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johnson430
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I went through an alternative certification course for a Texas teaching certificate and saved lots of money.
The online course was $900 and the internship was $3200 but taken out at $320 per paycheck for 10 months.
Texas is full of Alt. Cert. teaching programs from most ESC's Education Service Centers.
Here is a link to one offered out of Region 4, where I took my certification.
http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=eps.cert.overview
Anyone in Texas who has a degree with enough hours in their field of certification can do the program.
I am sure most states offer some kind of alternative certification like this for those interested in a teaching career.
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JZer
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I went through an alternative certification course for a Texas teaching certificate and saved lots of money.
The online course was $900 and the internship was $3200 but taken out at $320 per paycheck for 10 months. |
What did you get your certification in? |
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johnson430
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My certification is in English/Language Arts/Reading 8th-12th grade.
I would like to teach English at an International School or a university in a Central or South American country but...
The smart thing might be to stay/teach in Texas and ride out the global economic recession.
Perhaps I should start my teaching career south of the border in a few years: when the world economy is better and I have more teaching experience behind me.
Any thoughts?
Do you have any current teaching certs? |
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Chancellor
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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My certification is in English/Language Arts/Reading 8th-12th grade.
I would like to teach English at an International School or a university in a Central or South American country but...
The smart thing might be to stay/teach in Texas and ride out the global economic recession.
Perhaps I should start my teaching career south of the border in a few years: when the world economy is better and I have more teaching experience behind me.
Any thoughts?
Do you have any current teaching certs? |
Or you could apply for jobs at international schools (real ones, not just schools that call themselves international; look for schools that use the International Baccalaureate Organization curriculum or something similar).
www.ibo.org |
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naturegirl321
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Location: home sweet home
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JZer
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Location: Pittsburgh
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Do you have any current teaching certs? |
No, I would like to get elementary certified. Are there elementary positions open in Texas? |
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johnson430
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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No, I would like to get elementary certified. Are there elementary positions open in Texas? |
There are tons of Elementary teaching jobs in Texas.
Here is a link to the SBEC (State Board for Educator Certification)
"How to become a teacher in Texas":
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/certinfo/becometeacher.asp?width=1024&height=768
They have all the information on Alt. Cert. programs and also have link to different Regions; there are 20 Regions in Texas, each Region has an ESC, Education Service Center, here is link to the different regions:
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/approvedprograms.asp
*Note: Within each Region are ISDs, Independent School Districts. Some regions have 10-40 ISDs. Each ISD can have anywhere from 1 to 20 schools(or more.)
Take a look at Region 4 (Houston and surrounding area). There are almost 40 ISDs in Region 4, each with many elem, mid and high schools per ISD.
Here is a map of the region 4 area.
http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=hr.emp_map_links
Last May(2008) there were over 450 Instructional jobs open in Houston ISD alone.
If you don't mind where you live, you should be able to find a job easily.
I got hired on my first interview; although I am "out in the sticks."
Here is a google map of wee little Benjamin, TX. Just to give you perspective. You can live in a major metropolitan area or any one of the thousands of little towns throughout Texas, there are teaching jobs everywhere.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=33.583521,-99.789355&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=16&sll=33.583539,-99.789269&sspn=0.008598,0.013819&ie=UTF8&ll=32.583849,-98.459473&spn=8.899132,14.150391&z=6
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JZer
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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Last May(2008) there were over 450 Instructional jobs open in Houston ISD alone.
If you don't mind where you live, you should be able to find a job easily.
I got hired on my first interview; although I am "out in the sticks."
Here is a google map of wee little Benjamin, TX. Just to give you perspective. You can live in a major metropolitan area or any one of the thousands of little towns throughout Texas, there are teaching jobs everywhere. |
Thanks for the information. I don't care where I live in Texas but I might want to live in a city. I would like access to a decent university. If I don't go abroad again I might want to get a PhD. |
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johnson430
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Location: Texas, USA
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Here is a list of the "major" cities in Texas that have universities with graduate programs. Most of these major cities have satellite cities (look at a map of the Houston or Dallas/Fort Worth areas to see what I mean) which you could live in a lot cheaper than the major cities but still be close enough to enjoy "big city living."
Austin
San Antonio
Dallas
Fort Worth
Denton
Houston
Lubbock
El Paso
I have lived in San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton; also, I have visited all the other cities and been to all areas of the state. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask as I have been a Texan for 37 years.
You can PM me if you want.
Good luck. |
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JZer
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I would like to live in Austin. Is there actually a need for teachers there?
Which area is the safest? Is their any area in which I could put my Chinese skills to use? I know Spanish skills are more important in Texas but I was wondering if there are some schools with Chinese immigrants? |
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Chancellor
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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I would like to live in Austin. Is there actually a need for teachers there?
Which area is the safest? Is their any area in which I could put my Chinese skills to use? I know Spanish skills are more important in Texas but I was wondering if there are some schools with Chinese immigrants? |
I know that the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization www.ibo.org) schools here in Buffalo (that's in New York State) teach Chinese (Mandarin, I suspect) and I wonder if that's something all IBO schools teach. There just happens to be an IBO school in Austin: http://www.ibo.org/school/002421/ and http://schools.roundrockisd.org/andersonmill/. |
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