K-12 Trainings: What, Why and Post What?

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Demonstrating that you have completed teacher training for grades K 12 will significantly boost your professional standing and the number of options available. It is crucial to convey your training wholly and engagingly, whether applying for a teaching post, seeking a promotion, or showcasing your skills to parents and the community. This is true regardless of the context in which you are doing so. The following are some excellent approaches to demonstrate that you have training to teach K-12:

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Portfolio of Professional Work:

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Lesson Plans: Include your finest lesson plans, describing goals, activities, evaluations, and thoughts on their success.

Your teaching philosophy should be summarised in a statement explaining how students should be taught and how they should learn.

Describe how you maintain a pleasant learning atmosphere in your classroom as part of your strategies for classroom management.

Certificates, workshop reports, or personal comments are all examples of evidence of professional development.

Recommendations in the Form of Letters: from superiors, peers, or older, more experienced individuals.

Student Work: Present student work, such as projects, essays, or other outputs, while ensuring the authors' identities remain concealed.

Photos or Videos: Photographs or videos of events, activities, or student projects from the classroom. Ensure that your privacy and permissions are protected.

Presence in the Digital Age:

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Create a personal website detailing your teaching experiences, philosophy, and other relevant resources. This may be considered your professional website.

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Blogs: Write about your experiences as a teacher, tactics you use in the classroom, or thoughts you have on current education trends.

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Engage on social media networks such as Twitter, Pinterest, or LinkedIn, where you may connect with other instructors and share materials.

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Continuing Education and Training:

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Certificates and Endorsements: Make sure to showcase any further certificates or endorsements you've been awarded.

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Workshops and Seminars: Please include any you have presented at or attended in this list. Bring attention to the fact that you have previous experience as a panellist or speaker.

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Mention any other academic credentials or courses linked to education that you've pursued beyond your original training, including any degrees you've earned or courses you've taken.

Participation in the Community:

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Showcase any extracurricular activities, groups, or events that you have directed or participated in, including volunteer work, on your resume.

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Testimonials from Parents: Collect and showcase, with the parent's permission, any good comments you get.

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Community initiatives: Please describe any initiatives in which members of the surrounding community were invited into the classroom or the school.

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Investigations and Publications:

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Please include specifics and links on any educational research or article writing you've been a part of.

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You may contribute to the education area by sharing ideas you've gained through your studies or experiences.

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Organisations Serving the Professions:

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Mention that you are a member of organisations such as the National Education Association, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and other such groups.

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Talk about the positions you've played and the duties you've assumed inside these organisations.

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Workshops as well as Presentations:

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Please send information, resources, and comments about any professional development sessions or workshops you've designed and led.

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Awards and Acknowledgement:

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Showcase any recognition or honours you've won for your teaching during your career.

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Projects that Require Teamwork:

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Describe any cross-departmental or cross-school initiatives you've worked on, emphasising the role you played and the results achieved by the project.

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Recommendation Letters:

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Gather reference letters from mentors, coworkers, and supervisors regularly and ensure that they are updated.

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When exhibiting your training, remember that it is not just about what you have learnt, but also about how you have implemented that information inside and outside the classroom.

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Make sure that your presentation is tailored to the people attending it, and that it conveys both your level of expertise and your enthusiasm for learning. The more you learn, the more you earn in Knowledge, Recognition and Pride.

Dr Dheeraj Mehrotra

Principal, Kunwar's Global School, Lucknow, India

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