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Do you know what state certificate you hold? Your requirements under that certificate? Your deadlines for completing requirements? What city license you’re appointed under? The UFT gets many questions from newer teachers looking for clear and reliable answers about certification, licensing and appointment.
Whether you are a teaching rookie or have a few years of classroom experience under your belt, this is the time to lay a solid foundation for a secure retirement and more.
Recommended by Margrit Pittman-Polletta, PS 24, Brooklyn: I get great ideas from “A Plan Book for Social Justice Teachers” (http://justiceplanbook.com) which is filled with resources for teachers of all grade levels and subjects, including links to lesson plans.
Do you expect to be up for tenure? If so, become familiar with the Department of Education’s new Tenure Decision-making Framework. The new framework, which was introduced in the 2010-2011 school year, guides principals in making tenure decisions. There are important changes to be aware of.
Kristen Mulia had long been fascinated with spoken language. But when she was a linguistics major, that small inner voice said the study of languages might not be meaningful enough. There were other voices, too: her mother’s and her cousin’s. Both said she’d make a great speech therapist.
Teaching can feel like an isolating experience, especially for newer teachers. But there’s no need to feel alone. In fact, reaching out to others in your school community — parents, paraprofessionals, colleagues — is a good way to create support systems for yourself and enlist allies in the education of your students. Read more for suggestions on creating connections right in your school.
The school year may be nearly over, but you may have some important business to complete — either before you leave for the summer or before you return in the fall.
As busy as you are at this time with grades, report cards and other classroom responsibilities, leave time in June to take care of items that could affect your professional and economic future.
Probationary teachers — those who have not yet achieved tenure — flocked to a series of workshops sponsored by the UFT to explain the Department of Education’s new tenure-granting process and what teachers can do to prepare for it.
Why are there so many different paths to state certification? The state provides alternative routes to give prospective teachers greater flexibility, and that’s a good thing. But if new teachers don’t know which type of certificate they have and don’t understand the requirements and meet their deadlines, they could get into trouble.
Do you know whether you have a Provisional or Initial Certificate? Are you clear about your requirements under a Transitional A or Transitional B Certificate? Are you aware of your deadlines for completing your requirements if you are working under an Extended or Renewed Provisional Certificate?
Whether you are a teaching rookie or already have a few years of classroom experience under your belt, it’s important that you make time for a few simple steps that will help you build a substantial financial future through the benefits you enjoy from membership in the Teachers’ Retirement System.
Whether you are a brand-new teacher or have a few years under your belt, chances are that one of the challenges you face, especially at the start of the school year, is planning effective lessons. You may still be trying to organize your classroom, learn the names of your students, establish basic rules and teach classroom procedures — but meaningful instruction has to go on.
A new school year is both exciting and daunting — full of the hope and promise of a fresh start and the fear of the unknown — for teachers, students, parents and the whole school community.
Even if you are facing imminent deadlines, you may be able to fulfill your state certification requirements in the weeks ahead. Check the list below and schedule any exams, workshops or courses that you may still need.
The value of the UFT’s 50th anniversary celebration wasn’t lost on some of the newer members who attended the March 25 event at the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan.
Tens of thousands of newer teachers may be missing out on some valuable benefits and important protections because they have not enrolled in the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) or provided the TRS with other vital information.
In a democracy, whether on a national level or within our labor union, it is our right and duty to participate in elections. By voting for leaders and a platform of ideas that we share, we collectively control our future. That’s how self-determination works. And that’s the spirit that drives our union.
There was a fantastic turnout for the UFT Teacher Center’s Especially for New Teachers Midyear Conference on “Differentiated Instruction to Support All Students,” which took place on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Veteran educators shared their stories at a boroughwide meeting on Oct. 29 at UFT headquarters held, in part, so that rookie educators — whether they work in the classroom or outside of it — need not undergo yesteryear’s sink-or-swim method of learning on the job.
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