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About wdtt
About Us
Mission: Provide school districts with caring and high quality teachers who will strive to increase academic achievement and performance.
The critical shortage of qualified and experienced domestic teachers has affected the standards of the American K-12 education system. Approximately 1.6 million teachers will be retiring in the next 10 years and the colleges and universities are not producing the required number to replace these classroom teachers, especially Special Education Teachers. This reality has moved many school districts to hire highly qualified international teacher to support elementary and secondary education in the United States.
We Dare to Teach (WDTT) is a professional career placement company which possesses the resources and technology to provide the United States highly qualified and experienced teachers who are eager and ready to teach. We commit ourselves to a service of the highest quality to our teacher candidates and clients in finding individual teacher staff positions and client staffing solutions, respectively. We extend our global reach on the World Wide Web with qualified recruiters in allied countries, offering qualified professionals and quality-seeking employers trouble-free placement assistance for various critical shortage staff positions throughout the United States.
Upon registration, we offer you:
- Posting of job vacancies for employers
- Posting of resumes for professionals
- Viewing of job postings for professionals
- Viewing of resumes for employers
- Posting of testimonials for professionals and employers with successful placements
- Pre-screening and initial interviews of professionals for employers
Email us TODAY and find out how WDTT can help you achieve an exciting and rewarding career in the United States!
BridgeUSA Program
The goal of the J-1 Visa Cultural Exchange Program program is to help international
participants gain valuable professional experience, gain knowledge of the American educational
system, become more familiar with American culture and build relationships with allied countries.. https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/teacher/
Department of State Resources
- BridgeUSA Program Regulations: Specific BridgeUSA Teacher Program regulations can be found at 22 C.F.R §62.24
- BridgeUSA Program Welcome Brochure: The Department of State provides a brochure for teachers.
- BridgeUSA Program Website: The Department of State’s official website for the BridgeUSA Program provides a variety of resources.
- Guidance Directive: The Department of State may issue Guidance Directives to J-1 Visa sponsors at any time. All Guidance Directives are publicly available. The following Guidance Directives pertain to the BridgeUSA Program:
Eligibility
All We Dare To Teach applicants must:
- Possess qualifications suitable for teaching at either the primary or secondary school levels in their home country (including pre-kindergarten).
- Have a degree equivalent to a 4-year U.S. bachelor’s degree in Education or the academic subject they are intending to teach.
- Have a minimum of two years of teaching or relevant professional experience,
- Fulfill the teaching requirements of the state in the U.S. they will be teaching,
- Prove their good reputation and character (Background check)
- Agree to come to the U.S. as a full-time teacher of record in an accredited primary or secondary school.
- Be proficient in English (assessed through an interview), and be currently employed as a teacher at the time of application.
- Applicants NOT working as a teacher must have the same qualifications as those stated above, with two years of full-time teaching experience within the last eight years and a completed advanced degree (in Education or in the academic area they are intending to teach) within 12 months of their application submission date, with a completed Credential Evaluation done on all Foreign Credentials (FCE) prior to interviewing with host school .
Exchange Visitor Rights
As a participant in the Teacher Exchange Program, you are entitled to the same legal protections as U.S. residents and citizens. Please refer to the following resources to learn more about your rights and protections as an Exchange Visitor:
- Know Your Rights Pamphlet: This Department of State pamphlet provides an overview of basic workers’ rights in the U.S. This pamphlet can be found in a variety of languages.
- Fair Labor Standards Act: Teachers are protected under the Fair Labor Act (FLSA). Host schools are required to adhere to all FLSA regulations. Please review the FLSA Compliance Assistance website for more information. Additional resources are listed below:
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