Hope all is well. Did you eventual get what you wanted? Is there still a teacher shortage there? I have heard nothing from them. Look forward to hearing from you.
Hi Sammy How are you? Have you started work yet? MCS started Aug. 14th. I started subbing this week. 4 days this week so far. I had an interview with MCS last week and one for a K position this Tues. The principal was anxious to hire and she needed someone by Thurs. I had the interview at 4:00 this Tues. She told me she would let me know Wed. but she has not yet. I believe she hired someone else because she would have called by now. Anyways, when she wanted me to come in for an interview I told her I was day to day subbing at a school but that I could interview with her at 4:00. I wasn't going to miss any subbing. I did that last year and didn't get the job. But of course I didn't say that but said I could meet at 4:00p.p.m. I guess the neg. thing about subbing for a school in MSC is if I get a rejection letter and still have to sub at their school. Just doesn't feel the same going there. Well at least I have my subbing and my demo. weekend job. I will be going back to college soon. The Community colleges here are good. I am sick of this. It used to be a lot easier when HR would hire you and then place you. Now you have to have interviews with prin. It's alittle more difficult. So have you found anything yet? I'll write later.
Judy
On 8/20/06, Sammy wrote: > Judy: > > Hope all is well. Did you eventual get what you wanted? > Is there still a teacher shortage there? I have heard > nothing from them. Look forward to hearing from you. > > Sammy
Unfair hiring practices, Judy. You obviously have the background and desire and certainly are reliable. Also, the principal's handling of your situation is clearly unprofessional and embarrassing.
The job in Virginia did not work out as well as planned. What irritates me now is that jobs I applied for a while back, without the chance of interviewing, are still vacant and the systems are in dire need to fill them! With my background, I thought at least they would give me an interview. I am also certified in ESL in two states plus BA and MA! Oh, well..
Good luck and keep the chin up.... Sammy
On 8/23/06, Judy to Sammy wrote: > Hi Sammy > How are you? Have you started work yet? MCS started Aug. > 14th. I started subbing this week. 4 days this week so > far. I had an interview with MCS last week and one for a K > position this Tues. The principal was anxious to hire and > she needed someone by Thurs. I had the interview at 4:00 > this Tues. She told me she would let me know Wed. but she > has not yet. I believe she hired someone else because she > would have called by now. Anyways, when she wanted me to > come in for an interview I told her I was day to day subbing > at a school but that I could interview with her at 4:00. I > wasn't going to miss any subbing. I did that last year and > didn't get the job. But of course I didn't say that but said > I could meet at 4:00p.p.m. I guess the neg. thing about > subbing for a school in MSC is if I get a rejection letter > and still have to sub at their school. Just doesn't feel the > same going there. Well at least I have my subbing and my > demo. weekend job. I will be going back to college soon. > The Community colleges here are good. I am sick of this. > It used to be a lot easier when HR would hire you and then > place you. Now you have to have interviews with prin. It's > alittle more difficult. So have you found anything yet? > I'll write later. > > Judy > > > On 8/20/06, Sammy wrote: >> Judy: >> >> Hope all is well. Did you eventual get what you wanted? >> Is there still a teacher shortage there? I have heard >> nothing from them. Look forward to hearing from you. >> >> Sammy
Hey everyone.. Hope your year has started off well... mine has started off with back surgery so I am out for 4 weeks but can't wait to get back to the classroom.. I was wondering if you could give me some ideas on how you use classroom management in kindergarten. I have been teaching for over 15 years and would like to try something new... The other teachers in my school are using the apple tree... every child has an apple with their name on it and if they break a rule, they remove their apple to basket 1, 2, or 3 and they get consequences as time out of play. I do not want to use this and wondered if any of you could give me a fresh and POSITIVE approach to classroom management.. The last few years I have strayed away from moving "apples" and more on classroom community/positive "discipline", but just wondering if you could give me fresh ideas so when I start in a couple of weeks, I can be ready to go...thanks in advance.
I would love some fresh ideas too.......Something that is easy to manage. Thank you.
