Become a Teacher

Careers in education and teaching are a great way to help students learn and apply concepts in various classroom subjects. Here’s a quick look at some jobs you can get with a degree in education and teaching.

Elementary School Teachers generally instruct a single class of children, from five years old to twelve years old, in several different subjects. Their goal is to help further the students’ language and vocabulary development, improve upon their social skills and introduce scientific and mathematical concepts. Elementary school educators do this in several ways; they read with students, spend individualized time with each student and they have the students work in small groups.

Secondary School Teachers, also known as high school teachers, instruct students ages twelve through eighteen. They expose students to more valuable information about the world and provide the knowledge and skills that are needed in order to attend a postsecondary school. Secondary school teachers usually specialize in one specific subject. Classes include English, mathematics, history, Spanish and chemistry. These teachers are also trained to teach subjects that are focused around careers.

Postsecondary School Teachers instruct students in numerous academic and vocational subjects well beyond the high school level. These courses lead to improved academic and life skills and most even lead to a degree. The majority of postsecondary teachers are college and university faculty. Because of technological advances these teachers need to have advanced technology skills that include computers, e-mail, software programs and the internet. Jobs in most education and teaching careers are expected to grow much faster than the average for occupations over the next decade. There will likely be a 38% increase in jobs through 2014.

Other education and teaching occupations

Here is a list of other occupations available with an education or teaching degree:

• Technical education
• Graduate teaching
• Special education
• Adult literacy
• Teaching assistants
• Self enrichment
• Preschool
• Teacher aids
• Cooking
• Painting
• Personal Finance
• Photography
• Religion
• Middle school teaching
• Remedial education
• Teaching consultants