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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

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Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

What you’d do

  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
  • Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
  • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  • Read books to entire classes or small groups.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

Skills that matter

  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Classroom Teacher
  • Elementary School Teacher
  • Elementary Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Art Teacher
  • Elementary Classroom Teacher
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