Maggie
On 8/20/07, Russell wrote: > I am also a kindergarten teacher. I currently use moving > individual cards, but this is only because of my "active" > class last year. The year before I used colored cups that > coordinated with my table colors. I would give marbles to > tables doing a great job and take them away from tables > breaking rules. They loved the loud clunk of the marble > because as soon as they heard it everyone straightened up to > see if I was giving marbles or taking them away. I have also > seen teachers use the star system in a pocket chart. Each > time a table is doing a great job they get a star. If they > are not, then they lose one. If a table has no more stars to > take away, then you add brown buttons/cards (symbolizing > dirt). The idea is to be a shooting star. The table with the > most stars gets a prize. I like this because I always ended > up with a "bad" table that had lost all their marbles and I > didn't have anything to take away. Therefore, I had no use a > different system for punishment.
I had something similar... I'm an art teacher and when I student taught the teacher had the word ART on flip cards. If the students were too loud or misbehaving, they would lose a letter. It's my first year teaching and I didn't like the negative aspect of the ART letters, so I reversed it. When they are doing an awesome job they earn a letter. I make a big point about earning a letter and then we do silent cheers, pats on the back, or kisses for our brains. If they get all three letters they get to put stickers on a chart and then get to a prize line where they get a sticker or a junky eraser etc... Maybe they get to pick an apple from the tree if they are good and hang it by a picture of them in the room. That way their good behavior is displayed. Then at the end of the week put the apples in a basket and raffle off 5 minutes of free play the next week... or even the next day.
I hope this helps and isn't too late...
Chelsea
On 8/20/06, Donna wrote: > Hey everyone.. Hope your year has started off well... mine > has started off with back surgery so I am out for 4 weeks > but can't wait to get back to the classroom.. I was > wondering if you could give me some ideas on how you use > classroom management in kindergarten. I have been teaching > for over 15 years and would like to try something new... > The other teachers in my school are using the apple tree... > every child has an apple with their name on it and if they > break a rule, they remove their apple to basket 1, 2, or 3 > and they get consequences as time out of play. I do not > want to use this and wondered if any of you could give me a > fresh and POSITIVE approach to classroom management.. The > last few years I have strayed away from moving "apples" and > more on classroom community/positive "discipline", but just > wondering if you could give me fresh ideas so when I start > in a couple of weeks, I can be ready to go...thanks in > advance.
I plan on transferring to East Tennessee within 2 years. I have heard it is hard to get a job in East Tenn, and I am hoping that it's just a rumor. I have considered many counties as far south as Dunlap and as far north as Greeneville, and even farther but I can't remember right now what they are.
I don't plan on living in a big city, but understand to get a job I might have to work in one.
Is it hard to get a position in elementary-preferably 1st- 3rd grade?
Dunlap would be good :) I am flexible with living-as long as the area is around/on a mountain! Do you work in Hamilton County? Could you give me any pointers at all on how to apply for a position? I heard there are county and city schools and to apply at both; is that always the case? I have tried to find Sequatchie County school district online, but am unable to. Also there's the Praxis and then I heard that my PA Praxis is not the same as the TN Praxis and not reciprocal.
I don't think Sequatchie County is on-line! They are a really small district.
Hamilton County Schools encompasses the whole county---Chattanooga, Hixson, East Ridge, Soddy etc. Just apply to Hamilton County, hcde.org. Our school year started a few weeks ago, so I don't know how much luck you'll have getting a job now, but during the regular hiring season, we have a healthy number of openings. I do work in Hamilton County at a magnet elementary school in the city.
If you like to be close to the mountains, try Bradley County (north of Chattanooga). Cleveland is the biggest city there. It is very close to some of the best kayaking/whitewater rafting in the country. Great camping and hiking too. I tend to go to this area more often than Sequatchie County for outdoor activities.
You are from Pennsylvania, correct? Have you ever visited the area before? The reason I'm asking is that Dunlap is a VERY small town and I would suggest checking out the area first before moving here. I have family from Chattanooga and lived here for a few years as a young child, but I grew up out West, and moving here was a big adjustment.
go to ets.org and check to see if you've taken any tests TN requires, yoy might not have to take more.
