International Expat

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Welcome Shayne.

Welcome to the site Kym. It sounds like you have a great deal of international experience and I know you will have some good insights for us all.

Welcome to the site! We are happy to have you here. I have spent some time in Istanbul and love the city. It is so beautiful. The up and down of the hills can be exhausting, but the beauty is exquisite. Here are a few photos I took of my last visit there. I have friends that have worked there and loved it. How do you like it?

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In an ideal world, all of our students would be interested in all of our classes all of the time. And many international students are really motivated to learn English, and will be paying attention to your every word. But that won't always be the case. No matter how good a teacher you are, no matter how good the school is, there is always going to be one class eventually that just doesn't care. Maybe they had a bad teacher the year before, who turned them off to English. Maybe their parents are putting too much pressure on them. Or it could just be it's the period before lunch! The reason doesn't matter. What matters is finding a way to get their attention back and make them eager to learn. We asked several international teachers for lessons they use when they need to get their students' interest back. Here are some of the ideas they shared with us. · Download a popular film in English with English subtitles. Make it something that is age-specific for them. This will get them to want to understand it. Plus, if they have seen it before, they'll be interested in seeing how the lines they liked in their language are said in English. · Dedicate a day to learning English slang – and include some cheeky swear words. Many international teachers stick to teaching formal English. Learning to talk the way “cool people” talk is far more interesting for the average student. Doing this with song lyrics or Instagram captions can be really fun. · Nearly everyone in the world is interested in how others see their country and their culture. Print out some recent news stories about their country in English, and have them read them and discuss how they differ from their local media. · If that doesn't work, try the same exercise but less seriously. Print out some articles from English-language celebrity gossip sites. You can bet more than a few students will want to talk about scandals and gossip involving the rich and famous, so they will be motivated to learn the words. · Tell them about a problem you are having in the local culture – something simple like not understanding the local bus line. Giving you help will inspire them, because it will make them feel more knowledgeable about something than you, and that makes people feel good. · If your headmaster will allow it, take them out of the classroom and into town and ask them to show you the things they find interesting – but insist they speak English. This will give them a chance to show off the place they live, and be much more refreshing than sitting in the classroom. · Learn about their local sports team, then dedicate a class to talking about it. Most international students like sports even more than American students, and will be delighted to talk about it for hours. · When all else fails, pretend that you can't figure something out on your smartphone or other mobile device. Nothing will make them happier than to help an “old” out with something that seems so basic to them. cc InternationalEducators.com

Deciding you want to teach English abroad is just the first step of your journey. Finding a job in the city and country you want to teach in is the next step! But before you get on the plane, you have to take the most important steps of all – dealing with all of the practical aspects of preparing for your time spent teaching abroad. If you do your research and prepare accordingly, your process of integrating should go smoothly. If you don't prepare, however, things can get very frustrating, very quickly. That's why it is incredibly important to put in your prep work before you go. Here are some of the more important things to consider: · Will you have to deal with the country's banking system? Some places will let you keep your current bank account, or online bank account. But some schools will insist on paying your salary into a local bank account. Find out if you need to open a local bank account, and if you do, what documents you will need, what your minimum deposit will be, and how long it will take you to set it up. · How much cash will you need to have on hand before you get your first paycheck from the school? Is there a daily limit to how much you can take out of a local ATM machine? · What clothes do you really need to pack? The fewer things you bring with you, the better. In some countries, clothes are far cheaper than they are in America. Therefore, leaving most of your clothes at home and buying new clothes when you get there may be a sensible option. On the other hand, clothes are much more expensive in some countries. Do a Google search for local clothing stores, find out the local prices, and make your decisions from there. · What information will a local doctor need? If you have any chronic problems or are on any long-term medication, get your current doctor to document everything, and bring those documents with you. · Do you need any shots or vaccinations before you get there? You can generally get this information from government websites. · Will you have health insurance through the school or local government? If not, you should probably go online and buy health insurance for people who are traveling. This can be a lifesaver. · Is your phone unlocked, and can you buy a local SIM card for your phone? If so, check if your phone allows for multiple SIM cards. Most do these days, but some lower-end models do not. If your phone allows for multiple SIM cards, you should be able to buy a SIM when you are there. If not, consider updating your current phone to one that does give you a multiple SIM card option. Or, you can buy a cheap phone locally to use for in-country communication. · Men, what are the facial hair standards of the country you are going to? You don't want to stand out to much so you might want to get a shave and a haircut that will make you look more like a local. · Women, what is the dress code of the country you are going to? In many countries, women – even Western women – should wear a headscarf or cover up certain body parts. Please check before arrival. cc InternationalEducators.com

