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How do people enter the profession of an educator?

My name is Gustavo and I’m a senior at Brennan Highschool, I want to work as a teacher and teach young children or young adults. #teacher #education #educator

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Robbin’s Answer

Before embarking in an education major in college, I would try to volunteer first in a classroom. You could ask one of your former middle school or elementary teachers to observe them. Another opportunity would be to ask your high school counselor if you could tutor any of the students in one of the lower grades. Get as much experience as you can working with children. Try to get a summer job as a camp counselor.

There are many opportunities for teaching besides the traditional classroom. The teacher's perspective is quite different from the student's perspective.

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Kaylee’s Answer

Hello, entering this field would just require you to have a teaching certificate.
Thank you comment icon How does one get their teaching degree? Do they need to attend any type of schooling prior or take any sorts of exams? Gurpreet Lally, Admin
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Teri’s Answer

I am a new teacher in Special Education, and this is my second career. That being said, my undergraduate degree is a B.S. in Behavioral Science Human Factors Engineering. If you decide to go a different route than teaching to start, know that there are always opportunities to get into teaching later in your life. I became interested in teaching after spending 2 years as a lunchroom supervisor, then a substitute teacher then chose to obtain a Master of Science degree in education through a well-respected online university. Education programs will guide you toward completing your Ed-TPA (required by many states before licensure), completing the clinical experience and student-teaching experiences, then help guide you to licensure tests (I completed all of them prior to graduating) and apply for your teaching licensure at the end of your program. In my final semester, while being a student-teacher, my district asked me if I would be interested in a long-term substitute position. It ended up becoming the stepping stone to a contracted teaching position in the same school and job!
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Naomi’s Answer

Entering the profession of an educator starts with investigating in what type of influence as an educator do you want to impact our education world with? What type of content/subject area expertise are YOU truly passionate about, and want to motivate students with engaging new knowledge and learning experiences. Next, which grade level and content area focus do you want to make a professional career out of to make an impact with students, and work collaboratively with other teacher teammates?. Whether it is K-5 elementary, or 6-8 middle schools, or 9-12 high school focus, identify your comfort level with grade levels of students to narrow your focus.

It is wise to volunteer or even apply for paraprofessional job in a k-12 or university setting, to provide you the look and feel of what it takes to me an educator. These types of job shadows will provide the realism of job tasks, work loads, and celebrations and challenges of what an educator goes through each day.

Steps to Becoming a Teacher

  1. Earn a Bachelor's Degree. All states require K-12 public school teachers to have at least a bachelor's degree. ...
  2. Engage in Student Teaching. Gaining classroom experience is a must for teachers. ...
  3. Get Certified or Licensed. ...
  4. Continue With Higher Education.
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