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[hopefullykorea]

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But this is for LICENSED teachers! Apparently, it offers even better benefits too and starts at 42 K

I saw this posted on Careerbuilder.com , excuse the formatting. Apparently they're going to certain KEY cities to do face-to-FACE interviews.

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Teach in Abu Dhabi Public Schools - Be a part of education reform in the Middle East - Interviews in Orlando June 23 and 24

Teach Away Inc. (http://www.teachaway.com) is North America's most global teacher placement organization offering a wide variety of international teaching jobs at Ministries of Education and top private schools around the globe.



* Our services are FREE for teachers
* We have teaching jobs in TAIWAN, JAPAN, HONG KONG, THAILAND, VIETNAM, UAE, SAUDI ARABIA, OMAN, and SOUTH KOREA
* PRE-DEPARTURE preparation and ONGOING SUPPORT provided for teachers



Teach Away is currently accepting applications from licensed North American teachers for teaching jobs in the United Arab Emirates to teach within the Abu Dhabi public school system. Teachers will receive highly competitive, tax-free salaries while enjoying the UAE�s beautiful beaches and ever-present sun.


The Abu Dhabi Governemnt is currently implementing reform to help make their education system one of the best in the world. Each public school plans to hire 3-5 foreign teachers to help ease the transition into the UAE�s vibrant culture.




Teachers can expect to save 60%-70% of their yearly salary!



TEACHING BENEFITS



Start Date: August 2009



End Date: August 2011



Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE



Student Level: Primary (limited Secondary positions)



Working Hours: 7:30am-2:00pm, Sunday to Thursday



Teaching Salary: 12,300-20,400 AED/month ($3,300-$5,500/m), up to $70,000/year



Visa: Family Visa Sponsored by the Education Council



Housing: Private Residence provided by employer + furnishing allowance



Vacation: Approximately 2 months summer holidays + national holidays



Medical Insurance: Family Health Care provided by Employer



Training: Paid orientation and training provided for teachers upon arrival to the UAE


Additional Benefits: Yearly airfare provide for teacher, spouse, and up to 3 dependents, Tax Free Salary, Free Housing, One Month Salary Bonus per year


Requirements All teachers must be licensed to teach in public schools in their state/or province. Teaching English as a Second Language certificates cannot replace a teaching credential. Accordingly, teachers with a TESL certificate or equivalent, alone, will not be considered.

Native English speaker, bi-lingual preferred

* Minimum of a Bachelor�s Degree
* Teaching certification
* Minimum 2 years of teaching experience, preferred





Successful applicants must interview in person in one of the following cities in mid June:

North America

* Toronto: June 15 and 16
* Vancouver: June 15
* Seattle: June 17
* New York: June 21 and 22
* Chicago: June 18 and 19
* Los Angeles: June 19 and 20
* Orlando: June 23 and 24

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Anyone familiar with teaching in UAE or Abu Dabi? Heard anything about those countries?

Apparently there are even BETTER perks for certified teachers.

[winterfall]

If your interested UNRWAR is always looking for teachers in the Palestinian camps. No teaching experience required and positions vary from English to History. Reasonable pay but, getting used to the camp life is going to be hard to deal with. Their lot in life isn't pretty.

There's another discussion forum for the Middle East. You can get some ideas if you go there.

[Fishead soup]

I've worked in the UAE before. My best advice is before going brush up on your classroom management skills. Learning some basic Arabic would be good too. Unlike Korean students Emirates students don't have much respect for teachers particularly foreign teachers, If you are placed in a technical school you'll notice that the majority of teacher are from other gulf countries like Jordan and Egypt.

The students are generally likeable ar first. They live in an enviroment much like in Korea where corporal punishment is the norm. The students will most likely challenge your authority of the classroom once the honeymoon stage of your culture shock has faded this can be particularly stressful. Another problem is cheating which is rampant and the locals don't seem to look down upon it. If you are ment to proctor any exams you will have to be vigilent. Another problem is some of the biggest trouble makers in the schools are from families with strong political connections. So they quite literally get away with anything becouse their teachers are afraid of them. It is not unusual for a parent to call the local Sheik and complain about disciplinary actions taken against their kid. This can make matters pretty nasty for the teacher.

Some tips if you are a man grow a beard. This will just make you look more like a local.

If they ask you any question about anything that might be taboo in their country pretend you can't hear them. They will often ask questions of a dubious manner like . Do you like the Russian ladies in Dubai? this obviously connects to prostitution. They will also ask you if you drink alcohol or eat pork. Most of the time they are not doing it is a carefree fun kind of way. They are pokeing fun at you. They want to make your look foolish.

Just take the money and enjoy the long holiday time. If you are looking for a rewarding teaching enviroment go elsewhere.