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by math-teacher
Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:55 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: applying for the same position on multiple sites
Replies: 5
Views: 6205

applying for the same position on multiple sites

I have noticed that some schools that I want to work at are on multiple job boards and was wondering if it is bad practice to apply to the school using multiple job boards?
by math-teacher
Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:05 am
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: How to tell if Primary actually teaches?
Replies: 8
Views: 28939

Re: How to tell if Primary actually teaches?

I understand that international school has a transient student body; however, there is a difference between a school having decent teachers and where it is more of a fun daycare and academic progress, is not important because ....(fill in whatever discourse sounds pleasant).

Even if the students are transient, the curriculum should be aligned from bottom to top, the heads of the year should ensure that the grade targets are being taught and have a tracking in place for those students with SEN needs, thus when those students move to the secondary school the secondary teachers should be informed of the SEN needs of the students.

I find it hard to believe the number of students woefully below grade-appropriate levels at my current school. It should not be the norm to be teaching Year 4 content material to Year 7 students, with justification by the Head of Junior is that there was a poor teacher in year 5. How can a Year five teacher destroy the academic abilities of an entire class and not be noticed by anyone? What did the year 6 teacher do? I do understand that students can have SEN needs and I have no issue with that; however, it should be a result of the neurodiversity of the student not from poor teaching.

The problem I am having is that there doesn't seem to be any tracking or benchmark examinations I can view on websites to at least hint at having some ability to imbibed the content learning to the students. Thus, I am looking to move to another school in the future but I do not want to place my children in such a learning environment; how can I ensure the next location has decent teachers that will do what is expected? What are the earmarks of a decently operating Junior school?

@Blackbird, the intent of my reply was not to anathematize you; however, correct my muzzy original post.
by math-teacher
Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:27 am
Forum: Forum 2. Ask Recruiting Questions, Share Information. What's on Your Mind?
Topic: How to tell if Primary actually teaches?
Replies: 8
Views: 28939

How to tell if Primary actually teaches?

I am looking for a new location and was wondering how to figure out if the primary program will produce students at grade level and not several grades below. Which questions and information should I look for to read the tea leaves upon the quality of the primary department?
by math-teacher
Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:09 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: How to know if the school teaching well?
Replies: 9
Views: 12791

How to know if the school teaching well?

Just wondering how do teacher knows if the school is going to teach their children well enough to be average? Just wondering how much does the quality of teaching impacts those teachers with children for the next job selection.
by math-teacher
Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:27 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: is iSS website down?
Replies: 2
Views: 5200

is iSS website down?

I keep trying to access https://recruit.iss.edu/candidate-portal but I keep getting "an 500 - Internal server error".

Is this happening to anyone else?
by math-teacher
Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:05 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?
Replies: 9
Views: 11667

Re: Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?

I haven't worked at a British school so my IGCSE is mostly with the exams that I have taught, which was used to prepare the students for IB.
by math-teacher
Thu Jun 14, 2018 1:56 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?
Replies: 9
Views: 11667

Re: Response

PsyGuy wrote:

What does " SLL level" and "BS at A-levels" mean?
by math-teacher
Thu Jun 14, 2018 1:51 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?
Replies: 9
Views: 11667

Re: Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?

The reason for only one year of IB is that I am currently working at the school and wasn't planning on leaving till the cohort was done, also because the three kids in further maths are really good.

Didn't realize that I would have to pull my students' scores from college board, but I could make up an excel file if needed.

Thanks, everyone for the feedback.
by math-teacher
Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:35 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?
Replies: 9
Views: 11667

Re: Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?

Shadowjack,

Thanks, that what I was thinking. Now, what would be the long answer?
by math-teacher
Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:37 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?
Replies: 9
Views: 11667

Is MYP need to obtain a math teaching job?

The basics about myself as a teacher:

8 years experience (1 IB DP, 1 IGCSE, 7 AP) all one country.
American teaching Cert, QTS, IB teaching certification, applying to be an IB grader next year.

Course taught:
AP Calculus AP/BC
AP Statistics
IB Math Studies SL, IB Maths SL, IB Maths HL, IB Further Maths
IGCSE Additional Math
SAT Math
Pre-calculus

Clubs:
Math Club
Math Team (I have taken students abroad to Mathematics Competitions)
Photography Club
International Sports Club (played sports games from around the world)

Honestly, I think I have a decent resume and I know that I have some good references; however, I have only worked in one country. I have gotten all my jobs in this country by knowing people in this country but the schools haven't been true international schools - just host nationals. Thus, I do not know how honest international schools operate.

Because I have a child and a spouse that is a language teacher, would I have to get some experience in MYP to get hired at a decent (top tier-two or lower tier-one) school which has the full IB program (PYP, MYP, DP)?

A co-worker was telling me that any decent international school will have me be an MYP teacher and only after working there for years will I be allowed to have some DP class, and my co-worker was saying that was an big if because I don't have MYP experience.

Do I need MYP experience to get at a decent quality school that is accredited?