Teaching abroad can be a wonderful experience. You'll learn new things, experience other cultures, and find yourself influencing students who are really motivated to learn. You may even learn a new language, and meet friends or lovers that will last a lifetime! On the other hand, it's not all puppies and flowers. Teaching abroad presents different challenges than teaching at home. And one of those challenges is that it can also be dangerous. We grow up knowing how to avoid common dangers in our own culture, but international dangers are different. Our natural way of doing things might not protect us – and worse, might make us more likely to be hurt. With that in mind, we want to give you some quick advice on how to keep yourself as safe as possible when you are living and teaching abroad. · When speaking English in public, do so in a quieter voice than you are used to back home. In general, people in other countries speak more quietly than we do. Also, muggers and other criminals often look for English speakers to target because they think we are wealthier and more vulnerable. · A corollary of this is not to let your clothing advertise that you come from America or the UK. There are lots of people out there who do not like Americans or Brits, and as we said before, they think we are rich idiots. Wearing the American flag on your shirt or a Manchester United hat makes you less safe. Try as much as you can to make sure your clothing choices help you blend in. · Be wary of particularly attractive young locals hitting on you in bars and clubs. If they would be out of your league at home, they are probably out of your league here – and are trying to run some sort of scam on you. · Also, be careful about super-friendly new locals who want to show you a “cool new bar” or club. Often, these people are paid to steer unsuspecting newbies to these places, where the drinks are incredibly overpriced and you'll get stuck with an enormous bill – and large local men who will make darn sure you pay it. · Carry a small dog leash with you when you go out by yourself at night. This may seem silly, but it will make a criminal think you have a dog nearby. Muggers and rapists look for the easiest targets possible. While they know that they can intimidate a lone expat, they know that his or her dog will bark and won't give up defending their master until they are dead. They'd rather avoid that. · Use the map on your phone, not a physical map, when you are out on the street. Holding a map is an invitation for someone to pick your pocket or mug you. · Make sure you understand the local dating culture before you ask someone out. Methods of courtship that are normal back home can be an invitation to get beat up in another culture. · Beware of demonstrations. These can be common, come up out of nowhere, and most of them end with the police spraying tear gas on the people. Yes they may be interesting to watch, but they are very dangerous if you happen to be there when the cops finally get tired of it. cc InternationalEducators.com

Far too many people think it's really easy to get hired by a school to teach English abroad. They assume they can go where they want to live, and find work with the snap of a finger. Anyone who has taught abroad sees this every August and January. Fresh-faced young people turn up and start handing out resumes to every school in town. A month later, they've either gone home or are working at the local Irish bar. Maybe if they are really lucky, they end up teaching part-time at a low-rated school for barely any money. The truth is that if you want to get a decent teaching job abroad, you need to prepare yourself to impress people. Lots of teachers want to work abroad, and the competition for good placements is intense. So working out a plan to make yourself stand out is very important. Here are some ideas to help you get noticed, so you end up helping students learn English and don't spend your time mopping the floors at the Dead Liver Pub. · Go to job fairs. Yes, they are annoying and feel like cattle calls. But they give you a chance to talk to a representative of the school in person. Often, simply making physical contact is what you need to make sure that you aren't just one more resume on the pile. · Prepare a video of your teaching career or your educational philosophy. Recruiters look at a good video as not only a great way to get to know you but it also tells that you are technologically savvy and willing to go the extra mile for your school. · Don't try to be “cool.” The last thing international schools want is someone who looks like a hipster. If you have weird facial hair, shave it off; it will always grow back. Get yourself a decent blazer and pants. Remember, many countries are much more conservative when it comes to what teachers wear than we are in America. · Don't focus your cover letter exclusively on your teaching credentials. Lots of people can teach. What the schools are looking for is someone who can bring interesting ideas and experience to the table. If you have other skills, make them prominent in your cover letter. This will make you seem like someone who can do more than simply speak the language well. · Edit your resume so that it not only includes your experience but also your interests, particularly if they are American-centric. Schools want their students to understand our culture, not just our language. Someone who can explain baseball or current events to them is just as valuable as someone who can explain basic grammar. · If you have any business experience, highlight it. One of the main things that schools want to teach their students is how to do business with English-speaking companies. “Business English” is in many ways another language than “Standard English,” so if you have that experience it makes you considerably more valuable. · Ask for contact information for follow-up questions. Checking in after the job fair makes you look more interested, and also reminds them of who you are. · Be upfront about how long you are willing to stay at the school. Some schools prefer short-term contracts, and others want people for the long-term. cc InternationalEducators.com

