What types of entry-level jobs are typically available to seniors with Teacher Education or seniors with an interest in teaching without certification?
What types of internships are typically secured by Teacher Education minors and seniors interested in Education/Teaching?
What are Teacher Education minors and alumni with an interest in Education/Teaching doing now?
What sort of graduate study have Teacher Education minors or seniors interested in Education/Teaching pursued?
How can you learn more about careers that might interest you?
What types of entry-level jobs are typically available to seniors with Teacher Education or seniors with an interest in teaching without certification?
The beauty of a liberal arts education is that it challenges students to develop a wide range of universally applicable and life-enriching skills, so your major is less representative of your abilities than it is of your interests. In other words, you can do just about anything with any degree. The following entry-level jobs are typical of those that in Teacher Education pursue because jobs like these make use not only of the broad liberal-arts skill set, but also of the interests cultivated in the field of Education/Teaching.
TheSylvan Learning Center, Hadley, MA: Test Administrator
Has an opening for a friendly, energetic person with professional demeanor who likes working with students (mostly K-12). Responsibilities include administering standardized, diagnositic tests in reading, writing, and math.(MOJO)
Randolph Senior High School, Randolph, VT: English Teacher
Grades 9-12 senior high school English position with a 7-12 department of 6 FTE teachers. This is a full time high school position, with classes adjusted yearly according to enrollment. (Schoolspring.com)
The Citizen Schools National Teaching Fellowship, Boston, MATwo-year, full-time, paid Fellowship focusing on the burgeoning field of out-of-school time education. It is a position that affords both direct teaching experience and leadership development, including a Master's in Education at many sites. Looking for people with a passion for education, leadership, community building, and social change for the class of 2005-2007. (MOJO)
- MATCH Corps, Boston, MA: Instructors
Is not necessarily looking for the future teachers of America. We want future doctors, lawyers, MBAs, architects; we want majors from math, science, political science, literature, economics, engineering – anyone willing to work tirelessly for one year to erase, not narrow, the Achievement Gap. (MOJO)
What types of internships are typically secured by Teacher Education minors and seniors interested in Education/Teaching?
The following is a short list of the types of internships typically pursued by Teacher Education minors and seniors interested in Education/Teaching:
Aquarist Intern: New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
Art Education Intern: Visual Understanding in Education, New York, NY
Botany Intern: Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, IL
Community and Public Relations Intern: Aurora Mental Health
Editorial Intern: Lynn Rienner Publishers, Boulder, CO
Environment Education Instructor Intern: Keewaydin Environmental Education, Salisbury, VT
Event and Media Intern: American Diabetes Association, Washington, DC
Finance Intern: University of Dreams, Chicago, IL
Journalism Intern: ABC News, New York, NY
Marketing and Sales Intern: NEHA Training, Denver, CO
Research Intern: Rhode Island Children's Crusade for Higher Education, Providence, RI
Summer Instructor: Laurus Enerprise Co, LTD, Seoul, Korea
Teaching Intern: Fox River Country Day School, Elgin, IL
- Teaching Fellows: New York City Teaching Fellows Program, New York, NY
What are Teacher Education minors and alumni with an interest in Education/Teaching doing now?
Here are the job titles and employers of a few Middlebury alumni who majored in American Literature or English. If you'd like to speak with an alumnus or alumna about his or her career, or ask for advice about your own, then search MiddNet for an alumni career advisor today!
Assistant to the Director of Arts Initiatives, Columbia University, New York, NY
Assistant Professor of Education, St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT
1st Grade Teacher, Mary Hogan Elementary School, Middlebury, VT
5th/6th Grade Teacher, Gulf Stream School, Gulf Stream, FL
7th/8th Grade English Teacher/Coach, Dawson School, Lafayette, CO
Director of Admissions, Browning School, New York, NY
Director of Instruction, Punahou School, Honolulu, HI
Facilitator of Public Personnel Services, Williamstown High School, Williamstown, VT
Foreign Language Teacher, Painesville Township Board of Education, Painesville, OH
Project Coordinator, Innovations in Civic Participation, Washington D.C.
Spanish Teacher, Medfield High School, Medfield, MA
- Superintendent, Lowell Public Schools, Lowell, MA
What sort of graduate study have Teacher Education minors or seniors interested in Education/Teaching pursued?
Listed below are some of the graduate schools attended, and degrees attained, by Middlebury alumni who minored in Teacher Education or who had an interest in Education/Teaching:
Boston University: MA
Breadloaf School of English: MA
Brown University: M Ed
Bryn Mawr College: MA
Columbia Teachers College: MA
Harvard School of Education: MA
Simmons College: MA (Children's Literature)
Smith College: M Ed
SUNY Albany: MSW
University of Michigan: MA
- University of Vermont: MS (Counseling)
How can you learn more about careers that might interest you?
Read a book. The following books, available for perusal in the CSO Library, may be of particular interest to students that specialize in Teacher Education:
Job Search Handbook for Educators: Published by the American Association for Employment in Education, INC (AAEE) updated yearly. (Booklet, )
- Careers in Education, Roy A. Edelfelt, Ed.D.
Use the Web. The following Web sites may be useful:
More Resources and Services
Stop by CSO for a Drop-In, or call to make an appointment with a counselor to talk about contacting alumni, assessing your career interests/preferences, and other actions you can take to prepare yourself for the transition from Middlebury to the professional world.