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Thetagirl218 05-03-2010 08:08 PM

Seeking a Teaching Job
 
I am actively searching for a new teaching job in either middle or high school. I got laid off at my current school of two years because enrollment was low at my school and I was the last one hired! It sucks!

I am currently in Florida, but I looking at moving to any place in the South. Right now I am looking at either Tennessee or Texas.

Any tips, suggestions, job leads?

sceniczip 05-06-2010 09:32 PM

Please don't come to Ohio :D

I'll be out searching for a teaching job next year and all of my professors talk about NC and Texas if we can't find a job here.

epchick 05-06-2010 09:38 PM

I don't know why people always say to go to Texas.....people here are getting laid off just as much as other places.

I'm sorry to hear about you being surplussed (that is what we call it here) Thetagirl. Do you all not have courtesies for surplussed teachers? Like here if a teacher is surplussed (also called an involuntary transfer) they are guaranteed a position at a school w/ an opening. If they don't find a job, then there are placed somewhere (like maybe in the bookroom of a school) and they keep their teacher salary.

I'm in the same boat, looking for a job. The only bad thing is i'm not a contracted teacher, so I have to wait for all the surplussed teachers to find a job before I can get interviewed/hired for an open position.

ree-Xi 05-06-2010 11:16 PM

I have had friends who worked in inner-city and schools with high-risk student populations, often in exchange for forgiveness of school loans. Whether or not that is an issue (loans), there are teacher shortages in these type of schools. Another place to look are private schools (religious or otherwise), but the religious-based schools are typically lower paying.

I also have friends in New England whose schools have cut the number of classrooms in half, eliminated non-academic programs, and increased the number of subjects and class periods that middle-school teachers must teach (versus teaching a fewer number subjects/classes per day).

Areas that are in dire shortage in many districts are teachers with special education or specialized skills/experience (occupational, speech, hearing, language impaired, to list a few), as well as in the typical subject areas.

Try this list for examples of shortage areas (geographic and focus):

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/lis.../tsa.html#list

(The list goes through 2011 but I am sure that there are other similar lists. The fact that you are willing to move might give you an advantage.)

Good luck! Teachers and nurses are two of the most important jobs in the world, yet the pay, benefits and respect is rarely commensurate.

epchick 05-10-2010 02:42 PM

So I was watching TXCN the other night (it's the "Texas News channel" lol) and apparently Houston wants to hire teachers from outside of the state. It doesn't matter that there are good teachers in Texas, but the Superintendent of HISD wants to get the "talent" from elsewhere.

So if you all are looking to move to Texas, you might want to apply in Houston.

sceniczip 05-10-2010 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by epchick (Post 1926898)
So I was watching TXCN the other night (it's the "Texas News channel" lol) and apparently Houston wants to hire teachers from outside of the state. It doesn't matter that there are good teachers in Texas, but the Superintendent of HISD wants to get the "talent" from elsewhere.

So if you all are looking to move to Texas, you might want to apply in Houston.

Seriously? That's so weird.

epchick 05-10-2010 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sceniczip (Post 1926904)
Seriously? That's so weird.

Yep, and very. What he was essentially implying was that the best teachers, the ones who are the most innovative, come from outside of Texas. He did say that there were many qualified teachers in Texas, but he wanted "the best" and for that he would have to look outside of the state---like California (which is a state he mentioned).

I wonder if he knows that California teachers aren't certified in Texas. That is one state where the certifications don't cross over. But maybe one of the "better" teachers will tell him that....eventually.

LaneSig 05-10-2010 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Thetagirl218 (Post 1924408)
I am actively searching for a new teaching job in either middle or high school. I got laid off at my current school of two years because enrollment was low at my school and I was the last one hired! It sucks!

I am currently in Florida, but I looking at moving to any place in the South. Right now I am looking at either Tennessee or Texas.

Any tips, suggestions, job leads?

http://www.usreap.net/

This is a good website to look for some teaching jobs. It covers about 10 states, including Texas. I have checked it out from time to time when I think about moving back to Missouri.

Just to let you know, the starting salaries for teachers in the DFW area are $45,000-$49,000 range. But, cost of living here is a bit high.

Edited to add: Almost forgot, there is a lot of competition for teaching positions currently. Plano had over 2000 people come to its teacher's job fair.

sceniczip 05-10-2010 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by epchick (Post 1926911)
Yep, and very. What he was essentially implying was that the best teachers, the ones who are the most innovative, come from outside of Texas. He did say that there were many qualified teachers in Texas, but he wanted "the best" and for that he would have to look outside of the state---like California (which is a state he mentioned).

I wonder if he knows that California teachers aren't certified in Texas. That is one state where the certifications don't cross over. But maybe one of the "better" teachers will tell him that....eventually.

I don't know anything about Texas but I find it hard to believe that there aren't innovative teachers who come from Texas?

epchick 05-10-2010 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sceniczip (Post 1926916)
I don't know anything about Texas but I find it hard to believe that there aren't innovative teachers who come from Texas?

