Career Coach: March 2014: March 13, 2014

Career advice and developments in the education job market, March 13, 2014. View as web page.

CAREER CORNER

LinkedIn and Your Job Search

The social-media network LinkedIn offers an effective way for educators to make contacts in a less stressful environment than large networking events, writes Christine Falcone, a career counselor at Saint Joseph's University. She offers some tips on using the platform to connect with employers.

Read the full post on Career Corner, a blog authored by members of the American Association for Employment in Education.

PD Webinar: Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 4 to 5 p.m. ET
Boosting Authentic Literacy Through Common-Core Instructional Shifts

Leaders To Learn From 2014

With the 2nd annual Leaders To Learn From report, Education Week shines a light on forward-thinking district leaders who seized on good ideas and executed them effectively in their school systems. Read more.

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eXPO Virtual Job Fair & PD Event

If you missed our March 6, 2014 virtual job fair and professional development event, you can still apply to jobs, upload a searchable résumé, visit recruiter booths, and access professional development webinars on-demand through March 20, 2014.

CAREER NEWS AND PERSPECTIVES

Many Teachers Will Forfeit Pension Wealth, Analysis Concludes

A new paper estimates that the structure of defined-benefit pension systems could cause today's young, mobile teachers to forfeit significant retirement wealth. Read more.

(Teacher Beat)

COMMENTARY

Where Are the Black Male Teachers?

School leaders must take concrete action to attract black men into K-12 teaching, an area where they are now grossly underrepresented, says Donald G. Nicolas. Read more.

(Education Week)

Many Teachers Will Forfeit Pension Wealth, Analysis Concludes
(Teacher Beat)

Principals' Bosses Targeted in New Foundation Effort
(Education Week)

Scrutiny Rises on Placement of Best Teachers
(Education Week)

Charter Network Taps Alumni to Grow Teacher Pipeline
(Education Week)

Atlanta Aims to Invest More In Teachers
(Associated Press)

CTQ COLLABORATORY

So You Want to Be a Teacherpreneur?
(Teacher)

Free download from Education Week: Spotlight on Blended Learning
See how apps and re-designed schools support personalized learning

CAREER OPINION BLOGS

How Do I Become an Instructional Coach?
(The Art of Coaching Teachers)

Who Should Evaluate Teachers?
(Teacher in a Strange Land)

Clarifying the Role of School Board Members
(Learning Forward's PD Watch)

STEAMSS: The Emerging Acronym
(Leadership 360)

Networking Is for Job Seekers and Job Lovers
(Career Corner)

TEACHING CHANNEL

Table for 22: A Real-World Geometry Project

Middle school teacher Suney Park demonstrates how she backtracks to build students' content knowledge before teaching new information on area and perimeter. Her lesson, designed to meet the common standards, aims to get students to apply knowledge of area and perimeter to solve real-world problems. Watch the video (14:22). Read more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHAT -Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2 p.m.–3 p.m. ET

Digital Advances Reshaping Formative Assessment

Educational technology is reshaping formative assessment. But what impact are those changes having on teaching and student learning? Assessment expert Margaret Heritage and high school principal Alice DeWittie discuss the promises and realities of technology-enabled formative assessment. Sign up here to receive an email reminder for this chat.

WEBINAR - Thursday, March 20, 2014, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

Supporting Early Education in a Common-Core Era

Kyle Snow, research director for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, will join a school principal to talk about supporting teachers and young learners under common-core standards. Click here to attend this free live event.

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