The plan right now is to pursue my Multi Subject teaching credential through the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute (BATTI). BATTI partners with San Francisco State University (SFSU) through SFSU's extended learning program and offers specially-designed BATTI courses. The program last two years.
As part of the program, I am responsible for getting a full-time position at an independent (private) school in the Bay Area. The program director helps when possible to make connections. It's been a busy few weeks for me visiting potential schools. I've already seen four schools. So far three have been extremely promising. After each visit I feel like I'm getting a clearer idea of what kind of school does or does not resonates with me. Here are just a few:
- Teachers, administrators, and students all say hi to each other by name = yes!
- Over emphasis on the academic side (boasts about high school or college placement stats) = no.
- Community garden located on campus = booyah! (chickens get a double-up booyah...though seriously, this is just an added bonus cause I'd never hold it against a school who couldn't afford this kind of luxury. However, it's important to me for a school to be conscious of conservation issues.)
Passed my tests: I've gone and miraculously passed my CBEST and CSET (a post is coming about my thoughts on standardized testing).
Now...moving forward!
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How about "Eduventure"?
Actually, strike that. It sounds like the name for an educational consulting firm.
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