Elementary School Teachers

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

On the job, you would:

• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.

Education

• bachelor's degree
• master's degree

Education and Training

• teaching and course design

Arts and Humanities

• English language
• history and archeology

Math and Science

• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
• psychology

Engineering and Technology

• computers and electronics

Basic Skills

• talking to others
• using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things

Social

• teaching people how to do something
• changing what is done based on other people's actions

People and Technology Systems

• thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
• figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

• Dependability
• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Concern for Others
• Integrity
• Self Control
• Initiative

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

• notice when problems happen
• use rules to solve problems

Attention

• do two or more things at the same time
• pay attention to something without being distracted

Memory

• remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps