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K-12 Teaching Jobs Abroad

By Transitions Abroad Staff

Qualified K-12 teachers have a range of options: Scattered around the world are at least 800 U.S.-style international elementary and secondary schools that employ around 35,000 American educators. To find a position in one of these schools you can either conduct your own job search--using the resources listed in Transitions Abroad?s book Work Abroad and revised and updated by William Nolting each year in the September/October issue of Transitions Abroad--or sign up for one of the recruiting fairs listed below.

Web sites that list teaching jobs abroad (both ESL and K-12) are described by William Nolting in Work Abroad Web Sites in the September/October issue of Transitions Abroad.

Recruiting Fairs

Attending a recruiting fair is probably the easiest way to find a teaching job overseas. Some fairs charge fees; others are free. Most charge a fee if you are offered a job. Some restrict the number of participants or have early registration deadlines.

International Schools Services, Educational Staffing, P.O. Box 5910, Princeton, NJ 08543; 609-452-0990, fax 609-452-2690; edustaffing@ iss-edu, www.iss.edu. Fair dates: Boston, MA, February 16-20; San Francisco, CA, March 2-5; Philadelphia, PA, June 23-25. Credential files must be received six weeks before fair dates.

Univ. of Northern Iowa, UNI-Overseas Placement Center for Educators SSC-19, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0390; 319- 273-2083, fax 319-273-6998; overseas.placement@ uni.edu. Fair date: Waterloo, IA, February 25-27.

National Assn. Of Independent Schools (NAIS), 1620 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-973-9705, fax 202-973-9700; www.nais.org. Convention date: March 1-4. NAIS primarily serves independent schools in the U.S.

European Council of International Schools, 21B Lavant St., Petersfield, Hants Gu32 3EL, U.K.; 011-44-1730-68244, fax 011-44-1730-267914; 100412.242@compuserve.com. Fair dates: Vancouver, Canada, February 21-24; London, England, February 10-13. Very early deadline. Contact early.

TESOL, 1600 Cameron St., Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314-2751; 703-836-0774, fax 703-836-7864; conv@tesol.edu, www.tesol.edu. Fair date: Vancouver, March 14-18. Primarily a convention for ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers. All levels. Good placement opportunities worldwide.

Assn. Of American Schools in South America, AASSA-Teachers Search, 14750 NW 77th Ct., Suite 210, Miami Lakes, FL 33016; (305) 821-0345, fax (305) 821-4244; aassa@gate.net. Fair dates:December 2000, check www.AASSA.com for exact dates. Openings for schools in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Search Associates, P.O. Box 636, Dallas, PA 18612; 717-696-5400, fax 717-696-9500, www.search-associates.com; In Canada: 613-967-4902, fax 613-967-8981. Fair dates: Cambridge, MA, February 13-16; Carmel, CA, February 25-27; Bethesda, MD, June 20-22; Houston, TX, February 25-27, and six other locations worldwide.

Career Services and Placement, Michigan State Univ., 113 Student Services Bldg., E. Lansing, MI 48824-1113; 517-355-9510, fax 517-353-2597; www.csp.msu.edu. Fair date: April 17.

Faculty of Education, Univ. of Calgary, 2500 University Dr., NW, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Canada; Tel./fax 403-220-5627, fax 403-282-7574; www.ucalgary.ca. Fair date: Summer, 2000. Call for details.

Carney Sundoe and Associates (CS&A), 136 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116; 800-225-7986, fax 617-542-9400; www.csa-teach.com. Fair dates: Boston, MA, February 11-12; Baltimore, MD, March 10-11; Washington, DC, April 7-8. CS&A does not charge fees to applicants.