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by PsyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Requirements to teach in Europe
Replies: 5
Views: 37460

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@jboeh2

1) TES is free, they tend to emphasis ISs that are more UK centric, but its free.
2) TIE is about as good as Schole and cheaper.
3) ISS has a free tier that will show you vacancies and ISs, you would have to apply outside of ISS though. Their paid tier isnt worth it, unless you really have a job lead that wants to do a meet & greet at a fair.
by PsyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Non-Negotiables
Replies: 5
Views: 32114

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My list is somewhat different than yours. As to yours:

1) I guess I like safety, but what safe means to me is more along the lines of arbitrary law enforcement (since when cant I have a bottle of wine in a park), and a lack of civil unrest. The rest doesnt really matter much to me since foreigners and expats are usually given greater latitude. The only major increase in crime against expats and foreigners is petty theft (pick pocketing) and street scams. Both can be readily avoidable with a modicum of situational awareness and not looking like a potential target. The US by comparison has rather indiscriminate and rather high rates of gun violence targeted specifically towards DTs. That would worry me more and inconvenience me more in my daily routine than other forms of crime.

2) Air quality really only bothers me if its really bad air, okay air is fine for me. I dont have allergies, and air filters tend to be either conveniently available or easy to fashion (Its just a fan and a filter attached to one another). That being said if the air was terrible, i wouldnt consider a location very strongly but most of the places I would go for other reasons, just dont have poor air quality.

3) Non-Profit/Profit status is a non issue. So many ISs are poo hole ISs and they are non-profit. There are so many ways to run a non-profit IS for profit its not worth considering as a factor.

4) Mobile phones is less an issue for me as long as Im free to ban their use in my classroom. Its one of those factors that isnt really a factor as many ISs get to make their own rules and Ive yet to find an edu that actively encourages phone use in class or supports it.

5) Health Care I can see how the rural mining IS/DS/ES would be problematic, or an IS with a distant field site could be problematic, but ISs usually exist in places that can support them and thats usually a point after establishing reasonably advanced medical facilities. Though I would want to have access to major medical facilities for things like planned procedures and surgical procedures. I dont need a tier 1 trauma center locally though for most things.

6) Savings is such a widely variable thing to so many people. I would say that discretionary coin is one of my priorities, whether that means living a higher than typical lifestyle or being able to meet retirement and savings goals. I dont want to be in a position of scraping buy every month or over holidays just to be able to live in a certain location or have a certain experience.

7) Inappropriate Grading Influence just doesnt mean as much to me as it used to. As long as there is some discretion in place and practiced between the top mark/grade and the passing mark/grade, I dont really care about policies prohibiting failures or below passing marks/grades. In some ways ISs where everyone gets high marks means it frees up time to focus on instruction and minimizes the amount of time an IT has to put into marking/grading.

8) Work Life Balance is probably my number one priority. Though I tend to agree that at a certain point the ITs putting in excessive hours either havent been teaching effectively enough to develop efficiencies or are the source of their own poor time management.
Where I do disagree with other contributors is the Iss where leadership has been careful not to put explicit and overt pressure on ITs, but they do so subtly with philosophies and policies that emphasis "getting the job done", "student success is priority 1", "students come first". Those types of environments are rather insidious and tend to reward effort and time rather than productivity while chasing the tails of student performance at extreme costs.
Where I disagree with @justme123 is usally you find tier 2 ISs to be the most taxing as opposed to lax as they try to improve their ranking and tier status. Tier 1 ISs can be very comfortable with work life balance if the leadership and ownership are content to just keep doing what they are doing. Upper tier 3 ISs can be very nice work experiences.
by PsyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: 24/25 Job Search
Replies: 11
Views: 74807

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Its entirely in the realm of reasonable that they are looking for someone with less experience, so that they can grow their own IB expertise as opposed to importing some other ISs meds/peds/asst.

