I'll be a first time teacher next yr. and was wanting to move to Portland. I've been reading lately about lay offs and cut backs on educational funds. Can anyone tell me whats going on exactly. Is Oregon not a good place to teach?
If your thinking of relocating the southeast is having a teacher shortage. Im practically guaranteed a job here.
lara
On 3/15/06, Lara Fleming wrote: > > I live in Atlanta, GA and right now I am in an educ. program > specific to MS. My certification will be in MS Science and > History and I think I'll be taking the praxis in early > childhood. Wow. Im shocked to here about the shortage. What do > you teach, Mel? > > On 3/15/06, Mel wrote: >> I should say that if you are special ed, you might find an >> opening. >> >> On 3/15/06, Lara Fleming wrote: >>> Hello All, >>> >>> I'll be a first time teacher next yr. and was wanting to >>> move to Portland. I've been reading lately about lay offs >>> and cut backs on educational funds. Can anyone tell me >>> whats going on exactly. Is Oregon not a good place to teach?
Portland Public Schools are losing students at a rapid rate, therefore needing to lay off teachers. Some is due to naturally declining enrollment because older neighborhoods, some due to housing prices, percieved quality of schools, etc..People are leaving Portland and moving to the burbs! I teach in Beaverton School District and last year the district grew by 700 students! Other surrounding suburban districts are also growing and hiring. If I were looking for a job today I'd apply in Beaverton, Tigard/Tualatin, Sherwood, Gresham, North Clackamas, etc...outlying areas that aren't really so "outlying" from Portland! Good luck :) On 3/15/06, lara wrote: > > If your thinking of relocating the southeast is having a teacher > shortage. Im practically guaranteed a job here. > > lara > > > > On 3/15/06, Lara Fleming wrote: >> >> I live in Atlanta, GA and right now I am in an educ. program >> specific to MS. My certification will be in MS Science and >> History and I think I'll be taking the praxis in early >> childhood. Wow. Im shocked to here about the shortage. What do >> you teach, Mel? >> >> On 3/15/06, Mel wrote: >>> I should say that if you are special ed, you might find an >>> opening. >>> >>> On 3/15/06, Lara Fleming wrote: >>>> Hello All, >>>> >>>> I'll be a first time teacher next yr. and was wanting to >>>> move to Portland. I've been reading lately about lay offs >>>> and cut backs on educational funds. Can anyone tell me >>>> whats going on exactly. Is Oregon not a good place to teach?
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I have a question regarding unemployment insurance. If I am an instructional assistant with a notice of assignment, am I eligible for unemployment benefits at the end of the school year. If anyone has any experience with this situation, please let me know. Thanks, Matt.
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This is an invitation to participate in a totally free event that will take place on September 11 and that will be, I believe, of special interest to teachers and librarians. As we are a public library in Illinois with absolutely no budget to give this event the publicity it deserves, we are hoping you will share the information with anyone you think might have an interest.
On September 11, 2006, the Bensenville Community Public Library District (a Chicago suburb) will present Marion Blumenthal Lazan live and in real time to anyone with an Internet connection. To participate, you merely install a small program (it loads in about 20 seconds), turn on your computer's speakers, then sit back and listen to Marion. If you also have a microphone attached to your computer, you will be able to speak with her and ask questions directly.
As a girl, Marion and her family were trapped in Hitler's Germany, and they spent six and a half years in refugee and concentration camps, including Westerbork in Holland and Bergen-Belsen in Germany. They were in a cattle car on their way to Auschwitz when they were finally liberated by Russian troops.
Now in her seventies, Marion is devoting the rest of her life to telling her story. She knows that in a few years there will be no Holocaust survivors left, yet what happened must never be forgotten. Her story does not dwell on the horror of what she experienced. Instead, her message is one of hope and optimism in the face of extraordinary hardship. She implores us to be kind to one another, to embrace diversity, to always retain hope, to respect one another, and to never look away from intolerance and cruelty. Could there be a more powerful or appropriate message on September 11?
