The 5 Biggest Mistakes I’ve Made in 5 Years of Working Nontraditional Education Jobs
When I left the classroom in 2015, I started my journey into doing independent contractor education work through hourly Home and Hospital tutoring with a…
VIPKid, GoGoKid, Virtual Teaching, and more: Q&A with Teacher Brett
Online Teacher Feature Series In the next few weeks, I will be highlighting 3 current or former online ESL teachers who have used their unique…
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Teaching With Outschool 2020 Pt. 3 – My First Live Class Teaching Pre-K Spanish (The Good and The Bad)
Although I taught my first class at the end of June, it took me some time to reflect on what did and didn't go well…
Online ESL Teaching, DIY Prop Kits, and Learningcraft’s Global Awareness Education Initiative: Q&A with Teacher Lydia
Online Teacher Feature Series In the next few weeks, I will be highlighting 3 current or former online ESL teachers who have used their unique…
Confession: I Have Online (ESL) Teaching FOMO
As I'm browsing through the latest posts on one of the many online teaching social media groups I'm in... ...I see mentions of a new and…
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Teaching With Outschool 2020 Pt. 2 – What You Need To Include In a Class Listing
Once I got accepted to Outschool, it was time to request a class listing. Outschool is an online teaching platform where you can teach (just…
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Teaching With Outschool 2020 Part 1 – My Experience Applying and FAQ
After hearing online teachers discuss Outschool for several months, I decided to start teaching with Outschool in 2020! I currently work for VIPKid and but…
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7 Tools and Techniques that Help Me Reduce Stress as an Online Teacher
Working in education has been described as a profession that is "emotionally taxing and potentially frustrating" - a description that can extend to both classroom…
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5 Steps To Take If You’re Considering Teaching ESL Online – April 2020
As of early 2020, roughly 4.7 million U.S. workers were working remotely. That number has grown rapidly as efforts are made in the upcoming weeks…
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Top 10 Supplies for Teaching Online (With Free Alternatives)
One of the biggest differences between in a classroom and teaching online is trying to translate all of the "magic" of in-person instruction into a…
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