If you are an anglophone teaching abroad, the odds are that you will be asked to teach English. This means you will probably be in a foreign-speaking country. While you may have studied the language a bit in high school or college, that won't prepare you for real-life social interactions. And you may have never studied the language at all. This shouldn't hold you back – plenty of people who teach abroad did not know the language when they arrived. But you should be prepared to learn it. This will make your life easier and give you a valuable life skill. That said, some ways to learn a language are easier than others. Here are some tips to make communication in your new country as simple as possible to learn. · Watch shows you like back home on the local television stations. They will be dubbed in the local language. Because you are already familiar with the show, you'll have a general idea of what the people are trying to say. This will make decoding it easier. When you discover a new phrase, repeat it to yourself a few times. · Find language apps that make learning into a game. This is good for people who can learn better with a visual component. · Go to a language exchange event. These tend to be held in bookshops, cafes and bars. People who speak the local language show up and attempt to speak English. You then attempt to reply to them in the local language. You both correct each other. This helps you not only learn the language, but also make new friends. · Go see a children's movie in the local language. These tend to be simple, but also include the local slang. By trying to follow the plot, you will get a sense of what is being said and how younger people say it. Remember, many children's movies are designed to teach language skills to young people. They can help you in the same way! · Attempt to engage people in conversation when you are in cafes or bars. People love it when English speakers take an interest in their language, and are generally happy to help you learn how to say things. · Find a book you have previously read in English translated into the local language. Try to read it. When you don't understand something, look at your original copy and you'll learn a new phrase. · Hang out in public for a while and chill out. Just having the sounds of the language around you will allow some of it to leak into your brain through osmosis. · Date a local. This is probably the most effective way to learn the language. You'll be motivated to be able to communicate with them, and they will be motivated to help you learn. · If you are renting an apartment, try to get a local as a roommate. By communicating with them and their friends, your skills will improve. · If all else fails, sign up for a class in your area. This is the least fun way of learning a new language, but it can be a great supplement to other ways to pick up the local lingua franca. cc InternationalEducators.com 2016

Teaching abroad can be a wonderful thing. For many people it can be a life changing, positive experience. But it's not for everyone! Some people accept an overseas teaching contract and then find that it makes them miserable – but they are then stuck with it until the year or term ends. And remember, walking away from a job when you are living in another country is much more difficult than when you are at home. You'll have much less of a support system in place, and finding a different job may be nearly impossible. Plus, your visa to live in that country may depend on your contract. This means it is really important that you make sure teaching abroad is the right thing for you before you sign any contracts. Here are some questions to ask yourself before you take a leap of faith and fly out to teach in another country. · How comfortable are you with change? Living abroad will be very different than living at home. Do you adapt to change well, or do new experiences cause you to have anxiety? If a big change is going to bother you, teaching abroad might not be for you. · Do you make friends easily? The truth is that living and working abroad can be a very lonely experience if you let it. You have to work to make new friends, or you'll find yourself feeling isolated. Some people are better at this than others. If being outgoing is a challenge for you, you might not have the best teaching abroad experience. · Are you tied to your current teaching methods? Schools abroad will probably have new guidelines for you, forcing you to adjust your teaching style. If you only feel right teaching the way you do now, then you might run into conflicts with the people who run the school. · How tolerant are you of other cultures? You will need to have a lot of respect for diversity when you teach abroad. If other religions or lifestyles bother you, teaching abroad can make you feel very uncomfortable. · Do you have any money saved up? You don't want to start a job teaching abroad without a nest egg. You don't know if things will go smoothly – and if you find yourself having to leave the job, you'll need to rely on your savings until something else comes along. · Speaking of which - how good are you at budgeting money? It's really easy to overspend when you are abroad. Not only is there a lot you can spend on traveling there, getting set up and then exploring the area you live in, but you might not understand the currency that well at first. · Do you have a significant other at home? You may think that a long-distance relationship can work out, but they usually don't. Ask yourself if potentially losing your current partner is worth the benefits of travel and teaching. · Are their any healthy problems you have that could be made worse by a new climate? If you are not sure, ask your doctor for their advice. · Do you have the ability to learn other languages easily? You don't need to become fluent, but you will need to learn some basic phrases simply to get by in your daily life. cc: InternationalEducator.com 2016

