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Old 10-22-2007, 10:19 AM
 
Location: Newport, ME
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I am going to go back to school and wondered what professions are most needed there. If I can come with a valuable tool to help improve the state I would like to. I have always wanted to be a Special Education teacher and thought I might do that if it is a needed area.

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Faith
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Old 10-22-2007, 01:10 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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Here in Bethel, the Lower Kuskokwim School District and a few other districts are in need of sped teachers. Heres a few sites.

Home of LKSD Lower Kuskokwim Schools

Lower Yukon School District - Alaska (broken link) Lower Yukon Schools

Kuspuk School District Mid Kuskokwim Schools

Yupiit School District Yupiit Schools-Akiachak Ak
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Old 10-22-2007, 02:34 PM
 
Location: In My Own Reality
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If you specialize in spec ed you can go almost anywhere in the country.
Do you teach now or just starting out? If just starting try everything.

Do as much subbing as you can to get a feel for what you really like.

So many people go into teaching and then realize they can't hack it.

But working with kids can be fun(most of the time ) and there's nothing like knowing you were able to really help them.

Good Luck!
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Old 10-22-2007, 05:35 PM
 
Location: Newport, ME
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If you specialize in spec ed you can go almost anywhere in the country.
Do you teach now or just starting out? If just starting try everything.

Do as much subbing as you can to get a feel for what you really like.

So many people go into teaching and then realize they can't hack it.

But working with kids can be fun(most of the time ) and there's nothing like knowing you were able to really help them.

Good Luck!
It's just a thought right now, the local community college has a nice program to start with. I have taught Sunday School on Sundays in the past and loved it (even though it was only one day a week). I just have alot of patience and have a way with special needs people and the people that others just push off
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Old 10-22-2007, 07:24 PM
 
Location: Haines, AK
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Default don't forget medicine

Don't forget medicine, nursing, physical therapy, all of the ancillary professions. There's not a hospital in the state that's not looking for nurses, I'd bet. Best yet, nursing has a national board instead of a local or regional, and you can work as a traveller for whatever period you like, as many places as you like, until you find one that suits your needs. It's the ultimate portable profession.
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Old 10-23-2007, 01:36 AM
 
Location: In My Own Reality
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Yep, rotorhead is right! First person I met up here was a traveling nurse. She goes all over and seems to enjoy it. And I know they are always looking for nurses. Teachers, Nurses both needed all over!
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Old 03-24-2014, 07:08 AM
 
Location: City Data Land
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Don't forget medicine, nursing, physical therapy, all of the ancillary professions. There's not a hospital in the state that's not looking for nurses, I'd bet. Best yet, nursing has a national board instead of a local or regional, and you can work as a traveller for whatever period you like, as many places as you like, until you find one that suits your needs. It's the ultimate portable profession.
+1. I have a traveling nurse friend who works in Anchorage two weeks, takes two weeks off, then flies to Fairbanks and works there for two weeks. It's very lucrative for her. Traveling nursing pays better than regular nursing
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Old 03-24-2014, 09:10 AM
 
Location: Back and Beyond
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My wife took a travel nurse job in Alaska this last spring\summer. We plan on doing it again. Her travel contract in Arizona is done October 1st. Now the question is, head back up to Alaska in October or wait till March or April. Last summer we did homer and palmer/wasilla. This next time we are going to the interior. Hopefully fairbanks, but are considering Nome and Kotzebue as well. Being a travel nurse is an awesome way to see Alaska. The travel reimbursement really helps offset the huge fuel bill on the way up. Almost every hospital my wife has been a travel nurse at offers her a permanent job. We always have to respectfully decline because of our slightly nomadic tendencies. However, after spending 6 months back in Arizona and all the craziness, we might just take them up on a permanent job offer in Alaska. We literally think about Alaska all day everyday. It is like a bad dream that doesn't go away We will be back either in October or spring 2015. I am going to kiss the ground when I cross over from Canada and proclaim to my wife that we aren't leaving this time. Sorry for the rant..... Travel nursing is a great Alaska profession.
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Old 03-24-2014, 09:49 AM
 
Location: City Data Land
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We literally think about Alaska all day everyday. It is like a bad dream that doesn't go away .
OMG, I can so relate. My husband and I own property in Wasilla, but we live in Texas most of the year. I lived in Anchorage as a kid, and never forgot my love for Alaska, but we can only be there a little bit each year. I miss Alaska so much it is like an ache in my heart. To add insult to injury (literally) I get bad migraine headaches, and hot weather makes them much worse. But my husband's job keeps us in Texas most of the year. I have bugged him nonstop for us to move to Wasilla permanently. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. He works in the oil industry, and his current job is looking not so hot (lol). Since we rent our home we can move pretty easily. I'm hoping soon we can relocate for good. . .
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Old 03-24-2014, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Fairbanks
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Anything but government work...
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