Archive for tag: teaching
4 Industries That Hire in Spring
March 11, 2011 10:31 am Career Advice, CareersDid you know that spring is one of the best times of the year to be looking for a job? In fact, any industry that operates on a fiscal year that ends in June or July starts looking for new staff just about when spring break begins. Check out these four industries that do the bulk of their hiring in the spring.
UCM teams with PBS TeacherLine to offer college credit toward graduate degree
October 14, 2010 8:58 am Online Education NewsThe University of Central Missouri partners with PBS TeacherLine to offer online classes for teachers who want to advance their education, reports digitalBURG.com Currently, the school is one of eight Missouri universities that are offering graduate credit opportunities for its students. Meanwhile, the college is one of only two partnering institutions in the state to [...]
Online colleges give teachers opportunities to obtain higher degrees
October 13, 2010 1:23 am Other Online ProgramsTeachers who are looking to further their careers may be able to find new opportunities at campus-based and online colleges that offer courses for working professionals. For example, The University of Wisconsin – Stout (UW-Stout) recently unveiled an E-learning and online teaching graduate certificate program, according to the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. The program is dedicated [...]
Online education can be cost- and time-effective for working adults
October 11, 2010 7:34 am Online Education NewsThe online school Western Governors University (WGU) has grown from 5,000 students in 1997 to 20,000 enrollees today with tuition averaging approximately $6,000 per year, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The university uses computer simulation to educate its students. Furthermore, professors mail laboratory experiments and places students in teaching or clinical settings near their residence. “People [...]
Online master’s degree programs provide adults with more learning opportunities
October 7, 2010 7:54 am News, Other Online ProgramsFresno Pacific University (FPU) will be making its fourth master’s degree program online-only. The school says it plans to make the alteration in time for the spring semester, The Business Journal reports.
Online degree programs aim to answer shortage of qualified science teachers
September 24, 2010 9:10 am News, Other Online ProgramsAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, educators who specialize in high-demand fields – such as science – are expected to have the best career prospects over the next eight years. As a result, some campus-based and online colleges are launching new programs that are intended to help these professionals gain the skills they will [...]
When classes overflow, teachers turn to the internet
March 12, 2010 4:50 pm Online EducationRecent budget cuts across the United States have left hundreds of schools understaffed and classes overflowing with students. Many professors are now using online services like Twitter as a device to connect on a personal level with students that would otherwise not get the attention he or she requires. “The more the internet develops, the [...]
Turnover High Among Teachers at Troubled Schools
January 21, 2010 4:50 pm EducationPublic schools that have troubled students have higher levels of teacher turnover. Pittsburgh Public Schools have the highest turnover rate in teachers according to reports. So the district is trying to work with the schools to make sure the schools are places teachers want to be. Researchers found that turnover was the highest at the [...]
States Lowering Standards Won’t Improve Education
October 30, 2009 9:57 am Career AdviceIn order to try and improve their test scores many states decided to try a tactic to raise their test scores. They decided to lower their standards and believe that students reading and math skills at their grade level will improve. The scores will increase but and show that students are improving when they haven’t truly mastered the skill.