On 9/04/06, MrsHvo wrote: > Dunlap would be good :) I am flexible with living-as long as > the area is around/on a mountain! Do you work in Hamilton > County? Could you give me any pointers at all on how to apply > for a position? I heard there are county and city schools and > to apply at both; is that always the case? I have tried to find > Sequatchie County school district online, but am unable to. > Also there's the Praxis and then I heard that my PA Praxis is > not the same as the TN Praxis and not reciprocal.
I just want to make that clear. Once I read all of the corporal punishment links...I was not going to move into the state. I understand that is how you are going to do it, and while I don't agree, I am not trying to change anyone's mind...however, I can always change mine not to move. But, if it is true that I can sign a form each year to NOT have my children spanked, then that takes care of that issue for my own children.
You need to call the principal personally and make it clear you won't let your child be paddled.
On 9/04/06, MrsHvo wrote: > I just want to make that clear. Once I read all of the > corporal punishment links...I was not going to move into > the state. I understand that is how you are going to do it, > and while I don't agree, I am not trying to change anyone's > mind...however, I can always change mine not to move. But, > if it is true that I can sign a form each year to NOT have > my children spanked, then that takes care of that issue for > my own children.
I am a junior in collage getting a degree to teach. Is it hard once you graduate from coloage to get a job. Does any one know what kind of teachers are needed right now? EX. Math, history,science,etc..
The person who posted the "What planet are you from?" comment on the 13th in response to my advice for Lara is a disgrace to teachers and should not be in a position to influence our youth. You are absolutly correct!
On 1/17/07, Sarah wrote: > I hope this person that just posted the last comment is not someone > educating our youth. If you are, you are a disgrace to teachers and > should not be in a position to influence our youth. > > On 12/29/06, go flip burgers at Mickey Dee's wrote: >> I'm sorry but we need LITERATE people in education, not those >> bilingual idiots who are lousy in english and are only good for >> the wetbacks. >> >> >> On 11/05/06, Linda wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Ignore M. Definitely a dropout from the manners school. Learn >>> to proofread your emails before you send them out. Check with >>> people in the states where you would like to teach. >>> >>> >>> On 10/12/06, m wrote: >>>> Did you learn how to spell "collage" and "coloage" in college? >>>> If you aim to find a "teching" job of any sort, I would first >>>> recommend that you brush up on your spelling. A teacher must >>>> set a good example for her students. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 9/08/06, lara/my wrote: >>>>> I am a junior in collage getting a degree to teach. Is it >>>>> hard once you graduate from coloage to get a job. Does any >>>>> one know what kind of teachers are needed right now? EX. >>>>> Math, history,science,etc..
I agree. It is a shame that people have to resort to bullying people on online chatboards. I was wondering about the job market in TN myself, particularly in elemenary education. I am also interested in special education but I am not as qualified (it would have to be on an emergency credential as I don't even have any credits in sped).
On 1/18/07, Jen wrote: > The person who posted the "What planet are you from?" comment on the > 13th in response to my advice for Lara is a disgrace to teachers and > should not be in a position to influence our youth. You are > absolutly correct! > > On 1/17/07, Sarah wrote: >> I hope this person that just posted the last comment is not > someone >> educating our youth. If you are, you are a disgrace to teachers and >> should not be in a position to influence our youth. >> >> On 12/29/06, go flip burgers at Mickey Dee's wrote: >>> I'm sorry but we need LITERATE people in education, not those >>> bilingual idiots who are lousy in english and are only good for >>> the wetbacks. >>> >>> >>> On 11/05/06, Linda wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ignore M. Definitely a dropout from the manners school. Learn >>>> to proofread your emails before you send them out. Check with >>>> people in the states where you would like to teach. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/12/06, m wrote: >>>>> Did you learn how to spell "collage" and "coloage" in college? >>>>> If you aim to find a "teching" job of any sort, I would first >>>>> recommend that you brush up on your spelling. A teacher must >>>>> set a good example for her students. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 9/08/06, lara/my wrote: >>>>>> I am a junior in collage getting a degree to teach. Is it >>>>>> hard once you graduate from coloage to get a job. Does any >>>>>> one know what kind of teachers are needed right now? EX. >>>>>> Math, history,science,etc..
I am junior at Austin peay state community collage. We are working on finding are standards. Could someone elborate on why we need the standards and what do you do with them once you have them. Thank you
I will try to explain your two-part question from a CA point- of-view.
