Kindergarten performances in Taiwan usually take place in December and around Mother’s Day. It is a time when the students (age 3-7) showcase their learning. It’s also an enrollment boosting promotion for the school. After surviving two of these spectacles, I feel qualified to give teachers advice on ‘How to plan a Kindergarten Performance in Taiwan’.
Dust off that CV The first step to becoming an eTeacher is to create a professional-looking curriculum vitae, says Dani Babb, co-author of “Make Money Teaching Online.” “A common mistake is to submit a resume–resumes are not sufficient for online teaching,” Babb says. The standard CV should include a statement of teaching philosophy, teaching experience, [...]
by Ysolt Usigan You’re ready for a new career. But, like most adults in the workforce, you don’t have the disposable income to quit your job and go back to school to get certified. Without the opportunity to do both, you feel like you’re at a standstill – you’ll be stuck at your current job [...]
by Christine Sparta and Ysolt Usigan You can wake up and go to school in your pajamas. You can even set up shop at a local coffeehouse as you work on assignments to complete your degree. You can also advance in your career or start a new one by taking virtual courses while still earning [...]
If you’re currently teaching in a brick-and-mortar but are considering the possibility of heading online, you may want to take a course to boost your comfort with online teaching and help your CV stand out. In March 2007, PBS TeacherLine (a division of PBS) began a Web-based course entitled “Mastering the Skills of Online Teaching.” [...]
Most online educational institutions prefer that applicants have a Ph.D., but will consider applications from experienced teachers who hold master’s degrees. Without a master’s, it can be difficult to find a job teaching for an online university. “The master’s degree is really the minimum educational requirement,” according to says Thomas Green, the provost at National [...]
by Tamar Snyder Reneé McKnight has been teaching math at a public high school in Cheatham County, Tennessee, for the past 12 years. Lately though, she’s been dreaming of leaving the 7:30-to-3:15 grind to teach online. “I would really love more flexible hours,” she says. She’d also like the opportunity to give her students more [...]
By Dawn Papandrea Ready for a new career, but don’t have the disposable income to quit your job and go back to school? You’re not alone. Twenty percent of today’s teaching force is comprised of novice teachers from alternative route programs, according to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). Such alternative certification routes offer programs [...]
by Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick Millions of students are earning degrees online, believing they are boosting their marketability. But do human resource professionals hold these credentials on the same level as traditionally earned degrees? As students ponder the pursuit of an online degree, there is more to consider than whether or not they will earn a [...]
According to the National Center For Education Statistics, almost 1.1 million children underwent home schooling in 2005 alone. That’s a lot of children. Once upon a time, homeschooling used to be an extreme statement – something like a declaration of independence.