Study adolescence education at JCC
Change lives in your classroom and community. When you earn an associate degree in Adolescence Education at Jamestown 社区 College, you’ll be able to work in the education field with adolescents in grades 7-12. You can also pursue your bachelor’s degree and become a public school teacher.
As an education major in the Liberal 艺术 and Sciences programs, you will select a concentration or content (subject) area of expertise. Appropriate concentrations should be discussed with your advisor and are highly dependent upon your transfer school. Some examples of concentrations are English, 现代语言, 社会科学, 数学, 数学/科学, 科学概论, 以及特定的科学领域.
的一个.S. degree prepares you to transfer and continue coursework in order to earn a bachelor’s degree, which is necessary to become a public school teacher. You can also apply for teaching assistant positions directly after graduation from JCC.
2022 median pay for high school teachers: $62,360/year according to the U.S. 劳工统计局
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青少年教育技能
After you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Compose a basic personal philosophy of education using established criteria based on their combined experiences integrating course instruction, 阅读, 反思写作, 讨论, 以及实地实习.
- Demonstrate and practice basic applications of tenets of effective teaching through presentation projects, 阅读, 反思写作, 讨论, 以及实地实习. 这包括, 但不限于, 教案原则, 课堂管理, 反思性教学.
- Understand how adolescents learn and develop, and will demonstrate this by designing and implementing appropriate and meaningful learning opportunities that support adolescents’ intellectual, 社会, 个人发展.
你在JCC之后的职业生涯
To become a public school teacher, you will need to transfer for a bachelor’s degree in education. Once the bachelor’s degree in adolescence education is completed, you’ll be eligible for initial certification as a teacher for adolescents grades 7-12.
If you do not transfer and instead move directly into the workforce, you will be eligible for positions such as a teaching assistant or teacher’s aide in a public or private school setting.
You can also specialize in special education, 教育行政, 课程设计, 以及学生咨询. Consider roles in youth organizations, 住宅生活, 学生活动, 监狱系统, 康复中心, and tutoring in addition to teaching in public schools.