Cheaper is more of a reach, as many ISs have salary caps on incoming hires usually 5 or 10 years. Considering an IS wants someone who has at least been on the instructor side of the classroom at 2 years, and considering that incremental increases between steps are usually very small (less than 5%) they arent really saving much between an IT with 2 years and one with 5 years (assuming a 5 year cap). They would likely be happier with an applicant with 8 years over less since they are getting 3 extra years of experience in IB at step 5 in coin. Thats just free added value.
by PsyGuy
Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:00 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Requirements to teach in Europe
Replies: 5
Views: 37460

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@jboeh2

Kind of, sort of. Youre actually asking two questions.
In regards to the first question: Yes a NYS Professional credential is comparable to QTS (Professional grade) credential, and depending on the pathway MAY exceed QTS as an Advanced grade credential.
To the second question: In The Netherlands Independent/Private ISs (B4 institutions) are largely exempt from the credential requirements for regulated (maintained/public) DSs. DT training programs, particularly at the secondary level, require a 1 year post bachelors/first degree program, comparable to a PGCE and ITT program in the UK or a Post-Bach and EPP program in the US. The issue is that there are pathways for the Professional credential that do not require graduate level coursework, or the obtainment of a Masters degree to complete requirements.
Regardless, the NYS professional credential is at least equivalent to QTS.

For many of their positions, an EU Passport or right to work in the EU/Netherlands is a requirement to be considered. The IS is indicating they will not pursue or obtain a work visa for the candidate. There is the occasional position that they will consider those who do not have an EU Passport, or right to work in the EU. In those cases its a preference, but for most practical matters they will exhaust the pool of qualified EU passport holders or those with a right to work in the EU, before advancing to interview to those who would require visa sponsorship, which rarely happens. The cost to apply however is trivial.
by PsyGuy
Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Requirements to teach in Europe
Replies: 5
Views: 37460

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"Qualified Teacher Status" (QTS) isnt a term used in The Netherlands to describe a credential for K12/KS edu. You need to have a credential either issued by the MOE or one recognized by the DUO, and the standard of recognition for foreign credentials is the UK equivalent of QTS (assuming the Academic PGCE pathways). If you obtained your US credential through an academic pathway that consists of courses on a transcript and a field experience than it would likely be equivalent for the DUO.

That particular IS has a high frequency of requiring applicants to have an EU passport, or have the right to work in the EU to be considered.
by PsyGuy
Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:51 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Why are music roles considered hard to fill?
Replies: 2
Views: 22975

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You already answered your own question, ISs dont prioritize music IT recruitment because these positions arent hard to fill, in general. Of course theres a continuum, on one end you have the same situation similarly described by @popgirl where much like primary or lower secondary social studies it doesnt take a lot to teach a music class, assuming its a mix of theory and some rudimentary instrumentation and/or vocals. If the role is music on a cart as a fine/performing art, as part of a minimal enrichment program, and provide a little keyboard/piano support for theater, etc., then no its not hard to recruit for that at all in a small IS for example.
On the other end of the spectrum youve got programs that approach the 'Specialized Performing and Fine Arts' category. These are programs that prep students for Julliard, RCM, etc. They do professional level recitals, and have chair challenges that actually make (IS) news and are considered significant events that matter. An IS with a single, senior IT, junior leadership role for their music department has to be able to do everything and look like a master doing it. Everything from seminar/concept courses, to instrumental, vocals (accompaniment), choral/choir. recital, planning, preparation, and performance is a big aspect of this type of position. Recitals are one of the few times the ISs face is put out for the public.
The latter can be difficult to recruit for.
First, Music ITs of that caliber usually have a personal music career on the side and leaving there HOR can dump their private music hustle to the bottom. These edus are part of a local regional scene, they have some reputation that is worth something, and it goes away if they uproot. Likely a not insignificant amount of coin disappears with them (considering their private tutoring side hustle vanishes when they leave)
Second, many of these ITs are in essentially permenant positions. You give up a lot to pack up and go. Contracts alone can stipulate a protracted resignation process and period to find a replacement. Its a very nice place to be at the top of something great, compared to giving it up for OS, and the IS OS is likely to consider the first appointment/contract as a form of probationary period, requiring the IT to perform up to some expectation in a location they arent familiar with.
Third, DTs with established positions often have relationships that provide them a certain amount of cache that is attached more so to the DS and the position rather than the person in the position. That one non-competitive slot that College Uni. keeps open for Acme Prep DS stays with the DS it doesnt go with the DT when they become an IT.
So yes on one very polarized side of the spectrum theres a very small group of ITs at that level, but 'music' isnt hard to recruit for in general.

