Job Fairs

Last week I was able to attend two job fairs this week at local universities. I think overall they went well, but I know there were job fairs each day last week at different universities each day so I was going up against who knows how many other teachers for the same districts. I think some interviews went well, and some not as well but overall I think I did ok. I brought with me my resume attached to my brochure to hand to employers, and I also printed off copies of my transcripts and letters of rec just in case, but I didn't end up handing them out at all. After the job fairs were over I sent out handwritten thank you notes to the people I interviewed with, so hopefully that will help me stand out a little bit! I have been checking many district websites since then, and I'm hoping more job postings will start popping up soon. Only time will tell, but I'm hoping to get something locked in soon before the summer starts! Wish me luck!

Beginning to Prep for Job Fairs

This past week I did not sub as much because I have two job fairs coming up that I am trying to prep for. I finished by brochure to pass out during the fairs (see previous posts). I have begun to ask mentors, peers, colleagues for advice on how I should prepare myself. I have also been going through the books that have influenced my teaching styles, highlighting and marking pages that I feel have great points that I can talk about during interviews. This next week in addition to reading my books, I also plan on researching the school districts that are attending the fairs. By researching the districts I look more prepared, and know which ones I should go to first instead of being surprised at which schools show up. This next week I do plan on subbing more, but hopefully I will still be able to prep as much as I can so I can be ready!

Brochure

I think I am finally satisfied with my brochure. This will be what I plan on passing out at upcoming job fairs, unless I change my mind again! Any feedback would be great, thank you.
brochure.pdf

Getting Ready

Last week I had almost another full week of subbing, but we had a surprise snow day! All week I was in the same grade but in different districts each day. It was really surprising the different levels of independence and maturity each class had. Two of the classes I was really surprised at how needy these classes were, I would think that at the ages these classes were at they should be more independent than they were showing. I'm not sure if it was because there was a sub in the room or if this was normal behavior for these classes. I think this just goes to show what different schools/teachers are capable of.

I was able to finish my brochure this weekend! I still am sure that I will need to do some editing before I start passing them out, but any feedback would be helpful! While preparing my brochure, I was doing research on books that will help me with teaching and I ended up purchasing two books by Robert Marzano. I bought them for relatively cheap prices, I can't wait for them to come in so I can start reading more!

I still have not had much luck with job postings, but it is still early in the year so hopefully things will start showing up soon!


brochure.pdf

Hello!

Sorry I have taken the past few weeks off...I have not had much to report. I have been subbing almost all full days, in various districts in the area. I have had some really great experiences and some that were not perfect days. I was in a new building last week and had several staff members tell me that I had great classroom management skills! This was so exciting for me to hear, it really made me feel good. I also applied for my first teaching position! I have not heard back yet, but only time will tell. This is the first time I have applied anywhere so my expectations are all over the place! Hopefully from now on I will only continue to see more job postings. I have also decided to add another county to my list, so that I can keep my options open for possible jobs. Hopefully something will pay off soon!

So sorry I missed a post last week...I was battling an awful cold and was completely miserable! The week before I was able to keep pretty with subbing in various schools/districts. I even had the chance to sub for one of my old teachers! That was a fun experience!

Because I was sick last week I did not get to sub much, I just needed to rest and I also did not want to spread whatever I had to other schools. This week many schools in my area are on Mid-Winter Break, so as of right now I do not have a full week's worth of jobs lined up because so many schools are out. If I don't end up subbing every day this week I will be working on my brochure. If not that will be my weekend project!

I had a fun experience last night, I found a picture online that I liked so I shared it via Twitter and I was so surprised by the number of responses I got! What I found was a graphic of questions to ask students while reading a novel to promote deeper levels of thinking. In total I think I received over 100 responses to this picture, so wonderful! I was able to follow many new educators, as well as expand the number of people that are now following me. Hopefully I can keep promoting myself via Twitter and continue to expand my personal learning network!

Hopefully with the shortened week this week I will be able to get work done, and have more to post next week!

This past week was a short work week for me. Even though I took a few personal days off, I would not have been able to sub anyways because we ended up getting more snow days out here. I had two full days subbing in two different districts. The one school I met the principal and was told they really need subs so I left my contact info for the future. Here's to hoping I get a call back!

My goals for next week will be the same as they have been for the last several weeks. Since I have taken a few personal days over the last few weeks, I'm going to try and work as often as I can before the schools start having their breaks. I'm hoping I will have something exciting to report for next week!