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An elementary school teacher needs to complete a bachelor's degree, typically in education, as well as a Professional Development Program (PDP). The full cost of education and training to become an elementary school teacher in Canada is roughly $34,585. This includes a bachelor's degree, which would cost around $22,340 for a 4-year psychology degree at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and a PDP from Simon Fraser University, which would cost around $12,245.
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An elementary school teacher needs to complete a bachelor's degree, typically in education, as well as a Professional Development Program (PDP). The full cost of education and training to become an elementary school teacher in Canada is roughly $34,585. This includes a bachelor's degree, which would cost around $22,340 for a 4-year psychology degree at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and a PDP from Simon Fraser University, which would cost around $12,245.
An elementary school teacher needs to complete a bachelor's degree, typically in education, as well as a Professional Development Program (PDP). The full cost of education and training to become an elementary school teacher in Canada is roughly $34,585. This includes a bachelor's degree, which would cost around $22,340 for a 4-year psychology degree at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and a PDP from Simon Fraser University, which would cost around $12,245.
*PRESENT* *NEXT* The working conditions of a teacher vary
depending on where, what, and who you teach.
*NEXT* However, in general, often the… INTRODUCTION: Majority of work is done in the classroom at Since I was very young I have always wanted to be an school elementary school teacher. So, this is the career I have Lots of work gets done on decided to research and present to you guys today. computers/technologically Spending a lot of time standing and walking around *NEXT* *NEXT* This leads us into the typical hours of work for a SPECIFIC CAREER: teacher… An elementary school teacher’s job includes a variety of Those of a typical school day, but extra work is different things. These tasks include things such as… done after and before school, during evenings, *NEXT* during weekends, and even during the summer i.e. 8:00am – arrive at school Arriving earlier and leaving later than the typical school day 8:30am-2:30pm – school day *NEXT* 4:00pm – leave school Managing a classroom *NEXT* + Some hours over the weekend Planning things such as lessons *NEXT* Implementing procedures *NEXT* *NEXT* *NEXT* Grading and evaluating students’ work *NEXT* CAREER GOAL: Teaching students *NEXT* The reason I want to be an elementary school *NEXT* teacher is because… Responding to emails *NEXT* My aunt is an elementary school teacher as well Meeting and working one-on-one with students, as my cousin (her daughter) and I’ve always parents/guardians, etc. admired them Working with administrators (principals) *NEXT* I had an amazing experience in elementary *NEXT* There are also a multitude of different skills and school and often looked up to my teachers a lot, characteristics required. These include… so I would love to be a part of that experience for Good public speaking skills (relaxed) other children Directive (good leadership skills) *NEXT* I think I would make a good teacher because… Good clerical ability (proof-reading, detail- orientated) I am detail-orientated *NEXT* I have a good attitude with kids Understanding of children (patience) *NEXT* Confident talking with students I enjoy being around and working with children Good attitude and willingness to help and get to I am passionate about helping kids have a know students positive experience in elementary school *NEXT* So, obviously my career goal is to become an Complete the PDP (Personal Development elementary school teacher, but things don’t always work Program) out the way we want them to. Say, I get all of the Recommended to have demonstrable education I need but then I decide that teaching experience working with children or youth elementary school isn’t for me. There are related jobs in or helping others learn (ex. Volunteering similar fields that I could get into with a bit more training in elementary schools) and/or education. Some jobs in the same realm of *NEXT* teaching would include… BC Teaching Certificate *NEXT* To get this education you can go to a multitude of Kindergarten Teacher (requires an extra course) different universities in BC and outside of it, but just a *NEXT* couple would include… Vice Principal/Principal (though this obviously *NEXT* requires experience, ideally as a teacher first, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University (for the possibly a master’s degree) Bachelor’s degree) *NEXT* *NEXT* Secondary school teacher (would require the Simon Fraser University (for Bachelor’s and/or most extra schooling because it requires a PDP) different Bachelor since I chose to do a Bachelor *NEXT* of Arts in Psychology, and Psychology is not University of British Columbia (for Bachelor’s considered a teachable subject in high schools. and/or the Teacher Education Program) But I will get into that in a couple minutes) *NEXT* *NEXT* You can go pretty much anywhere to get your Now, with a Psychology: Bachelor of Arts Degree, Bachelor’s degree, but a smaller amount of there are lots of other careers you can do. Many schools offer the Teacher Education employers love the research skills and critical Program/PDP. SFU and UBC are two popular thinking that a psychology major has. With this ones with great programs. For my specific degree, you could go on to become a… project today I am only going to go through Marriage and family counsellor (most requires Kwantlen’s Bachelor Degree program that I’ve graduate school i.e. a master’s degree, some a chosen and SFU’s PDP program which I have Ph.D.) chosen because these are the most likely schools *NEXT* that I will go to because Kwantlen is a good Or even other careers such as probation officers, school and one of the least expensive, and SFU customer relations representatives, and office offers a great PDP program that teachers I know managers (though these would obviously still have attended. require further study) *NEXT* The full cost of this education and training in Canada is roughly $34,585. To breakdown this cost, *NEXT* the… *NEXT* Bachelor’s Degree (of psychology at Kwantlen): $22,340 EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEEDED: Tuition Levels (approx.): $4375/year Now, this is where it gets a bit more complicated. From $4375 x 4 years = $17500 the base perspective of looking at things, to be an Books & Supplies (estimate): $1200/year elementary school teacher, one would basically