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nomad soul
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| getbehindthemule wrote: |
http://teach-now.com/
Has anybody gone (or thought about going) down this route?
It only takes 9 months to complete to obtain a proper teaching certification with teaching license.
This first 6 months of the program is all online (15hrs/wk), which should be very manageable.
My biggest concern would be that it might be difficult to get the last 3 months of supervised teaching completed in China.
Another concern is that it seems a little pricy ($6000). But perhaps it could be a ticket into the highly paid IS jobs in China & SEA.
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Your questions would best be posted on a k-12 teacher site like International Schools Review, although this program was discussed in Praxis or NES in regard to non-US citizens. (Be aware the OP on that thread got booted for trolling and more.)
For Teach Now, there are a couple of major issues for non-US and US citizens working outside the States. For starters, as a non-citizen, you'd need to be in the US on immigration status to obtain a Social Security Number per Homeland Security rules. (An SSN is required to apply for state teaching licensure.) Plus, program candidates are placed in virtual online cohorts, which requires everyone to be online at the same time (i.e., via synchronous online learning). This is problematic for cohort members in vastly different time zones.
So if the program interests you, consider heading to the US if you can afford it. |
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Xie Lin
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| nomad soul wrote: |
For starters, as a non-citizen, you'd need to be in the US on immigration status to obtain a Social Security Number per Homeland Security rules. (An SSN is required to apply for state teaching licensure.)
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Not according to Teach-Now:
"You do not need citizenship nor a social security number to get a Washinton D.C. Certification."
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nomad soul
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| Xie Lin wrote: |
| nomad soul wrote: |
For starters, as a non-citizen, you'd need to be in the US on immigration status to obtain a Social Security Number per Homeland Security rules. (An SSN is required to apply for state teaching licensure.) |
Not according to Teach-Now:
"You do not need citizenship nor a social security number to get a Washinton D.C. Certification." |
What's the link to that statement? Teach-Now includes the following on its FAQ page:
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Can I still apply for a teaching certificate in the US if I’m not a citizen?
Yes. You are not required to be a US citizen to apply for a teaching license. However, the license does not act as a visa or green card. You will need to discuss your immigration status with potential employers.
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Do I have to pass any tests in order to get certified?
Yes. Like many other states, Washington, DC, which grants your certification upon completion of TEACH-NOW, requires the PRAXIS tests. Arizona has its own certification tests, administered by NES/Pearson.
Source: http://teach-now.com/faq/ |
Moreover, according to ETS, which administers the Praxis:
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The District of Columbia requires a Social Security number (SSN) in order to process educator licensure paperwork. ETS does not require your SSN for its own purposes, but failure to provide your SSN will delay processing of your licensure application.
Source: https://www.ets.org/praxis/dc |
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Xie Lin
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| nomad soul wrote: |
Moreover, according to ETS, which administers the Praxis:
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The District of Columbia requires a Social Security number (SSN) in order to process educator licensure paperwork. ETS does not require your SSN for its own purposes, but failure to provide your SSN will delay processing of your licensure application.
Source: https://www.ets.org/praxis/dc |
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From an administrator at Teach-Now on the above quote from ETS:
"That is outdated information, because TEACH-NOW actually had the DC rules changed so people could apply for the DC license without a Social Security Number."
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