It’s okay to be honest about your feelings toward teaching. It’s okay to admit a burning desire to teach a specific age range over another. This is America! You have choices! So you don’t want to teach a bunch of rambunctious little nose pickers? You say you’d rather teach a more mature crowd? A crowd [...]
Teachers who work with special students are special education teachers. They work with mentally, physically, or psychologically challenged students are who are generally excluded from traditional educational settings. This exclusion isn’t a discriminatory move – it’s actually beneficial to both types of students. Special students require special education and that’s an education that’s mandated by [...]
According to educational-portal.com, 42 million American adults can’t read at all while 50 million are unable to read at a level expected of a fourth or fifth grader. Even worse, that number is expected to increase by about 2.25 million next year. The situation is so bad, some circles call illiteracy an epidemic. You can [...]
Do you remember your elementary school principal? How about your middle school principal or your high school principal. Often working behind the scenes, the school principal plays a tremendous role in school administration – managing staff, apply disciplinary actions, managing finances, and meeting with teachers, students, and parents. Here’s what you need to know to [...]
If you’re anything like us, you have a special place in your heart for school librarians or media tech teachers. If you’re really like us, you may even have a secret desire to become one of these gems yourself! If so, then why not act on that desire and actually do it! The library/media tech [...]
If you’ve seen these acronyms, but didn’t really know what they meant, pull up a chair – you’re about to learn something new. ESL stands for English as a Second Language. TESOL stands for Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages. Both the ESL and TESOL educator help students learn the English language. Becoming an [...]
When you hear the word, “teacher,” you probably conjure up an image of the elementary teacher. And there’s a good reason for that. Elementary teachers make the strongest impressions upon what and how we learn since they teach us at a very vulnerable ages. From grades K – 12, the elementary teacher prepares his or [...]
If you have a knack for offering great advice, and a genuine interest in setting kids off into the right direction, you might be a great fit for an educational counselor. Educational counselors help students from grade school through college make appropriate academic and social decisions. These are of course, decisions regarding social relationships, career [...]
All teachers in every state must be licensed before they can teach in the public school system. Known as certification and licensure, a teacher’s license comes from a state’s Department of Education. The only exception of this rule is when individuals teach at a private school or through a special educational program. Private schools and [...]
You’ll find a wide variety of teacher licensure programs available not only in brick-and-mortar institutions, but on internet-based college courses as well. In fact, the online environment makes it rather easy to obtain a teaching license, especially if you’re licensed for a completely different career. Teacher Certification Programs One of the things that makes online [...]