- 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.