...When I made the decision to go into education, numerous teachers who had already been in the profession for years urged me to major in a certain subject, and then obtain the alternate certification. One in particular was currently going through the process himself and could validate that this route was just as effective as getting an actual education degree in a certain subject field. To know that educators who did not take this route themselves would strongly advise one to now, should open eyes to the fact that even they see no difference in the quality of a teacher that comes from an alternate certification. Brian Evans even discusses in his article “Mathematics and Science Teaching for New Alternative Certification Teachers” that an alternate certification is just a different way to become a teacher without actually having to get a degree in education and there is a rise for people in math and science to obtain their certificate this way (Evans, 45). If one were to take the time to think about it, these people would not really know to obtain their certificate this way unless they were told about the process of how to do so. That in return means that there are people out there above the title of a student who are pushing the notion that an alternative certification is not a bad thing, and it does not take away from the quality one...
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...Board of Education case was long ago, but the argument remains that minorities in the teaching profession still do not match the percentages of minority students in the chairs. There are many compounding factors that have also contributed to the minority teacher shortage. Seven additional reasons for the limited presence and dwindling supply of minority teachers in the classroom has been attributed to: minority teacher candidates’ low scores on competency tests, a decline in the number of minority students graduating college overall, the disproportionate failure to meet revised certification requirements, the decreasing amount of financial aid available to teacher education students, declining teacher salaries, and minority teachers...
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...reduce class sizes and require a more rigid screening process of their potential educators I strongly believe we can create an environment that is conducive to learning. The Meaning of Highly-Qualified and a Clear Road Map to Accomplishment, Jennifer A. Gelman, Patricia L. Pullen and James M. Kauffman. This article high-lighted one of my sub-points and that’s the quality of teachers that in the classrooms today. It speaks about the alternative training programs and how they are not benefiting the teachers or the students. I quote them saying “Due to the lack of standards in alternative programs, teachers from these programs are entering the field of education with little or no experience in the classroom, poor skills in content areas, and inadequate self-confidence.” Because the classroom is made of a more diverse group of young people, teachers need to have just as many different teaching techniques. All children do not learn the same, I feel this area need to be explored more because teachers need to be more flexible in their methods of teaching. They need to be more knowledgeable about being able to assess learning difficulties and the best ways to address them. The more the teacher lacks, so do the children that are being taught by them. I strongly feel that in the...
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...Earlier in my career, I was able to work with children in different capacities for nearly 8 years. Some of the work I am proud of includes teaching 3rd & 4th graders how to build PC games, leading a group of teenage girls in an android development contest and teaching a STEM curriculum to children of all ages at the YMCA to supplement the lack of STEM teachings in NYC public schools. I was able to take these skills and make my transition into IT through a program called Year Up. This program provided 5 months of hands-on training in information technology, professional development, and a six-month internship. My internship was at American Express as an Executive Solutions Intern where I provided technical support for C-Level executives worldwide....
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...demand for more courses being taught non-traditionally, the huge demand for students wanting higher education and colleges shrinking budgets, the choice of being an adjunct professor might be a temporary or a fulltime fit for a job search in your area. What exactly is an Adjunct Professor? The laymens definition for a adjunct professor may be best described as a part time professor. Most colleges use the majority of their adjunct faculty in their non-traditional learning programs such as the accelerated degree courses. Usually they are teaching students that are working during the day, and going to college at night. Also an adjunct professor might teach online courses that are offered at many colleges. Many technical colleges offer adjunct professor positions in the non-academic courses that they my be proficient in. Adjunct professors normally have jobs during the day, whether working in the industry that they teach or teaching full-time in another learning institution. They normally are not considered as part of the full...
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...Decision Making Process Alethea Tillman MGT/230 February 9, 2015 Sylvester Taylor Decision Making Process As many other people who have either been forced to do, or upon their own will have done, I have made many life changing decisions in my personal and professional life. My decisions came at a time prior to learning about the decisions making process explained in Chapter 3 of Management: Leading & Collaborating in a competitive world which are (1) identify and diagnose the problem, (2) generate alternative solutions, (3) evaluate alternatives, (4) make the choices, (5) implementing the decisions, and (6) evaluate the decision (Bateman & Neel, 20011, Chapter 3). Although the majority of my decisions have come before I was exposed to the teaching in the text regarding decision-making, my processes at times have been very similar. My Decision and Process In 2001, I was a cosmetologist working in a local unisex beauty salon when my husband and I discovered I was pregnant with our first child. The newly discovered addition to the family caused me to reflect on the stability of my current career in reference to a steady income, health insurance, and other benefits I did not have at the moment and would need in the future. I began to explore the probability of my success if I remained in the beauty industry I was in and what my current options were to obtain the stability I needed to care for a child. I also looked outside of my profession into other...
