Course Description

Are you an educator wondering if there's an offramp from over work and under pay? Self-employment is one way to think outside the boxes created by the education system. Join me for a talk given to TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) on how to think about using your skills outside the classroom, the library, and the lab.

This talk will give you ideas for how to think about who your clients are and how to reach them. We will talk about the ins and outs of self-employment finances and why you should incorporate if you are paying for healthcare independently in the U.S.

If you are working as an adjunct / sessional or itinerant teacher, you have already accepted financial instability and risk. Why not take control of that risk and put it to work for you?

Join me for a journey beyond the job market.

Writing Consultant and Professor

Dr. Daveena Tauber

Hello and welcome! Writing is central to how students and scholars communicate. I delight in helping academics at all stages express their research in writing that is appropriate for their fields and audiences. I earned my Ph.D. in English from Rutgers University and work with scholarly writers around the world. My work includes writing, consulting, giving workshops, and creating innovative digital curricula like this one.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Diversifying Identities and Income Streams for Educators (a talk)

    • Sample video from the introduction

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    • Part 1: The educator and the entrepreneur

    • Part 2: Financial advantages of self-employment. Moving from survival work to self-employment strategically.

    • Part 3: Marking. Social media. Client selection.

    • Part 4: "Passive income." What to charge. Networking.