Finding a Teaching Job

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Finding a Teaching Job

• Katy Roede

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Guidelines for Success

• Be an active, positive and polite participant
• Take responsibility for your learning take
  notes and ask questions when needed.
• Please turn all electronic paging equipment to
  silent mode.
• Take care of your needs.
• Get to know the people around you start your
  network!

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Where to look

• Job Fairs
• Professional Association websites
  www.tasanet.org
• District websites
• Newspapers
• Contacts/Friends in the Profession

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The Application

• The profile
• The attachments
• The survey

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The Job Fair

• Attire professional stand out from the crowd
  in a positive way
• Resume have plenty of copies. Plain paper is
  fine (gray or cream is a good idea)
• General interview
• Specific interview

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The Interview - Attire
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The Interview Process

• Job Fair interviews are usually brief and
  non-specific as to school and subject. Bring
  plenty of resume copies and dress professionally.
  I received many a call from our personnel office
  after job fairs.

• District or campus interviews are the real deal.
  Bring your portfolio and expect a crowd. Many
  schools interview by committee. Dress
  professionally and conservatively.

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What to expect to be asked

• Subject specific questions-TEKS, TAKS
• (Look for these at the TEA website)
• Classroom management questions
• Scenarios

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Interview Questions - Examples

• Our goal is to be exemplary. How can you help us
  meet this goal?
• A parent is angry with you about a grade his
  child received in your class. How will you
  handle this situation?
• What percent of students failing your class is
  too big?

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Interview Questions - Examples

• How would you manage the discipline in your
  class? What do you think are effective classroom
  management techniques?
• What qualities do you have that you think will
  make you a good teacher?
• What are your goals for your students?
• How would you differentiate for different levels
  of learners in your class?

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The Interview - What you should know

• Information about district and campus- AEIS
  report from Texas Education Agency website
• Information about community
• What you have to offer- Your strengths and how
  you can fit in

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The Interview - What you should ask

• New teacher support
• Staff development
• Instructional support
• Instructional resources
• Instructional arrangement

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Comparing districts

• New teacher support
• Staff development
• Salary
• Benefits
• Professional Growth

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After the Interview

• If you had a campus interview with an
  administrator, it is OK to follow up.
• DO NOT, however, be a pest.
• A Thank you card is always classy.
• If you havent heard from anyone in a week (and
  the principal told you that was their timeline),
  it is OK to call and ask if the job has been
  filled.

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The Portfolio

• Philosophy of Education
• Resume
• Transcripts and Credentials
• Discipline Plan
• Lesson Plan
• References
• Awards and Artifacts

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The Portfolio Philosophy of Education

• Philosophy of Education
• 1 2 pages, double spaced
• What is your role as an educator? What is
  important to you about teaching?
• What do you do to help your students learn and
  develop as individuals?
• How your personal characteristics and approach to
  teaching impact on the learning and development
  of students.

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The Portfolio Philosophy of Education

• Needs to be well-organized, thoughtful, and
  error-free.
• Write to your reader what does this person need
  to know?
• Can point to and tie together the other pieces of
  your portfolio.

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The Portfolio Philosophy of Education

• A great web site for more information
  www.flad.osu.edu/portfolio/philosophy/Philosophy.h
  tml
• For some sample philosophies go to
  www.wilderdom.com/philosophy/SampleEducationalPhil
  osophies.html

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The Portfolio - Resume

• Resume
• No more than 2 pages, most relevant jobs listed
  first.
• List all related training and volunteer work
  (i.e. if you teach Sunday school, list it!)
• Note an objective

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The Portfolio Transcripts and Credentials

• Put your credentials/transcripts from most recent
• The first thing should be your acceptance letter
  and any exam results that you have received

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The Portfolio Discipline Plan

• Sample discipline plan
• Expectations
• Rules
• Consequences
• Rewards
• Sample Letter home to parents

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The Portfolio Lesson Plan

• Sample Lesson Plan
• Objective based Use a TEK for the subject you
  wish to teach.
• Include focus, direct teach, guided practice,
  independent practice, and assessment.

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The Portfolio - References

• Divide them into Professional and Personal
• Do NOT put References upon Request.
• Make sure that numbers are current
• If you do not list your current boss, your
  potential one will be curious.

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The Portfolio - Awards/Artifacts

• This can be one section or two depending on the
  material that you have
• Include awards that demonstrate a skill or
  quality desirable in education
• Artifacts include samples of student work or
  notes from students you have had

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The Portfolio - Format

• Use a small three ring binder
• Use dividers to mark sections
• Use page protectors
• Use card stock to give body

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Interview Dos Donts

• Do your research first, not at the interview!
• Be your own advocate- How do you stand out from
  the rest?
• Look your interviewer in the eye, be honest and
  from the heart
• Ask where you can get training over the summer

• Dont expect to get the first job your apply for
• Dont be a pessimist
• Dont ask if you answered the questions correctly

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Your Turn

• Jot down some ideas for your Philosophy of
  Education- Share in a group to get ideas
• What is your role as an educator? What is
  important to you about teaching?
• What do you do to help your students learn and
  develop as individuals?
• How your personal characteristics and approach to
  teaching impact on the learning and development
  of students.