I've had my license for a few years. I took a test called PLACE that's specific to Colorado and isn't recognized by California apparently.
I looked through that leaflet and the table says that Colorado doesn't have an exam that fulfills the basic skills requirement.
Hey! I wanted to jump in on this California thread since I'm thinking of moving there this summer. I have my license in Colorado and it sounds...
I ended up getting a last-minute math position in a great district which I'm very excited about!! Feeling overwhelmed though since I finished my...
My first year of teaching was 2011-2012 and I had lots of classroom management difficulties in a rough school. Wasn't rehired. Then I moved to...
Back on the forum two years later! I posted quite a bit here during my time as a first-year teacher about classroom management difficulties. I...
My kids LOVE using the grid method to multiply because it makes the problems so easy. Similar to what Alice said. example here
I have an interview next week and was asked to bring "Relevant Student data that you use to inform your instruction, including state testing...
Yikes, I see what you mean! Thanks for pointing that out.
Anyone willing to take a peek at my cover letter? I threw together some thoughts from my first year of teaching and would like to know if I'm...
One of the members of the board of directors at this school works with my teaching fellowship program, so it's included in our list of schools we...
First interview set up! It's at an all-girls charter school.
My principal talked to me about improving my "with-it-ness" in the classroom to help with management - moving from kid to kid quicker and being...
And would my answer to the application question "Have you ever failed to be rehired?" be yes or no? I'm only unsure since all new teachers in my...
Thanks everyone. The coordinator of my school's induction program for new employees also offered me her support this week and said I was a great...
Also thinking of attending a Fred Jones seminar this summer to address classroom management. Has anyone been? Would it be worth the money?
I am a first year teacher this year hired on a one-year contract. My principal met with me this morning for my evaluation meeting and said that I...
I am so happy to say that things are FINALLY better!! I've learned a lot about what it actually means to be consistent with my consequences. For...
No, not required. It's just what most of the teachers do with their numeracy time and we are encouraged to use them also. The 6th grade teachers...
Yes. Although a 10 minute launch gets stretched into 20 minutes or so because I have to stop so often to get student's attention. The kids always...