Deciding you want to teach abroad is only the first step in your journey. Before you sign a contract and pack your bags, you need to make sure that you've found the right place. There are thousands of schools around the world in hundreds of destinations. Some are much better than others. Once you make your choice, you'll be there for at least a year and maybe longer, so you need to make an informed decision. This requires doing thorough research and asking the right questions. Be prepared to take your time – and don't accept your first offer. If you are a qualified teaching professional many schools will want to hire you, so you have options. Here is some basic advice about picking the right school to teach at when abroad. · Research the climate. The weather will impact your experience. Some people deal better with hot weather than cold weather. There are regions that don't really have seasonal changes – but in places in South America, it can rain six months a year. Find out what the weather is going to be like, and if it will bother you. · Find out what the other teachers are like. Are they mostly recently graduated college grads? If so, then the school may not be very professional and simply trying to get cheap labor. · Find out the local cost of living. Your wage may sound great at first when you covert it to dollars, but some places are very, very expensive to live in. A salary that would be good in Florida might leave you flat broke in Finland. You need to know what your buying power will be when it comes to your salary. · If you are a woman, check out the region's track record when it comes to sexual assault – and how they treat women in general. Some Middle Eastern, Latin American, Asian and Eastern European cultures treat women poorly, and you don't want to feel uncomfortable the entire time you are there. · Research the local laws and find out how they might affect you. For example, Singapore has strong anti-smoking laws. If you like to smoke, you might have a bad time there. Saudi Arabia forbids alcohol and possessing it can cause many issues. · See if they will provide you with a place to live, or if you will have to find your own apartment. If they won't provide accommodation, look up what the local rent prices are like. · Ask to talk to one or more of the teachers on the phone or via Skype. Ask pointed questions about what the headmaster is like, and the general environment at the school. Always ask a potential employer for staff contact information to get in touch with those on the ground. · Check the U.S. State Department website and find out if there are any warnings for Americans traveling or working there. · Find out if the school will pay for your visa application and other documents you need to work in that country. · Search for the type of students they have. You don’t want to end up with the worst school in the area. cc InternationalEducators.com 2016

One of the great things about teaching abroad is that you get to experience a new culture and learn how other people in the world live. It expands your horizons and helps you become a more well rounded person. That said, it can also be incredibly stressful. We are all brought up with certain cultural norms that seem like laws of nature. Getting used to dealing with another culture can be fun, but it can also be extremely stressful. There hasn't been a teacher abroad ever who hasn't at one time or another wanted to scream about how different their new world is. With that in mind, we want to talk about ways to make living in and adapting to another culture easier to deal with. · Understand that “culture shock” is a real and psychological issue. Doctors have proven that roughly halfway through any extended amount of time spent away from home, feelings of stress and not belonging will kick in. This is called culture shock. If you are on a year-long assignment, expect it to kick in around six months into your trip. If you are away for six months, expect it about three months in. The good news is that it generally passes quickly. Just accept it as a phase that is completely normal, and that everyone goes through from time to time. · Have at least one person you can vent to. There is always going to be a day where you go to the post office to do something simple and forget to bring one piece of paper and get treated badly by the clerk. If you have at least one English speaking friend who has been in your location for a while, they will have been through it and you can vent to them to blow off stress. · Ask yourself what is really bothering you about a given situation. It doesn't matter if the person you are dealing with is actually doing something bad, or just doing something different. But if it's just different, try to think of things you do that their culture wouldn't understand. · Find a safe space where you can step back from the culture for an hour or two. Hanging out in an English speaking bookshop, bar or club can make you feel a little bit more at home and give you a “break.” · Don't ever say, “Well, in America we do it this way.” This will not be accepted or respected by anyone. Instead say, “That's interesting, why do you do it the way you do it?” · Have a fling with a member of the local culture (assuming you are in a liberal country). This will put a positive spin on learning their customs. · Try spending an entire day without doing any of the customs you are used to in America. Live exactly like the natives and see how it feels. You may find that you end up liking some of their customs more than your own. · Keep a notebook of the things that stress you out culturally. Look back at it every few weeks. You'll probably discover that the things that used to bother you feel completely normal now. · Try to keep a little bit of your culture with you. If the locals just eat fruit for breakfast, you can always cook yourself fried eggs at home. · Teach a class about your culture, and ask the students which parts of it interest them and which ones seem funny. You may learn to laugh at yourself! cc InternationalEducators.com 2016

