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JOB OPENING AT METRO NE ABE
This permanent ESL teaching position is currently posted at the ISD 11 Anoka
Hennepin website:  
http://www.anoka.k12.mn.us/education/district/district.php?sectionid=10298

Pat Adams
Metro North ABE
763.783.4879


ADULT ESL POSITIONS OPEN
Evening ESL teachers of adults needed at north and south side Minneapolis 
sites. Classes meet M-Th, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Teach two or four nights. Must be 
licensed in MN. Experience teaching adults ELL desired. $24 per hour. Call Barb 
Sindelar, Minneapolis Public Schools 
Adult Basic Education, 
612-668-3992 or e-mail 
barb.sindelar@mpls.k12.mn.us.


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Position: ABE Teacher ¡V ESL Teacher 
Location: Blaine Learning Lab 
Anoka County Human Services Center

1201 89th Avenue NE, Suite 335, Blaine
 
Schedule: Class times M ¡V F 8:15 ¡V 11:45AM & T 6:30 ¡V 8:30PM 
Days/year: 220 (year round position) 
Hours/day: 6.2 (31 hours/week) 
Hours/year: 1364 hours/year 

This position will provide direct instruction to adults in an Adult 
Basic Education program in Blaine on Monday ¡V Thursday mornings. 
Responsibilities will include planning and providing direct 
instruction to adults with English as a Second Language. The 
position also requires teaching as a team member, assisting with 
student assessment, returning student phone calls, monitoring 
student attendance, completing necessary student record keeping and 
providing support for on-site literacy assistants and volunteers as 
requested.

This team teaching position requires teaching adults in a large, 
diverse ESL/ABE program at the Blaine Learning Lab in the Anoka 
County Human Services Center on 89th Avenue NE in Blaine. Class 
times are Monday - Friday mornings 8:15 ¡V 11:45 and Tuesday evening 
6:30 ¡V 8:30PM. Instruction responsibilities include providing 
direction instruction to various levels of adult learning English as 
a Second Language, collaborating with other teachers and assistants 
in delivering consistent instruction, assisting with student 
assessment, student record keeping and follow-up, and directing 
efforts of volunteers.

Minimum qualification: valid Minnesota teaching license or advanced 
degree in ESL, proven ability to be flexible, ability to function 
well in a busy environment and able to work as a professional team 
member. Preference will be given to applicants with work history 
that includes working or volunteering in an adult education program, 
experience teaching English as a Second Language, Cooperative 
Learning training and strong computer knowledge. 

Starting Hourly Wage: $20.30, plus benefits

Start Date: ASAP after closing

For further information, call Pat Adams at 763/783-4879

For an application:

Visit the Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11 website at www.anoka.k12.mn.us and 
check the ¡¥Employment Opportunities¡| link > ¡¥Apply Now!¡| 
All applicants are required to apply online. If you do not have 
access to the internet an application can be completed online by 
going to  Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11 Educational Service Center 
11299 Hanson Boulevard NW, Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433 


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 ESL Class Assistant

Assist in an adult ESL classroom. Work under the direction of a licensed
teacher, helping individuals and small groups with conversation,
pronunciation, vocbluary, reading, writing, grammar, etc.
Volunteer/internship time commitment is one session per week for three
months minimum, longer if possible.

Availability of positions is greatest M-Th morning, 8:30-11:45. (Time is
negotiable in some classes.) Evening positions might open up by
mid-September. Locations are West Broadway Ave near I-94, Uptown, and
Prospect Park near the U of M East Bank. The Minnesota Literacy Council
provides training.

Contact Ellen Lipschultz, Volunteer Coordinator, Mpls Public Schools Adult
Basic Education. Ellen.Lipschultz@mpls.k12.mn.us  (612) 668-3984.


TEFL OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA
>From Mark Swartz, former Hamline TEFL student:
 
I completed Hamline's TEFL certification course in 2002 and I spent the past 
year in China, teaching at a university in a fairly large city named Jinan, the 
provincial capital of the Shandong province, to the south of Beijing.  Our 
university is now looking for foreign teachers for the coming term and for the 
second term (starting in September and late February, respectively).
 
If you or any other TEFL grads would ever consider the adventure of teaching in 
China, please give some thought to our university.  I had no interest in China 
in 2002, when I attended Hamline, but I'm now glad I changed my mind.  Here is 
a summary of the best that teaching at a position like mine has to offer.

   WONDERFUL students
   Honest, happy, and warm-hearted people in the city and the province
   A university teaching position that offers a great deal of freedom to teach 
as you see fit
   The opportunity to become an instant celebrity
   Comfortable and Western-like accommodations (provided free), with several 
other North American teaching peers for support and friendship
   A very good city for learning the Chinese language in a standard dialect
   A very safe and manageable city
   Proximity to Beijing and many of China's most famous sites (including the 
Great Wall)
   A chance to experience both developing China and the "real" China
   The opportunity to communicate with me before you decide (I will be very 
honest about the downsides of Jinan and China)
 
If China and many of these things appeal to you, and if you'd like the 
opportunity to teach at a university level while being left alone by the 
administration, why not contact me at mwswartz45@yahoo.com? 
 
You can also check out the university's web site at www.sdai.edu.cn 
 
At the website, select the English language version and .  If you choose to 
apply for a position online, you'll likely deal with Ms. Leilei Zheng, who is 
easy to work with but a little busy these days.  
 
Our university is rapidly expanding, with a brand new and very attractive 
campus in the suburbs, but our apartments are located at the old campus, which 
is within walking distance of the city center and most businesses, including 
two Target clones with adjoining supermarkets.  And yes, we're walking distance 
from many beer joints, night clubs, and restaurants, ranging from those that 
serve "What is that?" to old reliables like McDonald's, KFC, and Pizza Hut.
 
Feel free to send me an e-mail and we could also talk by phone.  I will be in 
the U.S. until September, so contact me as soon as possible, especially if you 
are thinking about the next term.
 
I really did have a great time last year, and I would like to see our 
university continue to improve, by attracting well-trained teachers like us 
Hamline TEFL grads. 
 
Sincerely,
 
Mark W. Swartz
mwswartz45@yahoo.com