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Seeking Advice ESL (hold PhD) and recruiter

by Sam Lewis

Jan 14, 2017

I welcome advice on a new position.

My current position is:

- teaching ESL 60&37; - DSO 30&37; (designated school official) - New student interviews and some program (IELTS/GMAT class) coordination 10&37; I earn 42K annually and would like: - stay in USA if possible - see an upward tick in income - reduce my DSO role (use my mind more) - continue teaching - open to additional role (quantitative analysis?) - optional: reasonable cost of living or less snow

My profile: - 9 years ESL - Ph.D. in Education Policy - 1 publication (Ed. Policy) - Skilled in quantitative analsis (SAS / SPSS) - Peer Reviewer for multiple journals - 2 articles in progress (not published)

Are there schools where my PhD is highly valued even if it is not linguistics etc?

Where should I apply? What skill should I emphasize or develop?

Are my career goals realistic or a moonshot?

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Betty Ann I'm assuming that you have teacher certification. Do you have administrator certification?

Your yearly salary seems very low to me.

Especially if you are Spanish-speaking, you might well qualify for a department chair position or district level position in a school district with a ESL population. Many of those department positio...See More

Jan 14, 2017

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Lewis I do not have teacher certification because that was not my original education. I have no administrator certification. My question is principally about being an instructor (not an administrator) because that has been working well for me (being directly involved in teaching/learning).

On 1/14/17, Betty Ann wrote: > I'm assuming that yo...See More

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eld teacher In what type of school are you teaching ESL now, and are you teaching adults? Based on the exams you mentioned, I assume that you are working at the adult level. If you want to teach ESL to adults outside the public school system, you may be able to find a job similar to the one you have now, in a similar type of school. It would just depend on wh...See More In what type of school are you teaching ESL now, and are you teaching adults? Based on the exams you mentioned, I assume that you are working at the adult level. If you want to teach ESL to adults outside the public school system, you may be able to find a job similar to the one you have now, in a similar type of school. It would just depend on whether or not there were openings available in locations you're interested in. If you want to teach in a public school you might have a higher salary, but you would need certification, and you might also need to teach other subjects part of the time, depending on available positions and the size of the school's EL/LEP population.

On 1/14/17, Lewis wrote: > > I do not have teacher certification because that was not my > original education. I have no administrator certification. > My question is principally about being an instructor (not an > administrator) because that has been working well for me (being > directly involved in teaching/learning). > > On 1/14/17, Betty Ann wrote: >> I'm assuming that you have teacher certification. Do you >> have administrator certification? >> >> Your yearly salary seems very low to me. >> >> Especially if you are Spanish-speaking, you might well >> qualify for a department chair position or district level >> position in a school district with a ESL population. Many >> of those department positions include some teaching, some >> educational leadership/supervision, some data analysis (all >> that testing data!), record-keeping, writing reports, etc. >> >> Also, depending on where you live, or where you end up, you >> might be able to do professional development for teachers >> part-time or teach on the university level as an adjunct. >> >> On 1/14/17, Sam Lewis wrote: >>> I welcome advice on a new position. >>> >>> My current position is: >>> >>> - teaching ESL 60&37; >>> - DSO 30&37; (designated school official) >>> - New student interviews and >>> some program (IELTS/GMAT class) coordination 10&37; >>> I earn 42K annually and would like: >>> - stay in USA if possible >>> - see an upward tick in income >>> - reduce my DSO role (use my mind more) >>> - continue teaching - open to additional >>> role (quantitative analysis?) >>> - optional: reasonable cost of living or less snow >>> >>> My profile: >>> - 9 years ESL >>> - Ph.D. in Education Policy >>> - 1 publication (Ed. Policy) >>> - Skilled in quantitative analsis (SAS / SPSS) >>> - Peer Reviewer for multiple journals >>> - 2 articles in progress (not published) >>> >>> Are there schools where my PhD is highly >>> valued even if it is not linguistics etc? >>> >>> Where should I apply? What skill should >>> I emphasize or develop? >>> >>> Are my career goals realistic or a moonshot? >>> >>>

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