March 2026 Alpha Delta Kappa Collegiate Clubs Network
Alpha Delta Kappa Collegiate Clubs & Alumni Welcome to our monthly newsletter! We are here to provide you with some helpful tips, connections, and networking opportunities.
Getting Ready to Secure Your First Teaching Position
Stacy Redding Stacy Coalson Redding Music Specialist, M Ed, Administration Texas Beta Omicron
You are making the final preparations for graduation or perhaps have already graduated with your Degree in Education. CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are preparing to enter a calling of growth that impacts not only yourself but each person you encounter! Now is the time districts and schools are examining resumes, looking over positions to fill with the right fit, and finding that diamond in the rough. “Applying for a teaching job is a job within itself. It’s easy to get discouraged but try
your best to stay positive and productive in the interim. A positive attitude goes a long way.” stated Valerie Ruckes in Educator Week Teacher. Included are some tips from teachers and administrators to guide you into securing that first teaching position and showing you are ready to shine. Develop a portfolio that shows what you bring to the table and how you have impacted others. Fort Worth I.S.D. Principal Smith advises including a portfolio that shows being able to help/support others in addition to generating your own results. Dallas I.S.D. Principal Contreras wants to see