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WanderingDolphin
Joined: 02 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:49 am Post subject: Can teaching in Korea count for a licensure program? |
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Hi all. Looks like many/most International Schools worldwide require teaching licensure/certification and at least two years of teaching experience in an "accredited" school before they can consider you to teach at their school.
Does anyone know if teaching at a hagwon or public school in Korea would count toward this? Are any of them officially "accredited?"
Or would it just be easier to spend two years teaching at a public or private school in the States (where I'm from) to fill this requirement?
And does it differ by U.S. State? Maybe various states would view teaching experience in Korea differently? Any help is appreciated. Thanks! |
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OiGirl
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Other people seem to have varying experiences, but I have two years of hogwon teaching on my NC license. If I were to apply to an international school, how would they know where I acquired that experience?
The form I use is:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/licensure/pdfs/formE.pdf
Other states may have similar things or you could adapt it. |
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VirginIslander
Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hi all. Looks like many/most International Schools worldwide require teaching licensure/certification and at least two years of teaching experience in an "accredited" school before they can consider you to teach at their school.
Does anyone know if teaching at a hagwon or public school in Korea would count toward this? Are any of them officially "accredited?"
Or would it just be easier to spend two years teaching at a public or private school in the States (where I'm from) to fill this requirement?
And does it differ by U.S. State? Maybe various states would view teaching experience in Korea differently? Any help is appreciated. Thanks |
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What do you want to teach? You need two years experience in that particular subject. And ESL does not count as High School or Middle School English teaching experience. Are you currently certified?
I picked up two real years ( also my best years) experience in the Caribbean at a private but accredited school. There probably still hiring right now. Contact All Saints Cathedral School, St Peter and Paul or Anitilles. The second one might now be accredited now. |
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WanderingDolphin
Joined: 02 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: |
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Hi. Thanks for the info. I'll look into those schools more. No, I'm not currently certified, but will be in the next couple years. Currently in school but was thinking of taking a break and coming over there. While I'd love to come to Korea for a year or two to work right now (and refill the bank account!), I'm trying to think if doing this would be a step forward or more of a step "sideways." If you know what I mean.
In the big scheme of things of course, a year or two over there whether it counts professionally or not would be a good life experience. But just trying to weigh my options right now. Any thoughts? Thanks.  |
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VirginIslander
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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If you are not finished your BA or your BS, you cant come over here to teach. You need a four year degree.
Or, have you graduated already and now you are taking courses to earn your cerftification?
Regardless, international schools are the way to go. I'm still deciding on what I want to get certified in.
But, in the Caribbean, I had the chance to teach elementary, middle and high school. I think potential teachers should try real teaching before devoting several years of their lives to earning certification and possibly making the wrong career choice. |
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WanderingDolphin
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Currently in school but was thinking of taking a break and coming over there |
If you are not finished your BA or your BS, you cant come over here to teach. You need a four year degree.
Or, have you graduated already and now you are taking courses to earn your cerftification?
Regardless, international schools are the way to go. I'm still deciding on what I want to get certified in.
But, in the Caribbean, I had the chance to teach elementary, middle and high school. I think potential teachers should try real teaching before devoting several years of their lives to earning certification and possibly making the wrong career choice. |
Hey there. Sorry, I didn't write my above post clearly enough.  Yes, I already have a BA. I have been taking some courses to get licensed but wanted to take a break to teach over there. I agree, it helps to actually teach before pursuing the license. I taught in E. Europe before so I know it's what I want to do long term.
What were you teaching in the Caribbean? (OK, I know this is the Korea forum and all, but it sounds interesting, so I thought I'd ask anyway...)  |
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VirginIslander
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It all makes sense now. Good luck with the classes.
I taught middle school science. 5th, 7th, and 8th grade. I also subbed for other teaches so I taught High School English for two months and even covered Spanish for a month. Teachers came and went so sometimes we had to cover classes for awhile.
I didnt have a strong background in science so I spent a lot of nights reviewing and studying up on the material. I like history and English so I incorporated a lot of essay writing and scienc history into my lessons.
Learned a lot of valuable lessons, too. Most importanly, if you think the material is boring then they do too. And I put one of Neil Postman's suggestions into practice: teach a course that gave you trouble. If you only teach what you enjoy and easily understand, you'll have difficulty understanding your students' difficulty.
I miss those beaches. Went to the beach yesterday. Half a million people.
So what do you want to do in the long term? Will be English or ESL? |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:43 am Post subject: |
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Other people seem to have varying experiences, but I have two years of hogwon teaching on my NC license. If I were to apply to an international school, how would they know where I acquired that experience?
The form I use is:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/licensure/pdfs/formE.pdf
Other states may have similar things or you could adapt it. |
Have recently seen my university completing a similar form for the state of Kentucky. |
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