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Any tips on where to get a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), the most affordable one? I have been applying to multiple schools in prague even though I have more than 3 years of teaching experience, but they still ask for a teacher qualification. I am a bit puzzled and don’t really know where to get that from. I did see a UK certification, but it costs around £7000 😕

Hi everyone!
Im 21 years old and i just finished my first year as a teacher with a teaching job! I also just finished my studies to become a teacher🥳 (i worked and studied at the same time)
I teach in The Netherlands, my students are between 11/12-15 years old. I absolutely love teaching, but teenagers can make a teachers live a hell!!
Sometimes i really feel that im not good enough. Its so hard sometimes. I really struggle with classroom management and student behavior. Are there any new teachers who also feel they arent good enough? Or that are struggling? How are you guys handling things, and do other people have any advice on how to start the schoolyear better next year?

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I had an interview today and even though I thought it went “okay. “ my mentor teacher called me 10 minutes after my interview ended to tell me the school that I interviewed for called her and asked for a reference about me. That has to be a good sign right? Has anyone gone through this and they ended up not getting the job?

I'm not sure if this is the optimal place to post this because I completed my student teaching back in the fall of 2024, but I feel like such a failure. For the last year and a half, I haven't been able to start the CALTPA for a variety of reasons that, in all honesty, are lousy excuses I keep coming up with. Even during breaks when I wasn't working as a sub and had plenty of time to do it, I just couldn't bring myself too; ignoring it made me feel less anxious even though I knew it was only gonna hurt me more in the long run. I guess I just don't do well at all with long, multi-step projects like this, I never have. I've always been a do things at the last minute kind of person through and through, and that strategy just isn't working for this. I'm planning on submitting both cycles on August 27th which would get me my results by September 17th. I'm going to be applying to any and all districts around looking for a full-time position, so I'm wondering if anybody here has been hired while still awaiting their CALTPA scores. That's something you mention during the interview, of course, but is it feasible getting a full-time position without having passed the CALTPA at the time of the interview? Will I be passed over in favor of someone who has? I appreciate any and all advice.

I am 22, and went to school in LA. While in residency I was placed with a new mentor teacher. My placement school was going through a transitional period and switch to a 3rd party HR.

HR was terrible at communicating, completing their portions of applications, etc. It was so bad that my residency coordinator wanted to move my classmates and myself to another location.

Long story short, my residency application expired 3 times and on the 4th time I was denied. Because my mentor teacher was having the same issues with HR and her Mentor Teacher add on wasn't added until APRIL 2026 ( she too had to fill out her application multiple times), they stated she was not eligible to mentor me until then ( she completed all requirements for the certification August 2025 ). I was assured many times not to freak out and that an appeal ( which i paid out of pocket for ) would fix everything. Everyone in my cohort graduated knowing they would do their Teacher Certification application expect for me.

I have taken the 5001, 7002, the PLT and passed. I was the highest ranking graduate of not only my college, but the Spring 2026 class.

The Appeal Meeting was finally held and I was once again denied. When I contacted my residency coordinator she stated that I should fill out another Residency Application for the 26-27 school year. Which i would have to be a student to qualify for and my college is 6 hrs away from home.

Im very frustrated and wondering what on Earth do I do now. I honestly want to cut all ties with my college because they caused me so much stress my last semester I began having seizures and I will NOT let these people take me out.

Is a Masters the answer? Another B.S. but in Middle school or Secondary education? iTeach, A+Pel Ready To Teach, or some other alternative route?

TLDR: My 4 year long education and obtainment of a B.S. in Elementary Education ( Gr 1-5 ) has not resulted in a Teachers Certificate due to the HR at my placements school chronic tardiness of letting my mentor teacher Mentor Teacher Add on application expire causing the state to deny my Residency application and the subsequent appeal. My advise from my school and my former residency coordinator's seems to be complete residency all over again. What should I do now to get a Teacher's certificate WITHOUT returning to my former school.

I am a masters student and was accepted in to a residency program that will be starting the second week of August. I'm hoping I made the right choice. I know I will be not be expected to take the PPR and be in class 3 days a week the first semester second semester 4 days. I'm in Texas. Not sure what to expect. What was your experience? Any advice?

Hey 👋

I'm a K-12 Digital and STEM teacher from Australia and about a year ago I got tired of juggling 5 different browser tabs just to run a lesson - one for a timer, one for a random picker, one for a whiteboard, you get the idea.

So I did what any completely sane person would do and spent 6 months of evenings and weekends building my own classroom dashboard from scratch.

It's called Class Cortex.

🎰 Random student picker

💯 Reward system for the whole class, groups and individuals

⌛ Countdown timer with multiple modes

📣 Noise monitor that tracks volume in real time

🆚 Tactical scoreboard for classroom competitions

🪑 Drag and drop seating map with PDF export

🎲 Probability dice

📽️ Built-in whiteboard

⚔️ Boss Battle — a live multiplayer game where your whole class connects from their devices and fights a boss together in real time (this one the kids go nuts for).

It runs entirely in the browser. No student accounts, no app installs, nothing for IT to approve. Just open it on your projector and go.

I'm a teacher and have been using it in my own class from the start of this term. So I'd genuinely love to hear what other teachers think - what works, what doesn't, what's missing, what's confusing.

