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"Teach Away Review"
Teach Away review OISE University of Toronto TEFL review, submitted by Irma. The OISE TEFL course was designed by OISE University of Toronto TEFL and is delivered by Teach Away. It’s a weird relationship from my point of view. I mean, why not just have OISE TEFL at the university deliver it? But, Teach Away does an excellent job and it is also the employment arm of the course. This means that…
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"Toronto TEFL"
“Toronto TEFL”
Toronto TEFL OISE University of Toronto TEFL review, submitted by Finn. Toronto TEFL. Very good course. Good variety of information and clearly presented. There is an emphasis on engaging the student via detailed text and audio and video. The audio is clear and the videos are up to date. I was also impressed with the access given to their alumni network because I was able to make use of this in…
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langa definitely spends english class sharing memes with the Teach Away instructor
"a reasonably priced course when you compare with the in-class alternative"
“a reasonably priced course when you compare with the in-class alternative”
OISE University of Toronto TEFL review, submitted by Cynthia.
I finished my course last week and I am so looking forward to building on my teaching and travel experience by using the certification overseas. Given the current travel restrictions for abroad travel, it is looking more likely that I’ll be able to realize this in the second or third quarter of 2021. So in the meantime, OISE TEFL…
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My Journey So Far To Teach In Abu Dhabi...
The Beginning
I started thinking about teaching abroad when I was working on my Master’s degree back in 2012. I had friends that were talking about going to work at school overseas through the Department of State. I was intrigued. In April 2013 I went to Ecuador for Spring Break. I loved everything about working at the school and being able to tour around the country. I knew then that I had to figure out a way to combine traveling and teaching.
The Application
On Thanksgiving, I was sitting around my sister’s apartment and I mentioned to her that I was thinking about teaching abroad. She immediately wanted to know my plan for selecting a school, interviewing, moving, saving money, paying bills while away, etc. She’s just like that. But she’s always good prep for my mom and grandfather who asked me the same questions. I told her I had some friends that were in Dubai and loved it. I also told her I had been looking at a few locations but UAE seemed to be the best because of location, salary, and benefits.
While Googling “teaching in Dubai” I came across Teach Away. Teach Away is simply a recruiting agency specifically for jobs abroad. I watched the Dubai video and Abu Dhabi video and was sold.
The application on the website is pretty long and extensive, but not out of the ordinary--experience, education, certifications, references. After you fill out the application you are able to search for jobs all over the world in particular fields and apply. When you click “apply” the system sends your application to a recruiter. I applied to six positions and four of those offered me a phone interview.
The Phone Interview
I was notified that I had been offered a phone interview via email. Teach Away is based in Canada, so they had to confirm my time zone and availability when setting the appointment, which was a little tricky at first. My first phone interview was with a recruiter that was working with three of the schools that I had applied to for a Kindergarten position. The questions were very normal--How would i describe my disciple style? If I were to have an afterschool club what would the focus be? What attracted me to UAE? My second interview was similar. Both of my recruiters were VERY pleasant and professional. They were able to answer questions that I had concerning next steps, the type of school I would be working with (could not tell me the name of the school at the moment), and the demographics of other staff members.
A few days after the phone interview, I received an email inviting me to an in-person interview!
The In-Person Interview
When offered an in-person interview I was asked to choose between Chicago and Atlanta for the end of January for the first interview. I chose Atlanta because I wasn’t sure what the weather would be like during that time. My interview in Atlanta happened to be the same weekend as the Battle of The Band, so my friends and I made it a little weekend getaway. We had a really great time and my interview was so easy. I interviewed with two schools. One in Dubai and one with campuses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The interview was very conversational and relaxing. I wasn’t nervous at all.
My second in-person interview was two weeks later. For this interview I would be meeting with just one school. Again I had to choose between cities (New York and Chicago). I chose New York and took the Megabus up after work on a Friday. A few days before my in-person interview in New York, I received an offer from one of the schools that I interviewed with in Atlanta!
The Decision
I ended up interviewing with four schools and receiving two offers. I ultimately chose my school because I appreciated that they had an instructional coach that specifically works with Early Childhood (my passion), an IB Primary Years Program, and a diverse teaching team of new and veteran teachers. I also began to really fall in love with what I was learning about Abu Dhabi. I’m very excited about this opportunity.
The Paperwork
This has been the only thing that has not been exciting. It hasn’t been necessarily difficult, but it’s been time consuming. I’ve had to read through several packets about what paperwork I need, how to have it processed, who to send it to, when to have it notarized, etc, etc, etc. The most difficult part is that I work during the times that government offices are open, so I’ve tried to schedule things around days when I am off from work/have an early dismissal. The waiting is also hard. I sent in my police clearance and waited two weeks for it to be returned with a notice that it needed to be resubmitted because I needed to use form 167 and not 168 even though the packet I was given said from 167 but due to a recent change in policy that form was no longer valid. Annoying!
Overall, the experience has been good so far and highly recommend TeachAway. I’ll be updating this post as the process continues.
Teachaway
I am looking into teach English as a foreign language outside of the US and had some questions:
Has anyone ever worked with TeachAway Inc?
What are your opinions?
How did you like working for them?
Hints or points?