When you teach abroad, you don’t want to burn your bridges back home. Most people don’t spend the rest of their lives teaching in other countries. Eventually, they decide to come back home. At that point they want to still have good relations with their friends, family members and past employers. That way, they can get back into things and find new work with as few challenges as possible. So, while exploring your new culture and getting connected to your students is important, you also need to make sure that you keep in touch with people back home and don’t let your relationships slide. Here’s some general advice on how to make that happen. • Set up regular times to talk to people who are important to you. You’ll be in different time zones so, you’ll have to plan this in advance when it’s convenient for both of you. Set the frequency based on how close you are. For example, you could agree to talk to your mom once a week, and your best friend once a month or every two weeks. • Get Skype on your phone and laptop. Skype is not the most reliable way to connect, but it does have many, many users so your friends and family will have it and be able to use it. • Get FaceTime if you have an iPhone. This is a much more stable application than Skype, and doesn’t cost any money to use as long as you are connecting through Wi-Fi. The video and audio quality is much higher than Skype. • Ask about getting a land line package with your Internet. If you are getting Internet installed in your apartment, many providers will throw in a land line you can use for free to make calls to America. In America, it costs money to call abroad – but if you can call people for free, you’ll look generous and have the most stable voice connection of all. • Set up WhatsApp. This is a free text messaging service that lets you also send pictures and audio messages. Being able to hear your voice when it’s convenient for them will help you stay close and be really appreciated. • Install a Wi-Fi Hotspot finder on your phone. This will automatically alert you when you can get service so you don’t end up hunting around for a connection when you want to talk to someone. • Create a special Facebook group for the people you want to keep in touch with and invite them to it. This will be much more likely to come up in their feed than regular posts from you. • Keep updating your LinkedIn profile with the stuff you are doing so the people and potential employers in your network know what’s going on with you. • Let people know that you do plan to come home at some point, and keep them up to date about it, so they don’t feel like you are gone forever. That should get you started! We’ll update this post with more tips as we hear from our members! cc InternationalEducators.com 2016

Getting a job teaching aboard can be a life-affirming experience. You’ll learn about a new culture. You’ll be appreciated for your hard work. And you’ll make friends with the locals. But the truth is that at some point, you’ll also feel lonely. No matter how great your students and colleagues are, sometimes you’ll want to talk to people who understand what it’s like to be an English speaker in a foreign country. You’ll want to complain about the differences and share your experiences with someone like yourself. That’s why it’s important to make sure you find ways to meet fellow English speakers when you are teaching abroad. They will help ground you and support you. And they’ll often be able to offer you valuable advice from their own experiences as a stranger in a strange land. Here are some of the best ways to make Anglophone friends so you don’t feel too isolated: • Find the local English language bookshop. Nearly every city has at least one shop that sells English language books, and they almost all let you hang out and read after you’ve made your purchase. Grabbing a book and kicking back is an excellent way to meet people. At some point you’ll overhear someone asking a question you know the answer to – giving them a bit of help can be the start of a great friendship. • Go to a local language exchange program. This will feel a bit like your job, but is also helpful. Language exchanges tend to take place in local coffee shops. People turn up and get into groups. One person speaks the local language, the other speaks in their language. You are bound to find other English speakers trying to learn the native tongue. • Find an English speaking bar. Bars run by people who are native English speakers are popular all over the world. Generally they are run by Irish or British people, though you’ll find a few American-run bars. People go to these bars specifically to meet other English speakers, so you’ll have no trouble at all sparking up a conversation. • Find the local English speakers Facebook page. One of the first places you should look for fellow English speakers is on Facebook. Most cities and regions have several dozen of them dedicated to local expats. Sign up and join the conversation, see who seems cool, and arrange to meet up! • Train bar cars. If you end up taking a train somewhere, don’t just sit in your seat. Find the bar car and grab yourself a snack or drink. It will generally be filled with people talking about their trips, and you are likely to meet at least one fellow English speaker – who will probably be interested in wherever you both are going. • Local blogs. When people go abroad, they very often blog about their experiences. Do a Google search for English language blogs from people in your area. Make comments, and start a conversation! • Local Expat Clubs. Many cities have wonderful expat clubs. Find one of them and join in the activities. • Outdoor Activities Groups. Many cities will have groups that meet up on the weekend to go hiking or biking or walking. Find a group and join in. You will get in shape and you’ll meet tons of very cool people. • Join Embassy List. The first thing you should do when you arrive in a new country is to let your embassy know you are there. And, sign up for their events. They have great parties and you'll be invited and meet lots of great people. This should get you started! And if you have found your own ways to meet local English speakers, let us know by sharing your story! cc InternationalEducators.com 2016

