Money, Requirements, and Tasks
The required level of education of a kindergarten or elementary school teacher
What is a bachelor's degree?
Important qualities an elementary teacher needs (name two)
What is patience, communication skills, physical stamina, or resourcefulness?
Positive aspects of an elementary teacher career (could also be your own opinion)
What does possibly having two months off during summer and only requiring one four-year degree mean?
Important steps to becoming an elementary school teacher (name one)
What does it mean to get a teacher's license and take the praxis test?
The tools and/or technology that may be needed to teach in kindergarten or elementary education (name one)
What are websites to communicate and assign work, websites to further discuss lessons (ex: videos), or apps like Clever to better manage assignments?
Negative aspects of an elementary teacher career (could also be your own opinion)
What does it mean to be at a higher risk of getting sick (from working with smaller kids) and not making as much money as other careers?
The median pay per year of a kindergarten or elementary school teacher
a. $59,450 b. $61,350 c. $70,150
What is $61,350?
Opportunities for advancement (how teachers can advance and/or what their new title is)
What happens when teachers gain experience, get better degrees, and/or become lead teachers or administrators?
The typical work schedule of an elementary school teacher (when do teachers work - name one time)
What does it mean to work during school hours, occasionally after (for meetings), grading on weekends, and/or working during the ten month long school year unless it's a year long school schedule?
The average pay for a MS elementary school teacher
a. $47,327 b. $61,264 c. $56,891
What is $56,891?
The job outlook percentage of an elementary school teacher over the span of ten years
a. 8% b. 17% c. 4%
What is 4%?
The physical conditions (where an elementary school teacher works - name one)
What are local or private elementary schools or child day care services?
These are tasks a kindergarten or elementary school teacher must complete (name at least three)
What does it mean to create lesson plans, grade students' assignments, enforce classroom rules, communicate with parents, prepare students for standardized tests, and teach children how to interact with each other?
The number of projected elementary school teacher job openings each year for a ten year period
a. 60,200 b. 52,300 c. 69,400
What does 60,200 mean?
This state has the highest average salary for elementary school teachers ($87,700)
a. California b. New York c. Washington
Does New York have the highest salary?