By Tamar Snyder When Dan Brown began teaching fourth grade at P.S. 85 in the Bronx as an NYC Teaching Fellow, he quickly realized he was one of the few male teachers at the school. The gender discrepancy worked to his advantage, he says. “As a rookie, I was given my own classroom, in part [...]
By Tamar S. Snyder At 39, Laurie Mendenhall couldn’t imagine spending the next four years seated behind a wooden desk, notebook in hand. The mother of two from Atlanta, Georgia, yearned to be on the other side of the classroom–teaching elementary school students. But with her husband working in sales and frequently traveling, she needed [...]
by Tamar Snyder Just the thought of paying down more than $15,000 in student loans left Sonia Kunze feeling panicky. Before she was hired full-time, the 36-year-old teacher was a substitute at a local school in Iowa — and was having a hard time coming up with the $150 monthly payment. She trolled the Internet [...]
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 [...]