Teaching English in USA – High Point

Published: 12 October, 2018  |  Last updated: 12 October, 2018

Teaching English in High Point, USA

 

Report submitted on 03 Sep, 2018 by Mariel.

Teaching English in High Point, USA:

How can teachers find teaching jobs in High Point, USA?
VIF

The main English teaching jobs available are:
Full time English language school positions.

What are the minimum teaching requirements?
2 years.

What teaching requirements would you recommend?
Bilingual (English-Spanish).

What are the levels of payment?
Depends on your qualifications and experience.

How many teaching days a week is normal?
40 hours per week.

How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?
8 hours hours per week.

What is the normal arrangement for holidays?
USA holidays.

What advice would you give to someone considering coming to High Point, USA to teach English?
Go through VIF program.

What are the positive aspects of teaching English in High Point, USA?
I like the professional development that is offer to teachers.

What are the negative aspects for teaching English in High Point, USA?
None.

What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?
Having multiples first languages in our students populations.

 

Living in High Point, USA:

Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in USA?
Work permit.

What is the cost of living like in USA?
At least 2, 000 US$ per month.

What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?
Accommodation is not a problem. You have at any price that you want to pay.

Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in High Point, USA?
I love traveling.

Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in scenery, USA?
NONE.

What advice would you give to someone considering coming to High Point, USA?
Rural areas are better.

What things do you miss most (other than family and friends) from your home country?
Family.

What do you think you will miss most when (or if) you leave USA?
My students.

What things would you recommend to new teachers in your area to bring with them from their home country?
Pictures of their culture.

 

About Me and My Work:

My Name: Mariel

Nationality: Peruvian

Students I’ve taught in USA: elementary (6-12 years), junior high school (12-15 years)

Where I teach: Thomasville, North Carolina. Teaching for 27 years.

How I found my current jobs: VIF.
 

My school facilities: Excellent.

What kind of teacher support is available at your school/s?
training / workshops, lesson observations, teacher evaluations, peer support / training.

 

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Teaching English in USA – Alpharetta, GA

Published: 25 October, 2014  |  Last updated: 25 October, 2014

Teaching English in Alpharetta, USA

 

Alpharetta, USA

Report submitted on 24 October, 2014 by Anita.

Teaching English in Alpharetta, USA:

How can teachers find teaching jobs in Alpharetta, USA?
Apply through the school system websites.

The main English teaching jobs available are:
Full time English language school positions, part time English language school positions.

What are the minimum teaching requirements?
State certification and ESOL endorsement.

What teaching requirements would you recommend?
Master’s degree.

What are the levels of payment?
Varies based on experience and educational level.

How many teaching days a week is normal?
5 days per week.

How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?
35 hours per week.

What is the normal arrangement for holidays?
School system holidays – Thanksgiving 1 week, Winter 1 week, Spring 1 week, Summer 2 months June & July.

What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Alpharetta, USA to teach English?
As part of a public school district you must apply through the typical teacher application process. Applicants are put into a database.  Contacting schools directly is not typical.

What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Alpharetta, USA?
System-wide support.

What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Alpharetta, USA?
Some people are not accepting of those that do not speak English.

What are some of the teaching challenges for English teachers teaching the local people in your area?
Prejudice of Americans.

 

Living in Alpharetta, USA:

Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in USA?
Yes – check with state department. Some districts will be willing to sponsor visas.

What is the cost of living like in USA?
It depends on the area – apartments can be rented for about US$600-US$1000; houses begin around US$200,000, Town homes begin around US$60,000

What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?
Real estate agents or call apartments.

Other than teaching, what positive aspects are there for living in Alpharetta, USA?
Considerably low cost of living compared to other parts of the US.

Other than teaching, what negative aspects are there for living in Alpharetta, USA?
It is suburban and you must have car to get anywhere.  The cost of living may prohibit nearby residency and teachers may need to travel about 45 minutes by car to school each day.  Public transportation is lacking.

What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Alpharetta, USA to live?
ESOL students vary greatly where I live – some are children of diplomats and highly educated parents on job transfers or are visiting professors from other countries, while some come from poorly educated families from Mexico and other South American countries so very diverse educational needs.

 

About Me and My Work:

My Name: Anita

Nationality: Chinese

Students I’ve taught in Japan: Elementary (6-12 years).

Where I teach: Fulton County Schools, Georgia. Working here for 3 years.

How I found my current jobs: Via school district website.

