Topic Objectives

 

  • Discuss today’s job market in education.
  • Explain factors that may affect the future job market in teaching
  • Identify effective job search strategies here and abroad.
  • Introduce the process of traditional and alternative licensure.
  • Discuss specialization or endorsements in demand.
  • Discuss feelings often experienced by first-year teachers.
  • Explain the changes experienced during the first year of teaching.
  • Explain and analyze the concept of “ social distance” between teacher and student.
  • Provide teaching tips the authors supply for surviving the first year of teaching.
  • Identify the defining characteristics of a profession.
  • Introduce National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.