Question about Verification of Teaching Credentials
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 3:26 am
Hello Everyone,
I browsed a ton of forums about this, but couldn't find exact advice about my situation and the details of teaching experience verification. @PsyGuy, I greatly appreciate all of the advice you've given over the years--your knowledge about the certification system is amazing. I'm hoping you or others might be able to give me some advice about my situation.
My situation:
US Citizen with BA in English Lit. I've been teaching for 6 years in the same public high school (Gymnasium, highly respected public school) in Europe. The school has a national and IB program, and I teach English (it's English literature, but it is English to non-native speakers) and TOK in IB. I don't have a teaching certification.
My goal is to get the best possible certification for my situation in the US and hopefully QTS as well.
Traveling to the US or taking any exams in Europe is no problem.
First question: with my experience, would I qualify for CT or Hawaii, or would my experience not count, because it could be considered ESOL? I don't know how the verification process works. I've looked at the forms for CT and HI, but they look really basic, and I think my experience could, in some way, be seen as properly teaching English Lit. Technically though, my job title is foreign language teacher and TOK teacher, and I also taught IB Language B (English). Ideally, I would like to get certified in English literature, because I really don't actually teach ESOL. Although in a pinch, I could study up to try to pass an ESOL exam.
I have thought about the following options:
If experience isn't counted: MA or UT
If experience is counted: CT>HI>QTS
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'd hate to see my experience not be recognized, but I might have to accept that.
I browsed a ton of forums about this, but couldn't find exact advice about my situation and the details of teaching experience verification. @PsyGuy, I greatly appreciate all of the advice you've given over the years--your knowledge about the certification system is amazing. I'm hoping you or others might be able to give me some advice about my situation.
My situation:
US Citizen with BA in English Lit. I've been teaching for 6 years in the same public high school (Gymnasium, highly respected public school) in Europe. The school has a national and IB program, and I teach English (it's English literature, but it is English to non-native speakers) and TOK in IB. I don't have a teaching certification.
My goal is to get the best possible certification for my situation in the US and hopefully QTS as well.
Traveling to the US or taking any exams in Europe is no problem.
First question: with my experience, would I qualify for CT or Hawaii, or would my experience not count, because it could be considered ESOL? I don't know how the verification process works. I've looked at the forms for CT and HI, but they look really basic, and I think my experience could, in some way, be seen as properly teaching English Lit. Technically though, my job title is foreign language teacher and TOK teacher, and I also taught IB Language B (English). Ideally, I would like to get certified in English literature, because I really don't actually teach ESOL. Although in a pinch, I could study up to try to pass an ESOL exam.
I have thought about the following options:
If experience isn't counted: MA or UT
If experience is counted: CT>HI>QTS
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'd hate to see my experience not be recognized, but I might have to accept that.