Everyone should have a chance to be a TOSA
It is official, I am going to the classroom again. I have been an instructional coach for the past 3 years but the time has come to return to the classroom. When my family was planning to get out of the military and move home to California from Boise in 2016, I started applying for jobs on Edjoin. My previous district (when I was a student) and my mom's current district had a position for a TOSA. I didn't know what that meant, so I figured I wasn't qualified. I applied to other districts but didn't get much in the way of offers. I had completed my student teaching in Alaska and my experience in Boise. Naturally my application was a mess. BUT my mom encouraged me to apply explaining TOSAs (instructional coaches) and I was hired! Now 3 years later, and countless memories and experiences, I have decided to work in a classroom again. But this time, I have this toolbox of ideas and resources from being a TOSA. As I have often said before, everyone should have a chance t...