a great geography and writing project and you and your students will LOVE it!! Please e-mail ASAP me if you'd like to join us to represent New Hampshire!! Any grade level is welcome...though many are 2nd grade classes. Thanks! Colleen [email removed]
I am trying to finalize our postcard exchange group for 2005-2006. I only need classes representing the following states:
CT, MT, NH,
If you are from one of these states and you would like to be a part of this fun classroom project, please email me ASAP with your name and school mailing address. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Right now I teach kindergarten at a small private school. One of my co workers who taught pre school there just left and became a para in public making two dollars an hour more. I have my bach. degree in Elementary Ed from 1989. Should I get my foot in the door first by going for a para job. I know the job market where I live is very tight! Any imput on going for my masters. Should I wait until I get a job teaching in public...or start now? Thank you for your imput!
As you may know I want to leave Arizona and move to New Hampshire. I will be done with my cert at the end of this school year. The problem is that we have been in our current house less than 1 year and must wait until we are here 2 years (Oct. 29, 2006) to avoid capital gains. And we currently have $180,000 in equity. I am not giving Uncle Sam 15% of that.
If we leave in November/December do you think I could find a job that would start when school resumed in January. I will have a special ed and elementary certification.
There are always sped openings but remember that NH is a rural state and many places are possibly far from where you may live. Monitor job openings at the site used by all public schools in the state. Jobs are often also listed at [link removed]
Does it have anything to do with regulating class size? I am a Kindergarten teacher in FL and here we have a max of 18 students per class. I am not sure if this is because of No Child Left Behind or something else that Florida does.
Thank You
On 8/05/05, dotb wrote: > yes, it is a federal mandate all states are supposed to be > participating. There are a couple that are resisting it but > NH is not one of them. > > -Dot > > On 8/04/05, Megan wrote: >> Is NH a participating state in No Child Left Behind?
I'm wondering what it would take for me to be a teacher or, better yet, a reading specialist in the state of NH. I have a Bachelors degree in Psychology and an Ed.M in Counseling. Do I need to be a teacher prior to being a reading specialist? I'd be interested in being a school counselor also...but my degree is not in "school" counseling. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
That is true that you can go alt. IV or alt. V for Reading Specialist and that you have had to taught for two years to get a masters. However, it doesn't appear to be true that there is such a demand for Reading Specialist, although it is on the shortage list in NH.
This summer there has only been a few advertisements. I'm not sure how they come up with the shortage list because although they say shortage then why hasn't there been many positions?
IMO the only way to get a Reading Specialist position is if you are already teaching in a school and a position opens up and then you are put in the position. I received my certification (one of many) in 1998 in NH and although I have had some interviews (not many) the job has gone to someone within the building.
On 8/11/05, dotb wrote: > Go tot he board of ed web site and look at "Becoming an NH > educator". Look at alternative IV and V certification. If > you can get an statement of eligibility a school can hire you > while you work on your credential. IF you manage that > situation you might even be able to get the school to pay > tuition for the credential requirements. To get into the > masters program for reading specialist you have to have > taught for two years. I think that is a dumb requirement but > that is the way it is so people who are qualified as reading > specialists are in demand. That is my impression anyway. > > -Dot > > On 8/08/05, Kerry wrote: >> I'm wondering what it would take for me to be a teacher >> or, better yet, a reading specialist in the state of NH. >> I have a Bachelors degree in Psychology and an Ed.M in >> Counseling. Do I need to be a teacher prior to being a >> reading specialist? I'd be interested in being a school >> counselor also...but my degree is not in "school" >> counseling. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
On 8/14/05, HQT Reading Specialist wrote: > That is true that you can go alt. IV or alt. V for Reading Specialist and > that you have had to taught for two years to get a masters. However, it > doesn't appear to be true that there is such a demand for Reading > Specialist, although it is on the shortage list in NH. >
I think the same thing can be said about science. It is on the shortage list but there were few ads. I got a IV SOE for science this summer and got no repsonse from the applications I sent out. Sometimes, even if there are a lot of ads there still maybe no shortage because there are a lot of applicants for the position. I have a IV for Special Ed too and I have doutbs that I could get a job in Special Ed either. Teaching is a hard field to break into. I wonder if I would have had better luck trying to be a movie star or a major league pitcher or an astronaut or something because that is that is what it feels like I'm trying to do. Hmmmm.... maybe I could be president.
Does anyone have leads on upcoming ESL and/or English positions in NH? What districts would be most in need of these areas, particularly the first one? I have 14 yrs. experience in ESL and SAT teaching and am licensed in NJ ESL k-12. My English license is pending the final evaluation by the state. Any ideas or leads would be so appreciated. My family and I are planning to move up the NH by next summer. Thanks again
There are not that many ESL students in NH. Nashua does have a lot because they are close to Lowell Ma which attracts a lot of immigrants. I think Salem may also. I would also look at Manchester and Portsmouth but other than that I don't think there would be much.
-Dot
On 8/14/05, Suzanne Rackham wrote: > Does anyone have leads on upcoming ESL and/or English > positions in NH? What districts would be most in need of > these areas, particularly the first one? > I have 14 yrs. experience in ESL and SAT teaching and am > licensed in NJ ESL k-12. My English license is pending the > final evaluation by the state. > Any ideas or leads would be so appreciated. My family and I > are planning to move up the NH by next summer. > Thanks again
Hello all, Last Call for 2005-06 Postcard Exchange!! We are in need of the following states: AK, DE, NH, RI, WY
Our postcard exchange consists of having your students create 50 postcards for your state to send off to the other participants. You will receive postcards in return from the other states. This is a wonderful project to incorporate with geography.
If you are interested and your state is listed above please email me crutherford_308yahoo.com your: Full Name School Name School Address Grade email address
We are only having one participant per state. Let me know if you have any questions.
Are you still looking for someone? I am interested in knowing what south western town you describe. I am certified in guidance and would be interested in learning more. thank you Mr. Stone
On 8/22/05, John Stone wrote: > Just had some resignations today. They got jobs closer to > home. They did not leave because of ill feelings etc. > > K-5 School in Southwest NH. Rural community. > > 415 students > > email if interested or call me at 603-899-3363 and ask for > John Stone, Principal. > > School starts on Aug 31 but will work with someone who > needs to start later.
There are always sped openings but remember that NH is a
rural state and many places are possibly far from where you
may live. Monitor job openings at the site used by all
public schools in the state. Jobs are often also listed at
[link removed]