Although it would be great if everyone earned enough from their job that they didn’t need to make extra money on the side, we all know that’s not always the case. Sometimes you also just need to save up for a significant expense and want to earn more money in the meantime. Fortunately, as educators, your current skills are a great way to make money online in several different ways. Here are four easy ways to make more side income as a teacher.
Teach Online Classes
Steven Cox, founder, and CEO of TakeLessons, a trusted learning company where students find qualified instructors in over 300 subjects, explains that technology has advanced to the point where you can earn an income by sharing your skills with students around the world. Learners of all ages are eager to find experts in diverse fields, from singing to guitar and even yoga. Whether you’re a language teacher or musician, or wellness instructor, the benefits of sharing your skills online are innumerable. This includes the ability to design your own schedule, work from your own home, make a positive difference in the world, and of course, earn money doing what you love.
Sell Lesson Plans to Other Teachers
There are websites where you can sell the lesson plans you’ve created over the years. Since you’ve probably already spent hours working hard to make them, you might as well get paid for your time. Creating lesson plans isn’t always the easiest thing to do and isn’t quick either, so there is an entire industry of teachers paying other teachers for their lesson plans.
Tutor Kids Online
Tutoring kids online is one of the best ways for educators to gain another steady flow of income, according to Myles Hunter, CEO of TutorMe, a platform that provides online tutoring in more than 300 subjects to academic institutions of all types. How online tutoring works is that depending on what you currently teach, you can offer these services to students all over the world looking for an expert in the field to help them with their studies. There are screening tests that you might need to pass initially, but if you’re currently an educator, there is a good chance you have the qualifications for it already. Online tutoring also offers flexibility in the way you can set your own hours and work as much as you want. Plus, you can also do it from anywhere.
Teach Test Prep
Arash Fayz, Executive Director for LA Tutors 123, a company that offers expert online & in-person tutoring and test prep for students, explains educators looking for more teaching opportunities should research how teaching test prep online can work for them. Whereas teaching academic subjects online can be fulfilling and financially worthwhile, tutoring students in test prep (including the popular SAT and ACT for college admissions) has its unique merits. Educators who tutor test prep online typically work with students who have clear goals on a set schedule built around their test date.
There are numerous test prep guide books and practice tests that can be utilized online during sessions. Teaching test prep online allows teachers to connect with students across the world at virtually any hour — it’s a great way to make extra income with a very flexible schedule. There is a wide variety of test prep subjects to be taught, including subject-specific AP test prep. Students of all ages to be serviced include K-12, college, and graduate/professional students.
