In this multi-part blog series, I discuss my progress towards becoming a state-certified English Language Arts teacher in Alaska. This post delves into the specific coursework and exams that I am in the process of completing towards this goal.
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Certification Update – April 27th
Nearly all of my free time right now is dedicated to the process of becoming a certified teacher in the State of Alaska. This requires that I take exams, complete a new educational degree, and perform demonstration teaching, among other things. With each required step completed, I get closer to a time in life in… Continue reading Certification Update – April 27th
Financial Challenge of a Teacher – April 14th Update
Over the last two weeks I made progress in overcoming the financial challenges associated with teaching. Here’s a brief update on recent events.
Picturing Success
As I attempt to gain a position of stability as an English Language Arts instructor, I am besought with challenges. There are too many to list here. What I want to do for myself is to create a simple picture in my mind of a successful outcome.
The Bee in My Budget’s Bonnet
In this blog post, I explain some basic financial parameters of working as an English Language Arts public-school teacher in Tok, Alaska, and show how it relates to my situation. In discussing these aspects of my situation, you’ll get an idea of the challenge that I must overcome.
Appreciated Support
Appreciated Support Readers of my blog may be aware that becoming a teacher and storyteller is financially challenging. There are a great many ways interested readers can help. Like, Comment, Subscribe, and Share A simple way to help is to follow along, provide feedback on my content, and share my story with others. Buy My… Continue reading Appreciated Support
Introduction to A Financial Challenge of a Teacher
Introduction Hello and welcome to this web series, “A Financial Challenge of a Teacher.” This blog post provides an introduction and helpful information for readers. What is this series about? I am a middle-school teacher based in Tok, Alaska. I teach English Language Arts and this is my second year as a public-school teacher. The… Continue reading Introduction to A Financial Challenge of a Teacher
Arctic Miner – Part 5
Blog Series Recap Part 1 (click here to read): Becoming acquainted with Dr. Lawlor’s robotics experiments at UAF. Part 2 (click here to read): Writing a C++ script to collect data from the robot and insert it into the PostreSQL database. Part 3 (click here to read): Creating a Jupyter Notebook script to display the… Continue reading Arctic Miner – Part 5
Arctic Miner – Part 4
Blog Series Recap Part 1 (click here to read): Becoming acquainted with Dr. Lawlor’s robotics experiments at UAF. Part 2 (click here to read): Writing a C++ script to collect data from the robot and insert it into the PostreSQL database. Part 3 (click here to read): Creating a Jupyter Notebook script to display the… Continue reading Arctic Miner – Part 4
Arctic Miner – Part 3
Blog Series Recap Part 1 (click here to read): How I became acquainted with Dr. Lawlor’s robotics experiments at UAF. Part 2 (click here to read): Writing a C++ script to collect data from the robot and insert it into the PostreSQL database. Visualizing the Collected Data With data propagating into our database, we can… Continue reading Arctic Miner – Part 3