Experience

Well, it's that time of year again. My four month window of finding a full time teaching job in a respectable school and district. I thought that I would be starting to look out of state, but I've come to realize that it's just not something I want to do. My entire family is here and I don't know many people in other states, so it just doesn't seem practical to me. Plus I am feeling much more confident in finding a position this year than this time last year. I finally feel ready to have my own classroom. It's amazing how one year can do that for you.

To help prepare for interviews, writing essays and getting back into all the job hunting stuff I figured it would be a good idea to list some of my experiences with different situations, programs, curriculum and start to think about how I am going to answer some of those interview questions that arise.

RTI: Response to Intervention                                    

Curriculum: IB/PYP International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program

Math Programs
Everyday Math
Macmillian McGraw-Hill
Math Workshop
'Math Club': strategy groups during lunch time

Literacy Programs
Reader's Workshop
Book Clubs
Guided Reading Groups
LLI (Leveled Literacy Intervention)
Writer's Workshop
6 + 1 Traits
Lucy Caulkins

Reading Assessments
QRI (Qualitative Reading Inventory)
DRA ( Developmental Reading Assessment)
DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills)
Fountas and Pinell
Unoffical: Running Records