If you want to work with students that possess above-average intellectual ability, then you must first become a licensed teacher within your state. To that end, complete a bachelor’s, take the required number of education courses, participate in a licensed-teacher-supervised teaching internship at a local school, pass stringent background checks, pass teacher qualification exams (e.g., the Praxis...

Since 1897, Montessori schools have focused on promoting independence while meeting the cognitive, physical, emotional and social needs of children. Montessori school children may be young infants or 18 year old teenagers. No matter their age, Montessori students benefit from the educational approach that’s taught in thousands of schools, daycare centers and private homes throughout the U.S. and...

Considering a career as a middle school science teacher? Middle school teaching can be challenging work, but work of great importance, especially in the field of science. This is a key time for students who are refining their academic skills, forming opinions about the world around them, and transitioning from the relative ease of elementary school to the challenging world of high school. Teaching...

A teaching career is a valuable one as teachers equip today's students with the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in this age of technology. Middle school teachers have an essential role in working with students around the "tween" age, as they leave childhood, and approach and enter their teenage years. These students are at that impressionable age in which middle school teachers can...

Picture this: your seventh grade students are busily engaged with a project in your classroom. After conducting a survey of their favorite candy, some are looking for statistical patterns and graphing the results. Others measure and classify the candies into geometric shapes: circles, triangles, spheres and cylinders. Sounds like fun? You’ve created a lively and absorbing lesson plan around some...

Choosing a career in education can be rewarding, but not everyone wants to stay in the classroom. For some teachers or even those in other careers, the call towards administration is strong and worth paying attention to. Depending on your current job experience, education level, and motivation to advance quickly, you can take a number of different steps to realize your goal of becoming a middle school...

A career in education can be one of the most challenging and rewarding paths a young person on the verge of deciding their future can take. Elementary school teachers are in the unique position of shaping the foundational ideas of young children, which gives them an added level of responsibility. After all, who doesn't remember your favorite elementary school teacher? Unlike middle or high school...

Anyone pursuing a career in education possesses an admirable goal in wanting to teach today's students and to prepare them to enter life with the knowledge they need to succeed in the 21st century. Kindergarten teachers especially start with very eager, formative minds, so teaching children at these early ages builds a foundation on which to build the rest of their educational experience. While...

Of all the subjects middle school teachers can specialize in, social studies is one of the most important. Firstly, social studies encompass several important topics: government/politics, history, human relations, geography, and sociology. Secondly, it teaches students the critical-thinking, problem-solving and evidence-based skills that will become critically important to them as they progress toward...

Becoming an elementary school teacher these days is a great career move, in spite of a bad economy. This is so because teachers, like healthcare workers, are essential personnel. In fact, what students learn (or fail to learn) during the age levels of Kindergarten through 6th grade (what “elementary” generally refers to) profoundly affects how well students do academically in high school and...