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TeachOhio attracts 500+ candidates in its 25th year

Aladdin Shrine Center

The Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus
provided a spacious venue for TeachOhio.

Five hundred and fifty-five candidates converged on Columbus' Aladdin Shrine Center in April to meet with 74 employers at the 2010 TeachOhio, Central Ohio's largest teacher recruitment fair.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the event drew student candidates from a consortium of six participating universities:

Julia Hoy of Dublin, Ohio, a member of the college's STEM cohort, is graduating with a Master of Education from the college and attended TeachOhio to interview for positions. "This is my second career. I came to Ohio State for a PhD in chemistry and realized that I loved being a teaching assistant," she said. While finishing her MS in chemistry, Hoy entered the teacher preparation program in EHE.

Hoy attended the recruitment fair seeking a position teaching chemistry. "I think chemistry is the greatest thing ever," she said, "but first-year teachers are more likely to begin with younger students, or ninth graders, who are studying physical sciences. I will also be licensed to teach that and would be happy to start there."

Her advice to other job seekers: "Come early and bring many copies of your materials -- your resume, your teaching philosophy, a sample lesson plan, list of references. I'm actually out of many of my materials already."

Jeanne Paliotto, director of Human Resources Director at Worthington Schools, said, "We always find outstanding candidates here. We have a good reputation, so many candidates are interested in us. We find the diversity we need and feel so fortunate to attend TeachOhio."

C. Andrew Wade, another member of the college's STEM cohort graduating in August, said, "I feel very well prepared for the job search. Everyone helped us feel pretty confident. In the program, we've always been put in the position to succeed. I hope to find a position teaching math."

Brenda L. Ruffier, director of Human Resource Service for the Ogden (Utah) City School District, said, "This is our first year at TeachOhio, although we have recruited on the Ohio State campus before. We were very pleased with the quality of the candidates then, so given that you have the early childhood degree graduates, which is important to us, we decided to come to TeachOhio to build our reputation."

Ogden's high-need recruitment area at the event was elementary school, but the district also had openings in middle school math, English, earth systems, family and consumer sciences, technology and special needs.

"Utah is growing," Ruffier says, "and if you like outdoor activity, Ogden, which is about 35-miles north of Salt Lake City, is it. It's gorgeous here."

Heather Jolley Hudson ('07 BS, Human Development and Family Science; '08 MEd , Education) was recruited by the Ogden City Schools and speaks highly of the district in an open letter to prospective educators. She says, "The past eight months in Utah have been wonderful. The staff and administration at my building could not get any better."

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