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1.1.2--Identify the scope of career opportunities and the requirements for education,
To illustrate my chosen career path, I created a flow- chart that explains my plans from
high school to a career in education (Career Path Flow Chart 3.2.1). I considered the classes I
have taken, the colleges I plan on visiting, and the degrees I plan to pursue that will eventually
help me reach my goal of receiving a college degree in education. My last stop is my dream
teaching job; teaching early childhood education or middle school education in a suburban area.
Throughout high school, I have taken and plan on taking multiple courses while
participating in extracurricular activities that will benefit me most as I pursue a college degree in
education. I am currently enrolled in Teacher Academy where I will learn all the important
aspects of becoming a teacher and will be shadowing three different teachers in the district.
Along with Teacher Academy, I am currently taking Advanced Placement courses including
Seminar, Economics and I plan on taking Psychology my senior year. These classes will help
prepare me for difficult classes in college as well as hopefully eliminating college courses. As
shown in my resume that I have created, I have participated in multiple clubs and sports
throughout high school as well (3.2.2 Resume). These activities have taught me the importance
of teamwork, working with others, leadership, and discipline which are the essential factors to
becoming a teacher. While managing school and sports, I am also currently working as a
lifeguard at my local pool. Lifeguarding has taught me responsibility, accountability and has
interests that compare to my idea of an ideal teacher. For example, on the “16 personalities”
assessment, I ranked 88% in the “feeling” category in the nature portion (3.2.3 Self
Assessments). I believe having true emotions is vital in becoming a good teacher because it’s
important to be able to connect with your students on an emotional level. I also ranked 58% in
the “observant” energy category which focuses on the world around them which is very
At this moment, I am looking into several colleges including Ohio University, Miami
University, and Bowling Green State University and have noticed their excellent teaching
programs. For example, teacher education ranks among the top 10 programs at Miami for the
number of majors (3.2.4 Miami University Teacher Education). Miami University, along with
many other colleges in Ohio, has a great education program that gives a variety of practical
classroom experiences such as a practice-based curriculum. I have yet to visit these schools but I
As shown in the flow chart I’ve created, I plan on receiving my Bachelor’s degree in
childhood education along with hopes of going back to college to earn my Masters after being
placed in my first teaching job. During the teacher panel, I learned that many teachers end up
earning their Master's degree after they begin their first teaching job (3.2.5 Teacher Panel Notes).
At first, I thought that teachers typically just get their Bachelors degree, however, I learned that
there are so many benefits to receiving a Masters despite the extra years of schooling. Besides
getting my college degree in education, I will also need to receive my Educator Licensure. We
examined a few documents that provided information about teacher licensure which included the
Ohio Teacher Licensure Structure (3.2.6 Four- Tiered Teacher Licensure Structure). There are
several types of licenses you can receive based on your degree, but almost every license needs to
teaching license, I will be ready to experience my dream job. Teaching requires such knowledge
techniques, classroom practices and more. My dream job consists of teaching childhood
education in a suburban area, preferably Olentangy. However, after I shadow elementary and
middle school teachers this year, I will have a better understanding of the grade level I would
My chosen career path will eventually lead me to the job I have dreamed of ever since I
was in elementary school. Even though I am unsure on what grade level I would like to teach,
research, my teaching placements (both in high school and college) and other experiences will
help me make my decision in the future. I am currently taking useful courses, participating in
extracurriculars, and working with children that will help prepare myself for my career. My
flow- chart exhibits the crucial steps to becoming a teacher along with how I will personally take