Future Opportunities In Building Your Teaching Career

Teachers, who doesn’t know what they do?  We remember them, loved them, hated them in some points of our lives and Many don't even want to Become One, speaking of Profession, but note that You are teacher even if it's just to your kids or people around you.

 Do you think you have the guts to be one Professionally? Teaching may not be among the most dangerous jobs in the world, but it can be demanding, challenging as well as rewarding.

According to surveys done 10 Years Back, there were about 5 million teachers in the United States Alone.

 There are different kinds of teachers, they work in different kinds of schools.

  There are public or government subsidized schools, parochial or religious schools, private schools and charter or specialized public schools. 

If you are interested on becoming a teacher which is very important but many are not interested , here are some fields that you may be interested in:




• Preschool and kindergarten- teachers would work with young children usually in ages 3 or 4.  Those who would like to teach this age group should be able to work with children with different knowledge and social skills. 

• Elementary school- teachers who are teaching this would handle a class for the whole school year.  They should be able to teach different subjects. There are elementary teachers that could specialize in a particular field or subject like art or music.

• Secondary school- teachers on this level would be comprised of middle and high school teachers.  They normally should be specialized in one or two subjects.

 They would teach their subjects to different classes in each day.  There are teachers who find teaching this age group very challenging since students would be undergoing their adolescent stage.

• Special education- there are students that have special needs and there are teachers who are educated and trained to handle these students.  Special education teachers can help those who have physical, emotional or cognitive difficulties and disabilities.

Some experts and  teachers say that in order to become one of the good teachers that influence their student’s lives, you are not just an educator and coach, you become psychologists, mind readers and even drill sergeants.

Dedication, of course, is important.  You would only get to be effective and talented teacher if you really love the profession that you have chosen.

If you think that you have what it takes to be a teacher, then you can start learning how to be one.  you can get your bachelor’s degree in college, there are specializations that you could choose from.

 If you planning to teach elementary then you would have learn or take  different courses that would prepare you to teach different subjects.

After graduating from college, some teachers would take continuing education.  It could be mandated by state law or could be done on their own will.

Aside from continuing education, there are also certification and licensing processes that new teachers should take so that they would be able to work.

Not only do you have to be academically prepared, you should also be emotionally prepared.  As a teacher, academic teaching is not the only that you do.

They would come to your for advice and guidance, and you should be prepared to help them in different matters.

Teachers are not only educators,  they do not just teach academic subjects and get done with it.  Teachers are coaches, they motivate and inspire students to strive better and achieve their goals.

Aside from teaching them to learn as much as they can inside the classroom, teachers should also encourage students to explore extracurricular activities.

 Not everything can be though inside the four corners of the room. Best Wishes From Me.

How Effective Is Online Teaching?

Many people are gearing towards online teaching.  Why more and more people are showing interest is because of different administrative and accessibility reasons. 

For school and program administrators, facilitating online education can be a lot easier than traditional teaching.

Why? First, materials could be easily updated.  Access to certain files can be restricted by using passwords, time and date access. 

Aside from that, teachers could also facilitate large classes easily and subject and course materials could be easily distributed.

It is also more flexible, since online teaching can encompass different limitations like time zones, geographic locations and physical limitations.

  Technology can also help in enhancing learning and knowledge among students.  Technology would also allow your students to collaborate with other student.


Teachers could also explore different teaching methods of presentation.

To make online teaching a great experience for both teachers and students, there are things that you can do.

• Set time frames at the beginning of the course.  Use these times to respond or reply to student comments and questions.

 This practice would help a teacher develop discipline among students and at the same time set a routine for them.  Make sure that students re well informed about the time frame you have set.

If there would be any circumstances that you should change the time frame for responses, then make sure that you students are informed of the changes. 

Give them adequate time to be informed of the changes.

You should also inform your students if you will be missing for any part or the duration of the semester. 

• If you have assignments and discussions, then provide general feedback to the entire class. This would allow students to get exposed to other ideas and at the same time learn from each other.

Give your students positive reinforcement and encouragement.  Give them feedbacks that would actually help them in improving their work. 

Comments like “good” can never be sufficient.  Give enough comments.

• Avoid over-facilitating.  As a teacher, you do not have to answer all the questions.  If you having online discussions, let your students answer to each other. 

For example, if somebody asked about a certain topic do not respond immediately.  After a few days you would notice that some of your students will be giving feed backs or answers on their own.

• To make sure that the participation or discussion is continuous, regularly post acknowledgment to student comments or post an idea that would encourage students to answer or post messages. 

Aside from that, avoid having long lulls in the discussion boards.

There would be times when students would no be posting anything since there are nothing new to post about, so best to avoid those circumstances.

There are also tendencies that students would stray away from the topics and discuss something else.  Guide your students and make sure that they would be discussing the topic.

 Redirect the discussion but do not appear to be harsh, use humor, jokes or graphics to redirect the discussion.

• Before you move on to a new topic, make sure to summarize or having a closing session about the topic.  Make sure that students are united in understanding the concepts.

 This would be the time to level-off with the students so that they would not get lost in the next topic.

Online teaching has many benefits, it is flexible and technology can be explored in different ways so

 that you, the teacher and your students would benefit from it.