Licensure Question
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RUCTeacher
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Licensure Question
I am currently licensed in my home state - ECE and Elem. K-6 self-contained. I have been teaching for 10 years. I'm half-way done with my masters and plan to take next year off to complete it. My license is up for renewal in the fall of 2013 and requires my masters by that time, so I wasn't going to renew it until I was finished (I won't be teaching, so it isn't an issue). However, I will be completing it after the normal recruitment time for the 2014/15 school year. This may be a silly question, but is this going to completely mess up my chances of finding an IT position?
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I disagree with Sid here.
Its not going to mess you up really big, but recruiters are going to be concerned and weary that you may not be eligible for certification if something happens in your graduate program (I take it your in NY). You wouldnt be the first person to not finish their degree. This means the school has to take a chance with you, and the top tier schools arent going to bother really because why take the risk.
Your other problem is that while you should be fine with SA/ISS when it comes to direct applications many of them are pre screened before ever seeing an admin, and the trend is growing for online applications that put you in the position of either falsifying that you are certified (marking yes, when your technically not) and risking your application being overlooked because no one ever reads your explanation (and some applications dont have a place for you to even explain).
A smaller issue for you to be concerned about is that the time youve been out of the classroom, even working on a degree, is still time you havent been teaching and thats going to make you less marketable the further your experience is from your application. This is going to effect your marketability.
Its not going to mess you up really big, but recruiters are going to be concerned and weary that you may not be eligible for certification if something happens in your graduate program (I take it your in NY). You wouldnt be the first person to not finish their degree. This means the school has to take a chance with you, and the top tier schools arent going to bother really because why take the risk.
Your other problem is that while you should be fine with SA/ISS when it comes to direct applications many of them are pre screened before ever seeing an admin, and the trend is growing for online applications that put you in the position of either falsifying that you are certified (marking yes, when your technically not) and risking your application being overlooked because no one ever reads your explanation (and some applications dont have a place for you to even explain).
A smaller issue for you to be concerned about is that the time youve been out of the classroom, even working on a degree, is still time you havent been teaching and thats going to make you less marketable the further your experience is from your application. This is going to effect your marketability.
I disagree!
I am currently in school full time and not teaching and got five offers before I accepted the one I wanted. Granted, I had a decade of experience including IB work, international experience and current certification, but I think you not working to be in school is a non-issue!
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RUCTeacher
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Licensure Question
Thank you for the replies.
I'm actually on the other side of the US from New York, PsyGuy.
I do have another route I can go - applying for licensure in another state where one of my parents live. That way I would have a valid license at the time of recruitment. Just wasn't going to do that if I didn't need to.
I've had my heart set on teaching overseas for awhile and things are finally falling in line personally for me to be able to go, so I just don't want anything to stand in my way.
I'm actually on the other side of the US from New York, PsyGuy.
I do have another route I can go - applying for licensure in another state where one of my parents live. That way I would have a valid license at the time of recruitment. Just wasn't going to do that if I didn't need to.
I've had my heart set on teaching overseas for awhile and things are finally falling in line personally for me to be able to go, so I just don't want anything to stand in my way.