{"id":894,"date":"2016-03-11T21:36:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T21:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/?p=894"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:33:52","slug":"education-department-newsletter-march-11-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/edstudents\/2016\/03\/11\/education-department-newsletter-march-11-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department Newsletter, March 11, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"New\"\u25a0 Education Club Organizing Meeting: The Augsburg Education Club will be holding an organizing meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 4:30 to 5:30 pm in OGC 100. Emerging teacher leaders are committed to the success of all students, and are advocates for innovation and systemic change.\u00a0 If you are interested in collaborating with like-minded peers, please attend the first informational meeting. Co-sponsored by Education Minnesota and the Augsburg Education Department. Please contact Rachel Lloyd:\u00a0 <lloydr@augsburg.edu> for more information.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Teach at River\u2019s Edge Academy: River’s Edge Academy is actively recruiting a Science Teacher and Student Support Specialist (Paraprofessional). The science position requires a Minnesota teaching license. More information about the Science position may be found here. More information about these positions may be found at: <http:\/\/www.riversedgeacademy.org>. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Saint Paul\u2019s Right Track Program Jobs: Right Track provides paid internships and skills training to low-income youth in Saint Paul. For the summer of 2016 they are hiring 4 job coaches to co-teach at our skills training sessions, coach interns individually, and serve as liaisons to our workplace supervisors. For more information, contact Katherine Jumbe, Right Track Program Manager at: 651.266.6362.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Minnesota Literacy Council Summer Reads VISTA: Applications are now being accepted for Minnesota Literacy Council Summer Reads VISTA positions in the Twin Cities metro area for the 2016 program.\u00a0 <\/span>Summer Reads is an AmeriCorps VISTA program of the Minnesota Literacy Council that focuses on the decline of literacy skills in low-income children over the summer months, a phenomenon commonly referred to as the \u201csummer slide.\u201d For more information, contact Wendy Vang Roberts, Minnesota Literacy Council Children\u2019s and Family Literacy Program Assistant\u00a0 <\/span>651-251-9063 ext. 214 or <wroberts@mnliteracy.org>.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Teachers On Call: Teachers On Call is looking for qualified and talented students, alumni, and others to work in your local districts and schools. They provide substitute staff in the form of Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Education Assistants to your local districts of St. Paul, Hopkins, Prior Lake\/Savage, Intermediates 916, 917, 287, as well as hundreds of Charter Schools in the Twin Cities, and they are in high need of applicants. For more information, contact Kellie Amos, Recruiter, Teachers On Call at: 952.346.1656 or <kamos@teachersoncall.com>.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Behavioral Dimensions is Hiring: Behavioral Dimensions, a private company based out of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, provides services to children with autism and other disabilities. They are looking to hire for positions throughout the Twin Cities metro, Duluth, & Iron Range. Part time and full time positions are available. If you are interested, contact Jay O\u2019Neill (Owner & Director of Specialty Services) at 612-889-0278 or by email at <joneill@behavioraldimensions.com>.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 AVID at Roseville Area High School: The AVID program at Roseville Area HS is looking for two tutors that could work from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. The pay is $14 an hour. More information may be found at the district\u2019s website: <http:\/\/www.isd623.org> the posting is under the Jobs heading.\u00a0 <\/span>You can apply online. For more information, contact Anne Barnes at: <anne.barnes@isd623.org>.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Upward Bound Summer Job Opportunity: Design your own course for high school students! Century College Upward Bound seeks teachers, or soon to be teachers, to develop and teach courses for our college bound students this summer. Contact Caroline Church: <caroline.church@century.edu> for more information. Application deadline is March 25, 2016.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 Free MTLE Resources: 240Tutoring has study guides for the MTLE. Also, their blog has a lot of articles about how to create a study plan, do\u2019s and don\u2019ts of studying, and a lot of other helpful articles. Go to: <http:\/\/www.240tutoring.com> for more information.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 2016 MTLE Preparation Sessions: The TC2 Collaborative has organized a series of MTLE review and preparation sessions scheduled starting in January and going through summer 2016. These sessions include basic math review, in-depth math review and reading and writing support.<\/p>\n

The mathematics support sessions are offered for any candidate needing a basic refresher on the math concepts on the test. The intensive sessions are for candidates needing more support in mathematics. You may take both. The reading and\/or writing sessions offer support for the reading and writing subtests.<\/p>\n

There is no fee for the sessions, but registration is required. For more information and to register, go to: <http:\/\/www.tcteacher.org\/mtle.php>.<\/p>\n

\u25a0\u00a0 <\/span>Advising and Admissions Up-Dates:<\/p>\n

ACT+Writing and SAT Scores in Place of MTLE\u2014Beginning January 1, 2015, The Minn. Board of Teaching (BOT) will accept passing ACT Plus Writing and SAT scores to meet the requirement for a skills exam in reading, writing and math. The BOT has adopted the following passing scores for these exams:<\/p>\n