Thanks for reading 🙏

- Chris.

So, I’m in Ohio and I graduated college this May. My college permanently shut down at the end of this year due to financial issues, so I got lucky and was able to graduate, although I am currently student teaching in a daycare due to the closure. (I only had one semester left, which was just student teaching, but now I can finish and get my degree in August.) Almost done with student teaching, too! Last day is July 28.

I recently passed my edTPA, too!! 🥳🥳🥰 I have passed all OAE’s required for licensure, (I’m a Prinary Education major, will be certified to teach Pre-K through 5) except OAE 190, Foundations of Reading…..It’s my worst nightmare…🥺🥺😭💔😭

It’s the ONLY thing between me and my licensure…..

First time I took it, my score was 210…..10 points…I was only TEN fricking points away from passing!!!!!!!!UGHHH🫩🫩 (Passing score is 220 or above)

Second time I took it, I did even worse, probably because I didn’t study, but that’s 100% on me, I got a 192…

Now I have to retake it a THIRD time…I cried when I got the score report for the second attempt. I’m so tired. Between not being able to enjoy my summer due to student teaching and this stupid exam being the only thing keeping me from my teaching license, I’m so tired. Why is this so hard? I’ve heard 190 is the hardest exam and most people fail it so I shouldn’t feel bad, but still.

I spoke with two friends who said they passed it on their first try, (imagine being them….lucky ducks. I’m so jealous.) using 240 Tutoring. They said it really helped, so I bought myself a subscription, and I’m taking notes and doing flash cards and actively studying, none of the passive studying like just reading or watching videos on their own…I really hope I pass if I apply myself and lock in and just work so, so hard. I’m so, so tired. I feel like I’m avoiding studying now and I’m like burnt out and so OVER this stupid exam…..I passed everything else, even passed the edTPA….How do I get the motivation to study and apply myself and really dedicate myself and give it my all so I can actually pass this exam? It’s is the only thing I need…Man it’s going to feel SO good when I finally pass…I was SO close the first time….🥺😭💔 Anyone have any advice????? 190 is the only OAE I have left to pass, passed all the other ones I need.

I managed to pass my praxis tests (Colorado) on the first try. I purchased the study materials and was able to complete those along with the practice tests. I had difficulty passing the practice tests and had no confidence going into my scheduled test. When taking the tests I found them to be much easier than the practice tests and passed math and reading well above the needed scores. Has anyone else taken the tests and noticed the same thing? Did I just get lucky with all of my studying and practice to where the tests seemed easy or are they dumbing down the tests due to a poor pass rate?

I want to become a primary school teacher and I want to hear from those of you who still have fond memories of a specific teacher.

I’m 25 and I still remember my year 1 teacher. She had so much belief in me and I always remember feeling so welcomed and heard. Her room was always warm, her tone was always kind unless someone was misbehaving. And while I don’t remember the ins and outs of everything from something over 15 years ago, however I just remember the feeling that she gave

Hi everyone,

I'm 21 years old (turning 22) and I've recently been hired as a college instructor at the same university where I just graduated. I'll be teaching first-year students, mainly:

• IT Fundamentals
• A General Education IT-related course

This is my first teaching job, and I'm both excited and nervous.

My biggest concern isn't the subject matter—I spent the past few months carefully preparing my course specifications, learning outcomes, lecture plans, laboratory activities, assessments, and teaching materials.

What worries me is classroom management and establishing authority. Many of my students will only be one or two years younger than me, and some might even know me from when I was a student.

For instructors who started teaching at a young age:

1. How did you establish authority without being overly strict?
2. What classroom rules worked best during the first few weeks?
3. How do you prevent students from taking advantage of your age?
4. Any mistakes you made that you wish you had avoided?
5. Since I'll be teaching IT Fundamentals, what topics or activities usually engage first-year students the most?

I'd really appreciate any advice or lessons learned from your first year of teaching. Thanks!

I recently wrapped up my year in the credential program. I have my preliminary teaching credential with an added BILA (bilingual) authorization and I still don’t have a job. It’s so hard to not get discouraged. I’ve applied to probably every single district in my county even the ones outside of my county and I’ve only been to two interviews. The last interview I genuinely thought I was going to get the job because admin showed me around campus and we even visited some classrooms. That was about a month ago. I’m worried I won’t have a job for this upcoming school year. For reference I live in CA

20F here so technically I’m not a qualified teacher I didn’t graduate with any teaching degrees but I am a cover/supply teacher for secondary school/middle school. I’m not really required to teach per se but I like supporting students when I can. I work in various schools and cover different subjects each time. When students see cover they tend to get excited because their actual teacher isn’t here and tend to mess about and not do the work. If they don’t do the work that’s on them I can’t force them but the main issue here is them talking so much being disruptive and me not being able to control a noisy misbehaving classroom.

I do think they take advantage of me because I would say I’m pretty nice and don’t enjoy shouting at kids. But even if I do shout they don’t listen. I want to become more strict and I want them to respect me but I don’t know what I should do from now because they already know me as the nice chill cover teacher

I’m going to be covering the same subject in the same school for the next couple of weeks and I really want them to pay attention and learn anyone have any advice?