I have lost touch with a dear friend who is a teacher in southern RI. Her name is Jennifer (Jenny Terry) and she teaches elementary school, used to live in Cranston. If you know of her whereabouts (school or home town), please let me know at [email removed].
I am wondering if anyone can provide me information. I am interested in becoming a science/chemistry teacher. I have a bachelors and masters degree in chemistry (as well as an MBA) I have worked in industry for 30 years. Without going back to college for 1-2 years, is there any way I can get a job teching high school as a career change? I have always been interested in teaching and now may be the opportune time.
I am a male teacher with North Carolina teaching credentials. I plan to relocate to New England and have gone to the Rhode Island Department of Education website. I have looked up many Rhode Island school district and individual school websites for open elementary positions, preferably 5th grade, but have found no open positions. Is this the reality of teaching in Rhode Island, that there are no jobs for male elementary school teachers just starting out? I have heard that is so in Connecticut.
Competition for elementary jobs is HUGE here. There are 6 or 7 colleges pumping out elementary ed grads here, as well as nearby Massachusetts. Consider getting a middle school endorsement. Some districts aren't even accepting applications for elementary.
Getting a job here with out of state credentials can be hard (I have done it), they only have one person who reviews applications for the whole state. In this lovely, but corrupt state, everything is done with "who you know". Getting a job as an outsider is tough.
On 4/10/06, K wrote: > Hello, > > I am a male teacher with North Carolina teaching > credentials. I plan to relocate to New England and have > gone to the Rhode Island Department of Education website. > I have looked up many Rhode Island school district and > individual school websites for open elementary positions, > preferably 5th grade, but have found no open positions. > Is this the reality of teaching in Rhode Island, that > there are no jobs for male elementary school teachers just > starting out? I have heard that is so in Connecticut. > > Thank you. > K
In reality the only way to get a regular ed elementary job in most districts here is to sub. Many districts hire from the sub list.
Now if you are SpEd or ESL certified also you may have an easier time. Many people start out in a job that requires sped or esl certification in addition to elementary certification and then move to a regular ed job when one opens up. That movement almost closes off the openings in regular elementary ed.
Start now on your RI certification. Call and find out the name of the person to send your info to so that you can put his/her name on the envelope and know who to ask for when you call again. See if you can get that person on the phone now and talk to them. They may be able to tell you about how long it will be before your RI certificate is processed. They can also tell you exactly what additional documentation you need.
I would really appreciate your input for a book that my colleague and I are writing for teachers. This book will give teachers ways to help their students become engaged and motivated, as well as practical tools to deal with students difficulties in learning.
This is my first time posting a message here, and i dont know or not if its going to get read. However im not past giving this a shot because it might lead some where. Im interested in having someone in the academic community read a short book i wrote posted on my site at [link removed].
I am a certified math teacher in New York with a Master's. I have two years experience. I am interested in moving to Rhode Island. What is the job market like for middle or high school math teachers? What are the high needs area? What are some of the cheaper districts to find affordable housing or mortgages? Any information would be helpful. What are the steps to transfer certification to RI?
On 4/22/06, Nicole wrote: > I am a certified math teacher in New York with a Master's. > I have two years experience. I am interested in moving to > Rhode Island. What is the job market like for middle or > high school math teachers? What are the high needs area? > What are some of the cheaper districts to find affordable > housing or mortgages? Any information would be helpful. > What are the steps to transfer certification to RI?
If you can get a RI certification in math you should be able to get a job. Check out the RI Dept of Ed website. The link you want is on the left "Educator Quality and Certification" You then need to look on the right for the certification procedures link. Check on the requirements and if there is reciprocity with NY here.
I have two masters and 9 years of teaching experience. What would be a reasonable salary to ask for in RI? I can only find Providence's salary scale how do I find out the salary in other districts?
On 4/28/06, J wrote: > I have two masters and 9 years of teaching experience. > What would be a reasonable salary to ask for in RI? I can > only find Providence's salary scale how do I find out the > salary in other districts?
Each district has their own salary scale. Some of the districts have the salary scale on the district website. (In general use the city or town name when looking for a school district.)
On 5/03/06, riteacher wrote: > Each district has their own salary scale. Some of the > districts have the salary scale on the district website. > (In general use the city or town name when looking for a > school district.)
While the salary scale is important once you get a job, getting a job here is not as easy as it is in some places. There are often several candidates for a job. Before I even looked for a job I would be sure that I am certified for the job. Go to the RI Department of Ed site [link removed].
Please consider participating, and passing the invitation below on to you colleagues:
Opportunity to contribute to research on school bullying!
You are invited to participate in a research project to learn more about strategies used by teachers and counselors when faced with bullying incidents. This study is being conducted by Dr. Sheri Bauman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona. If you are interested in contributing 10-15 minutes of your time to advance our understanding of this important international problem, please click on the link below. You will be asked for a password to ensure that only teachers and school counselors complete the survey. Please enter “ijime” (do not enter the quotation marks) when you are asked for your password.
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.
For more information, including directions for registering for the program and logging onto the website where the online auditorium is located, please just reply to this message to: [email removed]].
If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to me, Bill Erbes, [email removed].
We believe there will be much interest in this event if only we can get the word out that it will be happening. Any help you can offer in spreading the message will be most appreciated.
Thank you.
Bill Erbes Assistant Library Director Bensenville Community Public Library District 200 S. Church Road Bensenville, IL 60106 (630) 766-4642
Competition for elementary jobs is HUGE here. There are 6 or
7 colleges pumping out elementary ed grads here, as well as
nearby Massachusetts. Consider getting a middle school
endorsement. Some districts aren't even accepting
applications for elementary.
Getting a job here with out of state credentials...See More