Right? And I like to believe there are innovative teachers here, especially considering I like to consider myself innovative. But whatever they want to believe so that they can say they don't have to hire anyone from Texas. :rolleyes:

groovypq 05-10-2010 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sceniczip (Post 1925733)
Please don't come to Ohio :D

I'll be out searching for a teaching job next year and all of my professors talk about NC and Texas if we can't find a job here.

I have a friend who's been looking for teaching jobs in NC for a couple years now, and no luck. She's moving back to NY in a month, hoping for better luck there.

epchick 05-10-2010 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by groovypq (Post 1926923)
I have a friend who's been looking for teaching jobs in NC for a couple years now, and no luck. She's moving back to NY in a month, hoping for better luck there.

IDK how much luck she's gonna have in NY. Word is here that around 12K teachers were laid off, with some more cuts coming. In fact, the principal at the school i'm at now was sent to NY as one of the representatives of our school district to interview 'displaced' teachers. The situation in NY is pretty bad from what I understand.

Good luck to your friend though, you never know what might happen. She might be one of the lucky ones to land a job for next school year.

sceniczip 05-10-2010 04:15 PM

It's a sad time for a teacher to be looking for a job I think.

KSUViolet06 05-10-2010 04:25 PM

Last year, my friend got a teaching job here in Ohio (HS English) and she told me that there were something like 500+ applicants for it. I was once an Ed major so I know alot of people in your shoes right now. Good luck!

sceniczip 05-10-2010 04:50 PM

That's what I am, HS English. I'm hopeful that I'll have a little better luck since I'm totally open to teaching in a Catholic or private school but I'm still not optimistic. Just have to hope for the best!

Xidelt 05-10-2010 04:51 PM

It's hard for teachers everywhere. About 5000 are facing layoffs in georgia.

indygphib 05-10-2010 06:33 PM

It's no picnic in Indiana, either. My district hasn't been hit nearly as bad as some of the Indy metro area, but we still had to RIF (Reduction-In-Force) quite a few people.

speedsters 05-13-2010 08:41 PM

new jersey is also pretty bad right now too. thousands of layoffs of teachers. my school had about 8 rif(reduction in force/cutting of tenured teachers by removing programs) and about 6 other non-tenured teachers. and today all the other non-tenured teachers (myself included) got notices that our contracts were not being renewed because our budget still hasn't been figured out. so now i'm in the fun limbo of will i have a job or not. uuugh.

lovespink88 05-13-2010 09:24 PM

Add Illinois to the list. My boyfriend just informed me that out of the 40 students in his program (just secondary ed/history, not any other subjects), only 3 have jobs. 2 of them are out of the country.

sceniczip 05-13-2010 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespink88 (Post 1928982)
Add Illinois to the list. My boyfriend just informed me that out of the 40 students in his program (just secondary ed/history, not any other subjects), only 3 have jobs. 2 of them are out of the country.

Don't know if this is true or not but I've heard a lot of professors and students say history/social studies is one of the hardest to find a job in.

epchick 05-13-2010 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sceniczip (Post 1929018)
Don't know if this is true or not but I've heard a lot of professors and students say history/social studies is one of the hardest to find a job in.

That is what they have told us here too. It's hard, especially for middle school, to get a Social Studies position.

antigonedd 05-26-2011 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Thetagirl218 (Post 1924408)
I am actively searching for a new teaching job in either middle or high school. I got laid off at my current school of two years because enrollment was low at my school and I was the last one hired! It sucks!

I am currently in Florida, but I looking at moving to any place in the South. Right now I am looking at either Tennessee or Texas.

Any tips, suggestions, job leads?

Hi,
Teaching Job in Tenessee
http://www.teacherjobs.com/tennessee...ing_jobs.phtml
Teaching Job in Texas
http://www.schoolspring.com/find/tex...s_in_texas.cfm
Guide for pass Teaching Job Interview
http://teacherjobguide.info
I really hope this helpful for you.
Good luck!
Jenny

BetteDavisEyes 05-28-2011 11:42 PM

Don't bother looking in California. It sucks to be a teacher here right now. After 4 years in my district, I was laid-off recently. My last day is this coming Thursday. My options right now are to look for a non-teaching job, unemployment or substitute teach. I can't afford to do nothing with a baby on the way. The situation around here sucks. :(

DubaiSis 05-29-2011 05:24 AM

Have you considered an overseas teaching gig? At least here in Dubai I hear they're always looking for qualified teachers. Based on what the cost of tuition is ($15-20K per year), I'd think the teachers would get paid pretty well. Google Dubai American Academy, American School of Dubai, Universal American School Dubai (this one has fewer American students but is American curriculum). I think the same is probably true for schools all over the Middle East, and probably worldwide. And then there are the International Baccalaureate schools which teach a different curriculum but are also probably in the market for good American teachers.

