Anonymous wrote:How often do you have to recertify, and what's that process?
I'm a teacher level position but not a classroom teacher so I don't even qualify.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am in VA and qualified years ago. I found the process helpful to my teaching practice though not any more earth shattering than some extra grad school classes I took. The major benefit has been a pay boost (and compared to MD’s bonuses mine is peanuts). But as a single teacher with a mortgage, it has allowed me to not work summer school to make ends meet. I always recommend it to younger teachers because over the course of a 30-year career the extra money really adds up.
I hope to do it in a couple years but as a year 3 teacher I am already overwhelmed by the work load.
I have to prepare all my content for every lesson. And I have large classes.
Hoping that if I get through this year, it will get easier
Anonymous wrote:I am in VA and qualified years ago. I found the process helpful to my teaching practice though not any more earth shattering than some extra grad school classes I took. The major benefit has been a pay boost (and compared to MD’s bonuses mine is peanuts). But as a single teacher with a mortgage, it has allowed me to not work summer school to make ends meet. I always recommend it to younger teachers because over the course of a 30-year career the extra money really adds up.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The number of emails sent begging teachers to sign up for this borders on harassment.
Really? Why would anyone be pressuring you to do this? It seems like the salary raise would be inducement enough.
Anonymous wrote:I was planning to start this year but realized I need to submit at least one component this year if I got the MCPS scholarship. I am teaching a new course so it seemed a bad idea workload wise. I plan to apply for the scholarship in the spring, do jump start, and work on components next year. I am worried that my curriculum is not a good fit. It’s a very technical STEM course designed around prep for career exams. Not a lot of leeway with assessments. I can even edit the pdfs and presentations easily.
Anonymous wrote:The number of emails sent begging teachers to sign up for this borders on harassment.
Anonymous wrote:
This sounds absolutely nuts