What is the best grade to teach?

<span style="background-color: transparent;"> I am an English teacher, we work with other teachers of all different subjects. We have 5 teaching blocks or periods per day, 1 prep period, and 1 lunch period. Depending on the grade level the work environment shifts. But generally we are teaching different cohorts of students each period of the day, typically teaching the same lessons depending on grade and level, and or prepping and grading work. I love working as a teacher. </span>

It's helpful to take higher-level classes in Sociology, Psychology, and Human Development. Definitely take at least two or more 2000+ level courses in these subjects. You will learn about society and how it functions in a way that may be harmful to our student and how to combat social constructions and become more aware of them. This will make you a better teacher in the long run and having and understanding of sociology as a whole will make you a better person, help you understand your students and connect with them. Studying psychology and human development will help you learn about the way people learn (and therefore you will learn how to best teach your students). Depending on the phase of life adolescents and children are in, they learn differently, and their brain works differently as well. It is essential to have an understanding of this prior to becoming an educator. It will also help you to connect with students, parents, and families. Human Development and Family Studies will also allow you to become more culturally aware of students and families that come from different backgrounds; this will allow you to unlearn implicit biases and recognize them in yourself and others (and therefore, grow from them). Overall, these three fields of study are absolutely essential when pursuing teaching. Taking the time to take 2 or more classes in each of these subjects will help you become the best teacher you can possibly be. Other than these, the more obvious answer is take as many classes as possible in the subject-area you want to teach AND take education courses.

To be a good teacher, essentially, treat them like human beings. Your students are people too and communicating effectively with them, essentially means communicating with them. Be genuine, compassionate, caring, and show them you care about them as a person and beyond the classroom. Your students need to know that you have a genuine compassion for their feelings and that you care about what they have to say. This starts with building relationships with your students, allowing them to get to know you, and showing a genuine interest in getting to know them.

Hi Haley,

A kindergarten teacher sets the foundation for the rest of a child’s education. As this kind of teacher, you work with one group of students, five days a week, and guide them through one of their most formative years. Teaching five and six year-olds everyday requires a love for children and a dedication to imbuing each kid, across a wide spectrum of skill levels and personalities, with the essential skills of socializing, discipline, and basic learning. If you have a knack for interacting with little kids and care a great deal about their well being, teaching kindergarten could be your ideal career.

Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education

A bachelor’s degree is the standard entry requirement to become a kindergarten teacher. A major in early childhood education or elementary education is ideal, but you may be able to get by with another major. Once you have your degree, you need to be certified to teach in public schools.

Sample Courses
A major in elementary education prepares you to teach any age group from kindergarten to eighth grade, as well as the essentials for teaching across a wide range of subjects, like math, history, science, and English. You’ll likely take a good amount of courses in psychology and early childhood development as well. Here are some courses you are likely to find in a typical program.

Brain Research & Linguistic Theory – Starting children off with reading, often from a square one, is one of the key roles of kindergarten teachers. It is no easy task. Courses in brain functions and process behind language acquisition, motivation, and development are necessary to get the job done.

Teaching Elementary School Subjects – A kindergarten teacher handles every subject, so you can expect to take courses on the best practices for teaching each one. Courses touch upon planning lessons, in-class delivery, and best practices for assessment.

Teaching with Digital Technologies – Ipads, smartboards, computers, and more. Today technology is viewed as having big potential for the learning process, especially for young children. You might take a course on all the possible technologies you’ll encounter in the classroom and how to integrate them effectively into lessons.

Much more interesting information in:

http://www.teachingdegree.org/types-of-teachers/kindergarten-teachers/

Best!

There are a number of ways to handle discipline in the classroom. However, I would suggest a clear system of discipline and track data around how well this system works. If students are not responding well to discipline make sure you are changing your system to correspond with the culture of your classroom. I would suggest finding an incentive system like a lottery/ raffle. Students who are on time, in their seats, ready to learn at the beginning of instruction will get a ticket in the raffle every day then at the end of every week or bi-weekly (whatever works for you) pull a ticket from the raffle and that person will win a small prize (like a pencil, crayons, notebook etc.) In addition to an incentive system to reward good behaviors, you can use a similar discipline system to discourage bad behaviors.

• Decide what kind of incentive system you want to try, stick to it, and be consistent!
• Decide on a discipline system , stick to it, and be consistent!
• Read a book on classroom management.