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...efore exploring knowledge- and skill-based pay or performance pay as an alternative teacher compensation strategy, it must be clearly understood that this strategy is not "merit pay" under a new name. Individual performance-based pay systems, or merit pay, traditionally have evaluated teachers against one another for a fixed pool of funds. The aim has been to identify and reward the "best" teachers with additional pay, although the determination of "best" often was subjective and based on non-existent or vague criteria. In contrast, skill-based pay rewards teachers for attaining and being able to use knowledge and skills valued by the school, district or state, such as the ability to teach all students the mathematics promoted by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics or the ability to diagnose individual student's learning needs and to provide instruction targeted at those needs. Skill attainment is judged against a predetermined, clear-cut standard. A skill-based pay system does not create competition among teachers because all have the opportunity to develop the skills. It also signals the type of skills the school wants its faculty to acquire and use. Skill-based pay systems, thus, focus individual skill development on the knowledge and skills necessary for the organization to accomplish its goals. A knowledge- and skill-based pay system can more directly relate a teacher's compensation to acquisition and demonstration of specific and skills than the current...
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...facilities Voluntary correction facilities Halfway houses and pre-release programs Reintegration programs Alternative schools Juvenile detention centers Juvenile group homes Women’s and family shelters Domestic violence agencies Immigration and naturalization services Other nonprofit organizations STRATEGIES Seek courses or training in topics such as victimology, social problems, diversity issues, or grieving. Supplement curriculum with courses in psychology, sociology, or social work. Gain experience working with a juvenile population in any capacity (i.e., sports teams, summer camp counselor, parks and recreation programs, and community/religious youth groups). Gain related experience in employment interviewing, social casework, substance abuse, and rehabilitation. Learn to work well with people of diverse backgrounds. Consider learning a second language. Maintain a blemish-free driving and criminal record. Gain firearms and self-defense training. Earn a master’s degree in social work or counseling for therapy positions. Obtain a masters degree in criminal justice or business for upper-level positions in facilities management or administration. Consider a double major or minor in the social sciences such as psychology, anthropology, sociology, or political science. Attend a postsecondary vocational or technical college that offers court reporting or paralegal certification programs. Obtain a law degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Learn...
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...istockphoto Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness How Teacher Performance Assessments Can Measure and Improve Teaching Linda Darling-Hammond October 2010 w w w.americanprogress.org Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness How Teacher Performance Assessments Can Measure and Improve Teaching Linda Darling-Hammond October 2010 Contents 1 Introduction and Summary 5 Why performance assessments are needed 7 National Board Certification 9 Assessment of beginning teachers 11 Prospects for a national system of Teacher Performance Assessments 12 How performance assessments can help teachers improve their practice 17 Improving preparation through the use of performance assessments 22 Policy recommendations and conclusion Introduction and Summary Parents, practitioners, and policymakers agree that the key to improving public education in America is placing highly skilled and effective teachers in all classrooms. Yet the nation still lacks a practical set of standards and assessments that can guarantee that teachers, particularly new teachers, are well prepared and ready to teach. This report discusses a promising approach to the question of how to measure teacher effectiveness. Specifically, it describes the ways in which assessments of teacher performance for licensing and certification can both reflect and predict teachers’ success with children so that they can not only inform personnel decisions, but also...
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...has been granted accreditation by SAP Philippines as the only IT academy providing SAP All-In-One Education in the country. FIT offers Specialization in A1 Financials (FICO) , A1 Logistics (SD, MM, PP) , A1 Technical (BASIS) and ABAP Programming. A few years into its inception, the company found itself faced with an unexpected demand for training from different sectors of society. Fasttrack developed and conducted various IT training programs for members of the corporate community. Seeing the steady rise in demand for IT training, FastTrack made the strategic decision to change course. In 2011, Fasttrack IT (FIT) Academy emerged as a full service training facility that offers a wide range of Information Technology courses and certification, to professionals , universities and corporate sector. FIT Academy launched courses which are highly in demand not only in the country but also in the global marketplace. Courses on Mobile Development (iOS/ Android) , Business ANalytics/ Business Intelligence , WEB Design , Programming and Cloud Computing are made available in the Academy. Courses tailored-fit for the growing needs of various industries and professions were also introduced in 2012 , such as , IT for HRM (in partnership with AHLEI) and IT for Nurses (Nursing Informatics). The IT...
