Christina+Rutherford


 * Elementary School Teacher:**

WORK ENVIORNMENT:: HOW TO BECOME ONE::
 * 1) teaches students all subjects
 * 2) evaluating students based on ablities and non ablilities
 * 3) teach whole group or small group a lesson
 * 4) use grading as a tool to monitor the progress of a student
 * 5) communicate with parents/guardians of a student
 * 6) PREPARE FOR STANDARDIZED TESTING
 * 7) develop a set of rules to establish good behavior
 * 8) create a safe classroom
 * 9) most teachers use a hands on approach for students learning
 * 10) students work together in order to develop problem solving skills
 * 11) most often they teach all of the subjects instead of just specializing in one specefic subject
 * 12) supervise children outside the classroom such as recess and lunch
 * 13) may teach a multilevel class
 * 14) teachers with younger students escort their students to classes
 * 15) teachers work in teams such as like english //social studies//science//math
 * 16) ESL --teachers who work with students who are learning english
 * 17) students with emotional/behavioral disorders or learning disabilities learn in a traditional classes
 * 18) teachers work with special education teachers to adapt lessons to monitor these students needs
 * 19) some teachers maintain websites and such to communicate with parents
 * 20) some teachers co teach with special ed teachers
 * 1) elem school teachers held 1.7 mil jobs in 2010
 * 2) they work in public and private schools
 * 3) some private schools have pre k in addition to kindergarden
 * 4) many states have tenure laws
 * 5) tenure-after a certain # of years the teachers have job security
 * 6) teaching can be rewarding whenyou see your students develop new skills
 * 7) Teaching Can also be stressfull
 * 8) some schools lack proper teaching tools which affect test scores
 * 9) teachers are held accountable for students standardized testing scores
 * 10) preparing students without correct tools can be frustrating
 * 11) a large # of teachers belong to unions
 * 12) AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
 * 13) NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
 * 14) elem school teachers generally work hours when students are present
 * 15) meet with parents students and other teachers before or after school
 * 16) majority of paperwork teachers require is done after school hours
 * 17) Spend time in the evenings and on weekends grading papers or preparing lessons
 * 18) most work a traditional 10 month school year
 * 19) most have a 2 month break in the summer
 * 20) some teachers may teach summer programs
 * 21) teachers in year round districts typically work 8 weeks in a row than go on break for 1 week and have a 5 week midwinter break