Detroit Public Schools Teacher Shortage
Over 300 Teacher Jobs need to be filled for the School Year
Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti announced this week that there are still 340 teacher vacancies — 243 in general education and 97 special education openings — The district employs about 3K teachers.
South Carolina has been facing an acute shortage of teaching professionals across the state. The schooling districts have no way to take care of the educational needs of the students. Continue reading South Carolina Has Such a Teacher Shortage; They Are Considering Hiring Non-Certified Teachers
International Teacher Jobs
With globalization on the rise, and the increasing importance of English in the business world, foreign governments and NGOs are realizing the immense benefits of having native English teachers in their schools. While teaching English is not the only way to score an International Teaching Job, it is by far the most popular. Teaching English is a great opportunity for young Americans to travel, experience new cultures, share their perspectives, and do it at little to no cost (or in some cases, even at a profit!) However, many people who move abroad to teach may find the reality of their position is nowhere near what they were expecting. That’s why it is a good idea to know exactly what you are getting into before you buy your plane ticket, so here are a few questions you should ask up front before accepting a position.
1. How many hours will I be expected to work?
This may seem obvious, but you would be surprised how many people show up at a job placement expecting to work a few hours a day, and have the majority of the time to themselves. This may be the case in certain placements, but many placements will expect you to be a full time employee at the school. Depending on workplace culture, you may also be expected to stay late or work weekends. Make sure to check exactly what the school or company expects of you, and be willing to be flexible with your schedule if the need arises.
2. What is my role in the classroom?
Depending on what qualifications you have, some jobs might expect you to take on the role of head teacher. You might be expected to plan lessons, make seating charts, or even decide on a curriculum! If you have the right qualifications, these jobs might afford you an opportunity to stay abroad for a longer period of time, and will probably come with some nice incentives. On the other hand, most English teaching jobs you will find will most likely be for assistant teachers. This is true of private companies as well as programs like the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) or Fulbright Scholarships. In these positions you will most likely be paired up with a native teacher, and you will assist the class. The responsibilities for an assistant vary from being a human tape recorder (Please repeat after me), to designing activities and cultural lessons for the class. Make sure you understand what your role will be, ensure you are adequately prepared.
3. What are my financial obligations?
Moving abroad is costly, but some companies or schools will try to make it easier on you by taking care of some of the startup costs. Some programs might reimburse your plane ticket, or subsidize your room and board while you are abroad. Other programs may expect you to front the whole bill, including plane tickets, room and board, and supplies for teaching. It is important for you to be prepared, because once you are abroad, financing options are limited.
4. What are my legal requirements?
If a school or company is hiring you to teach English abroad, they SHOULD sponsor a visa and help you with immigration documentation. That being said, it is still a good idea to ask if you need to apply for the Visa, what documentation you need to provide, and whether or not there are any fees attached. Once you arrive, you should check if there is any additional paperwork you need to fill out, such as tax documents. You may also need/want to open a bank account so you don’t have to deal with foreign transaction fees. It is also a good idea to ask whether you need to purchase any kind of insurance, or if it is provided by the organization hiring you.
5. What do you do for fun?
Besides knowing the logistics of moving to a foreign country and your job, it is also important to remember it is OK, in fact, it is encouraged to have a life outside of your job. Ask about what kinds of community organizations, entertainment options, or cultural events you might be able to participate in. Ask about ways you to learn the native language, whether or not you will need a car to get around, and how much support the school will offer you outside of working hours. If you are nervous about living abroad, it can be comforting to know if there are other foreigners in your area you could talk to, so ask about organizations for expats in the area. Above all, make sure you are confident you will be able to make a few friends, even if they are also teachers at your school. Being abroad can be an extremely lonely experience, but if you are willing to put the effort in, you will make lifelong friends.
Whether you want to spend a year travelling after college, or you are ready to make a permanent move abroad, teaching English can open up a world of opportunities (Literally!). Make sure you have all the information, and you will surely find a placement or a country to fit your needs!
To view international teacher jobs visit www.teacherjobfairs.org for open positions or attend our teacher job fairs and meet with international schools recruiting.
