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What are the challenges of teaching elementary school science?
I am finishing up my education and will be teaching next fall. I am wondering what challenges there are to teaching science in elementary school. This subject scares me more than any other. Please help!
I think for many elementary teachers in the US, the big challenge is getting to actually teach science. Sadly, much of it is being pushed out of the way by greater emphasis on improving test scores in reading and math.
Another challenge is simply the setting up of the hands-on activities and the cleaning up. Hand-in-hand with all of that is safety issues.
Assessment can be a big challenge when doing hands-on science activities. How can you be sure all the kids got what they should have gotten out of all of that? Learning journals/lab notebooks turn out to be crucial here. They also give kids a chance to practice important skills like writing, describing, and summarizing.
How does one go about teaching a computer-illiterate person how to use the Internet?
Recently, my 58 year old mum asked me to teach her how to use the internet/computer. And honestly, I don’t know where to begin. How would one go about teaching a 58 year-young woman how to use the net?
just show her the basics then let her play.
that’s how you and i did it
What is the consequence of breaking a teaching contract in South Carolina?
This is my first year teaching and I have signed a contract to teach for one year in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. teachers in the county start back on Tuesday and I have family issues I really need to attend to at home in Florida. Is there a possibility of legal repercussions if I do not fufill my contract? Or will I just most likely not be able to teach in the state of South Carolina? Please help.
The contract does not state the repercussions of not fufilling the contract or any circumstances in which it can be broken.
There may be an exception if you have a family issue. Look on your contract to see if there are exceptions.
Ahab from SC See ya! Good luck!
How should I put substitute teaching at many places on my resume?
I substitute teach at about 6 different schools. How should I list this as job experience on my teaching resume? Should I list each school individually? That will take up so much room, and I do the same thing (have the same job responsibilities) at each school, so it seems senseless to keep repeating that. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
You can list them separately or group them together. If you do not have much other experience, there is nothing wrong with listing them separately, even if there is some overlap. This is probably most desirable to your potential employers. They want to know where you worked, for how long, and what you did there. Even if this seems very repetative to you, do it this way. Usually you can add or alter one detail on each so that are not exactly the same. I used to have several part-time teaching jobs that started and ended during overlapping periods and this worked well for me. Now I have many years of full-time teaching expereince, I no longer need to list the others, both because the full-time is more relvant and because it is more recent.
If you happen to have some full-time teaching experience and it does not seem like enough, you can list your substiting experience as a group. Instead of listing XYZ School District, use a heading such as Various Southern California School Districts. Then you follow the same format as the full-time teaching jobs, listing substitute teacher as the job title, followed by the respective duties. Use the exact same formating and pagination as with the full-time teaching jobs (if any).
(Feel free to send me a darft for a free review. I review resumes as a hobby, especially for teachers, once a week.)
Notebook: Teaching Evolution
Katie Couric discusses a debate in Texas concerning the Can I get a teaching liscence or certificate in Ohio without majoring in education?
I live in Ohio and I have a bachelor of geological science. I would like to take the Praxis test so that I could teach. But I need to know if I can do this or if I need to go back to college for 2 more years to get my master’s in education? And if I went back to college I would want to major in Geological Science, not education, so could I still get the teaching liscence? Help?
And then is there a difference between a teaching liscence and a teaching certificate? I really would like to be a earth science teacher for an online k-12 school, but need the paperwork and liscence or certificate to do so. So I am looking to do the quickest and easiest steps to get liscenced or certified in Ohio to teach.
Can anyone help me out with this? Or at least point me in the right direction.
I believe you can teach with a Bachelors in any area without an Ed degree as long as there is a need. You need to call your dept of education (link provided below) and ask them about this. I know in other states they can issue you a temp license for 1-2 years in an area of need to teach in the classroom (depending upon if you pass the background check and a couple of small requirements). For your specific area and location, you need to inquire with them. They will walk you through exactly what you need to do to achieve a teaching license.
What can you share about teaching online at University of Phoenix?
OK, there are lots of posts of how a degree of UOP does not have the same clout as degrees elsewhere.
What about teaching at UOP?
Has anyone taught at UOP online, and if so what observations can you share?
Do you design the syllabus yourself? Is the administration supportive? How do you administer an online exam? What is the quality of the students?
I know someone who applied to teach. She worked at an administrator at a higher public school and was turned down because she did not meet some requirements. To teach at UoP you have to have a Masters degree and teach in a certain area to teach that subject. (I.E. Math teachers teach math at the university).
The syllabus is given to you prior. You can not make changes. You are given all the material and information on what is expected of you. The administration is supportive and you can rely on them for help, when needed. Everything is in the handbook so there really are no doubts.
The quality of students are mainly older, who are trying to go back to college to obtain a degree while working full time, or who have other commitments that interfere with them going to a normal week day university. The classes are about the same as a University and some classes require more, some require less. This is anywhere you go, whether it be online or in a class environment. You have teachers who are easy and others who are hard. It’s really what fits your schedule. Same with students at any University….some intelligent and there to learn…some unwilling to participate. I have attended both UoP and our state university and they are really the same. Some look down on an online college but really it is the same environment and learning tools. I found that UoP sometimes required a little more (homework & participation wise…) where as my state University only gave 3 tests and those were your grades.
UoP does ask for a resume and are kind of technical on who they hire. They have to be up to date on all curriculum and standards. It is a 3 step hiring process. Hope this helps you!
How do you transfer your teaching credential out of state?
Is is difficult to transfer your teaching credential, say from Arizona to California? How do you do it when you are going to school in Arizona and would like to start your first year of teaching in California?
some states have reciprocal agreements with one another–for example if you have a teaching license in one state it will be honored in another. if CA and AZ do not have that reciprocity, then you will need to fulfill the teaching requirements (tests, classes, etc.) for CA. however, if you are simply in school in CA and do not have certification for AZ yet, then you just need to follow the certification requirements for CA and not worry about AZ.
Is it possible to get a job teaching in Brazil as a foreighner?
When i get my diploma in teaching I’m interested in teaching and living in a foreighn country for a little while, preferably Brazil. I’m planning on visiting first but I want to know if its possible as a foreigner such as myself to teach there. Is it possible and if I can where do I start?
Yes, it is. But before you can do that, you need to learn how to spell!
Teaching a Life Lesson.
A story about me getting bored and around with some guy on a video game mic. Enjoy!
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