Skip to main content
2 answers
3
Asked 517 views

Teaching Credential Advantages

What type of volunteer or experience should students have to help them get into teaching credential programs?
#teaching

+25 Karma if successful
From: You
To: Friend
Subject: Career question for you

3

2 answers


0
Updated
Share a link to this answer
Share a link to this answer

Rachel’s Answer

Many colleges provide incredible teaching programs. A few of the best in the nation are Johns Hopkins University, NYU, and UConn

Teaching involves a number of different skills and qualities. I would say the most important are:


  1. People skills - being friendly and working well with others. You will need to be personable, caring, kind, friendly, compassionate, and understanding. These qualities make a great teacher. But you also need to be stern and firm in your directions, rules, and discipline
  2. Public speaking - every day in your class you will need to be able to speak and present information to your students, practice speech, and practice fluency of language and talking in front of others
  3. The subject you plan to teach - become a master of the subject you plan to teach, make sure you know as much as possible and learn as much as you can about the subject you plan to teach. Take as many classes as possible in this subject and learn everything you can about it.
  4. Psychology & Human Development - start reading books and research articles on human development and psych. It will be helpful for you to know how people learn at different stages and the best ways to teach them at these stages (depending on stage of development and schema).


0
0
Updated
Share a link to this answer
Share a link to this answer

Chinesa’s Answer

I tutored in high school as well as in university. In addition to looking great on a resume, it was also very helpful to me to implement the teaching techniques I was being taught. I also volunteered doing childcare and working for summer camps, which helped me learn how to manage all kinds of different kids.
0