Either one can be used to teach in academia (I teach HS and college courses currently); however, there is some stigma still for some academics that EdDs are not the same quality as PhDs. The reality is, it depends on the program you went through. My EdD program was structured like a traditional PhD, and more so than some peers who received PhDs in education. I think the PhD could help you avoid some of those stigmas, but ultimately, select a program with staff and a program aligned to your career and research goals for the best experience possible. I hope that helps and best of luck to you!

Great question! I am no longer in that state, but I would say teacher pay is a combination of cost of living/tax brackets in a specific area, and unfortunately, the value placed on the field as whole in the U.S.

It definitely has it’s challenges, and often students don’t understand that reading and writing are not just isolated to LA, those skills transcend a single subject area!

Gotta do what is right for you! 🤗

You can apply for programs like this internationally, depending on the school or program. I don’t know which programs would be the right fit, but if I were you, I would definitely invest some time into researching deeply the program requirements, design/courses, cost/length, and professors in the college who teach in the programs you find. It can make a huge difference in your experience. Good luck!

Thanks a lot 😊

Not in all programs, but you would want to be in or seeking some type of educational/instructional position for this degree to be meaningful. I have encountered people who worked for the government/military, major airlines, and corporate workers in my program, with the common theme that they are in a non traditional instructional position or seeking one. I hope this helps!

Congratulations!!

Great, congratulations.💯 But does it also come with an award of being called a dr? does it allow one to stay in the academia, in the universities as long as you want to?

Thanks! I almost always feel lacking in at least one of these categories every day, but doing my best! 💜💜

I’m so glad! I am back in middle school at the moment & truly enjoying it. There are some things about high school that I miss, but I honestly love them both.

Western North Carolina, but I get Texas from people a lot! Good luck on your doctorate, round 2!

I am so glad it was useful. In the end, each program has a lot in common within the field of education, so it comes down to the specific program you are looking at and what you want to research. Best of luck & please let me know if I can ever be a resource!

I want to focus on early childhood education

There are definitely some hurdles here at the end that I hope to make a video about once I am finished. I need to give an update soon 😅

Nice! I’m so glad you were able to find a good fit. I have a friend who enrolled in their program in late 2020 and seems to be having a positive experience.

Hi! I did teach full time until this semester (3 1/2 years of both full time). I finished the course work in December 2020 and have only been going through dissertation seminars in 2021. I’m not taking any classes at this point, just writing my dissertation.

If I can ever be of any help with the process or answer questions, please let me know!

Thank you Tiffany! I had an interview with 1/2 of the universities I applied to. Do you recall how long it took for you to hear back from schools ?

I got accepted 😊

I’m so sorry I missed the earlier comment! I do not remember what the wait time was- but I’m SO happy for you that you were accepted!!! I took on a teaching position recently for a local school that needed someone for the remainder of the year and had to put KZbin back on hold again until I was settled. I’m so glad I got notified for your comment though! 🙌🏻🎉🎉 when do you start?

@@tiffanymarlow4152 thanks! Congrats on your new position 😃 I will start this fall . Super excited!

Finding the time-- or not finding ten thousand other things that you could also spend your time on -- is always the struggle! I just subscribed to your channel! I am excited to check out your videos, I love your IG!

@@HistoryWithTiffany awwe shucks! Thanks Tiffany! This brought back memories of doing research for my comp exams, and dealing with first year teaching (*spoiler: it almost drove me crazy)🥴🥴. Also have a best friend working on her PhD in History in Nebraska, and I have nothing but respect for yall! Hope you get some much needed rest too!

I hope break starts sooner than later for you so you can get some much deserved rest!!

It is a lot of work to start over and build your collection back up once you switch content areas! I also think locating resources for U.S. can be a much faster process than it is for those of us in world, and especially Ancient Civ. I'm not sure what the span of your content is, but if Mansa Musa fits in the scope, there is a great set of resources from The DBQ project on his hajj! If I can ever help, please let me know. You can message me on IG @historywithtiffany. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment-- I hope you enjoy being in a different focus area!

Thank you Lindsey!! I know you are feeling/experiencing so many of the same things and I value your friendship so much!

It seems like so many EdDs are really focused on the leadership part and less on the curriculum/instruction part, which like you, was much more interesting for me! I will absolutely plan to share more about my experience. I can't speak too much to the PhD in education route since I took a different one, but I know in general the PhD is intended to be more focused on conducting research that produces larger theories within their topic/specialization, while EdDs produce more research that deals with specific systems. So for example, my research won't produce a generalizable theory about women in history curriculum, but instead will produce results about how they are represented and based on that, steps we need to start taking to address the problem. Theory is still a part of what I am doing in the sense that I am conducting it through the theoretical lens of Critical Feminist Theory, but I am not seeking to develop my own theory at this time. The tricky thing between the two degrees is that, in reality, you can produce either kind of research in either program, it just depends on what you are studying and the program you are a part of. I think it is also a personal choice you make. For example, some of my peers are already in administration to some degree and are conducting action research to make specific changes within their own schools and districts regarding their curricular or instructional practices. My research is addressing a larger problem in the field of history curriculum, so our journeys look very different, even in the same program. I will try to organize my thoughts a bit and plan a new video in the near future, but I hope for now some of that is helpful/interesting! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it! :)

@@HistoryWithTiffany Thank you for taking the time to explain that!! It was definitely very helpful :)

Thank you!! I also love this playlist; I am glad you enjoyed it as well. :)

That was such a fun project. I often miss teaching this content. Modern world is great, but I had so much fun finding creative ways to help students connect with this. Their brochures blew my mind!

Hi! I stopped TPT back when schools first closed from COVID and was just giving as much as I could for free through my IG. Just wanted to help as we were all going through a tough time. I also felt weird about leaving items in my store when I didn’t have time to update them as I evolved as a teacher/curriculum designer, if that makes sense? I just didn’t have the time to do what I felt like I should be doing with it anymore. When I made my TPT covers in that old video, I used to resize a ppt slide, decorate, then export/save as an image (JPEG) to use for TPT. That was pre- Canva hype though. If I were still making covers for TPT items, Canva is absolutely the tool I would be using. I use it for IG posts, KZbin thumbnails, classroom-related graphics, and more. I hope that helps!! I know thetownieteacher on IG talks a lot about using Canva for various projects if you are able to check out her highlights and stories, but if there is anything I can answer about it, just ask! :)

I did have one breaking down my ISNs from a few years ago, but I think I took it down because I had been planning to update it…then COVID closures and no more ISNs! 🙈 I probably talk about my process for using them in some of my older unit videos from when I taught ancient world, though!

Thank you!

I took a (very extended) KZbin break and I am so sorry I missed this comment. Feel free to reach out to me on IG (@historywithtiffany) if you have any specific questions and I will try my best to help or point you in the right direction. I will try to get a video up about this soon because there are not a lot of us, but there are enough that we should be able to connect and support each other through this process!

Hi, Lewis! I stopped using TPT in fall of 2019 and made everything on there free. By spring of 2020, I was just sharing as much as I could in the moment for free through 2020 since we all started facing a new challenge/reality as teachers at that point. Inevitably, I deleted my TPT all together though. I feel like this is something deserving of a quick video, but basically, I didn't feel like I should leave my store up when I didn't have the time or energy to go back and regularly update my old resources. If I am going to put out curriculum, I want to be responsible and professional about it. I hope that makes sense? I appreciate your support and I am considering ways I can share materials again that is best suited to the way I have evolved as a curriculum designer and educator. Will keep you posted!