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Informationen zum Autor Mary C. Clement has published 14 books and 140 articles in the fields of teacher hiring and new teacher support. She is a professor of teacher education at Berry College, in Georgia, and earned her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Klappentext There ARE jobs for teachers, and this step-by-step guide will help college students and career changers find those jobs and get them. Whether you seek a job as a substitute teacher or full-time pre-school, elementary, middle, or high school teacher, the strategies needed to win a job are here. Zusammenfassung There ARE jobs for teachers! and this step-by-step guide will help college students and career changers find those jobs and get them. Whether you seek a job as a substitute teacher or full-time pre-school! elementary! middle! or high school teacher! the strategies needed to win a job are here. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Do I Want to be a Teacher, and How Much Will I Make?Chapter 1: Becoming an Employable Teacher Licensure/ CertificationIdentifying Teacher Job Market Trends EarlyReviewing Your Qualifications and the Job Market NeedsChapter 2: Starting the Job Search - A Timetable At Least a Year Before You Want a Teaching JobNine Months Before You Want a JobThe Last Three Months Before You Want to Start a JobChapter 3: Creating the Teacher Resume Activity - Your Teaching ResumeProfessional ProfilesSample Resumes - New Graduates, Career Changers, Those Returning to TeachingChapter 4: The Cover Letter Activity for Writing a Cover LetterSample Cover LettersOnline Letters and EtiquetteChapter 5: The Interview Portfolio Sample Portfolio ItemsFAQs about PortfoliosOnline and Electronic PortfoliosChapter 6: Applying for Jobs National, State, and District Job SitesInformation Needed on an ApplicationLetters of ReferenceFAQs about Delivering a Job Application PacketChapter 7: Behavior-Based Interviewing, Illegal, and Crazy Questions What Employers WantWhat BBI-style Questions Look LikeOld-fashioned, non-BBI-style QuestionsAnswering Crazy Questions ActivityIllegal QuestionsChapter 8: Preliminary Interviews Commonly-asked Preliminary Interview QuestionsTelephone InterviewsInternet and Job Fair InterviewsCareer Clothes for a Job FairChapter 9: On-site Interview Questions and Answers How do Interviews Start?Grade and Subject-level Specific QuestionsSubstitute Teaching QuestionsFAQs about InterviewsChapter 10: After the Interview Thank you NotesHow to Follow up about OffersFAQs about Teaching Job OffersTracking your InterviewsChapter 11: Your First Year of Teaching When HiredNew Teacher OrientationMentor ProgramsChecklist for the First Day of SchoolYour EvaluationsFAQs about the First Year of TeachingThe Stages of a Teaching Career ...
