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OAE 043 special Ed licensure test

by Diane

Jul 9, 2016

Does anyone know of any classes or study groups to help pass this test. Very tricky multiple choice questions. Very few in the room when I took the test passed. I live near Akron

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Intervention specialist

by Diane

Jul 9, 2016

Can anyone give advice on passing the OAE 043 special Ed licensure. Multiple choice questions very tricky. I took the test once. There were 15 others in the room and only 4 passed.

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FREE chemistry, physics, physical science EVERYTHING!

by It's all gotta go!

May 3, 2016

I'm done teaching and about to move. I don't want to take it with me! Books, worksheets, labs, even lab equipment. Includes physics modeling curriculum and tumble buggies! Some really great stuff here, would hate to see it go to waste. [email removed].

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Kevin Hello Ms. Dempsey, I just emailed you. K O'D

On 5/03/16, It's all gotta go! wrote: > I'm done teaching and about to move. I don't want to take > it with me! Books, worksheets, labs, even lab equipment. > Includes physics modeling curriculum and tumble buggies! > Some really great stuff here, would hate to see it go to > was...See More

Jul 6, 2016

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Loved ECOT

by Ali

Apr 8, 2016

I homeschooled my daughter starting in 2001 when she was in the 5th grade. She stayed with ECOT until her Junior year. At that time homeschooling was not very popular and I took a lot of flack from Public School teachers. When my daughter took the state required test she passed every subject with flying colors. I was very involved with her educatio...See More

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Questions about pay in Cincinnati Area

by strodden

Apr 6, 2016

Hi all, I am going back to school this fall to get my masters in German and hopefully to begin teaching in or around Cincinnati. I have my MBA already. I am going into this out of pure passion for the subject, but would like to have a rough idea of what a starting salary might look like in the Cinci area for someone with two masters degrees and 3 y...See More

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FREE JOB POSTING ASSISTANCE

by Tom K

Feb 17, 2016

To Ohio Educators,

For the past ten years I have been sending out a weekly email job posting for Michigan teachers and administrators.

In that time we have had almost 600 Hires. We have about 500 in our current group.

I thought I would open up this service in Ohio, since I'm from Toledo, and we are on each others border...See More

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Inexpensive Courses Endorsement

by Liza

Jan 24, 2016

Hi, I need to take a 3 hour course to renew my 4-year license. Does anyone know of a cheap/inexpensive college/university? (I'm subbing, so not making much money.) Thanks!

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phoenix On 1/24/16, Liza wrote: > Hi, > I need to take a 3 hour course to renew my 4-year license. > Does anyone know of a cheap/inexpensive college/university? > (I'm subbing, so not making much money.) > Thanks!

Look up "University of Phoenix teacher continuing education classes" on google. You can take a 3 credit hour g...See More

Jan 24, 2016

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Sally I took a teaching course through the University of LaVerne for $300 dollars and earned 3 credit hours that allowed me to renew my teaching license. I am a Substitute Teacher and understands where you are coming from. Good Luck!

Aug 12, 2016

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Personal search for friend/classmate

by Sandy Melzer (Sandra K Beers Melzer)

Jan 13, 2016

I'd like to get back in touch with my friend and college roommate Sandy Melzer (Sandra K Beers Melzer)She retired as a 5th grade math teacher at Pearl Rd Elementary in Parma Hts. We met at Webster University in St Louis, MO 1965-1969. If you could forward this email to Sandy, I would appreciate it. The last contact info which I had has become obso...See More

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OTES -- Will it go away??

by Sick of this

Dec 11, 2015

Hello...I'm a mid-career teacher. I love teaching, and I'm not sick of students and the profession. However, I am sick of OTES, data tracking...and everything that takes my time and attention away from my job...teaching.

Is OTES ever going to go away? I've heard veterans say that no policy lasts forever in education...however...the pendulu...See More

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KatieNK Wow that sounds awful. I'm a teacher from Delaware considering moving to Ohio and now I am scared!

Aug 17, 2016

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Ugh... On 1/23/16, Disillusioned in Ohio wrote: > Asking myself the same question. OTES is such a crock. I > worked my butt off 2 years ago to document EVERYTHING. > Every artifact, an 8 page unit plan, pages of answers to the > pre-conference questions....all just to get the stupid > accomplished rating (so I could take a year off from it....See MoreOn 1/23/16, Disillusioned in Ohio wrote: > Asking myself the same question. OTES is such a crock. I > worked my butt off 2 years ago to document EVERYTHING. > Every artifact, an 8 page unit plan, pages of answers to the > pre-conference questions....all just to get the stupid > accomplished rating (so I could take a year off from it.) > Although I was ultimately given an accomplished rating that > first year, I was dinged on my very first evaluation because > my objectives were in the wrong "place" in my lesson plan, > and my objectives were not STATED as 'measurable.' They > were measurable mind you.... The students will demonstrate, > create, etc." but because they weren't written as a SMART > goal I was dinged. I now put in some BS "80&37; of students > will.... yada yada" and magically I've written a good objective. > What do I do if 80&37; of the students do not meet my > objective? Um, well nothing. But somehow stating it in there > makes me accomplished. And how do I pick the magic 80&37; > number? Who knows! Just sounds like a good round number, > and since it's there.... written down, I'm good. > > 20 years writing objectives, 8 principals reading and > approving them over the years, and suddenly the wording is > wrong. My colleague was observed this past week by > different administrator, didn't turn in a lesson plan, or pre- > conference questions, and had no idea how to write an 'I can" > statement and got an accomplished rating. Bing, bam, boom. > Just like that. > > So here I am again, today, writing my lesson plan (not in a > way that is going to suit my needs but so it suits the OTES > rubric) writing up pages of answers to pre-conference > questions so I can explain each and every detail of the unit, > scanning exit tickets, rubrics, artifact after artifact to prove > that I'm doing the things I say I'm doing, just to prove I'm a > good teacher. Even though every teacher, student and > administrator in the district knows I'm a good teacher. My > kids produce beautiful work (I'm an art teacher btw---good > Lord this is not what I signed up for) and I am especially > effective motivating at-risk students. > > It is such a ridiculous waste of time, energy and resources > and in the end is just as "biased" and unfair as the old system > when my principal would walk in for 5 minutes, observe me > and say "you're good.... I know what kind of teacher you are." > and write me up a perfect review. > > My daughter wants to be a teacher and I have done > everything I can to discourage it, and THAT I can't believe. 5 > years ago I loved my job and really felt like I was making a > difference in the lives of kids. Now I spend my time at > worthless meetings discussing the 5 step process and > charting my student's art scores and analyzing the data with > teachers who don't even teach my subject area. WHAT is > going on????? Will someone stop the insanity? > > > >

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