You'll will probably have to sign a contract of a couple years, but they should pay for a ticket home every year, and might even provide housing. These are questions you'd want to ask.

ASUADPi 05-31-2011 05:51 PM

There is also the Department of Defense Education Activity (www.dodea.edu). I work stateside. I'm hoping to get to Europe in the next couple of years.

When Doves Cry 06-05-2011 10:47 PM

I was looking for teaching jobs (Elementary) when I graduated, but couldn't find any so ended up in a daycare. I've been there for about a year now, and this fall I plan on going to graduate school to get a Master's in Special Education.. Sigh :)

Educatingblue 06-06-2011 12:10 AM

I am not sure if you are willing to relocate across country, but there are a lot of teaching jobs in Utah. I teach and southern Nevada and get notices from www.teachers-teachers.com all the time.

You might want to register on there.

AlwaysSAI 06-22-2011 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by When Doves Cry (Post 2060862)
I was looking for teaching jobs (Elementary) when I graduated, but couldn't find any so ended up in a daycare. I've been there for about a year now, and this fall I plan on going to graduate school to get a Master's in Special Education.. Sigh :)

I'm not trying to insult you, but I am a special education teacher. Please, only go into special education if that's really what you want. Going into it for the job outlook is only going to disappoint you.

I'm sure you'll find a job as a SPED teacher, but special education teachers do two jobs for one salary and work (depending on the time of year) the longest hours of any teachers in the building.

It's tough job, but I enjoy it.

ASUADPi 06-22-2011 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by When Doves Cry (Post 2060862)
I was looking for teaching jobs (Elementary) when I graduated, but couldn't find any so ended up in a daycare. I've been there for about a year now, and this fall I plan on going to graduate school to get a Master's in Special Education.. Sigh :)

Going off what AlwaysSAI said, please don't go into sped because you think that getting a job will be "easy".

First off, sped isn't easy. It is a tough yet rewarding job. Having taught sped, IMPO it is 10 times harder than regular education.

I'm not saying any of this to discourage but I've dealt with some sped teachers who seriously should have never gone into teaching in general, but they went into sped because they figured it would be easier to find a job.

As a dual certified teacher (K-8 Elementary education and K-12 cross categorical special education), it didn't help finding a job. While living in AZ I was one of thousands looking for a job. Plus, I think with sped, administrators are looking for experience over being certified. In this day and age, they can afford to be picky. They don't just have to pick the first canidate who is certified because they will probably have 10 more with the same credentials.

Also please be aware that once you are in sped you might be stuck there. My current sped teacher is dual certified and wants to get into regular education and she was told by administration no. She was pissed.

AlwaysSAI 06-22-2011 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ASUADPi (Post 2064779)
As a dual certified teacher (K-8 Elementary education and K-12 cross categorical special education), it didn't help finding a job. While living in AZ I was one of thousands looking for a job. Plus, I think with sped, administrators are looking for experience over being certified. In this day and age, they can afford to be picky. They don't just have to pick the first canidate who is certified because they will probably have 10 more with the same credentials.

I have the same certifications as you (except, I also have middle school math)! My certs in ELED and SPED come from a dual degree program. I studied ELED and SPED simultaneously.

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Originally Posted by ASUADPi (Post 2064779)
Also please be aware that once you are in sped you might be stuck there. My current sped teacher is dual certified and wants to get into regular education and she was told by administration no. She was pissed.

In college, I thought my dual degree would make me extra marketable. Little did I know, once a principal saw the SPED certification, nothing else mattered. If you start in SPED at one school, I would almost guarantee that they will never move you to regular ed. SPED has a high turnover and it is very difficult to fill open positions.

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Originally Posted by ASUADPi (Post 2064779)
First off, sped isn't easy. It is a tough yet rewarding job. Having taught sped, IMPO it is 10 times harder than regular education.

You took the words right out of my mouth here. I wasn't sure how to say it. I didn't want to piss off any regular ed teachers. And, can I just say here: It really pisses me off when regular ed teachers try to compare their job to mine. I once said to a dear friend of mine: "I don't have to do that because I write IEPs and hold IEP meetings." And she responded, "I write lesson plans and grade papers. We should all do the same thing."

I wanted to scream at her. HOW MUCH OF YOUR PLANNING IS EATEN BY IEPS? HOW MANY AFTERNOONS PER WEEK DO YOU SPEND IN IEP MEETINGS? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HAD PROVE THAT YOU NOTIFIED TEACHERS WHO DIDN'T ATTEND THE IEP MEETING? HOW MANY TIMES HAS YOUR PAYCHECK BEEN WITH HELD BECAUSE A PARENT DIDN'T RETURN A FORM? OH, AND AFTER I DO ALL OF THAT I STILL HAVE TO WRITE LESSON PLANS AND GRADE PAPERS. (But, that's just my frustrated rant)

Teaching special ed DOES NOT IN ANY WAY compare to teaching regular ed.

KSUViolet06 06-22-2011 01:00 PM

Hey, Always, I PMed you.


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