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Posted Tue., April 17, 2012
As a follow-up to the previous blog on interview tips, this blog addresses how candidates preparing for interviews can utilize the websites that are readily available. School districts have documented their goals and a collection of information regarding what they are providing for students. It is important that those college students who are graduating begin to use these websites as a means for becoming well versed on the individual districts.
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Posted Wed., March 28, 2012
Graduation from colleges, business schools, and trade schools will be occurring in the next few months. Graduates will then be entering the world of “job recruitment” and will need to fine tune their interview skills.
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Posted Wed., March 28, 2012
Many students are making decisions to become teachers. As they pursue their dreams, there are some people who are questioning them as to why they would ever want to be a teacher.
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Posted Thu., March 22, 2012
For many years, educators have said that students learn at different paces and in different ways. It is time to get serious about personalizing learning!
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Posted Tue., March 13, 2012
Corporate America is hopeful that more public schools will begin to create and enhance STEM programs so that students will be motivated to pursue STEM careers.
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Posted Mon., February 27, 2012
On February 15, 2012, Arne Duncan, the Education Secretary, unveiled the new RESPECT project to teachers at a teacher town hall meeting. According to Duncan “the purpose of the RESPECT Project is to directly engage with teachers and principals all across America in a national conversation about teaching.” (press@ed.gov)
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Posted Mon., February 20, 2012
Students who are majoring in education should seriously consider belonging to the professional organization known as SPSEA. "I chose Student PSEA because it delivers a different experience for an education major that cannot be found in any course; you are exposed to current political issues in education, scholarships, and opportunities to promote professional development. I have become more confident in myself as a leader and a future educator since I joined Student PSEA. I know I never stand alone and I always have a voice as long as I am with Student PSEA."
~Alexis Gentile, California University of Pennsylvania (SPSEA website)
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Posted Mon., February 13, 2012
10 states have received a waiver from President Obama and no longer must meet the 2014 targets of No Child Left Behind.
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Posted Wed., February 8, 2012
There is a significant movement in education which is propelling the use of online learning inside and outside the classrooms. Many believe that this new wave for future teaching will allow the learner opportunities to complete lessons that are more geared to personal attention spans and learning strategies. In other words, online learning will not have to conform to the limitations of a teacher and a classroom.
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Posted Mon., January 23, 2012
Students who are preparing to be a teacher need to be aware of Act 24. This law is very significant in that it amends a past Pennsylvania Public School Code.
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Posted Mon., January 9, 2012
Some college students, who are studying teacher strategies and observing in classrooms as they prepare to be teachers, are formulating opinions that the PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) is stunting creative teaching. This opinion needs to be examined and, in some ways, corrected.
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Posted Mon., January 9, 2012
Dedicated teachers strive to build strong relationships between themselves and the parents of their students. It is a matter of committing time and efforts to building that rapport and establishing an ongoing communication with parents throughout the school year.
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Posted Thu., December 8, 2011
On September 27, 2011, Brian Williams, news anchor for NBC, interviewed President Bill Clinton during an “Education Nation” event. The purpose of this interview was to hear what a past president thought about present day and future education in the United States.
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Posted Tue., November 29, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been conducting a longitudinal study which has been tracking the career paths of beginning teachers from 2007 and 2008. The findings, which were just published by edweek.org (http
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Posted Tue., November 29, 2011
You are a new teacher. Within the first few months, you begin to feel that two of your students do not like you and that they may be writing unacceptable things about you on their social media sites. As more
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Posted Tue., November 29, 2011
On January 8, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law after being passed by both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. The requirements of this law were that “all government
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Posted Tue., November 29, 2011
As education majors prepare to become the next generation of teachers, they need to realize that parents could be playing more of a major role in the evaluative process. Some state leaders want parents to evaluate teachers by way of
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Posted Fri., August 5, 2011
As budget cuts occur in the school districts across the states, collective bargaining for teachers is also in jeopardy. It is important that students planning to become teachers understand the significance behind insuring that collective bargaining remains in place.