Those Who Can, Teach 10th Edition Kevin Ryan and James M. Cooper Chapter 12 What Are Your Job Options in Education?

Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.2 Factors Influencing Teacher Supply and Demand  Student Enrollment in Schools  Class Sizes  Enrollment in Teacher Education Programs  Geographical Location  Subject Matter and Grade Levels Taught  Retiring Teachers, Teacher Turnover, and Returning Teachers  Economic Conditions

Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.3 Enrollment in Public and Private Schools

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Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.6 Finding a Teaching Position  Campaign actively  Prepare materials  Resume  Teaching portfolio  Credential file  Develop Interview Skills  Determine Job Availability  Gain Experience Through Substitute Teaching

Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.7 The Job Search: A Sequence of Planned Strategies PREPARE PAPER MATERIALS Credentials Résumé Possible Letters of Inquiry and Application JOB VACANCIES THAT EXIST Vacancy Bulletin Personal Contacts POTENTIAL JOBS Define regions. Get addresses of school districts in those areas

Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.8 The Job Search, continued… Send letter of application. Send résumé. Direct your experience to that particular job. Send a letter of inquiry.* Sending a résumé is optional but facilitates describing your preparation. Complete and return any application materials sent to you from the district. Send transcript if requested. Send credentials if: You are responding to an actual job you strongly want to be considered for. The school district is a high priority one for you. *If you get no reply to this letter send a follow-up letter of inquiry.

Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.9 The Job Search, continued… PERSONAL CONTACT and/ or FOLLOW-UP LETTER If too much time elapses following application INTERVIEW PREPARATION INTERVIEW INTERVIEW FOLLOW-UP LETTER CONTRACT?? Source: Jan E. Kilby, Job Search – A Sequence of Planned Strategies, The ASCUC Annual: a Job Search Handbook for Educators, 1987, p.9

Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 Traditional v. Alternative Licensure Traditional Licensure  Requires completion of approved teacher education program  PRAXIS or other teacher competency exam  In some states, background check, oath of allegiance, or health check Alternative Licensure  Variety of alternative programs, including Teach for America, Troops to Teachers  Usually require a bachelor’s degree and/or experience in subject taught  May require an exam

Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.11 Transferable Skills Acquired Through Teaching  Planning and decision making  Working under pressure  Conducting performance evaluations  Keeping records and organizing materials  Using technology  Interpersonal relations  Effective written and oral communications  Managing groups of people