A lot of IE recruitment exhibits a wave, some years demand is up and some years its seems there are no vacancies, but that cycle describes a lot of content fields in addition to music.
by PsyGuy
Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Resignation and reapplying help
Replies: 15
Views: 165439

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@Nangu

March 2023, thats not that old, thats Spring of this year. Youve been in this job for 3 months? You can do anything for a year and not have it effect your marketability. You were studying, taking care of a sick family member, had some crises (your goldfish died), you had to settle a relative or friends estate, you started a business (it hasnt been as lucrative as you thought), you were backpacking/traveling/holiday/vacay. It really doesnt matter. So you contact your previous employer (though you should have the letters saved).
You have control over only one variable, whether you disclose this IS or not. Once you make that disclosure, you lose all control. You cant dictate some HOS/Leader/Recruiter reaction, response, feelings, or thoughts. This employer (the HOS) isnt going to give you a positive reference, and you dont know what pressure the IS is going to put on the rest of senior leadership to tow the line, who may otherwise support you. You can whine, that the position wasnt organized properly, that it wasnt supported, that it just didnt work out, and its no ones fault, but thats just whining. Unless the IS is willing to do a 180 and support you finding another job and actually do that without sabotaging you, and they are going to say that your position really didnt materialize with your arrival, no fault on you, there just isnt really a role for you. Its not like warming a seat for a couple months is going to be worth anything anyway, why take the risk when you can just ghost it.
by PsyGuy
Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: 24/25 Job Search
Replies: 11
Views: 74807

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@shopaholic

Early recruiting starts in October, Peak recruiting in early January until mid February, Late recruiting follows until the Spring push in Aprilish (mostly EU) and then the Summer shuffle around Juneish.
by PsyGuy
Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:44 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Resignation and reapplying help
Replies: 15
Views: 165439

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@Nangu

You dont. Its an IT whining vs. whatever the HOS of the IS says. Youre best option is to ghost it.
by PsyGuy
Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:33 pm
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: AI and Future Job Security
Replies: 10
Views: 56763

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Parents will need their children supervised, monitored, and some level of proctoring for assessments, so there will be job security, but less and less of the edus job is going to be engaged in knowledge transfer and instructional tasks. CMI has already seen a lot of advancements, specifically in the static learning domain (push), reading, lecturing, visual elements, AI brings in the dynamic elements (pull), asking and responding to inquiries, generating supplemental material. That really only leaves intervention, studio, and experiential (tactile/manipulable) learning left for an edu.
by PsyGuy
Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:51 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: AI and Future Job Security
Replies: 10
Views: 56763

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Weve already seen this happen as CMI (Computer Mediated Instruction) has grown more advanced and content education software more robust. Whats going to happen with AI is the job of an edu is going to change with the edu serving more in a facilitation and supervision role: monitoring student behavior, keeping students to a schedule, maintaining classroom decorum, and proctoring assessments while the AI is handed off more of the instructional tasks.
by PsyGuy
Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: What's more valuable...
Replies: 4
Views: 25111

