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Becoming a Secondary School Teacher. Who makes good teachers? Why become a teacher? How do I become a teacher?. Teacher Qualities. Inquisitive Social Helpful Professional. Job Outlook. Very Strong Job Stability Location. Benefits. Paid to Learn Lengthy Vacations
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Becoming a Secondary School Teacher • Who makes good teachers? • Why become a teacher? • How do I become a teacher?
Teacher Qualities • Inquisitive • Social • Helpful • Professional
Job Outlook • Very Strong • Job Stability • Location
Benefits • Paid to Learn • Lengthy Vacations • Good Retirement / Health benefits • Mobility • Flexibility
Challenges • Information Explosion • Changing Population • Technologyical Revolution
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.
Preparation Academic Preparation Professional Preparation Emotional / Mental Preparation
What teachers need to know • Content Knowledge • BA or BS degree • undergraduate • Pedagogy Credential Graduate
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
Early Field Experience • Work with adolescents • After school tutoring • Church youth group • Youth programs • Volunteer as teachers aid
Teacher Preparation at CSUN • Graduate Program • Internship Program • Integrated 5-year Program