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TEACHING – DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR JOB SEARCH!
SOME INSIGHT FROM A JOB SEEKER WHO WAS JUST HIRED FOR A NEW TEACHING JOB: “SchoolSpring played a huge part in helping me find a teaching job. I constantly received e-mails with available jobs and was fortunate enough to be contacted for interviews for several of the jobs I applied for. It is a very competitive market, so do not be discouraged if you aren’t contacted for an interview or even a quick acknowledgment that your application was received. For every 15 jobs I applied for, I heard back from maybe one and it took well over a year and a half for me to find the position I really wanted.” ~Jennifer from Towson, MD~ … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hiring, Interview Questions, Recruiting
TEACHING JOBS NOT AS SCARCE AS WE HAVE BEEN MADE TO THINK
You’ve probably seen many headlines over the last year that have frightened educators as they hear about schools decreasing staff. Headlines like “Providence, RI pink slips ALL their teachers,” “CA sends out thousands of pink slips this year”; and “Green Country school districts cutting teacher positions”. Educators are asking: Where are all the teaching jobs? What is the status of being an educator in the future? According to an article by Cheri Carlson, in The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Future of Education, Hiring, Recruiting, Teacher motivation
North Carolina Charter Schools Conference
SchoolSpring Rep, Amy Weinhofer, will be attending the NC Charter Schools Conference on July 31st – Aug 2nd. SchoolSpring is sponsoring the welcome Reception Sunday eve. http://ow.ly/5Espl … Read entire article »
Filed under: Recruiting
Every politician who micromanages education today should visit a PAR meeting.
HELPING TEACHERS HELP THEMSELVES (NY Times)… COULD THIS WORK IN YOUR SCHOOL? The Montgomery County Public Schools system here has a highly regarded program for evaluating teachers, providing them extra support if they are performing poorly and getting rid of those who do not improve. The program, Peer Assistance and Review — known as PAR — uses several hundred senior teachers to mentor both newcomers and struggling veterans. If the mentoring does not work, the PAR panel … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education Reform, Firing Teachers, Future of Education, Hiring, Recruiting, teacher evaluation, Teacher motivation, Teacher skills
Teacher Leaders Partner with Principals to Improve School Culture
Is your school using this strategy? If so, how is it working out? “Teacher Leaders Partner with Principals to Improve School Culture. Teacher leaders are teachers first. They aren’t going to abandon their classrooms for administrator roles, but simply want to foster a high-quality, cooperative environment among teachers.” See full article in School Administrator Life http://ow.ly/57NrT … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education Reform, Recruiting, Teacher skills
