This will be my second year in a school tutoring. Though this year I’m spending 50% of it as a co-teacher. Tutoring will be with grades K-3 but I’m not sure of my mentor’s room. I’ll be getting my initial license this year. Any advice for the following few years? My license will be ECE.
Yes, I have my undergraduate but it is possible to get your initial license in one year, in this program. You still need to pass state exams.
So far I’m enjoying it. I’ve learned a lot.
That’s interesting – you’re saying the state regulator runs exams to get your licence? I wonder what sort of things these exams assess?
In Australia, for a teaching degree to be recognised by the regulator, the university needs to get their programme accredited by the regulator, where they demonstrate that their programme meets certain professional teaching standards. One condition is that teaching candidates need to sit and pass a national numeracy and literacy online test run by an independent third party. This seems a bit strange, as there is no way that someone should be be able to even qualify for a degree at a Masters level without having basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Glad to hear you are enjoying it. There is more to teaching than most people realise, so there is indeed a lot to learn.