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I am doing a report on my career of choice, a second grade teacher. I am having a bit of difficulty finding a website or even a straight out answer to my question “What education is required to become an elementary school teacher?”
Citations would be appreciated.

I’m just wondering which test i had to take: middle school math or elementary education content knowledge?

CollegeGrad.com – Career Videos, Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Elementary School Teachers play an indispensable role in the education or our school children. Because they work with children who are very young Elementary Teachers have a golden opportunity to help shape the educational, social and moral development of children in many positive ways.

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Title: Ceremony honors teacher at local elementary school.(Education)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: October 8, 2007
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Ceremony honors teacher at local elementary school.

Character Education: Whose Job Is It? While elementary and middle school teachers often work with students on critical but non-academic issues of Character and Values education, such as getting along, behaving appropriately, being respectful, honesty, cooperating, and so forth, high school teachers have a tendency not to work on these issues.

According to Dr. Andrew Milson in the Journal of Research in Character Education (Vol. 1, Number 2,2003), many elementary school teachers feel that values and character based teaching should be combined along with subject-oriented teaching and learning. High school teachers on the other hand, tend not to have a strong sense of self-efficacy in relation to teaching character education. They often feel that they don’t know how to “do” character education and if they did try it, they feel they probably would not have a real impact on their students.

Milson (2003) cites studies which indicate that high school teachers who have only had character education pedagogy during their pre-service training, or who only have university-delivered character education training, feel less confident about being able to teach character development. In contrast, teachers who have attended conferences or had staff development sessions on character education express a greater sense of confidence about being able to teach these critical skills to their students.

It makes sense, then, that schools and districts attempt to provide sessions on character education in the form of staff development, in particular focusing on strategies and programs that address issues that teachers are currently experiencing in their classrooms, rather than theory or abstract ideas.

Teachers can also benefit from learning how to incorporate elements of character education through their regular curriculum. Character education can contribute to a psychologically healthy classroom environment as well as increased achievement among students. It can also set the stage for mutual respect in the classroom. This respect can reduce the amount of time usually spent on disciplinary issues, and focus the class time back on learning the curriculum.

When teachers get practical information on how to incorporate character education into what they already do, they can become more confident about following through and reaping the benefits of character education.

Hal Urban, a successful teacher in a multiethnic public school for 35 years shares the importance of character education at home and in the classroom. He begins his presentation by quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

Urban states, “The best news of all is that we now have solid research to prove that schools with an effective character education program promote higher academic standards. Yes, this even means higher scores on standardized tests. The reason is simple: an environment of mutual respect results in a better place for teachers to teach and a better place for students to learn.”

Utilizing an integrated character education program that emphasizes modeling and incorporating character education throughout the day is the best way to teach the students the value of character. Just as important is a support system for teachers that included staff development training and sessions that focus on specific implementation strategies, demonstrating how character traits can be integrated into the curriculum.

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American Catholic Schools for the 21st Century: Reflections on the Future of American Catholic Elementary Schools, Vol. 1

Elementary school teachers perform an important job in public and private educational institutions and work with individual students to guide and direct attitudes and practices aimed at success. They teach and facilitate the learning of children ranging in age from four to 12 years in Kindergarten to Grade 6.These days many elementary school teachers work with school administrators and aid in preparing the study plans appropriate to elementary classes and individuals. In general, elementary school teachers:

provide a learning environment in which each child can experience growth and develop to potential help students become skilled at appropriate knowledge and attitudes make use of different assessment tools to estimate and communicate student progress

We can say that elementary school teaching is a physically and emotionally demanding occupation that requires a high level of energy. While the profession constantly demands regular interaction, maintaining discipline in a classroom can be a major challenge especially when the class includes children who have behavioral disorders and need proper attention.

Nevertheless, in recent times, the career field of elementary school education in the United States has become highly rewarding and most preferred occupation. Over the past few years, this career option has gained enormous popularity and has become one of the few professions that offer salary that is usually complemented by solid benefits package.

The average salary of an elementary teacher in the United States is at around USD 47,000 p.a. This scale ranges upwards from USD 30,000 p.a. to USD 70,000 p.a. in the upper range. In fact, as per the recent statistics submitted by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean elementary teacher salary in 2008 was $52,240. The positive sign is that it is almost $10,000 more annually than the average full-time worker.

The elementary teacher salaries in the United States vary widely depending on location. The reason is that a teacher salary reflects the cost of living in an area as well as job and school description. Adding to this, the next thing to keep in mind is elementary school teachers even receive over 12 weeks of vacation per year on average. Significantly elementary school teachers who choose to teach at summer school or take up other jobs in the school system during the summer can increase their annual salary.

The future prospects for elementary teachers are good. In next few years many job openings are expected to increase. The ratio of additional jobs has increased for teachers who leave teaching jobs in poor, urban schools after a couple of years. Besides this, the shortage in qualified elementary teachers in subject areas like mathematics, science and bilingual education is also going to increase. Thus, with the increase in job opportunities, more involvement of teachers in school policy, we can expect a big increase in the salary range of elementary school teacher in the United States.

I’m trying to figure out what schools offer a good program; not necessarily the best, just a good one.

Advanced degree programs in Elementary Education. Learn how you can keep every student engaged in learning through a program that will keep you engaged as well. Hear more about Lesley’s elementary education programs from faculty, students and alumni.