There are many ways to grow professionally:  graduate classes, online seminars like through Heinemann, book studies, read articles, attend staff development opportunities in the school/district, attend professional conferences, etc...\n\nIn my school (Title I) many professional growth opportunities will be paid for and the teacher is allowed a wide-range of choice to fit their needs.  Our district also offers many worthwhile opportunities for free.\n\nI want to understand this issue so that I can better support teachers who have low (or lower) student achievement.
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If an educator is not seeking continued professional growth then that must be a personal decision they have made.  In my opinion if they are not seeking continued professional growth, then they are in the wrong field.  Alot of times it is just not the teachers fault that they have low studednt achievement!!  This could be an either/or situation.  It could be either the teacher is really not putting their all into teaching or the student refuses to learn.  So I feel that both the students and teachers are at fault.  Who can really say.  Do you understand??  I hope this helps you.
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As an educator a teacher should teach the required materials on subjects, aid in teaching the next level of social skills(even if the parents haven't done their part),boost all students egos and desire to learn, council as needed, recognize problems with emotions,physical,abuse,educational,financial or any other problem a student may have that is keeping them from performing their best and be on good terms with the child so the teacher may have a positive discussion and help with the problem or give suggestions for ways for the parents to get the child help, and keep up with all fund raiser money, notes and calls to parents, homework, grading,lesson planning, after school activities leader, and be cheerful and always present. As learning from the student a teacher must be open to new ways to communicate with students and learn new ways to teach as well as make students behave.The teacher will improve by dealing with many student conflicts/issues whether or not they are educational or affect educational purposes.The teacher will try methods that may work with one class but not the next and have to figure out how to meet the next classes needs.Over trial and error the teacher will learn how to meet the needs of most students. The teacher is also attending classes to keep up with the states requirements and/or to recieve their masters or above or administration degree or to teach other classes.The teacher is a constant learner and teacher. Teaching isn't in the classroom only and learning doesn't only happen from a desk.They are both ongoing and a responsibility a person must accept as a teacher.
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It's a great job with the normal headaches and red tape b.s.\n\nI believe the most important teachers are the primary teachers. If the kids get a good handle on reading and writing at the early stages, things go much easier.\n\nGet your master's degree as soon as possible because the extra money is nice. Vacation days and health insurance is usually pretty good in most school districts. Retirement for a teacher makes social security a joke.\n\nIf you do become a teacher, have high goals of achievement for the kids and yourself. Make earning an "A" difficult. It should be. Forget self-esteem psychology and work on self-acceptance.\n\nGood Luck
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This time of year many schools are advertising in local papers or on their web sites for teachers and assistants for the next school year. Do an internet search for schools in your area and check out their web sites. \nPrepare a great resume and good luck!
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Teaching does NOT make money. You will find that teachers living in financial comfort are married to someone making the big income... it's not from the teacher pay. Most people living on a teaching income only, are either single and living modestly, or hold down a second job on nights/weekends/summers.\n\nIf you want to make the best money possible teaching, then be prepared not to have a life... the only extra money directly from teaching is from stipends, such as sports coaching. That's a big time commitment. Even then, you won't make as good a pay as you would with similar levels of training, time on the job, and degrees in business, law, medicine, etc.
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Your teacher doesn't want to hear about successful people, s/he wants to hear about you!  Think of something that you're very good at, in or out of school, academic, sports, whatever.  Why are you good at it, and how could you become better?  \n\nOr, and this would be great, think of something you suck at but would love to be able to do well.  Find the qualities in you that would help you become good at it...perseverance, open to guidance, willing to practice, etc.  You could have a good time with this one!
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My best advice for you is to get the backing of a local field and find a teacher who would be willing to be a coach or at least an adviser.  If you're not already a frequent visitor of www.pbnation.com go there.  There are lots of threads on there from people who have started up teams at their schools and there's lots of info on how they did it.
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Has your district instituted the HOUSSE process? If you teach 2 or more core subjects, the "highly qualified" regular ed teachers can form a committee, observe you, review your lesson plans, and confirm your "highly qualified" status. I'm surprised by the posts here that there are special ed teachers not going through the HOUSSE.\n\nOn the other hand, NCLB is horrific (minimal funding, demanding 100% of all kids reading at grade level without consideration for outside interference like low SES, disabilities, ELL, etc., and blaming all failure on the teachers and schools, such as attendance rates, discipline rates, etc.).  Blech.
