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Totally agree with the sentiment! I was indicating those locations as goals to aim toward over time. It was more a question of how to work to achieve mobility assuming the likelihood of my inital placement in SE Asia or the ME. Also, advice along the lines of certificate-type professional development I could complete over this year to aid my inital placement.

Update for anyone interested. It looks like I am only eligible for the UT/MA license. The CT license seems to require 2 years of experience and current holding of a valid credential. Seeing as I taught on an Emergency and Intern Credential, I think that puts me in the doghouse. Appreciate any more thoughts on the TOK situation or advice generally!

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Just for context, my student's class average AP scores by year were 3.817 & 3.712, which I think is relatively high-achieving. The school has 100% college admission and requires 5 AP's to graduate, so the school is quite rigorous. Should I stress these things in the interviews or mention them on my resume?

Hello one and all!

New to the forum, gotta whole handful of questions as a new-prospective international teacher. If you can help me out, it would be much appreciated!

Qualifications:
2 years experience teaching AP Language at a top 10 ranked US charter school.
3 years experience teaching the English section of PSAT/SAT/ACT class at the school. Also 2 years teaching SAT II Literature.
2 years experience teaching a seminar in Philosophy
2 years experience writing 40+ letters of recommendation, overwhelming for elite US colleges.
2 years experience supervising senior CAPSTONE projects (year long independent project).
Student Government Supervisor

Education:
BA in Philosophy from UC Berkeley
MA in Philosophy SFSU (Current Student)

Currently my plan is as follows:
Get certified through Connecticut in the next few months taking the Praxis and transfering the two years of experience. Apply to jobs in December-Feburary and attend the SF job fair. Finish the MA this Spring. Start teaching in the Fall!

Questions:
1. Will my Philosophy specialization be a hindrance? I assume my experience in AP will demonstrate competence in the subject matter and folks will understand that an MA in Philosophy requires knowledge and abilities that transfers nicely into Upper English.

2. Is the Connecticut method the best for getting a credential? Seems better than Utah/Hawaii/Massachusetts.

3. Should I focus primarily on American Schools? Will the AP to IB transition be too rough?

4. General advice? I'm attracted to Switzerland in the long run, but thinking that Hong Kong might be a better as an initial placement. I'm new to all this, so whatever advice you have I'll gladly take!

Thanks in advance!