Cecilia Guillen

High School Teacher

Become a high school English teacher as well as an author

Interact with teenagers and participate in school events (I loved the high school environment)

Monday – Friday (weekends off to be able to spend with my future family)

8:00 am – 4:00 pm work schedule Holidays off (in order to be able to spend the

holidays with my family)Be able to teach what I love for the rest of my

life

Dream Job

EducationBachelor’s Degree

from an accredited university with a major/minor in education

Student teaching experience (internship) or alternative teacher certification

State Certification (Content and Pedagogy)

Job Description & SkillsTypical responsibilities

include: • Planning, preparing and

delivering lessons to all students in the class;

• Teaching according to the educational needs, abilities and achievement of the individual students and groups of students;

• Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress, attainment and behavior of one’s students;

• Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students or groups of students;

Key skills for secondary school teachers

Enthusiasm Imagination Commitment Energy Discipline Public Speaking

“If your students believe you care (and your words tell the story0, they will strive to succeed to make you proud” (Leibman).

SalaryStarting Pay in

EPISD for a new teacher is $44,939.84

“Teaching remains a profession that demands much of its practitioners and, by many measures, gives little in return” (Goodland).

Average Salary in the state of Texas for a new teacher is $36, 352

Place of WorkPlace I would like to be

hired: the department of education here in Texas

“…80 percent of all teaching jobs can be found in six states (often referred to as the “six pack”: New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas, Florida, and California” (Leibman).

Growth within my career: The teaching field offers many ways one can move up to such as: Counselor, Administration, and Central office positions.

Teachinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMjIjWtRXks

Goodlad, John I., and Timothy McMannon. The Teaching Career. New York: Teachers College, 2004. Print.

Leibman, Peter. "Why Is This the Perfect Time to Become a Teacher?" Launch a Teaching Career: Secrets for Aspiring Teachers. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. Print.

"The College of Education." The College of Education. The University of Texas at El Paso. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.

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