Hello, everyone. I am feeling a bit restless at work these days and find myself contemplating a career change. This is my first exploratory step in that process. For the past two years, I have been working as a closed caption editor/tech support professional for LNS Captioning in Portland. We do closed captioning and subtitling for OPB, local news stations, and other media firms. I fell into the captioning position as a result of teacher burnout. Prior to that, I was an English teacher for two years at Sunset High School in Beaverton. There are certainly aspects of teaching that I love, but I am just not equipped to be a classroom teacher.
While working at Sunset, I found that the teaching units I enjoyed the most were the ones that placed us in the computer lab working on Web projects. And while I have never actually taught a course online, I have a hunch that developing online coursework might suit my skills, background and personality. Ultimately, I would like to find a professional niche somewhere in the nether world between teaching, web design and tech support that allows me to help teachers teach.
A good varied background Leah and the teaching experience you have won't hurt in your pursuits. There are positions available for the kinds of things you are interested in doing. It's just a matter of getting your foot in the door.
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Dennis
Hi Leah:
ReplyDeleteYou worked for Sunset magazine? I would have held onto that job with both hands,. I love that mag. But, online learning is a great career. I absolutely love it. I get the interaction with students, but not the classroom act. Nice to meet you.
Leigha
Oops, I see that it is Sunset High School. Sorry about that! I've been online too long today;)
ReplyDeleteHi Leah,
ReplyDeleteThe field of tulips reminds of the yearly pilmigrage we made from Brussels to Holland for that spring event. Amazing overload of colors.
What caught my attention is your affinity for project-based learning which is what I enjoy coaching teachers in. Like you, I believe that constructivist strategies are a good match for developing some engaging lessons for our students.