We need the standards because they are the expectations established for learning at that grade-level. Example: One standard in CA 5th grade is to be able to + - fractions using like and unlike denominators and simplify the answer.
If I correlate this to a roadmap - then my students each begin at a different starting point, depending upon prior knowledge, basic understanding of math, etc. All of them need to reach the final destination of knowing how to + - fractions and simplify answers regardless of his/her starting point.
Once you have them you create a year-long pacing guide using the curriculum and resources adopted by your state and supplemental material you incorporate into your lessons. You take this year-long pacing guide and break it down into "pit stops" like on a car race. Each pit stop is essentially a place to evaluate whether each child has mastered the required knowledge necessary to get to the end of the race.
The way I do this is to consider necessary knowledge each child needs to be able to learn this standard. I test X skills, division skills, and regrouping. Then I place that math standard in the year-long pacing guide at the appropriate location so I can be assured that I will have brought each student "up-to-speed" in the required prior skills/knowledge.
There are a multitude of standards in each subject. We have reading, writing, English language conventions, math, geometry, algebra, social studies, and science. I have to make sure my students have mastered the 5th grade standards by the end of the year. As I stated before, this means I may/probably have to teach some lower grade standards in order to teach my 5th grade standards. I schedule the learning in a year-long calendar so that the process develops on prior knowledge and sequential learning. In addition, it increases in mental dexterity and becomes more challenging.
They are just there to make trivial busywork for teachers--and that's the case in every state. They can't be "met" nor can any test test "the standards". On 10/18/06, Joe wrote: > On 9/11/06, Lara wrote: >> I am junior at Austin peay state community collage. We are >> working on finding are standards. Could someone elborate on >> why we need the standards and what do you do with them once >> you have them. Thank you > > The state standards are for the political aspects of your job. > The govenor wants to make sure that anytime they want to know > what you are teaching, they just look at the standards for the > lessen you are teaching and then check to see if you are > checking teaching the standards. > > You can also go to your local board of education and see the > rules and regulations on the standards. > > I hope this helps a little. Good luck on becoming a teacher.
I am contemplating a move to the Nashville area. I have five years of teaching experience and a Master's degree. I have passed the history and ESOL PRAXIS and would be eligible for certification in those areas. Which areas are worth looking into?
Humanities Tennessee accepting nominations for 2007 Awards of Recognition for Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities
The awards are available to all 3rd-12th grade Tennessee teachers who have demonstrated excellence in teaching the humanities, which includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of language, literature, history, philosophy, ethics, and the history and criticism of the arts. Up to six award recipients will each receive a $2000 fellowship for professional development and a $1500 grant to purchase humanities materials or for student humanities projects. The deadline for drafts is December 31st, and the deadline for the final nomination is January 31st. Contact Paul McCoy at 615-770-0006 or [email removed].
Humanities Tennessee invites students in grades 4-12 to enter 2007 Letters About Literature contest
Sponsored by Humanities Tennessee, the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, Target, AutoZone, Davis-Kidd Booksellers, Archer>Malmo, MidSouth Reads, National Endowment for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Humanities, the contest invites students to write letters to authors--living or dead--explaining how their works affected them personally. The contest deadline is December 8, 2006. At the state level, the top essayist on each competition level will receive a $100 cash award and a $50 Target GiftCard. Additionally, the 1st-place winner on Level III will receive a full scholarship to attend the Tennessee Young Writers' Workshop for the summer of 2007. The weeklong workshop is an intensive writing experience for high school students, held each summer by Humanities Tennessee. The 2nd-place winner on each level will receive a $50 cash award, and the 3rd-place winner on each level will receive a $25 cash award. Classroom teachers are encouraged to promote this contest to their students as class or individual projects. LAL supports national standards for teaching language arts and reading as recommended by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. An official entry coupon must accompany each letter. Specific guidelines and entry coupons are available at [link removed].
Hi Sammy
How are you? Have you started work yet? MCS started Aug.
14th. I started subbing this week. 4 days this week so
far. I had an interview with MCS last week and one for a K
position this Tues. The principal was anxious to hire and
she needed someone by Thurs. I had the interview at 4:00
this Tu...See More