Rob W. Colbourn  |  Career Development  |  0 comments  |  45 views  |  Read Full

 

Whether you have your career all planned out with a definite goal in mind, or choose to be done with schooling and elect to grab the first job that comes along, the General Certificate of Secondary Education or GCSE must be completed first.

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It is widely acknowledged that teachers play a significant role in helping schools be effective. They are imperative for both quality schools and quality school improvement. The quality of schools cannot be higher than the quality of teachers in them and central to the vigor of and success of a school is the strength of its teacher workforce.

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The IELTS English Examination (International English Language Testing System) is the most widely used English test in the world. There are two streams: Academic and General Training consisting of four papers each: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.

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In the face of state cutbacks and budget cuts, administration positions are also being hit, although not as hard as teaching positions. Rather than make a bold career move into administration, a more prudent strategy is to take on increasing responsibilities and administration functions so that you can slowly evolve into an administration position, should one arise.

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Earning a Bachelor's degree in Education Anyone interested in earning a Bachelor's degree in education will want to complete their high school education or the equivalent in order to enter into college. There are a variety of paths that people choose in order to pursue their teaching degrees.

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Competent human resources is a prospect asset. Good quality human resources is only able to be produced by process of quality teaching. Considered one of the components that manage a good quality education program is the quantity of skilled teachers.

Dr. Khalid Al-Seghayer  |  Career Development  |  0 comments  |  73 views  |  Read Full

 

It is our destiny as non-native English-speaking teachers (NNESTs) to face a variety of challenges with many issues, including, among others, highly required language and pedagogical competencies, proper cultural orientation, native-like accent, native-speaker fallacy, credibility, and more. The question remains: Should these challenges hold us back, or should we exploit them as opportunities to grow professionally?

Jennifer Little, Ph.D.  |  Career Development  |  0 comments  |  98 views  |  Read Full

 

Do you remember when you were little? We eagerly anticipated being "big enough" to attend school. Sometimes it was because there were few other children around, but mostly because we wanted to learn, to be like those who were older and knew the mysteries of reading, writing and math. In the days before preschools being for everyone, we entered kindergarten for half days. We played house or store or with blocks, slathered paint on paper to create out masterpieces, mashed clay into ropes and blobs that became something to us, listened to music and danced if there was space, had a "rest" (but I think that was for the teacher instead of us), and the teacher read to us. Eventually, we began to learn to read toward the end of the year.

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For decades, personality psychologists, also known as psychometricians, have been on a search for the ‘good teacher.’ Each year, more and more studies appear claiming to identify the personality traits of the ‘ideal’ teaching professional. Now, in a global first, England plans to weed out ‘bad teachers’ by using psychometric tests on all candidates applying for teacher training. The psychometric tests, to begin in 2012, will test for traits such as aptitude, empathy and resilience.

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Teaching overseas is an exciting opportunity, and one that is being increasingly sought after by educators, especially graduating students or those who have been in the industry for many years. Unfortunately, many people find the process of overseas job hunting confusing and complex. Job seekers can relieve this feeling if they do some research prior to beginning the job search process.