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Advice for finding my first teaching position
Hi ladies! I am hoping that you might be able to offer me some advice for finding a teaching position. I graduated in August with a bachelor's degree in english, and I am enrolled in an alternative certification program. I have already taken and passed the content exam for grades 4-8, so I'm eligible to be hired immediately. I am willing to commute and have applied to about eight different districts so far. I know that its very difficult to get a teaching job right now, but I was hoping that you might be able to offer some additional tips. Thanks for your help!
Re: Advice for finding my first teaching position
Eek, I would think that right now would be a pretty hard time to find placement since the year has already started.
One piece of advice - email principals. Make sure you've applied online already and been through all the steps they ask you to do, but then follow up with an email to the principals. My husband got both of his teaching jobs that way (by applying in April/May, but still, nothing got moving from job fairs or just applying, emailing the principals is what got him interviews).
I would go as far to even say go meet the principles at the schools you are really interested. Yes, make sure you've taken all the proper application steps for that district. You might also want to look into some longterm sub positions. New to our district this year is a rule that all long term subs must be certified in the content for which they will sub. Long term subs usually get jobs at the end of the year.
Definitely sign up as a sub in the districts you are interested in. Once you get a sub job, have a little business card to give teachers with your sub number on it. If they like you, you'll get asked to sub regularly....this is a great way to get your foot in the door. Plus, it will give you some classroom experience.
In regards to the previous posters advice, I would email principals but I wouldn't show up and try to talk to them without an appointment. Most principals I work for are too busy for drop by visits....and wouldn't schedule an appointment with you unless they have an opening they want to visit with you about.
Good luck. You are making yourself super marketable by having a 4-8 certificate. Everyone seems to have K-4 now. And remember that when they ask you why you want to be a teacher that the right answer always has something to do with liking/loving/caring about children and wanting to help them learn.....you wouldn't believe how many alt cert people miss that question at job fairs.