secondplace wrote:
> I would about those 2s and ask what it is you're looking for.
>
> I'm 5-10-2-5 (so far), and more than happy to talk about the 2 and what it
> means for me.

I'm 3-1-9, and no one asks me about the 1 anymore. After a certain amount of time, it seems like no one questions your ability to stay put.

For practical classroom techniques, "Making Thinking Visible" is great.

I also really enjoyed "What's the Point of School?" by Guy Claxton.

While not directly related to teaching, "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman was excellent and made me question a lot of the teaching methods I use.

TeachHereTeachThere wrote:
> I moved back home too in 2019 to Ontario, Canada. I'm supply teaching,
> there's lots of it. And I'm applying to contracts and long term supply
> which pays at grid salary. No regrets. I'm at the top of the payscale and
> the salary is amazing. The medical benefits are outstanding for teachers in
> Ontario. The pension is also amazing though I won't get enough years in to
> get a nice one. Oh well, no regrets as live abroad was so good. I do miss
> being abroad, the life and school experiences. But there's a lot I don't
> miss: I find gossip and backstabbing in Ontario nowhere near to what it was
> abroad. We also don't get meetinged to death. I was at some good schools
> but the salary was never as good as here. No way the medical benefits were
> as good as here and of course no pension. There's good job security and
> holidays.
> What I would say though is teaching in Canada right out of teachers college
> is a mistake. The salary is crap. My board accepts 10 years of teaching
> abroad experience which put me right at the top of the payscale. My advice
> would be to teach abroad for 10 years and have a blast then move back home
> but make sure you get that experience documented and get it in writing your
> board will accept that experience for the pay grid.

Thanks for this insight. I hadn't really intended to return to Ontario to teach, but I have more than 10 years experience and you make a pretty good case for it. How can I "get it in writing" as you suggest? Who should provide that documentation for me (is it acceptable, for example to ask my current school to just make an official looking document that declares I've been teaching for 10 years? I haven't been with any school for 10 years so I wonder how I would document my experience in an official way. Also, where and when do you start looking for jobs in Canada. I've never been through the hiring process in my own country!