Thank you to Sarah P., 2014-15 Secondary Social Studies Intern, for her wonderful guide for creating and appropriately utilizing a teaching portfolio.
Do you have a unique or effective portfolio that you’d like to share? Email your career consultant at carls173@msu.edu to show off your work and maybe even win a prize for the best intern portfolio of the academic year!
The Teacher Fair is coming. Learn to dress professionally for a career fair from the experts at J.Crew. Receive special discounts and free refreshments!
Sunday, January 15, 6:30-8:30 pm – J.Crew at Eastwood Town Center.
Every once in a while an intern gets through his/her student teaching and decides that classroom teaching is not for them. And guess what, that’s OK! If this is how you’re feeling, read on.
As career fair and interviewing season fast approaches, have you thought about how you are going to incorporate your portfolio? We have! Here are some sample questions that may provide you with an opportunity to show off your work. Continue reading
It’s never too early (or too late) to practice your interviewing skills. The more prepared you are the better you will feel about the whole interview experience.
Early spring semester is a really good time to start taking action on choosing folks for references and letters of recommendations.
It’s not uncommon that when the job search is in the horizon a small wave of panic comes over us as we realize: “oh crap, I need to work on my resume!” Relax, my friends. The resume is important, but it is only one of the many ways to impress a school district with your special skills and teaching abilities. Here are a couple additional resources to help you with your resume building.
Video: https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/PD+Session+11.6.2015/1_t0qjcwhh
PowerPoint Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1T4-2lcnJlVc9vBFqEuSaE3U03R2CnFPjzPqAlxIBLYs/edit?usp=sharing
Katie Morisette, COE Peer Advisor, moriset5@msu.edu
Katie offers walk-in advising on Fridays from 3:30-5:00PM (spring 2016 only, check here for current schedule) or by appointment (Log into MySpartanCareer for her schedule)
And don’t forget, guys, the “intern” resume isn’t going to cut it in the real world. Be sure to check out the video “how tos” for transforming your internship resume into a professional resume.
