Thanks so much for the play by play! It really helps to be able to read about a firsthand experience.

Good luck!

Search Associates fair in San Fran.

I am eager to hear about everyone's experiences!

We teachers do love our acronyms.

While it's true that this may be an exhausted topic, searching for the words interview and questions brings up a ridiculously long list. Both words are used frequently, and usually not in a discussion of "interview questions."

That said, here is an old thread that may help:

http://internationalschoolsreview.com/v ... =interview

Also:
What do you expect from administration?
What will students see when they walk into your classroom?

For fun:
http://internationalschoolsreview.com/v ... =interview

And ISR admin directs to this page for interview tips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxbRWsYl ... ure=relmfu

UNI gives these examples:
1. What is your greatest strength as a teacher?
2. What is your greatest weakness?
3. What can you tell us about yourself?
4. What is your philosophy of classroom discipline?
5. What steps would you take with a student who is disruptive in your classroom?
6. What kind of classroom management plan do you like best? How would you implement it in your class-room?
7. Why do you want to be a teacher?
8. Why do you want to teach in this school?
9. Why should we hire you for this position?
10. What are your goals in education? Where do you see yourself five years from now? How does this position fit into your career plans?
11. What would we see if we walked into your classroom?

Hope this helps.

@PsyGuy,

Thanks! What's OSH?

Thanks for the reposnses.

Also, @giovanni, you may already know this, but in case you don't, registration for the UNI fair ends on the 11th.

As I perused job vacancies for the upcoming UNI fair, I noticed a fair amount of ESL/ELL positions (which is one of my certifications in addition to Elementary, EC, and SPED) in a diverse range of countries in South America, Asia, and the Middle East.

Does anyone have experience in one of these positions in an IS?
Is it a whole classroom, all subject area setting?
If so, what distinguishes it from a standard Elementary class?
Or is it more like a teacher support role in which the ESL teacher helps the general teacher accommodate English language learners?

Is the pay generally the same as a subject area teacher?

Any help is appreciated.

Meet. More. Woman. Keep 'em comin', PsyGuy.



All,
Thanks for your responses!

Does anyone have experience adjusting their student loan payment to an income based payment. That is what I have right now, so it is a relatively small payment, but how would it work adjusting it to an international currency?

Thank you in advance.

Can anyone tell me what decent salaries (a $ amount that I wouldn't want to go below) would be for the following countries (assuming that I will be in a major city)?

Colombia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Panama, Turkey, China, UAE.

A little all over the place, but I don't yet have a great grasp on what a valuable package looks like. I don't want to accept an offer that will leave me struggling.

In case it makes a difference:
I have one small debt payment to make each month in the US.
I wouldn't mind saving, but since this is my first foot in the door, it isn't my highest priority right now.
I want to be able to do some regional, affordable travel at times.
I live a frugal life. Here in the states I get by without a car, TV, eating out.
I will be eating whatever food is freshly available at the market and not concerned with US packaged foods.

Thanks in advance.

Thank you, everyone. Your replies are appreciated.

eion_padraig and Psyguy,

Thank you for taking time to respond. I figured that East Asia would be a target, which is great because it would be a dream come true to explore that part of the world and its various cultures. I think that Vietnam, S. Korea, and Thailand will be where I focus my energies.

It's true that living overseas will bring totally new pressures to the relationship. We will cross those bridges as they arise, I guess. For now, we are in the excited phase of anticipation and achieving goals. I'll ride this wave for as long as it lasts.

Thanks again

Psyguy,

Thanks for the perspective. That's pretty much the conclusion that I reached about an hour ago. The thought of getting married, looking for a job, etc was driving me crazy.

Now we need to carefully (and quickly--time is of the essence) determine which countries have the most realistic visa requirements for. I don't want to accept a job and then find out that he can't come at all for some reason.

Does anyone have a resource for this where different country's information would be consolidated on one page so that I could efficiently research visa longs (how long he could stay as a tourist at first, if exit and re-entry can satify requirements to start the time over).

Anyone have experience moving as an unmarried couple? He will be looking for jobs upon arrival, so the goal is to move to a country where teaching english is a viable option.

Thank you.

I am not worried about him. He will be certified to teach english, so I am focused on countries where jobs for him will be easy to obtain. On top of that, he is naturally engaged with personal projects that he can do anywhere, so being bored shouldn't be an issue.

Thank you for your response!

Is it a waste for me to pay the expense of going to the UNI job fair if they say that 95% of their hires are singles or married couples?

I thought I may be a competitor at that fair, but now I am unsure.