I recently applied for a position at a high school in Columbia, MO. It is for a full-time high school Japanese teacher!! How cool is that?! That would be perfect for me. I love teaching Japanese... I'm good at it. And I love the high school age group, too.
I had an informal interview with the head of the World Langauges Department and found out...wait for it... they are moving towards integrating technology. Who just finished their master's program? I did.
Also, they want to start offering online classes. Who currently teaches online and is web savvy? I am. My experiences teaching online have definitely been great There are definitely things I would change if I were in the command chair. Personally, I think having a "live" online course or hybrid course is the way to go. I've already starting thinking about how I would implement this, given the chance.
Also think it would be fun to try an "flip" class where I could record all the lecture, then have the students come to class ready to do the fun activities that teachers like to do, but usually run out of time for.
Anyway, I am still waiting to hear back about an official interview. The informal one went well I thought. They want someone enthusiastic and I think I fit the bill. I also am a dynamic and out of the box thinker, too. As a bonus, they get all of the tech skills that they will be able to use as their district moves forward.
More on this as things progress.
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