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Make the teacher a scrapbook of all of you.  You could each put in special letters of why you think he/she is really special.  This way the only things you are paying for is a scrapbook, note paper and film.  You could even let some of the other people he/she has taught write notes.  This is something that he/she can carry with them forever.  It will also remind that that he/she are doing a great job.   You can even ask some of the other teachers if they would like to put in something.
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teaching is the building block.. and with each goal they want to achieve, support them. but allow them to do it. \n the web below is a freebie thats how i started them off.
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First of all, this belongs in "education - other" or "teaching," not "special education" (unless you specialize in working with students with disabilities?). \n\nYou have to "shop around" to find districts who may be interested in your services. It would help if you also have other certifications (e.g. sociology, history, etc.). Subscribe to or find copies of US education journals, such as "Education Week" (see link below). Many have excellent job fair and contacts listings. Most may not necessarily post a specific need for a Chinese Language Teacher, but you can submit your resume to as many as possible and see who shows interest.\n\nAlso, while you are certified in China, you will need to go through coursework and certification in the United States to teach in public schools. You may want to first focus on the private school sector, and colleges.\n\nGood luck!
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I think that's correct. To attract good people in any profession; the pay has to be good. Lots of schools will want the best teachers, and will be prepared to pay a decent salary. In order to keep the good teachers, the current school will have to provide a good salary which matches the decent salary provided by the other school - hence the statement is proved true.
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it's also a very common degree in colleges and universities, especially among women.  It's supply and demand.  If you can fill all your teaching jobs at lower salaries, there's no reason to increase the salary.  If there comes a time where there's a shortage of teachers, then salaries will increase.
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I am a teacher.  And you know what I think?  I think you will succeed if you do two things.\n\n1) Find some way to start your own business.  \n\nWorking your way up through the normal ranks is not really an option for you. It will take too much effort and time.\n\nBut it order to start your own business you have to find your PASSION !   You will not succeed in anything if you have no passion for it.\n\nYou will need to start small and in most cases you will also need a side job to keep you in feed.\n\n2) You must be prepared to work harder than you ever worked in school.   I MEAN HARD!  And forget about any relationship.  Your relationship will be your work and your life.\n\nI can say these things because...\n\nA) I have not worked for anyone other than myself for over 25 years.\n\nB) I taught MYSELF to be an national expert in my field.\n\nC) A major university ask me to teach for them over 13 years ago. I am their only instructor in this field and in my state.\n\nD) I raised 5 children.\n\nE) I finished only the 11th grade !
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* Call your local public school headquarters, and ask if there is an "alternative certification" program where as long as you have a college degree, you can take classes/tests to get certified while you are already teaching and deduct the costs from your pay. If you teach a subject outside your credits, you may be required to earn additional course credits in that.\n* Also ask if there is another group that offers certification outside the school district.  In Houston it is called Region IV and\nit is better than the program offered by the public schools. Compare costs and requirements, and get recommendations from other teachers which one is better for your field of interest.\n* Can you contact Teach for America?  This nonprofit assigns college grads to teaching assignments to offset college loans.\n\nWhile you explore that, can you substitute teach? This may help you decide what subject, class size, demographics, etc. suit your teaching style, or which school administration you prefer.\n\nAs long as you have a college degree, you should be able to substitute teach or qualify for a program that will pay for your courses/certification out of your salary.  Good luck!
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Generally speaking the further north and/or you go the better the salaries are. Some norhern states had signing bonuses almost double their annual salaries a few years back. It might be worth checking into. Also, a lot of northern states don't want to hire inexperience teachers (so I've heard), so if you have experience you might have a leg up.
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I am a retired teacher. I think your best bet would be to go to a teacher's employment agency to see what they have to offer. Usually the one who hires pays the fee.\n\nAlso, you could look in the local papers, particularly on a Sunday where classified ads abound for teacher openings. Look under "Education" in the classifieds.\n\nFurther, The NEW YORK TIMES, Sunday edition is an excellent resource. It was a great help to me when I relocated once in my career.\n\nGood luck.