@psyguy

1) So if I submit just QTS (and not UT APT) to HK MOE to apply as a Registered Teacher, this will be enough to get that certificate? With just the QTS, they won't be looking for how I obtained that? Slightly confused since you mentioned they would look at employment history/PGCE to see how I obtained a QTS.

2) I noticed PRAXIS can send results up to 4 states for free when I first register. Besides CT & UT, any other states you recommend I submit for now since they are valid for a year just in case?

Thanks again.

Thank you for all of this information & being thorough with the answers!

A couple of follow-up questions:
1) What do BSs mean? (Couldn't find this acronym in other posts for its meaning)

2) Based on what you wrote, I assume I can't use UT to register with HK MOE? I need QTC to register with HK MOE?

3) Long-term, I plan to settle down in CA. If I continue teaching, I probably will just teach at independent/private schools. Would the QTS be enough to list as teaching credentials on my resume? Or I should use that to get a US credential (which sounds like I could go QTC->HI + ESOL/2 PRAXIS exams + another exam-> CA CLEAR or a different route?)? Knowing this, do you still recommend the UT->QTC route to start off with?

4) Do you know for sure that TCL does not realize yet that UT is not based on any type of professional education preparation? Or unclear since don't know of anyone who has used UT to apply for QTS recently? If TCL/QTS rejects the UT credential, at least the math PRAXIS test I take could be used towards CT initial license? Btw, how much is it to get the CT license?

Side questions that you might not be able to answer but thought I'd ask just in case. No worries if no clue on these questions.
1) How hard (or easy) are these PRAXIS tests? I would take the math one for UT, but there are some math levels I haven't used in a long while (since I haven't taught those levels) so would need to refresh my memory. But just wondering how much time to spend to refresh/review to pass :p

2) For the CRB fingerprints, i get my prints rolled in HK & then mail that card back to the US? (I assume there is no LiveScan in HK?) I actually recently (in the last 12 months) did an FBI fingerprint background check when I was in the UK last year. Could I use that or still need to do prints anyway since I need a UT background check too?

Thanks again for your advice!

Hi,

My background: Career change to become a teacher 5 years ago. Have 3 years full-time teaching at IS - 2 of the years at a top-tier WASC-accredited K-12 school, 1 year at IB World secondary school. Have bachelor degree in math/CS & master degree in business from top-tier US universities. US citizen.

Currently living in HK, not working this school year. Want to get credentialed b/c several IS in HK won't consider me since I'm not credentialed even if I am highly qualified. And even substitute teachers need to be qualified (I think gov't requirement).

Read a lot thru this forum about different options & searching online, trying to get clarification (& some advice) as to what might work for my situation.

Main goal: Find a credential program where credential can be used worldwide (or will be accepted to transfer) that is some combo as cheap (since some programs are twice the price of others), shortest period of time, while living in HK (can't move to another city/country due to family). And even better to start anytime since I not working this school year.

1) 2 universities in HK have PDGE program. Can this credentialed be used worldwide? Can this credential be used to get transfer to a US equivalent (which based on the forum, the ideal is HI I think)?

2) I noticed that Teach Now can begin any time of the year (vs traditional school year starting in Sept). The only thing in my current situation is that I need to be currently teaching (since I need the 3 months of student teaching & a IS to be willing to mentor), correct? If I did have a full-time job, would those teaching hours count towards student teaching? Or the issue is the IS has to assign someone to observe me teaching to be count as student teaching?

3) For Teach Ready, it isn't clear to me where the student teaching is to be done. It almost sounds like I could do this program while not employed at a school or I misread? I see in the forums, it is mentioned 1 disadvantage is I need to fly to Florida for a week (which wouldn't bother me as much since I visit the US at least once a year). But it isn't clear to me (based on their website) what happens during that week as it almost sounds like you do your student teaching experience & take FL tests during that week? So I don't need to do student teaching experience at a school?

4) I don't know much about UK system, but seems PGCEi might works for my situation. The most common unis to take this program from Nottingham or Sunderland? Do these program start any time of the year or only in the fall? Does anyone know if PGCEi is enough to be considered a teaching credential outside the UK?

Or any programs I should consider in my current situation?
Or is there any US state to which I can obtain a credential now based on my background?

Thanks in advance for any feedback/advice!