Source: Teacherjobfairs.org
TEACHERJOBFAIRS.ORG is proud to announce the Chicago Teacher Job Fair. Teacherjobfairs.org celebrates its Sixth Year of having this event in Chicago.
Teacherjobfairs.org began the year with its first fair of the year in Los Angeles on February 15, 2017 which drew over 185 teacher attendees. For the Chicago event, employers include School Districts from Illinois as well as from across the US and as far away as Alaska.
“We are excited that this is our sixth year of having this event in Chicago. It is the largest non-University hosted teacher recruitment event in Chicago. We take pride in providing the best venues for school employers across the US to find the best teaching talent that our country has to offer.” states CEO Christopher Dugan. “With our national teacher network of over three hundred and thirty seven thousand members, we offer our school clients the ideal integrated recruitment platform to connect with the teaching talent that they desire and need.” Mr. Dugan also states, “We continue to introduce many unique products and services in the social media and digital spaces most recently with the advent of our You Tube Channel. The TeacherJobFairs.org You Tube Channel includes interviews with School Superintendents and School Executive Directors as well as featuring Teachers and Student Teachers that are members of our network. We have been rolling out social media products that are industry firsts and will create more and stronger opportunities for our school clients to bond and be branded with our national teacher network.”
The Chicago Teacher Fair will be held in the Schaumburg area. The teacher job fairs are free to all teachers. Teachers are encouraged to register before the career fair at www.teacherjobfairs.org and to visit the website to view event logistics. Teaching candidates may also better prepare for the event by visiting the TeacherJobFairs.org recruitment and career advice videos found on the TeacherJobFairs.org YouTube Channel.
School clients are encouraged to visit the website at TeacherJobFairs.org to obtain exhibitor and sponsor package information or call 718.902.5926 for more information.
About TeacherJobFairs.org
TeacherJobFairs.org is the leading Teacher recruitment website and job fair company in the US. For six years, TeacherJobFairs.org has provided over 40 Teacher Job Fairs annually. Through its integrated recruitment platform which includes digital recruitment services, social media and job fairs both teachers and employers have a way of connecting like never before. TeacherJobFairs.org facilitates the career search and hiring process. For more information visit TeacherJobFairs.org
Teacherjobfairs.org announces 2017 Teacher Job Fairs Calendar. Teacherjobfairs.org will host over 40 Teacher Job Fairs in over 25 cities nationwide.
Registration is now open. To view calendar of job fairs Visit www.teacherjobfairs.org
The New York City Teacher Job Fair will be held on August 4, 2016. Over 15 Schools will be recruiting Teachers, Educators and for other school positions.
Schools including Democracy Prep, Explorer Schools, AHRC, Uncommon Schools, Mott Academy Charter Schools, Newburgh School District, Metropolitan LightHouse Charter School and many more are hiring.
Register online at www.teacherjobfairs.org #teacherjobs #jobsteacher
New York, NY-It is hiring time for school and school districts nationwide and Teacherjobfairs.org is connecting them with the teachers they need. School districts from various states will recruit at the New York Teacher Job Fair on April 27, 2016 hosted by Teacherjobfairs.org.
The Teacher Job Fair New York will bring representatives from approximately 20 schools and school districts to recruit for open Teacher Jobs.
“Teacherjobfairs.org strives to partner with Educators and School Districts alike in their pursuit of educating future generations. At our Teacher Job Fair in New York, we will be connecting those school recruiters with students interested in becoming future educators, teachers wishing to re-enter the education sector and those teachers currently looking to make a change.” Said Christopher Dugan, President of Teacherjobfairs.org
The fifth largest school district, Clark County will attend to recruit. Recruiters from school districts in Las Vegas as well as various sized school districts and few private schools from California and many schools from New York area, will be recruiting, including, Achievement First, Clark County Schools, Democracy Prep School, Greenburgh Graham UFSD, NY City Department of Education, The Seed Public Charter School, The Heart Share School, AHRC New York City among many others.
Job Seekers are encouraged to bring copies of resumes and dress professionally. This Teacher Job Fair is free to all job seekers.
For more information and for registration, visit www.teacherjobfairs.org.
About Teacherjobfairs.org
Teacherjobfairs.org is the leading Teacher Job Board connecting Schools, Charter Schools, Vocational Schools, Magnet Schools, Colleges, and Education Systems with Teachers, Educators and School Personnel.
