Does anyone know where I can find instructions/examples/info. on the pilot AIMS Tiger Evaluation. Are there any examples on how to fill out the self assessment C form?
I am sure that adding an AFS student to your schools would assist your students with learning a new culture and language. Naturally, encouraging them to go on an AFS exchange is even better. Contact [link removed].
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (Feb, 2011) – Niagara University is now accepting applications from K-12 teachers nationwide for a summer program entitled Crossroads of Empire: Cultural Contact and Imperial Rivalry at Old Fort Niagara. The week-long residential sessions, which take place July 11-15 and July 18-22, 2011 at Old Fort Niagara and Niagara University, have been made possible by funding obtained from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Directed by Thomas A. Chambers, Ph.D., chair of Niagara University’s history department, the workshops are focused on the vital history that emanated from Old Fort Niagara, one of most significant and well-preserved 18th century historic sites in North America. Fort Niagara served as an important crossroads between the empires of Great Britain, France, the Haudenosaunee (the native people who inhabited what is now much of New York state and surrounding areas), and, later, the United States as they battled each other for control of the North American continent. The Fort threatened American territory during the Revolution, was occupied by both sides during the War of 1812, and then a peace treaty secured the Fort and region for the United States.
This workshop will immerse NEH Summer Scholars in the world of 18th century life, from both the Native American and European perspective. Participants will interact with historic interpreters, clamber about ramparts dating to the 1700s, handle beaver pelts and trade goods like fishhooks and beads, and perhaps even fire a musket. One unique feature will be an overnight stay at the French Castle, the three-story stone fortress and trading post perched above the crashing waves of Lake Ontario that dates back to 1726. By week’s end NEH Summer Scholars will understand the perspective of the Iroquois people who first inhabited this region, as well as the struggles of ordinary European soldiers who bled and died to control Fort Niagara.
Teachers of grades K-12 at schools in the United States or its territorial possessions, or Americans teaching in foreign schools where at least 50 percent of the students are American nationals, are eligible for this program.
Teachers selected to participate as NEH Summer Scholars will receive a stipend of $1,200 at the end of the residential workshop session. Stipends are intended to help cover travel expenses to and from the project location, books, and ordinary living expenses.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2011.
For eligibility and application information, please call 716.286.8091, e-mail [email removed].
Niagara University is located 11 miles south of Old Fort Niagara.
Niagara University Founded by the Vincentian Community in 1856, Niagara University is a private liberal arts university with a strong, values-based Catholic tradition. Its four academic divisions include the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Hospitality and Tourism Management. The university also maintains an Academic Exploration Program that provides a learning community for students who are undecided about their major, as well as numerous opportunities through Continuing Education. -30-
What are your...See MoreI was invited to do a phone interview for Memphis City Schools. I would like to know the good and bad points of teaching in Tennessee and Memphis.
Florida schools are going to be made all virtual for grades 7-12 within 10 years, and charter schools under the new govenor will make up 50% of all schools within 5 years.
What are your pensions like? Do you pay into Social Security? How are housing costs in the Memphis area?
I have relatives in Chatanooga and the Memphis area. I am serious about moving to the area.
I was told that my Texas and Florida Certificates were receprical and would be honored in Tennessee.
The superintendent in Nashville is purposely making changes to make sure Nashville does not make AYP and is taken over by the state. He is in bed with the t-partiers. This is how they get rid of tenured teachers and bring in Teach for America teachers who are cheap, don't stay long, and aren't licensed. Soon all teachers will be temps. The virtual schools are here also. You could try a smaller district, but it's difficult to get on if you're not related to someone and an out-of-towner. I'm looking for a new profession. Good Luck!
On 2/13/11, tampa teacher wrote: > I was invited to do a phone interview for Memphis City > Schools. I would like to know the good and bad points of > teaching in Tennessee and Memphis. > > Florida schools are going to be made all virtual for grades > 7-12 within 10 years, and charter schools under the new > govenor will make up 50% of all schools within 5 years. > > What are your pensions like? Do you pay into Social > Security? How are housing costs in the Memphis area? > > I have relatives in Chatanooga and the Memphis area. I am > serious about moving to the area. > > I was told that my Texas and Florida Certificates were > receprical and would be honored in Tennessee. > > Please help. > > Thanks.
Does anyone know the pay rate for substitute teaching in Hamilton County for someone with a BS degree but not a teaching certification? I think I read that without a degree the rate is $50/day. Could not find rate information for someone with a degree. Thanks
On 2/18/11, Lori wrote: > Does anyone know the pay rate for substitute teaching in > Hamilton County for someone with a BS degree but not a > teaching certification? I think I read that without a degree > the rate is $50/day. Could not find rate information for > someone with a degree. Thanks
We invite you to join us for our one-week workshops in June 2011. As NEH Summer Scholars at the “American History through the Eyes of a California Family” workshop, you will use the artifacts and archival sources of both the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum and CSU Dominguez Hills Special Collections to trace the Dominguez family history for over two centuries. Their history and lands are entwined with California 's rich Indian, Spanish, Mexican and American history.
NEH workshops feature well known scholars, hands-on work with artifacts and archival documents, workshops and experiential learning opportunities that will bring history to life, and field trips to deepen historical and cultural connections. Workshops address the Dominguez family business and inheritance strategies and their relationship to natives and migrants from varied social and cultural backgrounds. Successful applicants whose title will become NEH Summer Scholars will also analyze how territorial industrial expansion transformed the American people and how massive immigration after 1870, including the Chinese, some of whom became laborers on Dominguez lands, formed new social patterns and concepts about national identity.
$1200 stipends are offered to help cover travel, lodging, and meal expenses.
Workshops will be offered twice and applicants may apply to one, but not both, workshops. The first is the week of June 13-17, 2011 and the second is the week of June 20-24, 2011. Continuing Education Units offered. Applications due March 1st.
I also teach in the Memphis City Schools. It seems to strike fear in the eyes of people of getting a job in the Memphis City Schools. This was my 22nd year in the system. I teach elementary music. We are doing some great things here. We have parents who are not running from the system, but embracing it, because they believe in public education. Yes, my job is hard - but I have taught in a private situation. It was very difficult also. The only difference I saw was the struggle to keep the private school going with money. There was always a fundraiser around the corner. Before I left school for the year, I had students coming and hugging me and telling me to have a good summer. I had parents telling me how much they appreciate what I do. That's where it's at.
I am a Health Science teacher in Madison County and I need a textbook for my last class in order to advance my license. I am taking TELC2007 - Adolescent Learners and need the book EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PLUS MYEDUCATIONLAB ACCESS CARD. I would love to buy this book fromanyone who might have it. Please let me know.