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“ETS (Education Testing Service) employs raters to evaluate essays online for numerous testing programs. Prospective raters are trained to apply scoring criteria and must complete a certification test.
“ETS also needs qualified individuals to evaluate open-ended responses for these paper and pencil programs: Advanced Placement Program (AP), National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTSSM) and Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers Program (PRAXIS).”
Online Scoring Opportunities.
Paper-based Scoring Opportunities.
Education To Go
http://www.ed2go.com/teach.html
Education To Go (ed2go) provides online courses to a network of over 1,500 colleges, universities, and other training organizations - from the State Universities of New York to the California State University system, and everywhere in between.
ed2go is currently seeking courses in programming, computer applications, allied health, languages, writing, law/criminal justice, workforce development/career skills, small business, business certification, certification prep and continuing education for teachers.
Earnings will depend on the number of courses you teach and how many students enroll every month. Checks are mailed once a month.
eSylvan Online Tutoring
http://www.esylvan.com/About/AboutCareersTeachers.aspx
“eSylvan provides online tutoring to students in grades 3-9. It’s live real-time instruction provided over the Internet from home. Using a headset, digital pencil, and digital writing pad, as well as their home PC, teachers talk to their students, voice-to-voice, and write on a shared virtual white board space. eSylvan designs a personalized program for each student, complete with lessons from eSylvan’s skills-based, fully-developed curriculum. For our teachers, this means no lesson planning (we’ve already taken care of that) and flexible work hours to fit your busy schedule.
Job Requirements:
-You need to have a current teaching certification. (A previous certification will only be considered if the certification has lapsed, not if the certification was revoked.)
-You should be comfortable using computers, and have a current Windows-based PC.
-Broadband access to the Internet (DSL, cable modem, or ISDN) from your home is required.
Work Hours:
Since we offer sessions throughout the day, working hours are flexible–morning, afternoon, evening, and Saturday hours are available. Teachers work a minimum of 8 hours/week, up to a maximum of 29 hours/week.
Training:
You will participate in six hours of paid online training. Our academic development team will prepare you to teach using our technology and our lessons.”
Writing Instructors for WritingClasses.com
http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/111
“Gotham Writers’ Workshop is always on the lookout for excellent writing instructors.
Candidates for teaching jobs should have professional credits in the type of writing they want to teach. For example, if you wish to teach fiction, you should have some publication credits to your name. Teaching experience and advanced degrees are a plus.
To teach New York City classes, instructors must live in the New York City area. To teach online classes, instructors may live anywhere.
Candidates should send a brief cover letter and resume. Please indicate which type or types of writing you are qualified to teach, in the cover letter.
After you send your materials, you will be sent a note informing you that the material has been received. Please allow at least a month for this response. If and when your credentials and our need coincide, you will be contacted with further information about the job. At that time, you will be invited to begin the interview process.”
Tutor.com
“Help a student ace an algebra exam, understand Moby Dick, or finish that tricky chemistry problem right from your home computer. Online tutoring offers a rewarding, challenging and fun work-from-home opportunity.”
“Tutor.com has been creating on demand homework help and tutoring services since 1998. Our tutors have completed over 2 million one-to-one tutoring sessions with students in grades 4-12. We offer a comprehensive training and certification program and ongoing professional development and support for all of our tutors.”
Tutor.com only accepts people currently enrolled in College & college graduates who have strong knowledge in English, math, science, or social studies, specifically for 4th grade through first year college level. Online tutors must currently reside in and be eligible to work in the United States and Canada.
As part of the registration process, applicants will be asked to submit a writing sample and pass a content exam in their subject of expertise. Accepted applicants will have to pass a mock session with a mentor, pass an exam on instructional videos, and pass criminal & education background checks. All training is paid and rates are disclosed after the application has been submitted.
Universal Class
http://www.universalclass.com/teachonline/index.htm
Universal Class is and education company that allows certified teachers, course writers and video/multimedia specialists to earn money for teaching students online, creating coursework and creating video instruction content.
Universal Class requires online teachers to have a four year (BA) college degree accredited by an agency recognized by the Department of Education, have four to six years work experience (outside of school) in the area of interest being instructed and have excellent use of the English language & excellent writing skills. They also accept online teachers for non-academic courses that require more personal experience & less traditional modes of education.
Hands-on online instructors can expect to earn $9.50 to $20 per hour on a part-time basis depending on their area of expertise. Instruction video producers can earn up to $10 per minute and course writers can earn 4 to 6 cents per word.
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