Hello everyone, There has been a big response to the postcard exchange. I am still looking for many states. If you are interested please email me at [email removed]:
Alaska Arkansas Conneticut Hawaii Idaho Iowa Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin Wyoming
I am looking for teachers who are dedicated and will participate fully in this project. Each teacher will be responsible for sending a postcard to each of the other states. Please include information about your state such as state symbols and interesting facts. Our third grade curriculum includes learning about our town so we will include that information as well. In return, you will receive a postcard back from each of the states involved. Address labels will be provided to you if you wish. Also, a list of names, addresses, and school websites will be e- mailed to you.
My goal is to mail address labels by September 15th. The mailing deadline for the postcards is November 4th.
If you are interested in participating in this exchange, please send the following information to my email address: kimberleyg2003yahoo.com.
Name Grade you teach E-mail address Name you would like on mailing label (Ms. G's Third Grade Class) Name of School School Address School or class website address
I may be moving to Redmond within the next 4 - 10 months and have been researching Lake Washington schools. How challenging is it to "break into" the district? I'm certified in Texas and have been teaching for 10 years. I've already begun my application for Washington state certification, so I'm simultaneously attempting to gather information on schools. Any feedback you all could give would be greatly appreciated!
On 8/15/05, aggiegirl92 wrote: > I may be moving to Redmond within the next 4 - 10 months > and have been researching Lake Washington schools. How > challenging is it to "break into" the district? I'm > certified in Texas and have been teaching for 10 years. > I've already begun my application for Washington state > certification, so I'm simultaneously attempting to gather > information on schools. Any feedback you all could give > would be greatly appreciated! > > Jennifer
I live in Redmond but I teach in a different district North of this city. Lake Washington School district is a highly sought after district. Nice area in which to live but not inexpensive with apartments in short supply and $1,000+ per month. Buying property is also expensive and out of reach for most teachers unless the have other means of income ie; spouse, etc. Very involved families with standing room only at curriculum nights which are held on multiple nights to accomodate the cars. Now down to getting a job here. It is very advantageous to be a young and inexperienced teacher because this is primarily who they hire. If you teach in a hard to fill position like Math or Special Education then you can find a job quickly or sometimes immediately. It also helps to know someone in administration or a principal but this doesn't guarantee you a job either. You can sub and that might help but not always. Overall I would say its really tough to get a job here especially if you are a veteran. If you really need to work then I would recommend that you also apply to neighboring districts like Bellevue, Carnation, Issaquah, or Northshore. You have much better chances by applying to many places. Good luck!
On 10/01/05, TLC wrote: > On 8/15/05, aggiegirl92 wrote: >> I may be moving to Redmond within the next 4 - 10 months >> and have been researching Lake Washington schools. How >> challenging is it to "break into" the district? I'm >> certified in Texas and have been teaching for 10 years. >> I've already begun my application for Washington state >> certification, so I'm simultaneously attempting to gather >> information on schools. Any feedback you all could give >> would be greatly appreciated! >> >> Jennifer > > I live in Redmond but I teach in a different district North > of this city. Lake Washington School district is a highly > sought after district. Nice area in which to live but not > inexpensive with apartments in short supply and $1,000+ per > month. Buying property is also expensive and out of reach > for most teachers unless the have other means of income ie; > spouse, etc. Very involved families with standing room only > at curriculum nights which are held on multiple nights to > accomodate the cars. Now down to getting a job here. It is > very advantageous to be a young and inexperienced teacher > because this is primarily who they hire. If you teach in a > hard to fill position like Math or Special Education then > you can find a job quickly or sometimes immediately. It also > helps to know someone in administration or a principal but > this doesn't guarantee you a job either. You can sub and > that might help but not always. Overall I would say its > really tough to get a job here especially if you are a > veteran. If you really need to work then I would recommend > that you also apply to neighboring districts like Bellevue, > Carnation, Issaquah, or Northshore. You have much better > chances by applying to many places. Good luck!
I agree with the above post. I moved up here when I got married in 1999 and had taught three years in New Mexico. I never got any interviews with Lake Washington, yet I thought I had some great experience to offer. I teach in Highline and this is my fifth year with the district. It's an urban district, with lots of ELL and some poverty issues, but I love it. I really feel like I make a difference here.
I would like to become a teacher. I have a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Rollins College in Florida. Believe it or not, I don't have a preference for what age range or subject I would teach.
Contact a university who offers a teacher preparation program, such as the University of Washington. The University of Washinton offers a one year teacher prep program available to students who already have a bachelor's degree. You do need to be aware, however, that there is a lot of competition for teaching jobs in WA state and across most of the U.S. There are a few shortage areas, such as in Special Education, English Language Learners, Math, Science, Music, and Consumer Science (HomeEc).
If you are still fairly young and want to get into education, you might consider other education positions that are highly needed, such as Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Therapists, and School Psychologists. These positions also usually pay more than teaching positions. WAsub
On 9/08/05, Carolyn wrote: > I would like to become a teacher. I have a bachelor's > degree in Psychology from Rollins College in Florida. > Believe it or not, I don't have a preference for what age > range or subject I would teach. > > How would I go about getting started?
