Hello - I am just starting my search for opportunities to teach abroad and looking for some advice on what the best path for me is. I am currently in my last year of graduate school and will graduate with a Masters of Teaching in May 2012. My areas of expertise are biology and environmental sciences (I have a B.S. in Environmental Biology). I have a good deal of experience traveling abroad and am ready to make the leap - whats the next step?

1) I will have a masters degree in teaching, so can I skip the TEFL course?
2) Should I go with a recruitment agency? Or have any of you had success on your own?
3) Where do people teach primarily in IB, private or local public schools?

Thanks so much for your time and advice, at this stage any information would be helpful.

Enjoy the day,
Gwen