My school facilities: Good – ESOL is a support position so the expectation is that you are able to give instructional strategies to classroom teachers to support students learning English.

Teacher support at my school: training / workshops, lesson observations, teacher evaluations, peer support / training.

 

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Teaching English in USA – Douglas

Published: 26 August, 2014  |  Last updated: 11 October, 2014

Teaching English in Douglas, USA

Douglas, USA

 

Report submitted on 26 August, 2014 by Mrs B. Enriquez.

Teaching English in Douglas, USA:

How can teachers find teaching jobs in Douglas, USA?
Teachers who want to find a teaching job in Arizona can log in to the Arizona Department of Education website (www.azed.gov). There are many openings in Arizona and all across the United States for teachers.

The main English teaching jobs available are:
Full time English language school positions, teaching at kindergartens / pre-schools, teaching at private international schools, teaching at colleges / universities

What are the minimum teaching requirements?
Each state has its own requirements. If you look in the Arizona Department of Education website, you can look at the various requirements. The minimum requirements are a bachelor’s degree in Education or related field and an ESL endorsement. Many times, if you do not possess all of the requirements necessary, you will be given a certain amount of time to obtain them. You will have to work with the state department in order to have these considerations.

What are the levels of payment?
Teachers are usually paid a salary. In Arizona, the salary is about US$30,000 a year. There are states where it is much higher. It depends on the level of experience that you have, degrees that you have earned, etc.

How many teaching days a week is normal?
5 days per week.

How many face-to-face teaching hours a week is normal?
6 hours per week.

What is the normal arrangement for holidays?
The general school schedule starts in early August and runs through late May. There is usually a fall break in mid October, two weeks off during the winter holidays, and a spring break in mid March. Federal holidays are off.

What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Douglas, USA to teach English?
Many students who are learning English are coming to America for the first time from other countries. However, there are many students who are learning English because their families have never really learned English themselves. It is a different kind of student. However, children are children and if you love kids, you will love the environment regardless. Arizona has a four hour block law. That means that we have to teach 1 hour of reading, 1 hour of writing, 1 hour of grammar and 1 hour of listening/speaking/vocabulary to students who are not proficient. There are many requirements to being an ESL teacher (we call them SEI teachers).

What are the positive aspects of teaching English in Douglas, USA?
All of the teachers in our city are teaching English because of the population that we serve. We are on the border of Mexico and USA. Many of our students are coming to the US for the first time. Many of our students are second generation or third generation students who are learning English. Most of the students are kind and wonderful students who are trying hard. We do not have gang violence or anything like that in our town. Although there are many violent things happening in Mexico, our city is very safe. We have many border patrol officers all over town.

What are the negative aspects for teaching English in Douglas, USA?
There is the pressure of making sure that our students are proficient as soon as possible.

 

Living in Douglas, USA:

Are there any visa or other legal requirements to live in USA?
Yes. You must have a working VISA. Some state agencies will work with you on that.

What is the cost of living like?
In the Phoenix (urban) area (in Arizona), rents in a nice neighborhood will run about US$1000-2000 a month. In the rural areas, where I live, they are much cheaper. You can find a very nice house for US$500-800 a month.

Obviously, in the urban areas there are a lot of different things to do (museums, malls, dance clubs, etc). In the rural areas, there are much less things to do. But, it is a nice weekend get-away to go out of town. The nearest big city is Tucson, which is 2 hours away. Sierra Vista has shopping and other things and that is 1 hour away.

What are the usual accommodation arrangements and how can you find accommodation?
You can find a nice rental via the newspapers or realtor.

What advice would you give to someone considering coming to Douglas, USA to live?
Come and visit one of our schools for a few days so that you can see what it is like.

What things would you recommend to new teachers in your area to bring with them from their home country (e.g. things that are difficult to get in your location)?
You can find everything in the urban cities.

 

About Me and My Work:

My Name: Mrs B. Enriquez

Nationality: Mexican

Students I’ve taught in USA: Pre-school / kindergarten (4-6 years), elementary (6-12 years), university, adults.

Where I teach: Learning center – Liberty Traditional Saddleback in Douglas, AZ.  Teaching here for 18 years.

How I found my current job: By visiting the school.

My school facilities: Very good – We have a new school. We are working on building a library. We have just gotten new text books. We are a work in progress, but we are doing well.

Teacher support at my school: Training / workshops, lesson observations, teacher evaluations, peer support / training.

 

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