1 A Job Interview on the First Day of School
2 Walking the Interview Walk
3 Flash-Forward: Three Years Later—District Office
4 A Job Is a Job, but Teaching Is a Career
5 Teaching Is Learning, Practicing, and Persisting
6 Knowing Where and How to Apply
7 Job Applications: Be a Detail Person
8 Teaching Today
9 Visiting in Person
10 Location, Location, Location!
11 Dressing for Teaching Success
12 How Students See Us
13 Getting Rolling
14 Arrival Procedures for Elementary Schools
15 Elementary School Protocol
16 Essentials for Middle/Senior High Schools
Conclusion
APPENDIXES: Important Forms, Documents, and Ideas
Appendix I – Sample Employment Letter
Appendix II – Sample Going-Home Chart
Appendix III – Sponge Activities Websites
Appendix IV – Sample Class Note
Appendix V – Lesson Plan: Elementary School
Appendix VI – Lesson Plan: Middle/High School
Appendix VII – Sample Business Card
Appendix VIII – Sample Name Plate
Appendix IX – “What-If” Game Questions
Appendix X – Certification Requirements for 50 States (Websites)
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