Careers in Focus: Teaching

Looking for an Internship?
Finding Work
What Hope Graduates Are Doing
One Hope Graduate's Story
Career Research
Professional Organizations

Looking for an Internship?
Each semester and every summer, local employers list internship opportunities for Hope students with varying responsibilities and number of hours per week on our local internship web site. The following opportunity is currently available right here in West Michigan:

Adult Education Tutor Heartside Ministry Grand Rapdis, MI

Nationwide Internships
A wide variety of SUMMER INTERNSHIP positions in this field are available throughout the United States.Check out the following opportunities listed here.

Discovery! Tutorial Program Intern Hands On Atlanta Atlanta, GA NMH Upward Bound Tutor Counselor Intern Program Northfield Mount Hermon Upward Bound Program Northfield, MA Bridge Program Intern The Bridge Program of the YMCA Nashville, TN Tutor Advisors University of Cincinnati Upward Bound Program Cincinnati, OH

What Hope Graduates are Doing...

Teacher/Career Counselor
Austrian School Board - Vienna, Austria

Director
Palos Christian Preschool - Chicago, IL

Teacher
Los Angeles Unified School District - Los Angeles, CA

Bronx Art Teacher
New York City Board of Education - New York, NY

Program Analyst
US Department of Education - Washington D.C.

West Michigan Teacher Search
April 26, 2007
An estimated 75 schools from Western Michigan and out-of-state send representatives to interview or meet with candidates who are finishing their program in education at Aquinas College, Calvin College, Cornerstone University, Grand Valley State University, or Hope College. This event is open to students and alumni from the five above schools that are sponsoring this event ALL DAY for free, Students from all other institutions are welcome to participate in the afternoon for a $10.00 registration fee. This event will be held in the Grand Valley Field House, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Click on the Spotlight on Careers site and go the following links to find leads for job openings: teaching overseas, teaching in private schools, teaching in public schools. Additionally, you can research and identify major organizations through CareerSearch. Contact our office and meet with Sara DeVries as well as link to the following site to begin the networking process with Hope alumni who are in the education field: Networking.

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Career Research--OCS Books

Directory of Overseas Schools Education Career Directory How to Get Jobs in Education Teaching English Abroad Careers in Education Careers in Child Care Career Opportunities in Education Teacher Certification Requirements Education for Action Careers for Kids at Heart and Others who Adore Children Directory of Public School Systems in the United States Inside Secrets to Finding a Teaching Job 101 Career Alternatives for Teachers The Everything New Teacher Book How to Get the Teaching Job You Want

Professional Organizations

National Education Association (www.nea.org)

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (www.ascd.org)

National Association of Secondary School Principals (www.nassp.org)

National Association of Elementary School Principals (www.naesp.org)

Association of Teacher Educators (www.ate1.org)

Council for Exceptional Children (www.cec.sped.org)

Council for Basic Education (www.c-b-e.org)

United States Department of Education (www.ed.gov)

One Hope Graduate's Story

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