Special education teachers work with children and youths with a variety of disabilities. A small percentage of special education teachers instruct basic literacy and life skills to students with mental retardation or autism. Most students in special education have mild to moderate disabilities, and teachers modify the general education curriculum to meet the individual needs or the students. Some ...More on Teacher Aides
Middle school teachers and high school teachers specialize in a specific subject area, such as English, mathematics, history or a foreign language. In addition to teaching classes in their subject area, most teachers also oversee study halls and homerooms and supervise extracurricular activities. Teachers also participate in education conferences and workshops. Middle school teachers and high sch...More on Teacher Aides
University and college faculty usually teach within a division or department based on their subject matter or field of expertise. University and college faculty typically teach several different courses that are related to their subject or field. Their students may include graduate, undergraduate students or both. In addition to teaching, university and college faculty must prepare lectures, homew...More on Teacher Aides
Counselors help people with personal, family, educational, mental health and career problems. Their duties vary greatly depending on their occupational specialty. Educational counselors, vocational counselors and school counselors provide individuals and groups with career and educational counseling. Educational counselors assist students of all levels, from elementary school to postsecondary. E...More on Teacher Aides
An elementary education career is the teaching of children from kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade. Elementary school teachers usually teach all of the basic subjects including math, reading, science and social studies to one group of students for one school year. In some areas, a classroom is shared by two teachers who work as a team and share the responsibility for the group of students with each ...More on Teacher Aides
Teacher assistants, also called teacher aides or instructional aides, provide instructional and clerical support for classroom teachers, which allows teachers more time for lesson planning and teaching. With the help of teacher assistants, students can receive individualized attention to help them learn class material. Teacher assistants also help supervise students in the cafeteria, schoolyard, h...More on Teacher Aides
Social and human service assistant is a generic term for workers with a wide array of job titles, including human service worker, case management aide, social work assistant, community support worker, mental health aide, community outreach worker, life skills counselor and gerontology aide. Social and human service assistants help social workers, health care workers and other professionals provide...More on Teacher Aides
Technology has opened the door to a whole new world of information and worldwide communication. Technology has also opened the door to a vast array of distance education careers or jobs that can be held from the privacy of one's own home. Have you ever wanted to work from home? Have you ever wanted to be a teacher but felt that you would do better doing so in a more controlled atmosphere than a n...More on Teacher Aides
Social work is a profession for those with a strong desire to help people improve their lives. Social workers help people by helping them cope with issues in their everyday lives, deal with their relationships and solve personal and family problems. Some social workers help clients who face a disability or a life-altering disease or a social problem, such as inadequate housing, unemployment or sub...More on Teacher Aides
Teaching adults differs from teaching children in several ways. One of the most important differences is that adults have accumulated knowledge and experience that can add to or hinder their learning experience. Another difference is that most adult education is voluntary, which means the participants are generally more motivated. The only drawbacks are that many of the students taking basic educa...More on Teacher Aides
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