Hello,

I'm an American currently living and teaching at an IS in India. While I was here I met my lovely wife, and she transitioned from 6 years of corporate IT to teaching. First, I'll provide a brief rundown of our credentials, then I'd really appreciate it if anyone would be kind enough to answer the questions below.

Me: DP Language and Literature/ToK Teacher
- 5 years experience
- B.S. Literature and Communication, M.A. Teacher Leadership
- IB Examiner, Lang and Lit
- American license, ELA 5-12

Wife: MYP Design Technology/Tech Integrator
- 2 years experience
- B.A. Information Technology
- American license, Computer Science 7-12

Oh, and we have no dependents :).

I was just wondering:
- Do schools see couples with different passports as a problem? What about an Indian passport?
- How might we fair as a package in terms of our subject combination? I was hoping ToK might help me or the fact that she's flexible as a teacher or tech integrator would help her.
- Any other advice on how to market ourselves? I'd like to think that, as an interracial couple, we embody internationalism!

I’m an American secondary English teacher with an Indian wife who is completing her American licensure in Computer Science. We plan on recruiting next year and are looking for a 4-5 year school where we can solidify our careers, complete our graduate degrees, and save some money before considering starting a family.

Any ideas on how we can market ourselves? Since my wife is a new teacher, I feel like it will come down to how badly the school wants me. I figured she could apply on Search for both regular and intern teaching positions.

Briefly, here are my selling points:
– DP/MYP Cat 1 workshops with 3 years DP/1 year MYP experience in an international IB school in India
– Google Certified Educator Level 2
– IB examiner for coming year
– Teacher leadership: Leading PLC on PBL next year. Piloted programs, trained teachers on gamification and writing assessment with digital tools
– Initiated and coached school whitewater kayaking club

For detailed info, here's my LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=237318027

My wife's selling points:
- 6 years in corporate IT
- 1 year experience in assistant teacher and systems role in my current school. Extensive knowledge of Managebac implementation.
- Google Certified Educator L2

We're planning on aggressively targeting schools early online and, if all else fails, going to the Bangkok Search Fair. Our associate has advised us against January as it is so competitive, but I'm worried that everything good will be gone by the March fair. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! *bows to masters*