Our mission is to provide an online digital platform and face-to-face platform for prospective Teachers, Educators & School Personnel to meet their future employer.
Our job board and Educator focused career fairs provide an excellent opportunity for any educator, new or experienced, to familiarize themselves with the job market and get acquainted with what the various districts and other recruiting entities have to offer. Employer may post jobs, search teacher educator resumes and attend over 90 Teacher job fairs nationwide. Contact www.teacherjobfairs.org.
Every school district administrator charged with adding, replacing or maintaining teacher hires will agree that the US has a teacher shortage. Many of those same administrators also agree that there currently is a teacher crisis. What is the differentiator between the schools that agree there is a teacher shortage to those that believe there is a teacher crisis? If we define a shortage to be a scarcity and a crisis to be an emergency, what number of teachers should trigger a teacher crisis? The differentiator is not one cause, but more often than not, it comes down to a few causes. One of those causes is attracting teachers to schools serving disproportionally low income and minority students. This was recently noted by past Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
TeacherJobFairs.org has been tracking the growing trend of a teacher shortage to a teacher crisis for the past three years. “There continues to be a trend toward more teacher vacancies that go unfilled as this increases the anxiety of schools to hire” said Christopher Dugan, President of Teacherjobfairs.org “The continued trend over past three years is concerning as more and more low income and minority schools face the reality that this trend will continue with no end in sight”.
A recent survey conducted in March of this year by TeacherJobFairs.org of 1200 school district human resources administrators across the US, 64% believed they were in a teacher job recruitment crisis. While 36% believed they were in a teacher shortage, all the respondents believed there is a teacher recruitment problem. When we asked the 64% of schools that believed their district was in a teacher hiring crisis, 82% defined their district as predominately serving low income and minority students. What criteria were used to differentiate between a teacher shortage and teacher crisis? We had randomly sampled over 120 schools throughout the US prior to the survey to calculate current teacher opening and found that the average was 27 openings. There were of course many factors why these positions were open including, retirements, moves and additions of curriculum/programs. We did not share the number of opening we found through our survey with the schools surveyed in an attempt not to influence their survey results. Of the schools that stated there is a teacher crisis, the average number of teacher openings was 55. The question we have now, is this acceptable? At what point do the states and districts accept that we are in a crisis as defined by the very districts that we polled and take action to correct this? What action should be taken? Is it legislative, political or infrastructure focused?
Like many problems, the first step is acknowledging there is a problem and the second step is to accept and get help. At what point will the school districts accept and get help?
About the Survey
The survey was conducted throughout the month of March 2016 as part of the quarterly survey conducted by TeacherJobFairs.org over the past three years. For the survey, 1200 school district human resources administrators were contacted by phone. Weighting was employed to balance demographics and ensure that the sample’s composition reflects that of the US school system. A survey with an unweighted probability sample of this size and a 100% response rate would have an estimated margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points 19 times out of 20 of what the results would have been if all school districts in the United States had been polled. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including, but not limited to polling error, coverage error, and measurement error.
About TeacherJobFairs.org
TeacherJobFairs.org is the industry standard for schools to recruit teachers throughout the US through it teacher recruitment events which are more than 80 per year, online recruitment tools and HIRE NOW! With its team of award winning school district industry veterans it positions schools for success in teacher recruitment.
By Christopher Dugan President, TeacherJobFairs.org
In 2016, approximately 1,353,020 elementary teachers are supposed to be employed across the United States. It is expected that their mean yearly wage will be 56,830 dollars. Most of these teachers – 1,342,450 – will be employed in the various elementary and secondary schools across the country. Employment services will be hiring 4730 teachers and religious organizations are supposed to take in 2420 teachers. Continue reading US Elementary School Teacher Jobs & Salaries Nationwide for School Year 2016
As far as the history of education in the United States is concerned, middle schools can be regarded as a late development. There are no well-defined boundaries in order to state what a middle school is. What makes it worse is that different districts have their own models of middle schools. However, one thing is common to all the middle schools in this vast country – the basic aim of the education imparted in them. Continue reading What Is A Middle School Teacher And How To Become One In US?