Career Coach: Mastering Online Job Applications

[Howard Hartman]

Sign Up for this free e-newsletter.
Republishing of Career Coach e-newsletter and access to articles courtesy of edweek.org

December 2009
>> Career News and Perspectives + Duncan Stresses Commitment to Teachers U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pays a visit to Education Week and talks about how the Department is reaching out to teachers. + Plans for National Certification of Principals Advance The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has raised $3 million to create assessments for outstanding school leaders. (Education Week) + Project Offers Teacher Scholarships Math and science teachers in Michigan will be eligible for stipends to pay for their master's-degree training if they commit to working in high-need schools. (Education Week) + Maryland School District Rewards Teachers for Raising Test Scores The Prince George's County, Md., school system is rewarding teachers for good performance in the classroom, paying $1.1 million to 279 teachers and administrators from a dozen schools. (Education Week) + Majoring in Math Not Always a Classroom Plus The evidence, experts say, does not show a link between teachers who majored in math and higher student achievement, especially before high school. (Education Week) + L.A. Schools OK 5,000 Job Cuts The Los Angeles school board approved a plan to close a $470 million budget gap in the next academic year by cutting more than 5,000 jobs. (AP) Perspective + What If Faculty Meetings Were Voluntary? Thomas R. Hoerr counters five common myths about faculty meetings and tells how they might become production—and popular—gatherings. (Education Week) Perspective + The Experience Factor Who said anything about retiring? Some Baby Boomer teachers find they're only now reaping the benefits of their hard-won knowledge and skills. Perspective + The 'Master's Pay Bump' Patricia Wasley and Marguerite Roza tell why education schools should not fear a proposal advanced by their university that would decouple advanced degrees and teacher pay. (Education Week) >> Featured Blog Posts Professional Development Special: Highlights from Our Live Coverage of the National Staff Development Council's Annual conference: The Principal Story: Speaking of Rocket Science(12/08) Instructional Leadership With a Soft Touch(12/08) Why Aren't More Teachers Leaders?(12/07) Leadership and Change Smackdown(12/07) How Do You Define Professional Development?(12/07) RTI Pointers(12/07) >> Career Corner Mastering Online Job Applications Teacher job candidates often breeze through online job applications, making numerous capitalization, spelling, and grammar errors. But they need to understand that these applications are often the first place school district administrators will turn to when openings occur and that careless errors can put you immediately in the "no" pile. Read the complete post, from our Career Corner blog, written by members of the American Association for Employment in Education. >> Discussion Teacher Book Club: Wounded by School Recently, readers joined author Kirsten Olson for an online discussion of her book, Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture. Browse the discussion and add your input. >> Chat Transcript RTI and Learning Disabilities On Tuesday, Teacher editor Elizabeth Rich was joined by two experts, Kathleen A. Whitmire and Jack M. Fletcher, to discuss the use of the Response to Intervention framework for working with children with learning disabilities. Read what the experts had to say about RTI and how it affects students with learning disabilities. >> Professional Development Resources PD Resources Looking for professional development ideas and activities for the new school year? Browse the Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook's exclusive resource directory. Check out listings in English/Reading, Differentiated Instruction, Effective Teaching Strategies, At-Risk Students and more. >> Education Week’s Spotlight Series Spotlight on Parental Involvement Research indicates that students benefit when their parents are engaged in their learning and schools. This Spotlight on Parental Involvement explores how schools and teachers can encourage meaningful home-school connections through home visits, outreach to non-English-speaking parents, and professional development designed around activities that build teachers' capacity to involve families. Check it out now. View the complete collection of Education Week’s Spotlights here.	Advertisement View All Top School Jobs Superintendent, Boston Public Schools, Baston, MA Assistant Superintendent for Special Education, Newton Public Schools, Newton, MA High School Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, Evanston Township High School District, Evanston, IL Strategic Data Fellow, Center for Education Policy Harvard, Multiple Locations, GA/TX Founding Head of School, Gashora Girls Academy, Gashora, Rwanda Advertisement >> Job Seeker Toolbox Job Search Q&A's Interview-Prep Tips Resume Tips Salary Surveys State Certification Info Search Jobs Advertisement >> Databank Professional Development and Mentoring Get snapshots and data on current K-12 professional development activities and trends, including types of offerings, state requirements and mentoring policies, and school-support options. Get data. >> Employer Toolbox Login Post a job Buy a Job Pack Browse products and services Browse jobs Price and place your print and Web ads online 24/7 at http://recruit.topschooljobs.org Call (888) 329-2373 to speak with a client services representative or e-mail us at recruiters@topschooljobs.org Advertisement
[Education Week] [Teacher Magazine] [Digital Directions] [Research Center] [TopSchoolJobs]
This free e-newsletter is a service of Editorial Projects in Education, Inc., 6935 Arlington Road, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814. EPE is the publisher of Education Week, Digital Directions, Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook, edweek.org, teachermagazine.org, DigitalDirections.org and TopSchoolJobs.org. Copyright © 2009 Editorial Projects in Education.