The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship is encouraging college graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (“STEM”) to get a Master’s in the field to become a teacher. To qualify, you must have carried a GPA of 3.0 or better in an undergraduate degree and your past or projected graduation date can be no later than June 30, 2012. Selected candidates will receive a $30,000 stipend to start and complete the Master’s degree which will include field experience. While no one can predict what the demand might be in the future, the candidate must commit to teaching in a high school classroom setting for at least three years. Therefore, applicants must be U.S Citizens or legal permanent residents.

Right now, the Fellowship partners with colleges and Universities in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. You may receive your undergraduate degree from any accredited university or college, but the Masters must be completed at select institutions within these three states. For a fellowship teaching opportunity. To apply or for more information, visit “http://www.wwteachingfellowship.org.

Above: Former college professor, and of course, President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson

The following is a guest post by Lokesh B.

Many people struggle to find a fulfilling career that fulfills their interests and needs. To gain direction in finding your desired career path, you may consider undergoing professionally conducted psychological evaluations. One of the most common personality tests used to help people find the right career is the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory is a highly regarded test instrument used frequently by counselors to identify your interests and how they relate to specific occupations.

The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory consists of lists of various activities and themes. You will be asked whether you like, dislike or are indifferent to each activity or theme. Once your interest in the various themes and activities has been measured, the testing counselor will then review how your responses correlate with the responses of others in various occupations. You’ll be matched with various occupations based on the similarity of your interests with people in the recommended occupations. The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory operates on the basis of six personality themes. The themes are realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional. Many people will exhibit characteristics of more than one theme.

The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory is just one of many highly regarded personality tests that you can use to get to know yourself better and find a career that you will find fulfilling and gratifying. By becoming more self-aware and honestly examining your interests and personality traits with the guidance of a skilled counselor, you’ll find your way to the career that is right for you.

Have you recently graduated, or are soon to graduate with a degree in a science or mathematics? Despite the consolidation of school districts and the laying off of teachers that is going on in some areas of the nation, a shortage of high school teachers that specialize in science or mathematics remains. It is not just the current needs, but the projected needs of the next several years.

The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship is seeking a few folks who are interested in a career change, or have yet to set foot into the business world. If you are accepted, you will receive a stipend of $30,000 to complete a Master’s Degree in Education. While life cannot guarantee you will remain a teacher forever, a three year commitment of teaching at the high school level is mandatory. The next application deadline is a few short days away – on September 1st.

To fill out your application, please visit www.wwteachingfellowship.org. Basic requirements, aside from a finished, or soon to be completed (by June 2011), degree are: a 3.0 GPA or higher, be a United States citizen or permanent legal resident and have the willingness to teach in a high-need school for three years. There are 14 participating universities and colleges. You need not be a resident of the state where the chosen school is located.

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I was quite surprised by New Jersey, actually.  I went there for a training class once and it expected it to be dirty and rotten.  On the contrary, there were rolling hills, green mountains, and wildlife!  I shook my head and thought that I must have taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque.   I may just have to go back down my bunny hole and dog a little further.  All of the signs, and the folks running the training assured me that I was in the right place.  I encourage you to check it out sometime.

A word to the wise: New Jersey DOES allow dogs.  There is no sign on the state that says, “No Dogs Allowed.”  I see so many people who give up their pets because they are moving to another state.  Pets do great in New Jersey.  They have dog parks, fields, and landlords that allow pets, just like where you live right now.  Even if you have to live in a small place before you establish yourself, pets have a way of adjusting.  Being with the people they love and temporarily inconvenienced by space is preferable over living in a home with an open field without your loved ones.  Better to break out the leash and take them for long walks than break the heart.  Yours and theirs.

I was reading about Clubz Tutoring and it seems to be a little different from what one traditionally thinks about when it comes to tutoring centers. The tutors work strictly one on one and come to your home, just like the high school or college student parents used to enlist. Only, instead, the tutor won’t cancel out because of their own mounting schoolwork. In many ways, I think having a tutor coming to the home helps instill better Study skills, for the fact that the child doesn’t think that study is for the center only, and the tutor sees the child’s routine in person and can offer feedback. All tutors have a bachelor’s degree or higher and are well versed in a particular subject, or with teaching study skills.

Maybe, an opportunity like this could be the perfect antidote for people who are finding that they are underemployed or unemployed, but hold a degree.  It might be a good way to help others while paying the extra bills.