Elementary School Teacher
Jordyn Manning
Job Description
7:15- Arrive at school and review lesson plans
7:30- Early meeting (full faculty, upper elementary, student council, parent conference..etc.) and any last minute preparations
8:15- Take attendance; do lunch count; take attendance; make announcements
8:25- Teach English Lesson
9:00- Library, computers, art, or PE depending on the day
9:25- Teach Social Studies Lesson
10:10- 20-minute snack for kids; use time to grade papers, prepare for next lesson, individual help, or reviewing daily tasks with teacher's assistant
10:30- Review math facts with a timed drill
11:15- Spelling
11:40- Lunch/recess
12:30- Story-time
1:15- Teach Reading Lesson
1:40- Teach Science Lesson
2:20- Choir
2:35- Quick game, if time permits
2:40- Go out to help with pick-up
3:00- After-school daycare begins
4:00- Parent conference (if needed), grade papers, or prepare for next day
6:00- Go home, bring any unfinished work
Working Conditions
- Being on their feet
- At a desk
- With people
- Regular Hours
Training/ Education Requirments
- Bachelors
- Student teaching internship
- 4 years of school
- License/ certification (if planning on teaching in a public school)
Personal Characteristics
- Creative
- Inspiring
- Helpful
- Enthusiastic
- Effective
- Confident
- Qualified
- Fun
- Smart
- etc.
Earnings & Job Outlook
- Average Salary- $53,590
- Vacations- Summer Break, Fall Break, Winter break, and Spring break
- Training- Usually an Internship
- How hard is it to find work?- Used to be harder to find opening's, but recently more jobs have been added
- Are you restricted to "big city" vs "small city?"- Not really since there are schools everywhere
- Is there advancement?- Yes
Colleges with a Great Program for this Job-
Michigan State University
Website: https://msu.edu/
Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
University of Georgia
Website: http://www.uga.edu/
Location: The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
University of Texas at Austin
Teacher Interview
Works Cited
- http://www.alleducationschools.com/elementary-education/elementary-school-teacher/
- http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/what-makes-a-great-teacher/study.com/elementary_school_teacher_requirments.html
- http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/elementary-school-teacher/salary
- http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/elementary-school-teacher