See you in a few days

9-28-09

See you in a few days. I won't be here for a while because I will be filling out piles of paperwork. Apparently being the Teacher of the Year is no award. You need to add an additional 2-3 hours of work per day to fulfill your obligations. As a peek into what I have to do I will list it for you below:

NARRATIVE RESPONSE


Answer each question on the preformatted pages that follow. The question appears at the top of each page. Begin by typing the applicant’s last name in the top right-hand corner of each page. Responses must be double-spaced; font style should be Arial or Times New Roman; font size should be no smaller that 10 point and no larger than 12 point. Margins cannot be less than one inch. Follow the specifications for maximum length allowed. Any portion of a response that exceeds the maximum length allowed will not be considered in the evaluation.


1. Professional Biography (Limit response to two double-spaced pages.) 25 points
What were the factors that influenced you to become a teacher? Describe what you consider to be your greatest contributions to or accomplishments in education.


2. Professional Learning Activities (Limit response to one double-spaced page.) 25 points
Include information regarding educational preparation, professional association memberships, offices held, training undertaken, and other relevant activities (i.e., activities in staff development, the training of future teachers). Cite any awards and other recognitions of your outstanding teaching.


3. Community Involvement (Limit response to one double-spaced page.) 25 points
Describe your commitment to your community through service-oriented activities including volunteer work, civic, and other group activities.


4. Philosophy of Teaching (Limit total response to two double-spaced pages.) 25 points
A. Describe your personal feelings and beliefs about teaching, including your own ideas of what makes you an outstanding teacher. Describe the rewards you find in teaching.
B. How are your beliefs about teaching demonstrated in your personal teaching style?

5. Education Issues and Trends (Limit response to two double-spaced pages.) 25 points
What do you consider to be the major public education issues of today? Address one issue in depth, outlining possible causes, effects, and resolutions.


6. The Teaching Profession (Limit total response to two double-spaced pages.) 25 points
A. What can you do to strengthen and improve the teaching profession?
B. What is or should be the basis for accountability in the teaching profession?


7. The Georgia Teacher of the Year (Limit response to one double-spaced page.) 35 points
As the Georgia TOTY, you would serve as a spokesperson and representative for the entire teaching profession. What would be your message to other professionals in education and to the general public?

♦♦♦ LETTERS OF SUPPORT ♦♦♦

Letters of Support (Limit of three letters) 15 points
Maximum of 5 points per letter– Three (3) original Letters of Support–
one letter must be from current principal or superintendent;
one letter must be from a current or former assistant principal or equivalent;
one letter must be from a community member, or a current or former student, parent, or professor.


Have a blessed evening and thanks for reading my 31st blog.