Post on 15-Apr-2017
TEACHER MARKETABILITY (2016-2017)ALEX OLIVERCAREER COACH
OBJECTIVES
Understand what makes a teacher marketable Review effective job search strategies Discuss the so-called ‘Teacher Shortage’ Explore resources and job openings in New Jersey and nationwide Understand current trends in primary and secondary education that impact
marketability Explore related or ‘allied’ fields
WHAT MAKES A TEACHER MARKETABLE?
What does it mean to be ‘marketable’? What makes a teacher marketable?
Subject area Pedagogy (Portrait of a Teacher) Certifications & specializations Grade level Experience
What kinds of experiences are valuable to a job search?
HOW DO I CONDUCT A JOB SEARCH?
Soul-searching 101 Researching districts
Setting: urban, suburban, rural, public, private Finance: Socioeconomics, budgets Politics: federal, state, regional Outlook: growth or decay Network with fellow educators Substitute license & fieldwork
Regional & national associations Educational / teacher organizations Grade level & subject area associations
WHAT DO I INCLUDE / HIGHLIGHT ON MY RESUME?
Education & Certification Relevant experience with teaching and / or children
Tutoring Childcare Coaching Mentoring Fieldwork / internships Counseling Summer camp
Highlight skills of an educational professional What does an ‘ideal’ teacher look like? Portrait of a Teacher
TEACHER SHORTAGE OR TEACHER FLUCTUATION?
Is there a ‘Teacher Shortage’ in the U.S.? Teacher Shortage Areas, Nationwide Listing - U.S. Dept. of Educations, 2015
Geography Where are there jobs openings? Where am I willing to work?
Subject Area What jobs are currently vacant? What subjects, grade levels, & specializations are in high demand?
The Cycle What is the market cycle? Enrollment numbers as market indicator
WELCOME TO SCENIC NEW JERSEY
NJ – ACADEMIC YEAR 2015 – 2016 BY DISTRICT
1. Asbury Park City2. Atlantic City3. Bridgeton City4. Buena Regional5. Camden City6. City of Orange
Township7. Commercial Township8. Dover Town9. Downe Township10. East Newark Boro
11. East Orange12. Egg Harbor City13. Elizabeth City14. Fairfield Township15. Fairview Boro16. Irvington Township17. Keansburg Boro18. Lawrence Township19. Millville City20. New Brunswick City
21. Newark City22. North Wildwood City23. Passaic City24. Paterson City25. Paulsboro Boro26. Penns Grove-Carney’s
Point Regional27. Perth Amboy City28. Pleasantville City29. Quinton Township30. Salem City
31. Seaside Heights Boro32. Trenton City33. Union City34. Vineland City35. Washington Township36. West New York Town37. Wildwood City38. Woodbine Boro
NJ – ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 – 2017 BY DISTRICT
1. Asbury Park City 2. Atlantic City 3. Bridgeton City 4. Buena Regional 5. Camden City 6. City of Orange
Township 7. Commercial Township 8. Dover Town 9. Downe Township
10. East Newark Boro 11. East Orange 12. Egg Harbor City 13. Elizabeth City 14. Fairfield Township 15. Fairview Boro 16. Irvington Township17. Keansburg Boro 18. Lawrence Township 19. Millville City
20. New Brunswick City 21. Newark City 22. North Wildwood City 23. Passaic City 24. Paterson City 25. Paulsboro Boro 26. Penns Grove-Carney’s
Point Regional 27. Perth Amboy City 28. Pleasantville City
29. Quinton Township 30. Salem City 31. Seaside Heights Boro 32. Trenton City 33. Union City 34. Vineland City 35. Washington Township 36. Wildwood City 37. Woodbine Boro
NJ – ACADEMIC YEAR 2015 – 2016 BY SUBJECT
Bilingual/Bicultural Elementary with Subject Matter Specialization English as a Second Language (ESL) Mathematics Science Special Education World Languages
NJ – ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 – 2017 BY SUBJECT
Bilingual/Bicultural Elementary Subject Matter Specialization (All) English as a Second Language (ESL) Mathematics Science (All) Special Education World Languages (All) All Career and Technical Endorsements
“We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.” – Marcus Aurelius
GRADE LEVEL SUPPLY & DEMAND
High turnover rate for middle and high schools
Oversupply of elementary educators
Source: Sawchuck (2015)
State Supply Demand Percent Different %Colorado 1,169 1,099 106Connecticut 701 600 117Delaware 373 122 306Illinois 9,982 1,073 930Kentucky 1,275 730 175Louisiana 1,033 650 159Maryland 1,011 723 140Massachusetts 1,175 1,051 112Michigan 2,903 1,227 236Minnesota 1,179 709 166Mississippi 751 660 114New York 6,498 2,800 232Pennsylvania 6,048 1,420 426Tennessee 1,970 1,380 143
Supply and Demand for Elementary School Educators by State
DEMAND
Over the past decade, K-12 enrollment has largely stagnated In the coming decade, it is estimated 3,000,000+ additional
students will enroll beyond current numbers 145,000 teaching positions were cut over the last few decades Classroom ratio today 16:1 8% attrition rate in workforce, 2/3rd of whom exit before retirement
age
SUPPLY
Teacher Ed enrollments are down from 691,000 (2009) students per year to 451,000 (2014) That’s 240,000 fewer students per year, a 35% reduction in enrollment Teachers who move around equal between 33% - 50% of labor pool Only 1 in 3 teachers who leave the profession will ever return Source: Sutcher, Darling-Hammond, & Carver-Thomas (2016)
WHERE IS THE MONEY? SPENDING GAP PER STUDENT IN U.S.D.
Top Five Spenders New York: $19,818 Alaska: $18,175 District of Columbia: $17,953 New Jersey: $17,572 Connecticut: $16,631
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2013)
Five Lowest Spenders Utah: $6,555 Idaho: $6,791 Arizona: $7,208 Oklahoma: $7,672 Mississippi: $8,130
LIFESTYLE CONSIDERATIONS
Salary: starting, median, high Job Search Intelligence
Housing availability & cost Local amenities Entertainment
“Are you not entertained?!”
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Accountability Observations Standardized testing Tenure Budgetary constraints
ALLIED FIELDS TO CONSIDER
What brought you to Teaching? Educational Products
Publishing Editing Writing
Learning Centers Management Tutors
Childcare Counselling Nonprofit organizations
QUESTIONS?