Hello need help. I took got a 225. Has anyone had to retake and you passed the 2nd time. I did terrible on domain 4, did great on everything else. I did 240 tiring, but waste of money, I am teaching biology.
I could use some advice from anyone who's been in a similar situation.
I recently signed my renewal contract with my current district, where I've taught primary grades. It's a large district, but my commute is over 30 minutes each way. Now that I have a young baby, I've been hoping to find something closer to home. I looked earlier this year, but there weren't any openings here.
Now I've been offered an interview on Tuesday with a district that's only about a 10–15 minute drive away. The position is in upper elementary, which is also appealing because it would give me experience that could help me transition into a different role within education later on.
My dilemma is that if I'm offered the job and decide to accept it, I'd have to break my current contract. Our school year starts on August 11, so I'm already past the 45-day deadline to resign without possible consequences. My contract doesn't specify a penalty, but I've heard the district could potentially pursue action against my teaching certificate.
Has anyone here broken a teaching contract under similar circumstances? If so, what happened? Were there any penalties, or was your district willing to work with you? I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences.
Short rant: As a HS teacher, the suspension of Balogun’s red card is so disheartening. Yes, there’s a loophole in FIFA guidelines and the same loophole was used for Ronaldo.
We try to teach our student athletes that consequences matter and no pass no play is a thing and we stand our ground when coaches ask us to change grades or “change grades just for this game and then do a grade change form.” What’s the point? Everything we try to teach children just gets undone when they graduate and get into the real world.
I know you get federal tax withholding and a fee for withdrawing before 60yo, but to pay off remaining student loan balance, is it a worthy trade off?
From mid-October 2022 until early January 2023 I was employed at a charter school that’s now closed due to various structural deficiencies and violations of state law. I was dismissed due to budget cuts and a mutual agreement that I was not a good fit for the campus - my teaching philosophy and theirs clashed, and I taught a lower elementary class.
Well now I’ve finished my first full year as a STATE-CERTIFIED teacher teaching English at a standard public school, though did resign due to facing non-renewal in turn due to declining enrollment. However, my principal recommended me for full certification as I was under an ACP program.
Since I was not a certified teacher at the previous school nor on contract, should I include it on my application? Or should I leave it off and focus on my first full year as a certified teacher? I’m trying to get hired by another district but I don’t want to jeopardize my chances.
Any advice appreciated. Thank you.
Hi! I recently moved to the South Houston area and was wondering if there are any school districts that will hire with just a bachelors degree then pay/train teachers to get their certificate while employed for the district? Specifically for elementary aged children? If not, whats the easiest way to both work and still obtain the certificate at an affordable price and realistically how many hours/months does this take?
I got my first job and I’ll be teaching 4th grade ELA I feel comfortable with being in fourth grade but im really nervous to be teaching ELA because all of my student teaching and observation were in math and science. Does anyone have any recommended reading, resources, or anything to help feel a little more prepared?
I’m about to start my second year of teaching, and I’m really looking forward to it.
Last year was my first year as a Special Education Resource/In-Class Support teacher working with K–2 students.
I was moved to a new campus because of district rezoning.
I’ll be teaching Special Education Resource ELA for grades 3–5, which is the assignment I’ve been hoping for since I really enjoy upper elementary ELA.
I know there will still be a learning curve with a new campus and a new role, but I’ve always heard that Year 2 is when things start to click because you’re not learning how to be a teacher anymore—you’re building on what you learned that first year.
For those of you who’ve been through it, did Year 2 feel noticeably easier? Did changing campuses or assignments make it feel like starting over, or did your first-year experience carry over more than you expected?
I'm taking the ESL exam next week. I've already passed my content (4-8 ELAR) and the STR, thankfully on my first try for each. I took those over half a year ago and, I won't lie, some of it was forgotten. This seems much harder, in my opinion. There's so much more to memorize with the little spare time I have available and I'm a bit overwhelmed. I'm currently using the free TEA Learn course and I'm watching Kathleen Jasper videos when I have time to spare. I used 240 when I took my first two exams, but my pockets could not afford me that luxury this time around.
To anyone that's taken it recently, what were the big things you'd say is best to focus on? Theories? Laws/policies? Stages of language acquisition? Parts of speech? Syntax, semantics, pragmatics, etc.? Please, anything helps.
Just wanted to ask people’s experiences with pets. I have a 5 year old and I’d like to get him a pet but I’m worried about care and cost. Probably will do it later but I was wondering how yall manage with the hours of work, children and caring for a pet. I erroneously thought a guinea pig would be less stress than a dog but after looking into, guinea pigs are pretty costly.
I’m going to be a first year teacher in the fall. I have been in contact with my dream school district, was able to do my observation hours at this district for my ACP, however when it came time for hiring they didn’t have any open positions.
I moved on and was offered another roll at another district which I gave my verbal acceptance to. They sent me the HR onboarding papers and on the same day the principal from my dream ISD reached out with an open position for me to interview for. They interviewed for about a week and this monday she called back saying she was sending my info to HR.
I was hoping to receive the OK from HR of this ISD before letting the other school that I was moving forward with another position. I filled out the HR paperwork but I didn’t sign the contract they sent. They’re a 4 day week school district so their school starts first week of August and I’m so anxious that I’m doing the wrong thing by waiting so long to tell them to find a replacement. At the same time if God forbid something goes wrong with HR at the new position I don’t want to be out of a job.
The ISD that I’m waiting on to hear back from HR is out today and tomorrow for the holiday so I probably won’t hear back from them till next week. 🙃
For those who have taken the EC-12 Music content exam, how did it go and what did you do to study? I am currently using both CertifyTeacher and 240Tutoring (and I DEFINITELY prefer 240Tutoring) but I have the exam on July 14th. Anything specific I need to prepare or watch out for?
I have a teaching position lined up for the fall that is contingent on me passing the content exam. I have not taken it before which is why I absolutely have to pass it on the first try.
I am looking for schools in the Frisco/Plano/Mckinney/Allen area that will take interns with a SOE for elementary Gen-Ed. I have experience as a long-term sub in resource, have subbed in Gen-Ed, and worked for a year as a paraprofessional. TIA!
If I applied for a position and was verbally told it was mine, but I never signed anything, can I be penalized for backing out? The only condition was that I had to pass a certification exam over the summer. Unfortunately, a lot of personal things happened this past month, so I contacted my principal and let her know I wouldn't be able to accept the position anymore.
Her response was that she wished I had told her sooner because it was going to be difficult to find someone this late in the summer. Part of the agreement was that if I didn't pass the certification exam, the position wouldn't have been mine anyway, so I'm not sure if that changes anything.
I feel like I have little to no knowledge on the leave process and want to try and give it the best go. I know every district is a little different, but what do I need to make sure I try and do?
I posted on here a few months ago about accepting a job for Westside High School for HISD. I will be starting July 30th and am a little nervous. This will be my first year teaching and tbh I don’t really know what to expect from HISD. I hear good things, then I hear bad things, which is which? Should I test my luck in another district? Thanks in advance.
Hi! I’ve applied to a few ACPs for Art K-12 and I want to know more information about each one in terms of how good of a fit they are. I applied to Teachers of Tomorrow, ITeach, and Teachworthy. I’ve already been accepted into teachers of tomorrow. What has been your experience in each program?