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Defining ‘Higher Education Career’
from:Also known as secondary education, a ‘higher education career’ defines the teaching of children and adults.
Beginning in 6th or 7th grade, a higher education career revolves around children in their early teens on up through vocational or technical school, junior college, college and university.
Folks working in a higher education career, often spend as much time advancing their own studies as teaching others.
Degrees Available For Those Seeking A Higher Education Career:
* Masters in Education – Middle Level (grades 5-8)
* MEd – Masters of Education in Secondary Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction
* Masters of Education in Leadership (necessary if your dream is to become a principal or school administrator)
* Masters of Arts in Education, Administration and Supervision – Necessary for those aspiring to become principals and/or superintendents of schools and/or school districts
* Doctorate or PhD – Highest level of education attainable, a PhD is sometimes required for those teaching on the college level.
Special Skills Needed To Work In A Higher Education Career:
Depending on which grade level you are teaching, those in a higher education career need skills that are age appropriate to their students. For example, someone teaching children ages 13 – 18 will need special communication skills, counseling ability, a knack for making subjects challenging as well as fun and interesting as well as educational. Here is a basic list of personal and professional talents needed to succeed in a higher education career.
* Patience – You are teaching youngsters whose personalities are emerging from childhood to fledgling adults.
* Passion – If you’re not passionate about your subject(s) as well as the students you teach, then you’re less likely to make an impact on your students.
* Compassion (counseling abilities) – Adolescent years are the most difficult for teens as well as their parents. This is a time when an otherwise docile child might become unruly and rebellious. As a teacher, you may be called upon to help them sort out their emotions and work through –what for them are- traumatic situations.
* Imagination – The world in which we live is a constant challenge to someone in a higher education career. How can you make subjects like World History, Civics and Literature exciting for someone who spends much of their time in front of a television or playing video games? Having a good imagination helps!
* Strong sense of values – You are helping to shape future generations.
Although we’re talking mostly about working with teenagers here, those who teach adults should strive to maintain some if not all of these special skills. Though adults don’t usually face the same challenges as teenagers, it’s still nice to know that a college professor can laugh and smile and make learning fun.
Career And Technical Education News
Unemployment rates spur CR to hold technical job showcase (Eureka Times-Standard)
The College of the Redwoods will hold its first-ever showcase of technical job education opportunities Saturday to encourage employment opportunities in the wake of recent local layoffs, the college's spokesman said.
Read more...School board roundup (Jacksonville Journal-Courier)
District 117Over the next few weeks, the office of Career and Technical Education at Jacksonville High School will be conducting a telephone survey to collect information about students who graduated in the spring of 2008.According to a press release from Ron Hainds, director of Career and Technical Education at District 117, the information gathered will be used to make curriculum adjustments ...
Read more...Local leaders shed insight, tips on career paths (Texarkana Gazette)
Julius LeGrand of LeGrand & Sons Welding of Texarkana, Texas, describes the skill of welding to Pleasant Grove High Schools students last week. LeGrand visited the school for its annual Career & Technical Career Fair.
Read more...Forum addresses workforce shortage (The Uniontown Herald Standard)
Janet Bray, executive director of the National Association of Career and Technical Education, speaks during a forum held at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus recently. Also on the panel were Dr. Ronald Sheba, Fay Penn; John Pluver and Bill Thompson.
Read more...Certpreponline.com, New From Pearson, Assesses Knowledge and Prepares Customers for Certification Exams (Centre Daily Times)
Pearson announced today the launch of Cert Prep Online , an easy-to-use exam preparation web-based service that both assesses a customer’s current knowledge base and prepares them for the certification exam. The service, which includes a comprehensive database of more than 800 exam questions, measures the customer’s knowledge, provides feedback on areas that require further study, delivers ...
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