Secondary Education Teaching Description

Teaching in secondary education can be a rewarding experience for the right candidate. However, it requires a special sort of individual who has a depth of knowledge their field of study, but who can motivate students and also work well with school administrators, child study teams and their peers. Careers in secondary education normally include all teaching positions for grades 7-12. Unlike elementary school teachers, teaching secondary education requires a specialization in a single subject area.

Typically, secondary education teachers work in a public, private or vocational-technical school. All secondary school teachers must complete a 4-year college degree however, only public schools absolutely require state certification. Requirements for private and vo-tech schools vary.

Online colleges offering programs for Secondary Education Teaching

How to Become a Secondary Education Teaching

The job growth for the secondary education career is expected to be in-line with the national average for all professions according to the Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics but more robust for the South and Western part of the U.S. and for teachers of math, science, computer science, ESL and special education.

The duties of a secondary education career may include any of the following duties aside from classroom instruction: Correcting homework, keeping attendance records, counseling students, enforcing school policies, evaluating and revising school programs, preparing required reports, writing lesson plans, selecting and ordering textbooks, taking inventory of classroom materials and supervising assistant and student teachers.

Secondary teacher salaries

Secondary teacher salaries are generally higher than for teachers in the lower grades. Starting secondary teacher salaries are around $32000 on average with an average salary of $48500 for experience teachers with tenure.

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Online Colleges Offering Education and Teaching Degrees

University of Phoenix - Online Campus

Accreditation

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Capella University

Accreditation

The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Walden University

Accreditation

Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of The North Central Association,www.ncahlc.org; 312-263-0456.

Western Governors University

Accreditation

Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. Currently, WGU’s "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). WGU is the first online university to receive NCATE accreditation for its degree programs that lead to teacher licensure from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). WGU’s Health Informatics program is now accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). WGU’s Nursing programs are CCNE accredited.