Pathway to Teaching: A Guide to Teacher Training, Student Teaching, and Finding a Job

Eric Hougan

doi:10.5771/9781475847468

Summary

Pursuing a teaching career is noble, rewarding, and challenging. Yet, few books focus on the process of becoming an educator, with the majority of available education resources geared towards in-service teachers, especially first-year teachers. This book, Pathway to Teaching, uses a holistic approach to demystify the journey of becoming an educator. This resourceful guide provides valuable and straightforward strategies to the aspiring teachers at each crucial stage: teacher training, student teaching, and finding a job.

Themes of differentiation, networking, and organization are interwoven throughout the book and aim to better prepare the soon-to-be teacher at each step. The strategies address a range of pressing topics for teacher candidates that include preparing for the edTPA™ – a nationwide teacher assessment – to providing classroom management techniques during student teaching to ideas on self-care. Pathway to Teaching also supports the aspiring teachers in finding their dream teaching job through strategies on building a professional network to preparing for that all-important job interview.

In addition, several contributors – a teacher, an administrator, an university field supervisor, and a career counselor – share their insightful perspectives and advice to the readers. The curated strategies and advice will undoubtedly help guide any aspiring teacher in achieving their career and professional goals.

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Edition: 1/2020
Copyright year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-4744-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-4746-8
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 146
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Preface No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. Introduction No access
1. Chapter 1 Understanding the Teaching Process No access
2. Chapter 2 Save and Organize Information with Purpose No access
3. Chapter 3 Organize Your Reading No access
4. Chapter 4 Journal to Reflect and Organize Your Thoughts No access
5. Chapter 5 Organize for the edTPA™ No access
6. Chapter 6 Prioritize Self-Care No access
7. Chapter 7 A Novice Teacher’s Perspective No access
8. Chapter 8 Differentiate Yourself Through Education No access
9. Chapter 9 Become an Expert on a Particular Concept No access
10. Chapter 10 Address Your Growth Areas No access
11. Chapter 11 Benefit from Networking in Schools No access
12. Chapter 12 Get Face Time with Administrators No access
13. Chapter 13 Network within Your Teacher Education Program No access
14. Chapter 14 Consider Everyone Part of Your Network No access
15. Chapter 15 Organize Your Contacts No access
1. Chapter 16 Develop Your Philosophy and Core Values No access
2. Chapter 17 Proclaim Your Student Teaching Goals No access
3. Chapter 18 Research the Community, School, and Students No access
4. Chapter 19 Keep Abreast of Your Field No access
5. Chapter 20 Communicate Early with Your Cooperating Teacher No access
6. Chapter 21 Working with Your Cooperating Teacher No access
7. Chapter 22 A Cooperating Teacher’s Perspective No access
8. Chapter 23 Tackling the edTPA No access
9. Chapter 24 A University Field Supervisor’s Perspective No access
10. Chapter 25 Get Your Feet Wet Early On No access
11. Chapter 26 Learn Names Quickly No access
12. Chapter 27 Be Outstanding Inside and Outside of the Classroom No access
13. Chapter 28 Use Classroom Management to Your Advantage No access
14. Chapter 29 Know Yourself When It Comes to Discipline No access
15. Chapter 30 Think Customer Service No access
16. Chapter 31 Build Your Touchstone No access
17. Chapter 32 How to Approach the edTPA Writing No access
18. Chapter 33 Thank Your Network No access
1. Chapter 34 Continue to Shine After Student Teaching No access
2. Chapter 35 Craft an Effective Résumé No access
3. Chapter 36 A Career Counselor’s Perspective No access
4. Chapter 37 Ask (the Right Person) for Help on Your Résumé No access
5. Chapter 38 Learn from Your Work Experience No access
6. Chapter 39 Be Aware of the Hiring Time Frame No access
7. Chapter 40 Jump-Start Your Job Search No access
8. Chapter 41 Attend Education Career Fairs and District Open Houses No access
9. Chapter 42 Draw from Your Network No access
10. Chapter 43 Track Your Job Search No access
11. Chapter 44 Leverage Your Research No access
12. Chapter 45 Framing Your Response to Interview Questions No access
13. Chapter 46 Practice Interview Questions No access
14. Chapter 47 Control the Interview Process No access
15. Chapter 48 Go for a Trial Run No access
16. Chapter 49 Dress to Impress No access
17. Chapter 50 Hit a Home Run No access
18. Chapter 51 A Principal’s Perspective No access
Appendix No access Pages 137 - 142
About the Contributors No access Pages 143 - 144
About the Author No access Pages 145 - 146