#Tips

Margaret Cissel

Jan 6, 2019
3 min

6 Tips for Your Job Search

With the 2019 independent school hiring season in full swing, the Educator’s Ally Team wants to make sure you feel as prepared as possible for the opportunities ahead. Here are 6 tips for a successful private school job search: Get in touch with Educator’s Ally. To get the conversation started, apply here with your updated resume. Why work with EA? Our services are free for job seekers! Whether you’re looking locally or nationally, EA can help. Since 1975, EA’s highly persona

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Margaret Cissel

May 23, 2018
1 min

STEAM in the Music Classroom? Ok, Go!

We loved this recent segment on NBC that highlights the rock band OK Go and their quest to help schools integrate science and math into the curriculum through music. “After finding out that their ingenious music videos were being used to teach the fundamentals of science, OK Go collaborated with hundreds of educators to create OK Go Sandbox – a free online resource to help bring math and science concepts to life.” Whether it’s looking at how to use everyday objects to generat

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Margaret Cissel

Sep 5, 2017
2 min

EA Retreat: a pause for reflection

A late summer al fresco lunch and a few canine friends made for a perfect day! Here at EA, we’ve had a busy summer and we’re looking forward to an even busier fall! But before the launch of the new school year, the EA team took some time to step back and reflect on this past year and place goals for the next. The theme of our retreat circled around relationships and, more specifically, our relationships with you, the incredible educators we’re so privileged to work with every

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New Year, New Job Search: Go After Your Goals in 2017

Margaret Cissel

Jan 20, 2017
2 min

New Year, New Job Search: Go After Your Goals in 2017

A new year offers a clean slate, a fresh chance, a sense of uncharted possibility for what’s to come in the next trip around the sun. Perhaps you’re ready for more leadership responsibilities, or it’s simply time for a change. Maybe you’re new to the industry, feeling ready and excited to dip your toes into the world of private school teaching jobs. Wherever you are is a great place to start and Educator’s Ally can help you find a job in independent schools. Here are a few wa

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Tips for a Successful Private School Job Search: Part II

Margaret Cissel

Dec 19, 2016
2 min

Tips for a Successful Private School Job Search: Part II

What to Remember When You’re Visiting Campus & Teaching A Demo Lesson Earlier this month, we relayed some helpful tips on how to succeed during the early stages of your search for private school jobs. After acing the initial interview, the school has now asked you to visit campus to conduct a demo lesson – way to go! Here are a few things to keep in mind as you move forward in the interview process and have the opportunity to showcase your skills as a teacher to potential emp

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Tips for a Successful Private School Job Search Part I

Margaret Cissel

Dec 2, 2016
3 min

Tips for a Successful Private School Job Search Part I

Helpful Hints to Keep in Mind in the Early Stages of Your Job Search & How to Impress During an Interview In the work we do at Educator’s Ally to recruit the best teachers and administrators for private school jobs throughout the country, including major metro areas such as New York City, Boston and Denver, we’ve learned a lot about what makes a job search successful and, on the contrary, how to really mess one up. Here are a few tips on what to do in the initial stages of a

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Back to School: Surviving Your First Year At A New School

Margaret Cissel

Sep 6, 2016
1 min

Back to School: Surviving Your First Year At A New School

Now that Labor Day has passed, it’s officially time to go back to school. Are you starting your first year as a teacher? Or are you starting a new job at a different school? Even for experienced teachers, joining a new school community can evoke first-day-of -school jitters. There are new colleagues to meet, new students to welcome, new traditions and school cultures to learn. Many independent schools conduct orientation programs for new faculty members and pair first year te

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Development Professionals: Why Independent Schools Are Actively Hiring Them

Margaret Cissel

Feb 2, 2016
1 min

Development Professionals: Why Independent Schools Are Actively Hiring Them

The culture of philanthropy in independent schools is at once remarkable and essential. It is because of the generosity of alumni, parents, faculty and administrators that independent schools can and do create exceptional programs and facilities for the benefit of their students. Building and nurturing the relationships that give rise to successful fundraising efforts is important and specialized work. For this reason, it is increasingly common for boarding and day schools su

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You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression: Why you Need an Agency for your Private Sc

Margaret Cissel

Nov 17, 2015
1 min

You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression: Why you Need an Agency for your Private Sc

For over 40 years, Educator’s Ally has been working with teachers and professionals exploring opportunities in private schools, and in that time we’ve learned a lot about what makes a successful job search, as well as the fatal flaws that educators routinely make without the guidance of an agency like ours. Let us help you avoid making the simple mistakes that you may not even be aware of that get your resume sent right to the shredder. Educator’s Ally will work with you to n

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Understanding the Seasonality of Independent School Hiring

Margaret Cissel

Oct 14, 2015
2 min

Understanding the Seasonality of Independent School Hiring

Educator’s Ally, we work with educators on all different timelines and at all different points in their careers. Whether you’re brand new to the field, or highly experienced and exploring leadership opportunities in schools, EA is prepared to support searches of all kinds. Depending on the type of position you’re seeking (teaching, administration, admissions, development), there are varying timelines for conducting a job search. Being informed about these timelines can make t

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Back to School Night: Helping Teachers Get Good Grades

Margaret Cissel

Sep 29, 2015
1 min

Back to School Night: Helping Teachers Get Good Grades

It’s that time of year again: the time when parents of independent school students everywhere head into the classroom for Back to School Night. Ostensibly, the purpose of this ritual is for parents to gain some insight into the academic life of the student: to learn about class schedules and curriculum; to understand course requirements as well as grading distributions; and perhaps even to read a syllabus or two. Dutiful parents clear calendars and hire babysitters, so that t

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Back to School: The Teachers We Remember Most

Margaret Cissel

Sep 14, 2015
2 min

Back to School: The Teachers We Remember Most

As we watch students returning to school this month, leaving the carefree days of summer behind them, we can’t help but be reminded of that mixed bag of emotions children face as they prepare to meet new teachers, new classmates and of course, new triumphs and challenges. Will this be the year that you meet the teacher that you’ll remember forever for how she made you feel smart and proud or have you heard that you’ve been assigned the “tough teacher” and you’ll have to fight

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Breaking In: Finding an Entry Level Elementary Teaching Position

Margaret Cissel

Aug 17, 2015
1 min

Breaking In: Finding an Entry Level Elementary Teaching Position

Are you an Education major who will graduate next spring? Or maybe you are studying another field but are a motivated, team player who has always been drawn to working with young children during your summer vacations as a babysitter or camp counselor? Or perhaps you are dissatisfied in that first position you accepted after graduating, love kids, and wonder if teaching is a better fit? Independent schools are eager to bring talented, aspiring educators like you onboard at the

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