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Teachers Making Extra Cash Selling Their Lesson Plans

AndriaL — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:58:00 GMT

...and not everyone's happy about it.

According to a New York Times story, teachers have started selling lesson plans online, much to the annoyance of school boards and administrators. The argument against this practice is that it cheapens the student's experience and some school districts feel they're missing out on some of the profits made on content that, they believe, belongs to the schools.

Some teachers are just using the cash to make home improvements or pay bills, but others are actually using the money to make classroom improvements.

Unfortunately, with the planning, creativity, and certifications involved in becoming a teacher and the notoriously low pay, many teachers consider their profession to feel thankless at times, and this is just one way of feeling valuable and earning some extra cash.

In my opinion, I don't really like the idea of being taught with lesson plans a teacher bought, but I don't think the schools should forbid teachers from selling their lesson plans or lay any claim on the teacher's work. What do you guys think? Should teachers be allowed to sell lesson plans?

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When You Love Money AND the Planet

AndriaL — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:40:00 GMT

Just saw a cool article listing 7 "green jobs" that pay around $30/hr or more.

These are the 7 jobs, along with online degrees, certificate programs, and courses that correspond nicely...

Regional Sales Manager - $42/hr
Business administration | MBA | Communications | Business Communications
Environmental Engineer - $33/hr
Environmental science | Engineering
Computer Systems Analyst - $30/hr
Computer security | Information systems | All computer degrees
Urban/Regional Planner - $29/hr
Public administration |
Hydrologist - $33/hr
Geology courses | Science degrees
Construction Project Manager - $33/hr
Construction Management
Nonprofit Executive Director - $29/hr
Human Services | Public Administration | Nonprofit-related degrees

Here's a link to the original article:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-green_jobs_that_make_30_an_hour-1019

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All About Online Communications Degrees

AndriaL — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:50:00 GMT

eLearners just finished the Mini-Guide to Online Communications Degrees, in which you'll find a ton of great information if you're considering starting a career in communications. Here's some of what you'll find in our guide:

Average salaries for professionals in this field
What courses you'll take to get a communications degree online
What you can do with a communications degree
How to tell if your personality is a good fit for communications

Check out the guide now and then see what communications degrees you can get online!

The weekend is here, guys — have a good one!

-Andria

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276,000 New Governent Jobs by 2012!

AndriaL — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:05:00 GMT

By 2012, the U.S. government will hire 276,000 new employees, says an article in Forbes. Unemployment hit a 26 year high this year, yes, but this is great news for people looking to switch careers or just find reliable employment with great benefits with the government.

Here are the top 10 sectors that will require the most employees and related online degrees:

Medical and public health
Public health degrees: Associate | Master | Doctorate
Security and Protection
Public safety degrees: Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Homeland security degrees: Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Compliance and enforcement
Criminal justice degrees: Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Legal related
Law, legal studies & public policy degrees: Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Administration and program management
Project management degrees: Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Accounting and budget
Accounting degrees: Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Information technology
Computer and IT degrees: Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Business and Industry
Business degrees: Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Engineering
Engineering degrees: Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate
Transportation
Aviation degrees: Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate

Here's the original article from Forbes online. Or visit USAJobs.gov to browse open federal government positions immediately.

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Unemployment, Home, and Career Coaches

Victoria — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:59:00 GMT

I grew up in Michiana, a region around the borders of Michigan and Indiana.

I was born and raised on the Indiana side, near South Bend, where Notre Dame University is located.

Historically, quite a few manufacturing giants had plants in the area (including Studebaker whose local plant closed its doors in 1963).

Today, there are remain a handful of RV manufacturing plants. Elkhart County currently has a 16.8 percent unemployment rate; St. Joseph County 11.2 percent.

Across the nation, many skilled workers are unable to find opportunities as companies continue to outsource manufacturing to areas where labor and production costs are less expensive.

Since June 12, 2009, my company has had representatives touring the nation on something called the Empowerment Tour. The Empowerment Tour is an effort to help working adults adjust to such transitions.

We are partnering with eight online universities to award scholarships to 100 recipients as well as receiving a paid internship opportunity at participating company. The scholarship will cover the full cost of tuition at one of the participating schools listed below.

I was lucky enough to join the Tour this past weekend to see how it worked and to help anyone with questions about online education and distance learning.

It was a fairly rainy Saturday morning and the turnout rather quiet. The official Tour RV was parked outside of YMCA. I stood by the front entrance with brochures to answer questions and guide folks to the room where we had everything set up.

Part of our Tour includes being able to have a free session with a professional career coach. I sat down with Ayn Fox over a plate of pasta salad and deli meat to discuss my career. I wasn't sure where to start and felt self-conscious. (Ms. Fox reminded me of my tenth grade chemistry teacher, which must have triggered some apprehension on my part. I was never a solid chemistry student.) I talked about my job history, personal and professional interests, as well as related fears and apprehensions. I found her to be supportive and an excellent active listener.

Here's my plug: the free session alone makes it worth the while to visit one of the Tour stops. I also appreciated that our official Tour RV was manufactured by Coachmen, a company that has a manufacturing plant in Elkhart County.

The Tour's final stop will be in Los Angeles, California, but there's still a month before it ends.

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