Feb 23, 2007

How to become a high school teacher

I enjoy working with children and I have some experience as a pre-school teacher in my country. For these reasons I am interested in becoming a teacher in the USA, and I would like to teach biology in high school. This process involves several steps:
First, since I earned a degree in psychology from the university in Belarus, I only need to be certified as a teacher. I have to apply for admission to the university or college that has a teaching program.
Second, I will need to pass the TOEFL exam. When I am accepted to the university or college, my transcript will be evaluated.
Then I will be assigned an academic advisor, who will tell me what classes I need to take to earn certification to teach in school. I will study for two years.
The next step is to gain experience in a classroom as a student teacher. I will need to prepare lesson plans to teach students.
The last step is to prepare for my national teacher certification exams and for my subject area in biology. I will register with career services to look for a job.
I have always had a desire to work with children. I understand it will be challenging to earn my certification to work as a teacher in the USA but I believe it will be rewarding in the future.

4 comments:

BlackRose said...

good job katya i like what you wrote its easy and simple and smooth understandable , and i have nothing to say about it , again good job and keep the good going ......

MURHAF said...

Hi katya.. your paragraph is very good and i think you will have too much fun when you be a high school teacher.... you are missing two commas after USA ... and after advisor...

ESL Teacher said...

Nice topic and concluding sentence
Good compound sentence

You must use a gerund after the verb enjoy.

interested in becoming..


"to the university or college that have a teaching program."
Check subject verb agreement

gain experience in a classroom..

When you use gain with experience, it becomes non-count and no article is needed

ESL Teacher said...

Topic/Concluding .25 Great!

Supporting Sentences .25 Very clear ideas

Transitions/Vocabulary .25 Nice transitions. Good use of specific vocab

Grammar/Punctuation .25
good compound sentences
Remember the comma before but in the last sentence.