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Of the two you inquired about, and all other factors being equal or removed (rarely are the other factors equal), Content is more critical than Curriculum. ISs can teach/train curriculum, and as curriculum evolves over time there is typically some degree of curriculum training that happens regardless of how cued or knowledgeable an IT is. An IS cant make you a scientist, mathematician, artist, dancer, musician, etc. if you are not already in possession of those KSAs. The sending side of the classroom isnt the place to develop those. ITs and ISs have weaknesses and strengths and its a matter of recruiting an ITs strengths that fulfill the ISs weaknesses. It may be that an ISs science department has the upper secondary core courses of biology, chemistry, and physics covered and well staffed and what they need is an IT who can teach to 11 and 12 year olds that is both engaging and experiential, (which really comes down to 'fit') and having a well developed understanding of the curriculums scope, sequence, alignment, etc. as well as advanced content knowledge is less crucial. Kids are pretty good at susing out an IT who lacks competence since its often reflected in their confidence. They cant answer questions, they stumble over vocabulary and their lessons are little more than page turners who follow the text.
by PsyGuy
Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: 24/25 Job Search
Replies: 11
Views: 74807

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@brillo

Its still early, but many ITs like to think of themselves as unicorns and that they are competitive for Early recruiting, when they actually arent.

Its mostly about 'fit', and what that means for a particular IS and leadership is something rather unique to them. An IS can assess competency and proficiency in content knowledge, and they can teach/train curriculum, what they cant do is make an IT a different person.
by PsyGuy
Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:23 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: Job fairs Question
Replies: 1
Views: 16137

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Some people still do, but the more recruiters/leaders have become comfortable with virtual recruiting the more it has proliferated. At one time (not that long ago actually) locking a candidate in was among the top priorities of ISs that were actually recruiting (not just tentative recruiting, first night, meet and greet, unicorn hunting, pool padding, or show and tell). Thats changed relatively recently. Recruiters/leaders arent in as much of a hurry to close their positions at any one fair, like they were in the pass where each later fair resulted in a smaller and lower quality of candidates. The have just improved and increased their applicant pools utilizing digital/virtual tools, such that their applicant pools are considerably larger. Essentially the fair isnt the primary source for recruiting anymore its the consolidated applicant pool including their sizable number of direct applicants.

The trend in recruiting is moving more towards group/team interviews and these are difficult to arrange during a fair. Leaders would prefer getting the input that comes from multiple perspectives that is easy to arrange through virtual conferencing.

While a recruiter/leader can refer you to a later round of interviews post fair, youre under no-obligation to cease your search efforts. You dont have to cancel interviews, or do anything. Absent a contract or a LOI/MOU youre still a free agent.
However, sometimes, and its not uncommon a post fair round of additional interviews can just be a soft rejection. The additional interview never happens or your notified some time later the vacancy has been filled. It decreases the likelihood of confrontation and minimizes frustrations.

Make no mistake though, only offers matter. If you leave the fair without a contract its because no one wanted you. If you interview with 10 ISs and 5 of them never get back to you, 4 of them write you a rejection, 1 recommends you to a second round of interviews, and 1 says "they are waiting on another candidate they will let you know", you have nothing.
To that end many recruiters/leaders dont even bother with rejections, you just never hear from them again.
by PsyGuy
Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:48 am
Forum: Forum 1. From Questions About ISS & Search to Anything and Everything About International Teaching
Topic: 24/25 Job Search
Replies: 11
Views: 74807

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@popgirl

Were really seeing thaw from COVID. Theres a greater number of vacancies but also a larger pool of ITs recruiting. As a whole its marginally disfavoring ITs because of the stall in IS growth during COVID. Theres an opposing position that COVID saw a greater increase in edus leaving edu entirely reducing the overall global pool of edus but for the most part those numbers leaving were not representative or concentrated in IE. Specifically lower tier IS enrollments are growing faster than typical resulting in staff expansion that will slightly favor ITs, but modest reduction in upper tier recruiting (this isnt a 1:1 scenario, the third tier is much larger than the first tier).