Deciding to re-enter any field of work can be quite daunting considering the fact that technology and research progress at a steady rate in any line of work. The education sector is not immune to this fact. After leaving your job for a while, getting back into teaching will require some bold steps and a practical guide. So how do you re-enter?
Personality Profiling: do you have the MO of a good teacher? For decades, personality psychologists, also known as psychometricians, have searched for the “good teacher.” Each year, more and more studies appear to identify the ‘ideal’ teaching professional’s personality traits. Now, in a global first, England plans to weed out bad teachers’ by using psychometric [...]
Are you using the internet to help your teaching career? Today it is imperative that you create and maintain a healthy Internet presence. Be visible to potential employers and make sure the right information about you and your professional accomplishments is attainable. The Internet is also a fantastic tool for networking with professional contacts to [...]
School principals are concerned about many aspects of their school community. Rightfully so they should be; they hold a vital role in students’ success. Teachers often feel they have escaped the high-pressure numbers game that dominates the business world by working in education. The truth is, as committed as educators are to the personal development [...]
As an administrator, teacher or any other educator, you need to be a person that all students, parents, and colleagues can look up to. Teaching and administrating are both important and serious roles which require the utmost integrity.
The interview procedure is where lots of job seekers will feel enormous pressure to perform. Have you ever walked out of an interview saying to yourself “I should have mentioned this?” “Oh, I could have explained to them that.” Rest assured you are not alone. The art of completing a successful interview lies in knowing yourself, your successes, and how you will work in a specific position. In order to pull off a valuable interview, you will need to practice your interviewing skills beforehand.
After getting passed over for teacher job interviews, I asked for a meeting with the Assistant Director of Human Resources at school to find out why. As far as I know, I am more than qualified for the positions available, but I don’t understand why I continue to be overlooked.
