Taking Care of #1: YOURSELF! Teaching online ESL from the comfort of our homes is a dream job. Thus, we don't realize the insidious threat of burn-out. Teachers, no matter the institution, have one trait in common. They spend the better part of their [...]
How to Work Short Notice with VIPKid Find out how you can maximize your availability and make more money! Last year, I decided to experiment with a new way of maximizing my availability with VIPKid by opening a large number of Short Notice (SN) slots. [...]
FeedbackPanda Brings Teachers and Students Closer Together A solid foundation for an online ESL teacher is building strong relationships with the students. FeedbackPanda, like any CRM software, is built primarily for becoming more familiar with your clientele. CRM stands for customer relationship management, the [...]
BREAKING NEWS! FeedbackPanda Is Now Integrated with the VIPKid Teacher App! In recent months, VIPKid has announced that teachers will no longer be able to teach from Chrome or any browser. You will have to download the desktop teaching app in order to teach. [...]
How to Avoid Double-Booking with Multiple Companies Whether you prefer digital or analog, keeping your own calendar will help you with managing your online teaching schedule. Many of us online teachers work for more than one company. Why we do this varies from teacher [...]
The Best Computer Specs for Online Teaching Your brand of computer doesn't matter as much as the specifications do. Doing your homework on specs and why some components are better than others is really important in our line of business. The CPU, amount of [...]
Teacher vs. Student: How We Both Won Who's being naughty and who's being nice? 😂 Baobao Challenges I’ve known one of my students for almost the entire time I’ve been with VIPKid (more than two years). Baobao, as I will [...]
Taxes for Online Teachers Taxes - inconvenient and not fun, but necessary to live in a civilized society. While we online teacher professionals love our jobs, being an independent contractor comes with its burdens--especially taxes. I’m not a tax professional, so I cannot give [...]
The Budget-Friendly Starter Kit for Online ESL/EFL Teachers My entire VIPKid classroom background cost $2 USD - from my local dollar store. The other props I already had or acquired slowly as I started teaching more. You’ve passed the application process for an online [...]
