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Top 5 Stress Management Techniques for Teachers
Teaching is a stressful job. Even if you're good at staying organized, the stress just seems to build up. It can also be especially stressful during...
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Does GPA Matter for Getting a Teaching Job?
My friend struggled to get through her general classes. Let’s just say that she didn’t get the straight A’s that she had hoped to get. She asked me,...
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How Does Substitute Teaching Work? 6 Steps for Subbing
Substitute teaching requirements differ by school district. In some school districts, you may be able to substitute teach before completing your...
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What to Include in a Student Teaching Portfolio
You’ll use your student teaching portfolio when you apply for a job, ask for a promotion, apply for a grant, and for other situations. It’s evidence...
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Can You Fail Student Teaching?
As I’ve said, student teaching counts as a university course. And yet, this time of learning can bring up many fears and anxieties in some student...
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Writing a Letter to Parents as a Student Teacher
As a student teacher, writing a letter to parents is your first step in communicating with families. It serves as their introduction to you as their...
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7 Things to Know If You Want to Teach in Alaska
There are different things to know about teaching in each state. If you want to teach in Alaska, here are some things that you should know.
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6 Student Teaching Last Day Ideas to Consider
You’ve worked hard throughout your student teaching experience. Now that it’s the last day, you want to leave on a high note. You want to plan a fun...
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How to Balance Teaching and Grad School
Teaching and grad school are both very challenging. Doing them together is not for the faint of heart! It is possible though — I’ve done it, and so...
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Teaching Interview Outfit 101: What to Wear
The moment you arrive on campus for a teaching job interview, you’re being evaluated. The interviewers are observing you and trying to decide whether...
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How Many Hours Will I Spend Student Teaching?
Student teaching is a full-time job…literally. A student teacher does all the same things that a full-time salaried teacher would do.
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How to Write a Student Teaching Reflection
When student teaching is just about over, you’ll be expected to write a reflection of the experience. With the amount of time and energy that you’ve...
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Creative Ways to Thank Your Cooperating Teacher
Your time as a student teacher is just about over. You've overcome your student teaching fears and you've learned some lessons. But there’s still one...
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What to Ask Your Cooperating Teacher Before Student Teaching
My university worked to determine my student teaching placement as soon as possible. This allowed me to reach out and introduce myself before I...
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Should I Become an Elementary School Teacher?
Every teacher has their own favorite age. Some teachers love teaching 4th graders, others enjoy the challenge of teaching high school calculus or...
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Preparing for Your First Day of Student Teaching
The first day of student teaching is a big event for teachers in training. For most student teachers, it’ll be the first time they’re in charge of a...
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How to Make Money While Student Teaching
For many people, the student teaching requirement is a big financial obstacle. Student teaching can last for months, and it’s usually unpaid. And...
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Writing a Goodbye Letter to Students After Student Teaching
After spending so much time with your students, it’s hard to say goodbye to them. It's not one of the student teaching difficulties you've prepared...
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10 Things to Know Before Becoming a Teacher
So, you’re thinking about becoming a teacher. Before taking the plunge, here are 10 things that you should know.
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Do You Get Paid for Student Teaching?
Student teaching is demanding full time work that can last for months, and even as long as a year! So many Magooshers may ask… do you get paid for...
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Top Student Teaching Portfolio Ideas
Your student teaching portfolio should showcase who you are as a teacher. It should show potential employers your ideas, objectives, methods,...
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25 Questions to Ask Your Cooperating Teacher
Working with an experienced teacher is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about teaching in general, get feedback on your teaching specifically,...
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I Had a Bad Student Teaching Experience. Now What?
So the unthinkable has happened. You had a bad student teaching experience. Maybe you didn’t reach any of the goals you set as a student teacher....
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Top Student Teaching Fears and How to Overcome Them
Even if you’ve spent a lot of time in front of a classroom or practicing skills in college courses, it’s difficult to overcome the anxiety you feel...
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Top Benefits of Student Teaching
In high school, I often heard my peers ask our teachers the same question over and over again: when am I ever going to use this again? With this...