No, not if you’re working for an established US educational institution (public or private) because you’re handling student data. You would have to comply with both state laws and district/school specific on student privacy and the other country’s laws on general data privacy. Schools hold insurance policies and those policies typically do not cover the transmission of student data to other countries.
For this reason, public schools and private schools typically require you to live in the state you are working in as there are a lot of state specific rules.
Keep in mind it is quite possible the employer will detect you working remotely outside of the US. Some orgs may specifically look for it and others may stumble across it by accident in either event there is a non-zero risk you lose your job. Yes if you are technically sophisticated there are ways to do this that are very hard to detect but it requires some technical knowledge and a strict adherence to operational security.
If you’re a licensed k-12 teacher in the US, just apply for jobs at international schools. You won’t get one in a “desirable” (read: Western European) country at first because those are competitive as hell. r/internationalteachers
If you’re a qualified teacher in the United States with a bachelor or master’s in education, you would likely be able to qualify for teaching in Canada in an English language school. Some programs are available virtually but most have returned to in person programs.
Here’s the information for certification in Ontario as an example:
However, it doesn’t seem that teachers are currently an In Demand occupational category for Ontario visas. This is somewhat unexpected as there has recently been a shortage so I would suggest keeping an eye on Ontario’s In Demand occupational codes for 2026 now that the federal government has created new federal streams in some of Ontario’s priority areas such as physicians.
Currently, the only province that lists elementary and/or secondary school teachers as ‘In Demand’ National Occupational Codes (NOCs) for Enhanced Express Entry provincial nominations under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is New Brunswick.
To be fair, I got a job at an international school in Europe from the US years ago. Im now a citizen in the country where I live and still teach at the same school it is possible!
School of Humanity and Bina are both globally remote schools who hire teachers, regardless of what country they are working from. Full warning: salaries are nothing like what US teachers earn in states like PA, NJ, CA, NY, etc.
I’ll look into it! I won’t need to make the salary that I do in California because the cost of living will be much less and I am willing to cut back on some things in order for peace of mind. Hopefully. 🤞🏼
Haha omg I totally get the struggle of finding remote teaching gigs 😅 I’ve been looking around too and it can be kinda overwhelming trying to find legit stuff. One thing that’s helped me is checking out academicjobs.com — it’s nice to see a bunch of listings in one spot so you don’t have to go crazy hopping between a million sites.
I'm not sure why you are being down voted but since you are from CA and hold a CA teaching credential, you should be able to find a nice teaching job overseas. What is your subject area? Single subject or multiple? Are you willing to teach in SE Asia, China or Eastern Europe? Latin America? There are lots of opportunities for native English speakers.
I agree with what others have said. You won't be able to do remote teaching TO the US. What you can do is remote teach foreign students.
No, not if you’re working for an established US educational institution (public or private) because you’re handling student data. You would have to comply with both state laws and district/school specific on student privacy and the other country’s laws on general data privacy. Schools hold insurance policies and those policies typically do not cover the transmission of student data to other countries. For this reason, public schools and private schools typically require you to live in the state you are working in as there are a lot of state specific rules.
This is legally true. But many teachers still work these jobs outside of the US. I personally know at least 3 here in China.
ETA - yeah ok downvote me for just passing on info. Obviously if you do this, it’s a risk.
Keep in mind it is quite possible the employer will detect you working remotely outside of the US. Some orgs may specifically look for it and others may stumble across it by accident in either event there is a non-zero risk you lose your job. Yes if you are technically sophisticated there are ways to do this that are very hard to detect but it requires some technical knowledge and a strict adherence to operational security.
If you’re a licensed k-12 teacher in the US, just apply for jobs at international schools. You won’t get one in a “desirable” (read: Western European) country at first because those are competitive as hell. r/internationalteachers
I just need to win the lottery I guess 😣
If you’re a qualified teacher in the United States with a bachelor or master’s in education, you would likely be able to qualify for teaching in Canada in an English language school. Some programs are available virtually but most have returned to in person programs.
Here’s the information for certification in Ontario as an example:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/qualifications-teaching-ontario
However, it doesn’t seem that teachers are currently an In Demand occupational category for Ontario visas. This is somewhat unexpected as there has recently been a shortage so I would suggest keeping an eye on Ontario’s In Demand occupational codes for 2026 now that the federal government has created new federal streams in some of Ontario’s priority areas such as physicians.
Currently, the only province that lists elementary and/or secondary school teachers as ‘In Demand’ National Occupational Codes (NOCs) for Enhanced Express Entry provincial nominations under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is New Brunswick.
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/immigration/immigrating-to-nb/nb-immigration-program-streams.html
To be fair, I got a job at an international school in Europe from the US years ago. Im now a citizen in the country where I live and still teach at the same school it is possible!
"desirable" "Western Europe"
So many of you are so blind to so much of the world.
I put “desirable” in quotes for a reason.
School of Humanity and Bina are both globally remote schools who hire teachers, regardless of what country they are working from. Full warning: salaries are nothing like what US teachers earn in states like PA, NJ, CA, NY, etc.
I’ll look into it! I won’t need to make the salary that I do in California because the cost of living will be much less and I am willing to cut back on some things in order for peace of mind. Hopefully. 🤞🏼
DoD schools always need teachers too.
Haha omg I totally get the struggle of finding remote teaching gigs 😅 I’ve been looking around too and it can be kinda overwhelming trying to find legit stuff. One thing that’s helped me is checking out academicjobs.com — it’s nice to see a bunch of listings in one spot so you don’t have to go crazy hopping between a million sites.
I'm not sure why you are being down voted but since you are from CA and hold a CA teaching credential, you should be able to find a nice teaching job overseas. What is your subject area? Single subject or multiple? Are you willing to teach in SE Asia, China or Eastern Europe? Latin America? There are lots of opportunities for native English speakers.
I agree with what others have said. You won't be able to do remote teaching TO the US. What you can do is remote teach foreign students.