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Becoming a Secondary School Teacher

Explore the journey of becoming a secondary school teacher, the essential qualities to possess, the challenges faced in the profession, and the necessary academic and professional preparations. From job outlook to job stability, location benefits to challenges like information explosion and technological revolution, discover how the role of a teacher has evolved over the years. Uncover key subject specializations, early field experiences, and the teacher preparation program at CSUN. Gain insights into why individuals choose to become teachers and how to embark on this fulfilling career path.

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Becoming a Secondary School Teacher

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  1. Becoming a Secondary School Teacher • Who makes good teachers? • Why become a teacher? • How do I become a teacher?

  2. Teacher Qualities • Inquisitive • Social • Helpful • Professional

  3. Job Outlook • Very Strong • Job Stability • Location

  4. Benefits • Paid to Learn • Lengthy Vacations • Good Retirement / Health benefits • Mobility • Flexibility

  5. Challenges • Information Explosion • Changing Population • Technologyical Revolution

  6. How has life changed in 100years • The average life expectancy in America was 47. • Only 14% of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. • Only 8% of the homes had a telephone. • There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of paved roads. • The average wage in the U.S. was $0.22/hour. • 90% of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Inste • One in ten American adults couldn't read or write. • Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school.

  7. Diversity

  8. 1904 - 2004

  9. 1904 - 2004

  10. How will life be different 100 years from now?

  11. Preparation Academic Preparation Professional Preparation Emotional / Mental Preparation

  12. What teachers need to know • Content Knowledge • BA or BS degree • undergraduate • Pedagogy Credential Graduate

  13. Subject Specializations • Art: Art • Business: Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing • English: Communication, Comparative Literature, Drama, English, Journalism, Linguistics • Foreign Languages: Classics (Latin), French, German, Russian, Spanish • Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geosciences • Mathematics: Mathematics • Music: Music • Physical Education: Physical Education • Social Science: Social Science

  14. Early Field Experience • Work with adolescents • After school tutoring • Church youth group • Youth programs • Volunteer as teachers aid

  15. Teacher Preparation at CSUN • Graduate Program • Internship Program • Integrated 5-year Program

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