1. How can students get real world teaching
experience before graduation?
Work
• Internship
• Paid
• Unpaid
• Summer/Holidays
• During school
• Any type of part time
work
• Work/study program
• Student teaching
opportunities
• Co-ops
• College teaching assistant
• Babysit
• Children of the age
you want to teach
• Children of any age
Volunteer
• At a school
• Anywhere
• At a camp
• Be a counselor
• Go on a missions trip
• Lead a missions
trip
• Shadow a teacher
Mentor
• Get a mentor in
field of interest
• Get a mentor
outside field of
interest
• Be a mentor
• Girl/Boy
Scouts
• Other youth
organization
Extracurriculars
• Dedicate to competing in a sport
• Obtain a leadership position on team
• Become a coach
• Participate in school clubs
• Obtain a leadership position in club
• Supervise student club

2. How can students get real world teaching
experience before graduation?
Resources
• College Career Center
• Talk to a counselor
• Read a book/pamphlet
• Take a job skills course
• Public speaking
• Basic computer skills
• Anything else relevant
• Ask questions of current teachers
Practice
• Practice interviews
• Make fake lessons plans
• Practice teaching and ask for
feedback
• Have someone critique resume
Teach
• Tutor
• Formally
• Informally
• Help a younger
sibling/neighbor/cousin/etc
• Read to children
• After school program
• Train/teach others a skill
you’re good at

3. Idea #1 – Most Practical:
Tutor
Tutoring is probably the most practical idea generated to solve this
particular problem because opportunities to tutor abound and barriers
to entry are low. Students interested in teaching can begin tutoring
while still in high school and continue through college (and
beyond), choose which subjects to tutor and often choose who to
tutor. This is also one of the most flexible options to gain real world
teaching experience.
http://squarerootz.net/why-you-should-find-a-tutor-for-your-child/
Accessed 8/12/13 at 8:50pm

4. Idea #2 – Most Disruptive:
Student Teach
The most disruptive idea is the concept
of having all future teachers join an
actual teacher’s classroom and student
teach. This would obviously give the
future teacher lots of real world
experience. However, transitioning a
classroom to a new teacher, even part
time, can be hard on the teacher, on
the students and on the school. The
concept offers the most benefits to the
future teacher but also the most risks
and hardships.
http://savvystudentteacher.blogspot.com/
Accessed 8/12/13 at 9:00pm

5. Idea #3 – My Favorite:
Be a Mentor
I really like the idea of a future teacher
becoming a mentor to a younger child in
any subject of their choosing or just as a
big brother/big sister. I personally had
some great mentors growing up and
became one myself when I became old
enough. I cannot begin to fully enumerate
all the benefits to both the mentor and
mentee in a strong mentor relationship. I
know it has greatly aided my professional
career and believe it has a lot of potential
for others to benefit from it, too.
http://spikegillespie.blogspot.com/2013/02/henry-mentor-
program-update.html
Accessed 8/12/13 at 9:10pm