Two college of educaTIon academIc programs
aT THe unIversITY of Texas aT ausTIn—
educaTIonal admInIsTraTIon and specIal educaTIon—
ranked In THe Top 10
businesses. A perk of corporate training for
Linda Farley, owner of Farley Training in San
In THe 2006 U.S. NewS & world report
Antonio, is that her assignments often involve
travel. “I’ve gotten to travel the world on other
gUide to AmericA’S BeSt collegeS.
people’s dimes,” she says happily.
Julie Mumme Smith, cooperative extension
it allows more flexibility with your time and Linda Hughes, a guidance counselor in the agent in Borden County, 80 miles south
more freedom in what to teach, he says, and Georgetown Independent School District, of Lubbock, is involved in adult and youth
in “who you are as an individual.” says counselors spend lots of one-on-one education in a rural setting. The extension
At a community college, an educator’s focus time with students. To succeed as a guidance system provides education in agriculture,
is entirely on teaching, Blodgett observes. At counselor, you need patience, a willingness community development, family and consumer
a large college, it’s mainly on instruction, but to listen, and, Hughes says, “most of all, you sciences, 4-H, and youth development in
other time is often dedicated to research. At need to be nonjudgmental. You have to accept counties across Texas.
a university, research is a professor’s main all students.” Ramsey says to be a successful Smith says she enjoys the variety of her
responsibility. Blodgett believes that to teach administrator, you need to be a leader, a career. She advises the local 4-H program for
college, you need to be self-disciplined, good listener and communicator, and “have a students interested in careers in agriculture and
patient, outgoing, tolerant, organized, and vision for your school.” organizes educational series for adults. “I like
a good communicator. the flexibility of what I do,” Smith says. “I get to
Adult Education be creative.”
not Just Teachers Corporate trainers are educators, too. They
Not all educators are teachers. Professional operate in the world of business and must
staff in schools—such as principals, school behave accordingly. They deal with adults
counselors, and school psychologists— who have limited time, and they must quickly
perform highly specialized tasks. adjust to different audiences in various
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OutdOOr EduCAtiOn instruCtiOnAL dEpArtMEnt OF dEFEnsE FitnEss trAinEr sChOOL psyChOLOGist
instruCtOr MEdiA dEsiGnEr OvErsEAs sChOOL fitness trainers “teach for some children, learning
If you love outdoor adventure Instructional media designers tEAChEr individuals or groups exercise can begin to happen once
activities, you can get paid combine graphic design as a teacher for the department activities and fundamentals of they’ve found ways to cope with
to be an outdoor education and technical skills with an of defense (dod) overseas sports. They also demonstrate emotional difficulties. school
instructor. They teach skills understanding of teaching schools, “you get to teach all technique and work to improve psychologists are there to
such as white-water canoeing, methods. “They create over the world,” says blanche physical skills,” says letitia help them do so, says loretta
rock climbing, and wilderness instructional resources for desjean-perrotta, associate killman, curriculum specialist allen, ph.d., president of the
first-aid. sometimes the jobs schools, including brochures, dean for teacher education at the at TTu. Trainers work in a variety Texas association of school
involve environmental education. multimedia presentations, college of education and Human of settings, including health psychologists. psychologists
most jobs require an instructor’s powerpoint slides, videos, film development at the university clubs, cruise ships, and work with students directly and
certificate before the instructor clips, audio, e-learning modules, of Texas at san antonio. The recreational parks. some advise teachers on the best
can teach a specific skill. and websites,” says marilyn schools serve children of u.s. positions require certifications, ways to help the students in
certification programs generally wragg, curriculum director at military personnel stationed which are offered by various the classroom. The job outlook
last one to three months. some Texas Tech university (TTu) in overseas. requirements are the professional organizations. is good, says allen. “There is
colleges and universities also lubbock. a bachelor’s degree same as for Texas public school a shortage. students are filling
offer educational programs that is usually required in education teachers, plus a passing grade jobs as fast as they graduate.”
vary from one-year certificates to media or instructional design. on the dod school system’s
bachelor’s degrees. competency test.
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