This document discusses career options in education, including elementary, middle level, and secondary teaching. It provides information on possible areas of study for different certification levels and options like special education, administration, and study abroad. It outlines the steps to choose an education path, including evaluating programs, selecting a major and minor, researching requirements for additional endorsements, finding related photos, explaining path choices, selecting student teaching locations, and looking up those schools. Sources are cited.

1. Careers in Education

2. Importance of Education The more educated you are, the better off you are. Encourages Learning Opens you to new ideas

3. Possible Education Routes Elementary Middle Level Endorsements Secondary Special Education Administration

4. Elementary Education(K-8 Certification)Areas of Study Available: English Dance Bilingual/Bicultural English as a Second Language Family Studies French Geography German History Social Studies Spanish Industrial education Language Arts Mathematics Middle Level Education Outdoor and Environmental Education Physical Education Planned Program Reading in the Elementary Grades School Health Education Integrated Science And others…

5. Secondary Education(6-12 grade Certification)Areas of Study Bilingual/Bicultural Biology Business Teacher Education Chemistry Chemistry/Physics Dance Earth Science English English as a Second Language Family Studies: Life Management French Visual Arts Education (K-12) Speech Geography German History Industrial Education (K-12) Mathematics Music Education (K-12) Outdoor and Environmental Education Physical Education Physics School Health Education Integrated Science Spanish And others….

6. Middle Level Endorsement Allows you to teach in grades 5 to and including 9 in your major and minor areas of preparation. Broadens your horizons for job opportunities!

7. Special Education Teachers of Students with Cognitive Impairment Teachers of Students with Emotional Impairment

8. Student Teaching Depending on which University you choose to attend, your student teaching requirements could range from a semester to a full year. Most Universities offer study abroad options for student teaching, too!

9. Web Evaluations(You must complete two)

10. Choose your Path! Using my website evaluations, I need to pick a path, and research why I do or do not want to go down that route. For Example: I want to be an elementary school teacher, and I would also like to get a middle level endorsement. My Major is: Integrated Sciences My Minor is: History I also need to research the steps required to get a middle level endorsement

11. Find Photos Once you have chosen your content area or area of study, find four photos that relate to it. Use Tag Galaxy to help you in your quest for photos Or use Flikr BE SURE TO SITE YOUR SOURCES!

12. What are some possible photos I could use for my career path? Major: Integrated Sciences Minor: History Middle Level Endorsement Possible search terms: Geography, Rocks, Beakers, Space, Etc. Rome, Greece, Native Americans, Etc. Adolescent, Sports, Lockers, Cafeteria, Etc. Now I need to paste my photos WITH THE SOURCES LISTED!

13. Why did you choose that path in Education? I love working with kids Science interests me I like to be in control I feel that I work well/best with middle aged kids or very young children.

14. Choose 3 places where you would prefer to do your student teaching. My choices are: Utica Community Schools Jeannette Junior High Oakbrook Elementary Troy School District Baker Middle School Morse Elementary Chippewa School District Chippewa Middle School

15. Find Satellite Images Use the web to get the address of your three student teaching school selections. Use earth.google.com, and google images to find satellite images of the schools you chose. Are they visually appealing? Do you like the area around the schools? Can you see yourself teaching there?

16. Recap  Research possible education routes Complete two web evaluations Choose a path Find photos that relate to your major/minor selections Write a few sentences on why you chose the path you did Select Student Teaching locations Find images of your schools Use google images as well as earth.google.com

17. References Clipart from Microsoft Jason Artero. Web Evaluation Rubric. Sept, 2009. www.cmich.edu http://www.cmich.edu/Admissions/Academic_Programs/Elementary_Education.htm http://www.cmich.edu/Admissions/Academic_Programs/Secondary_Education.htm http://www.cmich.edu/Admissions/Academic_Programs/Special_Education.htm http://www.cmich.edu/Admissions/Freshmen/Academics/Study_Abroad.htm http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/utica/jeannette/jjhhome.html http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/utica/oakbrook/Staff%201.html http://www.michigan.gov/mde http://www.nilescityschools.org/images/MS/MiddleSchool.jpg