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World language teacher with an ESL endorsement?

by Y

May 30, 2010

I'm currently world language teacher (Spanish) in the Chicago Public Schools teaching at the middle grades. Since I have a K-12 certificate, I want to go back and teach HS. However, I want to add and ESL endorsement to make myself look great.

My thinking is that HSs (either city or suburbs) would see me as a great candidate since I can teach both Spanish and ESL classes. What do you guys think? Am I thinking straight? Does anyone know any world language teacher (Spanish, French...) that teach both subjects?

Thanks/Gracias

sped On 5/30/10, Y wrote: > I'm currently world language teacher (Spanish) in the > Chicago Public Schools teaching at the middle grades. Since > I have a K-12 certificate, I want to go back and teach HS. > However, I want to add and ESL endorsement to make myself > look great.

Actually, you should add the Bilingual endorsement ...See MoreOn 5/30/10, Y wrote: > I'm currently world language teacher (Spanish) in the > Chicago Public Schools teaching at the middle grades. Since > I have a K-12 certificate, I want to go back and teach HS. > However, I want to add and ESL endorsement to make myself > look great.

Actually, you should add the Bilingual endorsement since you speak Spanish. This will enable you to teach in ESL classes (which are taught in English), as well as Bilingual - Spanish clases.

> My thinking is that HSs (either city or suburbs) would see > me as a great candidate since I can teach both Spanish and > ESL classes. What do you guys think? Am I thinking > straight?

Yes, you're thinking straight. Actually, since you are certified to teach Spanish now, many districts will hire you, get a temporary bilingual endorsement for you, and possibly pay for your Bilingual endorsement classes. This is about as hot of a teaching field as there is in IL right now. If you're looking to make a move from CPS or need a job now, you should look at going that route. Some districts have hired bilingual teachers who have NO teaching certificate, so you as a certified teacher already have a leg up on others.

There is the whole highly qualified thing, but when there is a genuine shortage, they can work around that. You should check out the ISBE HQ worksheets to see what you might be highly qualified in.

Does anyone know any world language teacher > (Spanish, French...) that teach both subjects?

A language teacher that teaches more than one language? Yeah, a lot. I have even known a couple of high school teachers who can teach 3 languages, though I don't know if they were actually assigned to teach 3. I've never met someone who was a bilingual teacher who also taught a regular Spanish class. There's usually too much need for the bilingual teacher in that program. I guess, if you were properly certified, it could happen, but I wouldn't count on it. Once you get bilingual certification, the days of teaching the Spanish alphabet to English-speaking Freshmen are probably over for you.

> > Thanks/Gracias

Jun 4, 2010

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