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If you are interested in teaching and are based in the US, the TEALs program by Microsoft Philanthropies (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/teals) is an option to consider. I volunteered with them for a few years teaching AP Computer Science and I enjoyed it.

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This looks really excellent and right up my alley. I'm going to apply now. If there are any folks you think would be worth connecting to directly, please let me know!

I'm teaching a TEALs class at the moment, my first time, and can confirm it's a great experience. I have 1 or 2 classes a week, each about an hour and a half, and I do maybe another hour of prep before each class. The curriculum is all provided, so you just need to get familiar with it, not write it yourself. I'd be happy to answer more questions about it if you'd like! In my experience they were super responsive, so if you've already applied you'll probably be hearing back from a rep soon.

I wanted to add that I know of TEALs volunteers who went on to become full-time high school computer science teachers without PhDs, etc.

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