AAEE’s Job Search Handbook for Educators is considered the premier resource "manual" for pre-service educators, recent graduates, and others interested in careers in the PK-12 field. Each edition contains dozens of helpful articles to inspire, encourage, and guide novice educators as they pursue their professional goals.
Our 2023 edition is now available digitally!
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Physical copies of the Job Search Handbook have SOLD OUT. Preorders for the 2024 edition will be available spring 2023.
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Call for Articles: 2024 Job Search Handbook for Educators
All are now invited to submit an article for the 2024 edition of the Job Search Handbook for Educators. We are requesting articles between 250 and 1,000 words in length.
Submit an article for the 2024 Job Search Handbook for Educators!
If you have words of wisdom for aspiring educators, let us help you share them!
The deadline for consideration is Friday, March 3, 2023.
Wondering About Topic Ideas?
We are seeking articles related to the following topics:
- Navigating the first year of teaching
- Employment applications, cover letters, resumes, and professional references
- Networking, professional appearance, and social media
- Portfolios and interview skills
- Traditional and non-traditional employment options
- Equity, diversity, and cultural competence
- Skills, salary, and the demand for educators
- The positives of entering the teaching profession
- Other topics which may be relevant to pre-service educators, recent graduates, and others interested in PK-12 teaching careers
We welcome data-supported articles that are written in a conversational format. To-Do Lists, Top Ten Lists, FAQs, and/or quizzes are all excellent formats for JSH articles. Think about how you would present this information to prospective educators if you were addressing them in person.
If your article is accepted, you, as the author:
- Bear full responsibility for the content of your article; opinions expressed are not necessarily representative of AAEE;
- Confirm that the article has not been published or submitted elsewhere;
- Grant AAEE the right to use this article in 2024 Job Search Handbook and other AAEE publications and/or media;
- Understand the editorial committee reserves the right to edit the article to fit the style and continuity of the Handbook.
Please submit your proposed article (as a Word document) by Friday, March 3, 2023.
Submit an article for the 2024 Job Search Handbook for Educators!