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...GAZETTE Issue FirstSheet no: 163 September 21,2010 LAW under no. 3879 Development of lifelong leaning and other provisions. The President of the Hellenic Republic We issue the following law passed by the Parliament: CHAPTER A' GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Objective – Scope of application The objective of the present law is to develop continuous learning, by acknowledging alternative educational routes, the networking of organizations offering continuous learning, and to assure transparency and quality, in order to achieve the connection between continuous learning and employment, the formation of an integrated personality for the students and in general, social and economic growth. The present law regulates the issues regarding continuous learning reaching outside of the standard educational system, including any issues concerning the continuous learning actions conducted by the organizations of the standard educational system. This informal learning is governed by the clauses of the present law only in regards to the aspect concerning the acknowledgment and certification of its results. In particular, the objectives of the present law are the following: […] Article 2 Definitions For the application of the present law, the following terms are used: “Continuous Learning”: Every type of learning activity during the life of a person, aiming to acquire or develop knowledge, skills, and abilities that contribute to the formation of an integrated...
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...Exempt Supervisory Responsibilities: No Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * The Graduation Coach shall work to ensure smooth students’ transitions from the social services systems, juvenile detention and other high schools to Ervin Academy * High school Graduation Coaches will identify youth at-risk of repeating grades due to academic and/or psycho-social barriers * Connects students to intervention programs to prevent grade retention, course failure, and/or Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT)/End of Course Test (EOCT) failure while ensuring a solid academic foundation that promotes the successful transition out of high school * Works with teachers and administrators to develop credit and alternative options and to adapt curriculum and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of the students; * Attends, participates in, and redelivers as appropriate all required High school Graduation Coach training provided by the Department of Education; *...
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...supporting the Internet of everything. The Cisco Learning Network, a social learning community focused on the IT industry, allows members to learn and interact with each other through a social platform. Whereas, the Internet of Everything is the networked connection of people, process, data, and things. Correlation of the two ideas can help Cisco increase certification by 2018 and retrain all of IT workforce; hence bringing major opportunities for the Cisco Learning Network. The report goes into further details by analyzing the three main reason of why this is an issue and what implicit opportunities does it present, who is effects of the main issue and what are the alternatives. Growth/expansion, competition, and future challenges and opportunity are three main point led to the goal of IoE (Internet of Eveyrthing) . Expanding the CLN (Cisco Leaning Network) and social platform, can attractive members all around the world and help develop ideas to attain IoE era. Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn,vice president and general manager for Learning@Cisco systems Inc, worked with a team of professional to implement different types of certification programs through the Learning@Cisco systems Inc. By 2013 the Cisco Learning Network was one of the largest U.S.-based company-sponsored social platforms. In order for Cisco Sytem to attain IoE, it needed to evolve the CLN (Cisco Learning Network). Beliveau-Dunn was...
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...facilitate the learning process through discussion and one-on-one feedback. A Day in the Life of a Teacher The individual workload for teachers depends mostly on the school's location and the age of the students. Leadership in individual school systems and educational benchmarks can increase the level of regulation on the classroom, which can be frustrating to teachers. Some schools allow teachers to have mentors and team-teaching opportunities, but most teachers work alone with a changing group of students. Teacher Training and Education Many aspiring teachers go back to school to earn their teaching certificate after a bachelor's degree and years in the workforce. For teachers focusing on a specific subject, such as math, a related bachelor's degree is recommended. Alternative licensure programs are also available for teachers with a college degree in other fields. Licensure requirements vary by state and preschool teachers may not need a bachelor's degree. Those with bachelor's degrees can also qualify to work in kindergarten through grade 3 as well. Teaching in higher grades typically results in higher pay, and...
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...serve as a starting point for creating or improving your teaching resume. Included in this packet are best practices that the Career Center have researched and found to be true. Information and sample resumes within this packet are not intended to be taken verbatim. Constructing a teaching resume is an art, not a science. Make your personal resume unique and stand out by making it represent you. The resources this packet highlights are available to all students; take advantage of the Career Center and the services it provides you. What to Expect Teaching Resume Aesthetics, Content & Editing…………..………………………..Page 3 Three necessary components of a great teaching resume are detailed Key Elements of a Successful Teacher Resume……………………………………...Page 4 Mandatory vs. optional elements in a successful teaching resume Poor Teaching Resume Example……………………………………………………..Page 5 Details common mistakes of a teaching resume Transferable Skills & Action Verbs…………………………………………………....Page 6 A comprehensive list of transferable skills and action verbs that have potential in a teaching resume Constructing a Proper Achievement Statement (bullet point)………………………Page 7 Creating a bullet point stress you out? Here is a fool proof way to construct a proper achievement statement. Buzz Words……………………………………………………………………………..Page 7 Answer the question, “What are buzz words and how should they be used in a resume” Teaching Resume Samples...………………………………………………………Pages 8-11 These...
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