What was the first international school you taught at? How did you land this job? What encouraged you to get into teaching internationally? What were some things you learned your first year?

If you've ever thought about becoming an international educator, it's time to stop dreaming and start doing. There are many personal, professional and financial reasons to make it a reality, so why not step up and do it? One of the top reasons to start teaching abroad is that you will be in demand and treated with an incredible amount of respect. While teachers in America are getting paid less and less and jobs are hard to find, the demand for teachers who speak English in other countries is continually growing. You can often make much more money teaching abroad than you can at home – and finally feel that your skills are valued. This comes from the fact that most countries realize if they want to compete in the global marketplace, they need English skills. Therefore, they are willing to invest in native speakers who can provide them. You'll find yourself offered small class sizes, pension opportunities, competitive salaries and many other benefits. (Perhaps, most importantly, most countries offer free health care for people who work inside their borders.) Many schools even offer housing or housing allowances. This attitude is reflected in the student body itself, which really wants to learn what you are there to teach, which means international educators often have higher job satisfaction levels than those who stay at home. You'll also get to experience other cultures, learn new languages, and see the world. This helps you become a more well-rounded person, while also giving you skills that make you more competitive if and when you return to the American workforce. This will also help you make international contacts that can help you if you ever decide to go into business. The IRS also offers significant tax breaks to people who spend most of the year outside our borders – and who doesn't like avoiding the IRS if possible? What many people really like is that they can change jobs easily. You aren't stuck in one school or even one country for an extended period of time. If after a year of teaching in Madrid, for example, you decide you want to see Asia, you can easily find a teaching spot in Japan or Vietnam! Over the course of your international teaching career, you'll meet all kinds of interesting people from around the globe. You'll feel your life constantly moving forward instead of being stuck in neutral. Many people find their future spouses while teaching abroad, and nearly all make friends that last a lifetime. Job security, financial incentives, a chance for adventure, and the flexibility to work where you want to are all part of the full package that comes with teaching abroad. It's even easy to become qualified. Many schools simply require that you are a native English speaker. Others will require that you become TOEFL certified, but that can be accomplished after taking a quick and fairly inexpensive course. However, the big international schools will require their teachers to have a valid USA teaching certification. This is also fairly easy to get with a bit of work. So, if you've ever thought about teaching internationally, what's holding you back? The world is yours to explore and learn from, while you teach others the valuable skills they need to thrive. cc Michael 2016

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burn the midnight oil: study/work all night or until very late at night. My students in my Advanced AP class use this idiom a lot as they keep telling me they have too much homework. "I have not finished the Huckleberry Finn project. I guess I'll have to burn the the midnight oil." "I was burning the midnight oil to finish my essay for English." ‎(third-person singular simple present burns the midnight oil, present participle burning the midnight oil, simple past and past participle burned the midnight oil or burnt the midnight oil)

I went back and forth with my resume. I was told one page and then two pages. I finally decided on a two page resume. I included: Relevant education - BA, MA, etc (I also added my CELTA certification) Relevant work experience - jobs not related to teaching or management is not needed. Ex: I did not put my 2 years as a clothing store salesman or 1 year sweeping tennis courts. Relevant publications - If any Places Visited - I added this to my resume as I have visited 79 countries. I thought good for international schools to see that I was well traveled. I found this article really helpful in making the resume more colorful: https://www.facebook.com/notes/jobstreetcom-malaysia/action-verbs-in-action-sample-resume-bullet-points-that-kick-off-with-powerful-v/10150432630327479 I found this site useful in providing samples of good resumes for education: http://www.wwu.edu/careers/docs/resumehandout_foreducators.pdf I also found this helpful: http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/resume-tips-for-teachers/article.aspx

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