My name is Courtney Wright and I am a graduate of Peabody College of Vanderbilt with secondary certification (7-12) in English. Currently, I am a graduate student at Northwestern University working under the direction of Dr. Michael E. Roloff in the Department of Communication Studies with a concentration in Interaction and Social Influence. For my 2nd year project, Professor Michael E. Roloff and I are conducting a research study entitled, Classroom justice, principled dissent, and tenure status: Instructor reactions to perceived unfairness (IRB Project # 0423-055). The purpose of this research study is to explore instructor perceptions of, and reactions to, justice violations within school policies and procedures.
I am in desperate need of a population to sample and thus I am asking you, my fellow educators, if you would be willing to volunteer for my study and complete a questionnaire (the link is provided below). I am very interested in having your viewpoints included in this study and would greatly appreciate your being willing to spare a little bit of your time (approximately 45 minutes) to help a fellow educator and hardworking graduate student. The Northwestern University Institutional Review Board (IRB) has approved this research study and your participation will be completely confidential.
Please be gracious enough to complete and return the questionnaire [link provided below] via email. Directions to guide you through this technological process are included below. Because this is a “snowball” survey, we (Professor Roloff and myself) would appreciate it if you would forward this email to at least two fellow educators, one with tenure status and one without. We will appreciate any, and all input we receive regarding instructor perceptions of justice violations in school policies and procedures. Thank you in advance for your support!
Feel free to email me at c-[email removed].
Sincerely,
Dr. Michael E. Roloff, Faculty Investigator m-[email removed]
Courtney N. Wright, Co-Investigator c-[email removed]
Please click on the link below to access the survey for the research study conducted by Courtney Wright under the direction of Dr. Michael Roloff entitled, Classroom Justice, Principled Dissent, and Tenure Status: Instructor reactions to perceived unfairness. Once you have accessed the website follow the below instructions:
* Read the enclosed informational letter and consent form
* Click FILE ---> EDIT WITH MICROSOFT WORD to begin completing the survey
* Make the appropriate changes to reflect your responses to the questions (i.e. type open-ended responses, place appropriate number in space provided, etc.)
* Click FILE ---> SAVE AS and save your completed survey to your computer
* Send the saved version of the questionnaire as an email attachment to c-[email removed]
Hello,
My name is Courtney Wright and I am a graduate of Peabody College of Vanderbilt with secondary certification (7-12) in English. Currently, I am a graduate student at Northwestern University working under the direction of Dr. Michael E. Roloff in the Department of Communication Studies with a concentration in Interaction and Social Influence. For my 2nd year project, Professor Michael E. Roloff and I are conducting a research study entitled, Classroom justice, principled dissent, and tenure status: Instructor reactions to perceived unfairness (IRB Project # 0423-055). The purpose of this research study is to explore instructor perceptions of, and reactions to, justice violations within school policies and procedures.
I am in desperate need of a population to sample and thus I am asking you, my fellow educators, if you would be willing to volunteer for my study and complete a questionnaire (the link is provided below). I am very interested in having your viewpoints included in this study and would greatly appreciate your being willing to spare a little bit of your time (approximately 45 minutes) to help a fellow educator and hardworking graduate student. The Northwestern University Institutional Review Board (IRB) has approved this research study and your participation will be completely confidential.
Please be gracious enough to complete and return the questionnaire [link provided below] via email. Directions to guide you through this technological process are included below. Because this is a “snowball” survey, we (Professor Roloff and myself) would appreciate it if you would forward this email to at least two fellow educators, one with tenure status and one without. We will appreciate any, and all input we receive regarding instructor perceptions of justice violations in school policies and procedures. Thank you in advance for your support!
Feel free to email me at c-[email removed].
Sincerely,
Dr. Michael E. Roloff, Faculty Investigator m-[email removed]
Courtney N. Wright, Co-Investigator c-[email removed]
Please click on the link below to access the survey for the research study conducted by Courtney Wright under the direction of Dr. Michael Roloff entitled, Classroom Justice, Principled Dissent, and Tenure Status: Instructor reactions to perceived unfairness. Once you have accessed the website follow the below instructions:
* Read the enclosed informational letter and consent form
* Click FILE ---> EDIT WITH MICROSOFT WORD to begin completing the survey
* Make the appropriate changes to reflect your responses to the questions (i.e. type open-ended responses, place appropriate number in space provided, etc.)
* Click FILE ---> SAVE AS and save your completed survey to your computer
* Send the saved version of the questionnaire as an email attachment to c-[email removed]
i'm thinking of relocating to the ocean shores area. i'm an artist and i teach high school art. can anyone give me some information about the ocean shores area??
Hope you like rain! Its mainly a tourist town. Besides the tourists, the area is very depressed economically.
On 9/25/05, artist wrote: > i'm thinking of relocating to the ocean shores area. i'm an > artist and i teach high school art. can anyone give me some > information about the ocean shores area??
If anyone is interested in joining a postcard exchange with all 50 states, it is a fun way to introduce a number of lessons into any grade level classroom. Please email me ASAP! We need WASHINGTON!
On 8/15/05, aggiegirl92 wrote:
> I may be moving to Redmond within the next 4 - 10 months
> and have been researching Lake Washington schools. How
> challenging is it to "break into" the district? I'm
> certified in Texas and have been teaching for 10 years.
> I've already begun my applica...See More