Education & Training:
Skills & Job Outlook for this Career Cluster
On The Job:
- The majority of teachers are employed by public schools. Teachers are also found in private, charter, military and boarding schools, universities, colleges, professional schools, community programs and other locations.
- Many teachers work beyond school hours to prepare lesson plans, grade homework, deal with classroom issues or coach after-school activities. Others take continuing education classes after school or in the summer, or work a second job.
- As the number of computers in the classrooms grows, so does the level of computer skills teachers are expected to have. Teachers need to be able to assist students and use electronic teaching tools in their lessons.
- Distance learning tools and multimedia equipment are a common part of today's classrooms, including e-mailing, CD-ROMs, wikis and blogs.
What Skills Do You Need?
- Creativity and enthusiasm to keep students interested in materials.
- Flexibility to present materials and concepts in a variety of ways to different people.
- Organization skills to create lesson plans and track students' progress and problems.
- Self-confidence to stand in front of people and speak.
- Speaking skills to teach children or adults, and communicate clearly with their families.
- Tolerance to deal with unmotivated or disruptive students and changing educational guidelines.
Job Outlook: GOOD
Education is vulnerable to cuts in public education and changes in classroom size. But experts agree that there will be increased hiring as teachers retire and the population continues to grow.
With the popularity of emersion programs and Minnesota's increased immigrant population, there is a greater need for teachers with world-language skills.
Employers expect job seekers to have some training beyond high school, increasing the need for workers in the education and training field. The need is also growing for facilitators who train classes on specific subjects in business and corporate settings.
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