Hello Teachers! I'm pleased to award this month's CitaOnline Teacher of the Month Award (TOM March 2020) to our excellent Online Instructor: Daisy Halliday! Folks, Daisy does some amazing things with her students.  When I reviewed one of her classes for the first time, I was surprised to see her  standing up !  Daisy works with the little ones a lot, and her energy and enthusiasm are thoroughly engaging.  Daisy dances around, she jumps up and down, but she keeps her students engaged, on track, and learning through fun. Mr. Guo has also seen Daisy teach, and has this to add: I would like to proudly shine the spotlight on one of our excellent CitaOnline Instructors, Daisy Halliday, for her outstanding after-class communication with her students. It may take only a few minutes after class, but it makes a big difference in the outcome of the teacher-student relationship which causes a chain reaction and brings out real learning. Internet does NOT ONLY deliver cold numbers, but IT also CAN, yes, it can deliver care, compassion, and love! We hope that in this small way we can show our appreciation and support for her hard work and commitment to her craft.

By Bryan VanderZwaag Senior Teaching Advisor California International Teachers Association Let's talk about feedback.  We all like to hear whether we are doing a good job or not. I hope that most of you have gotten feedback from me on your lessons, but if you haven't, you will soon! In our ongoing effort to be better online Educators, I want to focus on communication with parents and client schools.  Communication is key, and our business as online teachers is to communicate as effectively as possible with our students by making our class as engaging as possible.  But we also have to keep in mind the parents who want to know how their child is improving.   This brings us to assessment.  I am often asked how to assess our students.  It is almost impossible for us to collect homework or give our students a written test, although students will expect homework and a test of their knowledge.   So, one means of assessment is our ongoing feedback.  Parents and clients expect feedback after every class, and it does not have to take very long. They just want to hear you to give some constructive criticism, but also give some praise. Finally, always leave a bit of homework, no matter how easy. An easy homework assignment is to ask the students to write down three words that they learned during this lesson, define the words, and use them in a sentence. Depending on your age group, you could give your students up to five, even ten vocabulary words at the end of every lesson.  Here’s a cautionary tale.  When I started, I was reluctant to give feedback.  When my clients finally demanded it, I was expected to fill out a long form on a Word document, which would take me at least 15 minutes to type out. I realized by getting tied to the client’s form, I was repeating a lot of information over and over and wasting an awful lot of time.  I immediately started giving regular short feedback at the end of every lesson, and my clients have been pleased, never again asking me to fill out a long form.  I know.  I hear you.  I don’t have extra time to type out feedback, either.  But feedback doesn't need to take that long. I want to remind you to use the voice text function on your phone. I have to walk my dog after every single class, and as I do, I record a voice text recalling the lesson I just taught. You can do the same by opening a text document and dictating, or directly into WeChat or other text message.   Here’s an example of my feedback: Feedback for Marco. Today we finished Week 1, and I think Marco is doing very well! I asked him to read out loud several times, and I think his English is improving. One-note. I think we should focus on his pronunciation of the long I sound, such as the words time and mine. I pinpointed this weakness tonight. I will probably do a phonics worksheet with him during class next time. Marco's homework this week is to do the project on day 5. He will need some supplies like celery and food coloring, I hope that he will not have any problem getting these things. Please take pictures of your project to share next time! We will start a new unit next week and I'm looking forward to it! Then, I can send my feedback in WeChat, email, or I can paste it directly into my ClassIn chat when I return to my computer. You’re a teacher of the future.  Use the technology of the future to make your job easier!   As you go forward, please remember to give feedback to all of your students after every class, or at least by the end of your workday. They will appreciate it, even the homework! And their parents will understand a lot more what you were doing and why, and you will get a lot less questions. What are your thoughts on feedback?  How can we do better? I look forward to your thoughts in the future on this issue as we all help each other to be the best we can be!

Please read about the CitaOnline Refer and Reward (RR) Program. Since all CitaOnline instructors fulfill their own teaching services as independent contractors, if an independent contractor holds an entrepreneurial spirit, offers the teaching opportunities to other teachers, they will receive a Referral Reward (RR) per the number of hours all the teachers he or she referred in teach. Interesting Part: The referrer is not required to do anything specific, but he or she will receive this bonus every month and year as long as the referral teacher teaches with Cita, even when the team lead doesn’t do any teaching. Online Instructor Qualifications: K12 School and College level teachers Hold teaching credentials at the state level All teachers referred in shall be under the management of CITA, and abide by the CITA Terms and Conditions. Refer and Reward Rate Talk to CitaOnline and find out about the most current rate. Reward Period: Long Term, as long as the teacher(s) teach(es) with CitaOnline. Sample RR calculation chart: For example, you referred in 4 teachers and they have been teaching all year with CitaOnline, you will be getting this amount of RR this year, and you are not required to do any team leading or management work. California International Teachers Association reserves the right to revise the policy at any time, will have all related parties notified of any changes in writing before the effective date.

