Becoming a Teacher

What are the steps to becoming a teacher?

Reorder the following

• gaining certification

• High school Preparation

• College Prep and Teacher Training

• Classroom experiences and student teaching

Not in Step One ~ High School

• Get experience

  job shadowing, volunteering, service-learning, part-time work

• Choose challenging courses

  teach others

• Do not explore college programs

• observe your teachers

Education requirement for teachers

• GED

• High School Diploma

• Online Courses

• Bachelor’s degree (4 years +)

___ _______ - interview, prerequisite courses, minimum grade point average, proficiency test (reading, writing, math)

• Cookie Recipe

• Entrance requirements -

• Job Description

• Marketing Plan

How long is the full time student teaching

• 16 weeks

• 18 weeks

• 20 weeks

• 10 weeks

What counts?

• Observations

• help a teacher, tutor

• teach a lesson

• All of the above

What is not included in student teaching

• planning and teaching materials

• assigning work, evaluating and assessing learning

• interacting with parents and school personnel

• facetiming friends

Certification includes

• Drivers license,

  insurance

• Bank accounts, credit cards

• Coupons and cash

• bachelor's degree or higher, completion of teaching education program and state exams

What's next after you are working as a teacher

• You will continue to attend workshops

• all of the above

• professional development

• none of the above

job shadowing, volunteering, service-learning, part-time work is

• Getting experience

• Wasting Time

• Moving On

• Leaving school