Well, in case you haven't heard, I now work for Sylvan Learning Center as an SES Tutor/Admissions Agent. I'm SO happy to be back at work, even if that work isn't full-time in the classroom. As an SES tutor, I (obviously) tutor 5 kids- 2 1st grade, 2 2nd grade, and 1 3rd grade. That means 3 different lesson plans all crammed into 1.5 hours, 2 days a week. A lot of numbers, I know.
Mon/Wed/Fri (and some Sat's) I work at the main office as an admissions agent. Basically, I answer inbound calls about Sylvan, help parents get started, and contact people who've emailed us asking for information. It's a good way to build my parent communication skills. My training went well, and I even get to officially start a day early because my boss was very pleased with my scenario run throughs. Whoop!
Otherwise, I am working on some... shall we say, unique ways to get back in the classroom. There are several alternatives to applying through districts, including teaching abroad and Teach for America. Both have accepted my initial application, so now I'm in the interview stage. We'll see how this goes over the course of the next month!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Call me Julia
Julia Child, that is. My "time off" lately has enabled me the opportunity to hone my cooking skills, and I've put it all to good use. My latest articles for good old suite101 are all food-centric, courtesy of my culinary creativity (points for alliteration!).
Chicken Recipes Using Honey
Dorm Room Delicacies: Easy Meals to Make on a Budget
I know, shameless plug for my writing. I suppose that's what a blog's for, though!
In other news, I had my interview yesterday with Sylvan Learning Center for a position in their call center, and today I got a call from the interviewer... who OFFERED ME THE JOB! Whoop! So, basically, I will be calling parents who want more information and explaining what Sylvan is, programs offered, etc and then signing their children up for assessments, tutoring, etc. It's a good job 1) for the money, but also 2) because I have the chance to work with parents, something that will help me with teaching in the future, especially parent teacher conferences.
I will give a full run down of my first day on Monday- hopefully something exciting and adventurous happens!
Chicken Recipes Using Honey
Dorm Room Delicacies: Easy Meals to Make on a Budget
I know, shameless plug for my writing. I suppose that's what a blog's for, though!
In other news, I had my interview yesterday with Sylvan Learning Center for a position in their call center, and today I got a call from the interviewer... who OFFERED ME THE JOB! Whoop! So, basically, I will be calling parents who want more information and explaining what Sylvan is, programs offered, etc and then signing their children up for assessments, tutoring, etc. It's a good job 1) for the money, but also 2) because I have the chance to work with parents, something that will help me with teaching in the future, especially parent teacher conferences.
I will give a full run down of my first day on Monday- hopefully something exciting and adventurous happens!
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