A Spanish tutor is needed for an entry-level adult learner. First teaching project lasts for 15 hours, will be done at night. 100% online tutoring from home, no traffic hassle. Requirement: 1. Spanish as a first language or bilingual; 2. 2 plus years of Spanish language teaching experience. 3. Possess reliable high speed internet, computer, microphone, camera and related teaching materials to fulfill the teaching job. Pay rate: $15-20/hour Tutors are independent contractors.

TP NO.: TP191106CN Subject: ESL Grade Level: G4 Student Location: Shanghai, China Time Zone: China Schedule: Monday-Sunday, 9:00PM-9:45PM, every day. (Pay attention to TimeZone) Total: 10.5 hrs Potential to renew: very high. Demo Date: to be determined Requirement: Bachelor's+, ESL, TEFL, Elementary Teaching Experience

Online teaching project NO.191024US04 Subject: High School English Competition Group Size: small group Frequency: 2 hours/week Pay rate: $20/hr Length of project: About 3 months, to be confirmed later. Time Zone: US Pacific

Online teaching project NO.191024US03 Subject: High School Biology Group Size: 1-on-1 Frequency: 2 hours/week Pay rate: $20/hr Length of project: About 3 months, to be confirmed later. Time Zone: US Pacific

Online teaching project NO.191024US02 Subject: High School Chemistry Group Size: 1-on-1 Frequency: 2 hours/week Pay rate: $20/hr Length of project: About 3 months, to be confirmed later. Time Zone: US Pacific

Online teaching project NO.191024US01 Subject: High School Algebra Group Size: 1-on-1 Frequency: 2 hours/week Pay rate: $20/hr Length of project: About 3 months, to be confirmed later. Time Zone: US Pacific

Position Overview The Lead Editor is a position within the Curriculum department at ALO7. The main duties involve leading and guiding projects involving content creation and editing in multiple formats, covering both print and digital media. The content is intended for use by young English language learners and their teachers and parents, both in the classroom and at home. The Lead Editor will be detail-focused, self-motivated, educationally-minded, and an effective communicator. Duties and Responsibilities 1.Lead and contribute to concurrent projects according to production schedules. 2.Communicate with internal staff, virtual teams, and external vendors. 3.Help to develop internal procedures to improve efficiency and communication. 4.Content edit, copy edit and proofread at all stages of digital and print textbook, workbook, and supplementary materials production including raw contents, manuscripts, sketches, images, layout design, animation, and audio. 5.Provide clear and concise feedback in English and/or Chinese using standard and in-house software and file formats, including Word, Excel, PDF, still image, animation, and audio files. 6.Provide publishing, editing, English language learning, and content creation guidance to the curriculum development and editorial teams. 7.Check content in development to assess consistency and appropriate difficulty level according to Scope and Sequence and various standards. 8.Write, copy edit, and proofread other digital and print educational materials including passages, audio scripts, and exercises. 9.Identify, request, and provide feedback on illustrations and photographs for use in English language learning. 10.May coordinate and maintain production schedules. 11.May contribute to the development of learning applications and games for print, tablet, PC, and interactive whiteboard use. 12.May contribute to the building of the company brand and its characters through the editing or writing marketing, educational, fiction, and nonfiction materials as needed.

California International Teachers Association is seeking for teaching professionals who possess strong communication skills to teach middle and high school students domestically and internationally. Mostly domestic. Subjects include math, science, English, history, standardized test prep (ACT/SAT), AP, SSAT, PSAT, enrichment courses in critical thinking and problem solving, essay writing and literature analysis, and many more - all educational backgrounds are welcome. Teaching experience in these subjects is preferred, but for those of you who are new to our industry, training is provided! Requirements: Bachelor's degree from a U.S. Top 100 college or university, in accordance with the US News ranking. Strong communication skills to establish rapport with students and co-workersPassion for educationExperience teaching or tutoring Middle school and High School studentsHave stable high speed internet, computer, HD camera, Microphone, as this position is totally online. Comfortable with online apps. (The teaching platform is user-friendly, we will offer training before teaching.) We’d prefer: Formal experience and/or training in educationAbility to teach multiple subjects (i.e. SAT Verbal, ACT Verbal, SAT Math, and ACT Math & Science)Familiarity with standardized tests (AP, SAT II, SAT, ACT, etc.) in your subjectsAbility to work at multiple locations What you’ll do: Tutor and instruct students 1-on-1 or at most 1-on-3 with academic coursework, standardized test prep, and enrichment courses. You will need to develop and customize lesson plans and curriculum to provide students with targeted, individualized academic support. You will need to maintain comprehensive reports of sessions to track progress and adapt to students’ needs. Most importantly, help students achieve their academic goals while making the experience as positive as possible. Where you’ll do it: Part-time from home, 100% online Pay rate: Part-time: $25-50+ per hour, depends on your qualifications, experience, pay raise is highly possible for good tutoring results.