Any teachers in here or people pursuing a B.Ed or an M.Ed?

[OE800_85]

I just wanted to ask because I haven't seen any particular posts on the subject, and this is my goal. I hope to go to teacher's college sometime next year. Has anyone here on the forum gone down that road already, or are already planning to?

The school I'm applying for (Niagara University | Education that makes a difference.) say they accept CLEPs to fulfill their teachable requirements, so hopefully not long from now I'll get into their Masters of Teacher Education program .

Anyways, if anyone is in the same boat, please share your experiences with us.

[Lindagerr]

I am now doing my prereq courses for a Master of Arts in Teaching with licensure at Western Governors University. Not all M.Ed. degrees will get you a teaching license. Most expect you to have your license before you start the masters.

In NJ I am "eligible to teach" which means I can get a job (if I can find someone to hire me), but I need to have a mentor and teach full time while taking 200-290 hours of face to face classes at night and on weekends then after 1-2 years of this I can finally get a "Standard License"

Make sure you know what you want to teach and where you want to teach, then make sure you know what is needed there. Each state and in some states each school district can have different education or testing requirements.

Do you already have a BA? If so what is it in? If not what are you going for?

[OE800_85]

I'm currently finish my BA, trying to complete it this year. I have about 57 credits or so to go, I think I can handle it.

This particular program is teacher education, and it leads to licensure. However it's not online or distance learning, it's a B&M program, about one year. The cool thing is that it's on the border with the US and Canada, so after completion I'd be licensed to teach in both Ontario and New York State.

The main issue I have is fulfilling some requirements. I plan to have two teachables in highschool, Math and Science: General. I'm not sure if the Canadian and New York policies are the same, but my school requires 30 credits in your first teachable, and 18 in your second, which I think is very doable. Also I'll be sure to have at least 6 credits at the senior level for each one.

The funny thing is, although I'm seeking licensure, I don't want to teach in north america. I currently live in China and want to come back after my studies to work in an international school here, most likely teaching AP Calculus or something along those lines.

For anyone interested in taking a risk, or uprooting themselves I think it's a great opportunity; not only for teachers. In china the economy is booming these days!

[edit] wow you also want to teach science and math, what a coincidence!

[BrandeX]

If you want to teach in a real INtl. school here, and not one of those local schools that is just pretending, they all require being a licensed teacher in your home country so it is good that you are seeking licensure most likely depending on the job. (woo runon). Anyway, I'd check with potential Intl. schools you might be interested in as to their requirements, some I have seen also require you to have taught in your home country for a couple years first. Be sure to check and compare the compensation too, I quit working for institutions to freelance "fulltime" (which really means work part time) and still net about 2000 USD a month. Some intl. schools, especially the fake ones will pay a lot less. You might be lucky to get 1000USD a month form a standard school or Uni.

[OE800_85]

Yeah well I've been here for quite a while. I make decent cash now actually with my full time job and private students, gotta love exorbitant transportation fees heh. I live in shanghai though, and that salary doesn't include rent or other fees I deal with.
From what I've seen, you can make at least 20k/month (in rmb) with a lot of expenses included in those Chinese international schools. The real international schools depend, 25k+. Also, they want two years of experience but not necessarily at home. You can always aim lower in terms of schools to ensure employment, and gain experience, eventually moving up. For me it's less about the salary, and more about the stability, environment, and the potential to send my kids there in the future (my god what am I talking about??) for free.

Are you teaching in china now, where and how's the experience been for you?

One thing I find strange is that I know teachers back in Canada making 70 or 80k/year, but can never have the lifestyle me and my friends here enjoy, even though we're young and at the bottom of the food chain. How's that for a run on sentence heh.