Marion will speak to the children of the world on September 11, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., eastern time. She will speak for about 30 minutes, and she will then take questions. She will be speaking in an online auditorium, and there is no charge whatsoever to listen. Our hope is that thousands of children and their teachers will spend that hour on September 11 with Marion. She will tell a story of courage, hope, and the will to survive. Your students (and you) will be mesmerized and inspired.
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Hi there everyone! My husband is being transfered up to Oregon and I have heard horrible rumors about needing my Masters degree? It isn't enough to have a Bachelors Degree and experience teaching in other states? Please help! I am unsure if it also depends based on if the school is private or public. Thank you for your help!
And at the end of that three years, I believe, you will have to have 180 (approx. equiv. of year teaching) days in the classroom. You do that, if you cannot secure a teaching position by volunteering (documented)/subbing.
Also, the reason for all the extra school/tests and etc. is, I suspect, $$$$! On 6/18/06, Shawn wrote: > On 5/31/06, Liz wrote: >> Yes you need a Masters. but if you have an out of state >> licence and experience, you can apply for a transitional >> license; which is good for three years. Due to the need for >> highly qualified teachers, teachers with transitional >> licences have a really hard time finding a job. Private >> school may be different. >> >> On 5/30/06, Kristin wrote: >>> Hi there everyone! >>> My husband is being transfered up to Oregon and I have >>> heard horrible rumors about needing my Masters degree? It >>> isn't enough to have a Bachelors Degree and experience >>> teaching in other states? Please help! I am unsure if it >>> also depends based on if the school is private or public. >>> Thank you for your help! > > My understanding is that you do not need a masters degree to > obtain your initial teaching license (highly qualified - a > step up from transitional). The initial license is good for > three years, and can be renewed for an additional three (I > believe). During this time, you will need to obtain a masters > degree to receive a permanent license. Also, your pay rate > will go up with a masters degree. > > Good Luck
On 5/30/06, Kristin wrote: > Hi there everyone! > My husband is being transfered up to Oregon and I have > heard horrible rumors about needing my Masters degree? It > isn't enough to have a Bachelors Degree and experience > teaching in other states? Please help! I am unsure if it > also depends based on if the school is private or public. > Thank you for your help!
Kristin, I had the very same question and it took me over 2 years to find out. This was my situation. I got a teaching credential from California. The teaching credential program was worth 38 semester units post B.A. degree. I moved to Oregon and wanted to find out if I needed a masters degree. Nobody was able to tell me the straight answer. I contacted TSPC multiple times and each time they told me something different. Some told me that I do need a masters, and some said I don't. I asked people at U of O and I got the same response. I asked the private colleges and they told me that I have 5 years to get a masters degree. I finally got a hold of someone who works at TSPC and she asked someone and confirmed that they no longer require a masters degree. In Oregon, you need to get a B.A. degree and then go one more year of school for a masters degree in teaching. However in California, they don't give you that option. Eventhough you go through one year of teaching credential program, they don't count it towards a masters degree. To make the long story short, my 38 semester units post B.A. were equivalent to a masters degree. Hope this helps. Email me if you need more info.
I am trying to find out if former Bandon and Port Orford teacher Pamela Bolt is still teaching in Oregon or if anyone knows where she might be teaching. She taught elementary school and made such an impact on my now 25 year old son that we would really like to find her and just say thanks! His name is John and he is now a student at Kent State University. We will be coming to Oregon together in 3 weeks and I would love to see if we could locate her. For any other Oregon teacher who see this:I firmly believe my 2 children are the fine people they are today because of some very special teachers in Oregon. Their respect for education now is unparlleled. Keep it up, you folks are the best!!!!
If your thinking of relocating the southeast is having a teacher
shortage. Im practically guaranteed a job here.
lara
On 3/15/06, Lara Fleming wrote:
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> I live in Atlanta, GA and right now I am in an educ. program
> specific to MS. My certification will be in MS Science and
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