I just put it on hold at the library. Thanks! What/where do you teach?

Thanks!

Occasionally, secondary mathematics focuses a lot on motivation theory and ideas on changing cognitive demand/differentiation. Begle and Cobb are big names around here. We are also blessed to have a wonderful department at UGA with professors like Jim Wilson (http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/… who answers emails at all…

Is it? Luckily my university is paying for EdTPA and after student teaching I will have all my requirements for Georgia certification. At this point in time after spending $ on a masters, I can't really afford anything else, besides the weekly supply of food/pencils/paper for the class!

Well, that might be partially right. While I succeeded and did well in my job/career, I loathed walking through my office doors every day. I couldn't hack it because it made me miserable. I love what I do now, and the only opinion of my profession that I care about is the one that comes from my students. If they…

Common Core is harder to sort through for 12 years of Mathematics than dealing with the introduction of Sarbanes Oxley and various IT audit standards. You can quote me on that.

Trust me, it's already happened. Luckily, I can state that I was a successful consultant for PwC, lead IT auditor at Hospira, and Program Manager at General Electric prior to being a teacher for 10 years which stops them in their tracks.

Yup, as one going through the process, I was just confirming what you were saying was true. It just didn't mention that you still have to go through the certification process. My mentor teacher got his process through this method.

I added a masters degree and my salary will be 25% of my previous salary. The hourly wage ends up being $8-15/hour, so moderate is the best way to put it, especially in the fact that most earning that wage have masters degrees/phd's

Everytime I see Bob Balaban's name I think of the Bob Loblaw joke on Arrested Development. This fills me with joy.

I am familiar with the reciprocity agreement Florida has with Georgia, and this is not completely true for Florida certification. While you might have gotten hired at a school that was familiar with you as a sub, you would have been given a timeline to complete certification requirements that include required classed…

I am not a TfA candidate, but my student teaching assignment is in a rural, poverty school that is under performing at the state and national level. I'm teaching mathematics at the high school level in 10th grade right now. Despite some really bad days, nothing beats seeing a child's face light up when something…

There is also new ethics assessments that you need to take and pay for in certain states. EdTPA is also required in most programs now and involves unit/lesson plan submission with video tape submissions as evidence. EdTPA takes about 2-3 months to effectively plan and submit (and costs $300).

You also need in classroom experience before certification. Student teaching, sub experience, etc. After research, taking the GRE, applying for a masters program, 4 semesters (including student teaching and all 15-18 graduate hours per semester), EdTPA assessment, two mathematics assessments, three portfolio…

As one who made a decision to quit my career of ten years to become a teacher, I'd like to know the magical land where one can decide to become a teacher, walk in with a resume, and all of a sudden become one. As, after 2.5 years of applying to school, moving across the country, obtaining my masters degree and…