TeachAway: PhD + *professional/provisional 6-12 teaching cert (QUESTION)

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gravatar-icon Posted on · by Karen R.

I have a doctorate in American History and passed the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE) for grade 6-12 Social Science and have a *provisional (/professional) certificate which means that it is up to the hiring school to "supervise" my teaching and finalize / make permanent my Florida Teacher Certification.  I have seven years' experience teaching at a community college and a Research I institution, and all of this Florida teacher certification nonsense seems absurd & designed to exclude those whose bachelors degree isn't "education." I have a strong pedagogical background and recently worked in higher education administration. Am I placeable?  Anywhere? For anything? (I'm not desperate, mind you, just very flexible & open to possibilities!) Heeeeeeelllllpp!  

Thanks in advance, 

 

K. Rubin

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    Janice L.
    March 8, 2016 at 6.12 pm

    Hi Karen, looking at your experience, you could consider looking into college/university teaching jobs -- just double check the job requirements to see if a certification is required. You can search for these jobs by going to our job board and clicking the job category filter. You can also check out ESL teaching jobs to see if those are of interest to you.

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    Joan W.
    March 10, 2016 at 11.55 am

    Hey Karen, I'm feeling a bit dismayed in that I, too, have an advanced degree with several years as a school counselor as well as an adjunct professor of counseling. Janice, I'd accept any feedback, suggestions, ideas, on my submitted profile.