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1. HOW TO
BECOME A
TEACHER

2. Choose what you want to teach is one of the basic question to
answer before starting a career in teaching. If you want to Become a
Teacher, then ask several questions from yourself like would you
enjoy teaching? If yes, then in which subjects? There are multiple
options and subjects in which you can start your teaching career.
CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO TEACH
STEPS TO BECOME A TEACHER
If you want to become a teacher then there are certain steps that
you must follow. These are:
1. Complete your education requirement.
2. Complete a Teacher Preparation Program.
3. Pass the required tests.
4. Apply for state teacher certification.
5. Find a teaching job in your state.
6. Take classroom experience and participate in classroom activities.
7. Apply for teaching license.
So these are the basic steps you have to follow if you want to
become a teacher in the United States. This guide will help you to
learn the steps and the key information you should know about how
to become a teacher.

3. To become a teacher in your state you must have bachelor degree.
All the state K-12 schools requires teachers to have at least a
bachelor degree. The bachelor degree should be from a accredited
college or university.
COMPLETE YOUR EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
In order to become a teacher your state you have to complete the
teacher preparation program. There are two ways to complete the
teacher preparation program in your state, one is tradition route and
the other one is alternative route.
Under traditional route you have to complete the masters from a
recognized college or university. Beside this there is an alternative
route which is a Online Teacher Certification Program. These type of
programs allow you to begin your career as a teacher in the schools
of your state.
In Online Teacher Certification Program, you have to pass the
Professional Teaching Knowledge Exam and Subject area exam
which will be a mix of essay type, reasoning based questions. The
Professional Teaching Knowledge Exam measures the classroom
teaching skills of a candidate where as subject area exam assesses a
candidate's skill in their specific K-12 subject area.
COMPLETE A TEACHER PREPARATION
PROGRAM

4. To become a teacher in your state apply for a temporary teacher
certification with your state department of education. Submit your
transcripts and teacher certification program documents and get a
temporary teaching permit in your state.
APPLY FOR STATE TEACHER CERTIFICATION
After completing the above steps, you will be able to start teaching
in a public school. For that you need to find a teaching position in one
of the schools in your state.
FIND A TEACHING JOB IN YOUR STATE
TAKE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
After getting a job in the public school start teaching and gain
classroom experience. Participate and arrange in different
workshops and be a part of professional development activities.
After that apply for permanent teaching license.