So, I started going through the hiring process at OpenEnglish.com (check it out!). I'm not so sure it's going to be a great experience but it will be at least an experience, and a paid one at that. They're specifically looking for people with Portuguese right now since they cannot provide enough teachers for the demand. It pays USD$9/hr for the first three months then you start getting raises after that up to USD$12 after 2 years. Not too bad of a gig for someone living overseas and looking for some extra cash deposited into a US bank account in US currency. I've observed a few classes and it seems pretty simple, just exhausting probably, but I'm up for getting exhausted every now and then if it pays in greenbacks.
Anyhow, upon going through this process I found quite possibly the coolest webtool ever for language teachers. Vocaroo.com. It's an online voice recorder which saves the file (small) on their cloud and then students can email, tweet, or whatever. I'm looking forward to incorporating this into my English courses.
Check out my recording: Click here chicas.
Anyhow, if you've got free time and you feel like sitting around in your PJs making 9 bucks an hour is worth it, take a look at OpenEnglish, too. I'm not so sure it's the BEST out there (I've talked to a friend who has done it who wasn't too impressed) but from my point of view it's teaching experience at best, and I need it. A lot. This girl got the wrong college degree.
Bangs head against the wall.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
I Love Lucy Lesson Plan
Hello all! So, I put together a lesson plan from the I Love Lucy link I had shared last week. Feel free to check it out here.
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