Want to know if St Johns supports fellows working in D75?

Hello All!
I was accepted to teach earth science and got placed at Relay GSE for my university. Anyone else get a Relay placement? I'm kind of nervous because this is a new school and does not use a traditional masters in education approach. Any thoughts/ info on Relay appreciated!

Hello All-

Wondering if any other Fellows training to teach English have received university placement?
I have been assigned to Brooklyn College but will be searching for jobs in the Bronx. The mere thought of that commute makes me cringe!

Thanks!

hey guys found out I will be brooklyn girl super excited that was my first choice but now im looking for a Place to stay i really love the court street area in downtown brooklyn but i would def need a roommate if anyone else is going to be attending brooklyn college and needs a roommate feel free to contact me via Facebook, congrats to everyone on this exciting journey !!

Just curious =)

I had a question regarding our university placements. I was assigned to Pace University for special education, and the info packet states that all fellows must meet the universities minimum requirements in addition to teaching fellows requirements. I was accepted into teaching fellowa with a 2.82 gpa, and I am wondering if since teaching fellows accepted this gpa is Pace automatically will as well or if I am ineligible to take classes there meaning I cant participate in the program. Teaching fellows website states they can admit people with inder a 3.0 on a case by case basis, but why would they do that knowing it doesnt meet university requirements?
If anyone has any helpful insight it is much appreciated. I have already secured an apartment and am now absolutely panicking.

Hey all!

I just was placed at Pace University for Biology and teaching in the Bronx. I am excited but is there a wayI may appeal somewhere closer to home since I need to take care of my sister with Down Syndrome(my mother passed away) and my aging father. I was hoping Fordham or City College, both 15 minutes away. How can I appeal for these two universities and will they hopefully accommodate such a request?

Thanks so so much! :-)

hi,

i was accepted for secondary school biology and am looking forward to the summer, but there are some things i'm concerned/would like more information about. i attended the reception, and it was helpful, but there wasn't enough time for all the questions everyone had. would there be anyone who would be able to answer the following, particularly relating to biology if possible? if the list is too long, i apologize, and i can put it under a cut if it's cluttering the screen.

graduate program
-i understand people's concerns are more of where their school is going to be, but are the programs between schools more or less the same? if not, what determines if the quality of one is better than another? do people usually have preferences, and if so, why? i heard from some that the program is not very worthwhile, but haven't really heard from the other side. is this true?

-are you allowed to take classes outside of the courses required for the degree (for example, in addition to science education classes, i'm interested in just a science class)? if so, does the fellowship cover it? the website says they don't cover "outside core courses" but i'm not sure what that means.

-i understand experiences with professors and mentors vary, but overall, how was your experience with them? did you feel that their guidance improved your teaching presence?


the job search process (i'm pretty worried about this one)
-how many people found positions in the 2012 year? do you know under what circumstance some fellows were not able to secure a position? i've noticed there were much more special ed fellows than there were science fellows, and although it has been a few years, read that it was harder for biology teachers to get hired. is this still the situation?

-when should we send out our resumes? for people with severely limited experience, what can we do to maximize our desirability? what makes a resume highly marketable? i want to secure a position as soon as possible, but how can i when i haven't even done full practice lessons yet?

-this is very important to me: how do you find a school with a supportive administration? how would you know they are supportive? did you visit many schools over a period of time? visit websites? any pointers on how to find the school that fits for you? how did you find the school you wanted to work with?

-in the case that the administration doesn't feel supportive: how did you cope? where did you turn to for support?


classroom - i know we'll learn and apply the summer, but it's nice to hear firsthand accounts and approaches from current fellows
-what did you think made for effective classroom management? what were some of the hardest things you experienced in the classroom, and how did you go about working on it?

-how do you work with students who are overly aggressive? have you dealt with a student who was physically violent, or threatened you?

-how should one best present him/herself to the class? being true to oneself is important, but how do you do that while keeping the class in check?

-how do you plan your lessons? where do you get your ideas from? what do you use as resources? if you didn't have a general curriculum provided by the school, do you go online to get an idea of how the curriculum should go? what if you had a school with a curriculum that gives you no freedom, how did you handle that?

-supplies: is funding provided by the school? if not, how much do you spend, what do you spend it on? if it is provided by the school, same question: how much do you spend, and what do you spend it on?

-where do you keep your belongings?


miscellany
- am i allowed to teach outside of my content area?
- do you feel stressed out in the beginning? does it feel less stressful as time goes on?
- how was the balance between teaching and schooling?


thank you in advance! i know this is a lot, and some of these may be very silly, but if anyone would be able to answer it, i would really appreciate it!

Hi there everybody!

Does anyone know where our summer training be at?.

Thanks,

hey everyone i was also accepted into the fellows program to teach special ed!! so much to do before the 17th of june including move from baltimore to NY i was wondering if anyone knows of any good places to look into, im looking at the brooklyn area, i want safe, close to public transportation and Manhattan and of course wont break my bank 900-1200 range, also if anyone else is relocating and maybe wants to room together hit me up on FB!! can't wait to meet everyone this summer congrats!!!!!!!!!