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Comment by Lesley Farmer on February 14, 2012 at 9:49am

I convene a monthly real-time chat session on technology and libraries, noting international aspects. These sessions are held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 5pm. The site, Tapped In (http://www.tappedin.org), is a free service to educators (including librarians); there's even a spot for teens. You can have your own office (or one for a group), and archive documents and conversations there.

Comment by Carol L. LeMieux on November 3, 2011 at 11:24pm

For those interested in International Teaching

 

International Schools follow many different countries' curriculum's, some British, some Canadian, some American, many are moving to international curriculum's such as International Baccalaureate (IB) or International Primary Curriculum (IPC). These schools are English speaking and require certification and native English speakers. The best ones want at least four years of experience and a Masters Degree.  A good website for locating jobs is http://www.tieonline.com. Most schools using an International Baccalaureate (IB) or American Curriculum are advertised here. Most hiring is done at recruiting fairs. A university in Iowa (UNI) http://www.uni.edu/placement/overseas/osfair.html has a very large one that isn't too expensive. CIS has one in Western Canada also Search has multiple ones throughout the world.

Comment by Chad Fairey on December 15, 2010 at 8:33pm

Danielle,

I am currently Associate Head of School at Washington International School (in Washington, DC), but recently ended a five-year tour at the American School of Paris.  While overseas, I became quite involved with the international school community --- part of the outgrowth of which was the creation of this SIG. 

In terms of recruiting agencies, Alyssa has mentioned one of the bigger ones: International School Search (ISS).   Another large recruiting agency is Search Associates (http://search-associates.com/); they host annual job fairs in the US, Europe and Asia.  The Council of International Schools (http://cois.org) also maintains an active database of international school jobs, and host fairs as well.

Hope this helps!

 

Chad Fairey
Associate Head of School
Washington International School
Organizer, SIGIntS

Comment by Alyssa Schwedt on November 16, 2010 at 6:25pm

Danielle, I was in correspondence with a gentleman who had experience working at schools around the world. He worked with private schools that hired internaitonal teachers and there were job opportunities all over the globe. Here is the website that he gave me, it may be of some interest to you. I am interested in teaching in the United Kingdom, but there is not a high demand for American teachers there, but there is a demand in many Asian countries and other European countries. Hope this gives you one place to start:

http://www.iss.edu/

Comment by Danielle Quinter on November 14, 2010 at 5:35pm

Are any of you teaching in an International school? If so is it an American School in another country? I am thinking about moving abroad after I graduate in May so I would like some feedback/advice from anyone who has some. Thanks!