Without a doubt teaching jobs can be quite difficult to secure these days. Just go to any popular teaching forum or teacher discussion board and look at all the posts from teachers who are desperately trying to land a good teaching position. Due to th...

Teaching in Florida is fantastic. By teaching in Florida you get to combine one of the most rewarding professions in the world with one of the most rewarding lifestyles any state in the country has to offer. With year-round average temperatures of 72 deg...

If you have ever attended a teacher job fair then you know how depressing the experience can be. Thousands of teachers all in one place all with the same goal in mind...getting a teaching job! Unfortunately, despite the rumors, the fact is teaching job...

The connection between parent involvement and student achievement is obvious. The question is how do teachers go about increasing this parent involvement? There are many different ways teachers can do this, but I think the best way to increase parent ...

This week many teachers are returning to school after a well-deserved winter break. And, many teachers will want to dive right back into their content. This is understandable as many teachers have mid-terms exams coming up and many teachers have their ...

One of the first things teachers need to do every year is get all of their students' names memorized. It is important for a teacher to know each and every name as quickly as possible. Knowing the students' names will help in classroom management AND...

One of the most difficult skills to master as a teacher is classroom management. Unfortunately, if you can not master this skill you are not going to survive as a teacher, especially as a middle school teacher. However, when the school year starts, ma...

Are you REALLY ready for another school year? This is an exciting time of year�summer is coming to an end and a new school year is about to begin. As teachers we are excited, anxious, and nervous� What will our new class look like�what will...

There is no question that the competition for teaching jobs is extremely tough. I have sat on teacher interview committees where we had narrowed it down to four people for the open teaching position and it broke my heart that I had to tell three of them ...

Let me set the scene for a moment� The interview committee at a well-respected, very competitive, high-paying school district has narrowed down its huge list of 500 applicants to the final three. The finalists would all make great additions to the...

There are a few steps you need to follow if you want to secure a job. First, you need to land the interview. Second, you need to "nail" the interview. And, third, you absolutely must follow-up on the interview. This article will focus on the second pa...

So you've written and re-written your resume and cover letter countless times...you've used every trick in the book to make your resume and cover letter stand out. You've finally sent them out to get your dream job and low and behold all that hard work ha...

Every quality lesson has students transitioning from one activity to another, or, as I like to say, from one mini-lesson to another. Mini-lessons are a great way for teachers to address student attention span and teach their content without the student...

Getting a job these days can be quite difficult. In fact, just getting a job interview can be quite a challenge. You need to make sure you do everything you can to make your cover letter and resume stand out amongst all the competition. Unfortunately,...

If you want to land a job interview you obviously must have a well-written resume. Unfortunately the thought of writing a resume sends shivers down many people's spines. Personally, I do not know anyone who actually enjoys writing a resume. In fact, ...