Hello, Can anyone help me? I am a white 54 years old and am American teacher. I am certified Language.Arts. Science, and Social Studies middle school (6-8) and History (9-12). I also hold a Master of Arts of Teaching. I want to teach in Lagos ( have family there) or at the very least some where in Nigeria or South Africia. I have a profile on Teacher Horzions and their site articles say that it isn't imposssible for older teachers to get a teaching job. Then I started directly emailing Alex one of the owners of the site and was told it was very diffficult to get a position at my age. I am very discourage at this point. I am well versed in teachnology and the new teaching teachniques as our school mandates PD as a weekly meeting. But according to Alex I have to get on a short list now to even be considered for as interview. My experience as a middle school teacher has developed a passion and personal commitment to three things: fostering a positive learning environment for students with various backgrounds, maximizing individual student performance and developing student interest in technology.

In my most recent position as a middle school teacher, I developed highly effective lesson plans, 21st century technology exercises and effective assessments that promoted interest and knowledge retention. I have also been highly successful in helping children with special needs to succeed academically and socially in mainstream classrooms. In my work with middle school students, I have stressed critical thinking and applied real world examples to engage students. Technology is a useful way to engage students to delve deeper into the topic that you are presenting. Using the internet for research, student created PowerPoint’s and Prezi’s allow for creativity that showcase higher order thinking skills.Help? Please answer me here or email me at candaceweaver30@gmail.com.