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Throughout the country, a growing number of college students, recent college graduates, and mid-career adults are thinking about becoming teachers. Teaching in middle and high schools combines a lifelong pursuit of learning, a long-held dream of joining a field that they respect, a chance to work with young people, and an opportunity to make a difference in society.
The Essential Career Guide to Becoming a Middle and High School Teacher offers a step-by-step guide to preparation, certification, and employment as a teacher. It provides guidance about issues and choices facing prospective educators, including making the decision to teach, assessing the differences between middle schools and high schools, identifying an excellent teacher education program, understanding alternative pathways to certification, taking state-mandated teacher tests, succeeding as a student teacher, and finding a first job in the profession. A complete state-by-state listing of programs, including current
U.S. News & World Report Top Fifty rankings and certification requirements rounds out this valuable guide.
List of contents
Preface
Becoming a TeacherEntering a Career that Matters
Teaching in Schools Today
Navigating the Certification Maze
Finding a Program That's Right For You
Getting Accepted Into the Program of Your Choice
Succeeding as a Student of Teaching
Finding Your First Job in Teaching
Profiles and ResourcesState by State Profiles for New Teachers
Directory of Resources
References
Index
About the author
ROBERT W. MALOY is Coordinator of History and Social Studies Teacher Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
IRVING SEIDMAN is Director of Teacher Education and Coordinator of English Teacher Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
