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Teaching Online During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Recommendations for Online Teaching So you can work from wherever you are at in the world. I'm an online teacher and I love it! It's a great way to interact with others and to not feel as lonely during isolation. Work also continues during the corona virus pandemic, as almost everyone is online. If you are interested in becoming an online teacher as well, here are some awesome platforms that you may want to consider. All of the platforms I am listing have been recommended to me by others. Platforms for those with a bachelor's degree and some ESL teaching experience: Palfish - Teach English to children in China online. You must have a teacher's certificate OR a TEFL certificate to apply, pay is $16-22/hr QKids - Teach English online to kids in China, must be enrolled in college or have completed a bachelor's degree, $16-20/hr DadaABC - Teach English online to children ages 4-16, you must have a bachelor...

TEFL Course

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Completing A TEFL Course in Prague Heather’s Story “Want to travel to a different country every weekend?” “Looking for a fun summer experience abroad?”   These are the titles of advertisements for the TEFL  (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)  program that first drew me to Prague. That is how my journey began. I didn’t ever intend to move abroad long term. After graduating from college, I began to work as a teacher in the United States. I considered that my full-time job, but looking for a summer adventure, I signed up for the course, packed my bags, and left for Prague. Being in Prague exceeded my expectations. After moving there, it didn’t take long for me to fall in love with the city! I loved the long summer days, where the sun would come up around 4:30 and then wouldn’t go down until about 9:30 at night. I loved watching the sunset while overlooking the city at night and enjoying moderate temperatures of mostly 70 degrees. It was endles...