need… $1200 x 4 years = $4800 Application: $40 *NEXT* PDP (at SFU): $12000 (approx.) Bachelor’s degree (minimum 90 unit degree) BC Teaching Certificate: $245 *NEXT* *NEXT* So, now I will go into what everything is in Must complete 120 credits. These credits must depth, and what I would choose if I were to go to and include: apply for post-secondary right now. I chose the A minimum of 65 total credits in Arts Psychology: Bachelor of Arts Degree because this courses interests me and I think it would be beneficial for an A minimum of 45 of the total credits with elementary school teacher to be educated in this courses numbered 3000 or higher (3rd subject. However, this is open to change. You can get year-level courses or higher) your Bachelor’s degree in almost any subject, so even *NEXT* though I chose Psychology to research, I might later on You must also have… change my mind to do, say, a Bachelor of General A minimum GPA of 2.00 with a minimum Studies or History, for example. Psychology isn’t a grade of "C" in the following required teachable subject for high school teachers (like History courses: or Biology), but it’s a totally fine Bachelor’s degree for *NEXT* elementary school teachers. And either way, you don’t 6-credit English writing requirement (2 have to declare your Major till around after your second courses) year, so I could still change my major after my first year o Includes ENGL 1100 (intro to of university if I decide Psychology is not for me. university writing - essays) and one of either ENGL 1202 or Anyways, for this degree, the high school courses that I 1204 (these are more about would be required to have are fairly simple, they’re reading and writing literature) only… *NEXT* *NEXT* 9-credit quantitative requirement High school graduation o A minimum of 3 approved *NEXT* quantitative courses (courses English 12 (minimum C+) surrounding maths, sciences, *NEXT* and research)(one must be Language 11 (passing grade) from the Faculty of Science and Horticulture)(for example I These courses include what I would to just apply would take Applied Statistics, and get into Kwantlen as well as what I would Experimental Psychology, and need to Major in this particular subject. Introductory Biology I) *NEXT* The University courses required to get a *NEXT* Psychology: Bachelor of Arts Degree at Kwantlen are 24-credit Arts breadth requirement more complicated. First, sometime around after your (~8 courses) (you can think of these as second year you need to declare you Major. To make electives) this declaration for a BA in Psychology, you must have… o A minimum of at least 4 separate courses in different A minimum of 18 credits of undergraduate Arts disciplines outside of the coursework including: major program area (not *NEXT* Psychology) (one must be at 3 credits of ENGL at the 1100 level or the 3000-level/third-year level higher or higher, meaning you must *NEXT* take one of these courses until 6 credits at the 1100 level or higher in the your third year) (for example I Major area would take courses in the *NEXT* After declaration, you just need to complete sociology, anthropology, your Degree. The curricular requirements for this geography, and history fields, include that you… and then would take history PSYC 3210 Attitudes and Persuasion courses until my third year) PSYC 3600 Health Psychology *NEXT* And then you must also get a *NEXT* Finally, after completing my Bachelor degree I 2.00 GPA and a “C” or higher in… next need to complete the PDP. The university courses Required courses for the major required for the PDP at SFU… program *NEXT* Since I chose Psychology for my Bachelor of Arts, I’d therefore be majoring in Psychology. The courses 2 English courses (minimum 6 units with 3 units required vary. Some courses you have to take, and some of literature) are choices that I made between my options of different *NEXT* courses. If I had a choice, I chose the courses that most 1 Canadian History course interested me and the courses I thought would be most *NEXT* useful for an elementary school teacher. So, this is an 1 Canadian Geography course example of what I would take as my required courses for *NEXT* the major of Psychology program… 1 Laboratory Science course *NEXT* *NEXT* 1 Mathematics for teachers course (like the These first courses are at the 1000 and 2000 MATH 1190 - Mathematics for Elementary School levels, meaning I would do them during my first Teachers course at Kwantlen) and second year… I would take these courses at Kwantlen along PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology: Basic with the required courses I need to major in the Processes program, to get the other credits I need to PSYC 1200 Introduction to Psychology: Areas complete the Bachelor’s degree. Most of these and Applications course credits overlap, meaning I already needed PSYC 2300 Applied Statistics them to complete other parts of my education. PSYC 2315 Brain and Behaviour So, I don’t need to worry about them. PSYC 2330 Social Psychology *NEXT* Lastly, the requirements for getting the BC PSYC 2385 Cognition Teaching Certificate aren’t ones that I need to worry PSYC 2400 Experimental Psychology: about anymore, either. You need your BC grade 12 Research Methodology diploma (which I already had), proficiency in English, a PSYC 2350 Psychopathology fitness to teach (do you have a good and moral character PSYC 2320 Developmental Psychology: and the suitability to teach), and the proper post- Childhood secondary studies. This means 120 credits of post- PSYC 2370 Psychology of Personality secondary studies and a degree, 6 credits of English, and 30 credits of general coursework in areas related to the *NEXT* BC elementary curriculum (including 1 course of These next courses are at the 3000 and 4000 Canadian studies, 1 course of math, and 1 course of levels, meaning I would take them during my science). But, like the requirements for the PDP, I already third and fourth year… took all of these courses and got these credits I needed PSYC 4315 Neuroscience when completing my Bachelor. PSYC 3303 Psychology of Learning PSYC 3316 Infancy PSYC 3370 Advanced Personality Theory *NEXT* PSYC 4350 Developmental Psychopathology *NEXT* PSYC 3910 Neuropsychology FUTURE TRENDS OR OUTLOOK: PSYC 3215 Psychology of Memory PSYC 3920 Aging *NEXT* So, the salary for an elementary school teacher *NEXT* But anyways, we want to end on a positive note. can range from $49,000 - $90,000. This all fluctuates So it’s important to remember that teaching… depending on experience, extra education (such as a *NEXT* master’s degree), etc. But, the median annual salary is Enables you to make a difference (because you roughly $65,175 (this is found from the 2016 Job bank are working with young children while they’re wage data). still developing and figuring out who they are, *NEXT* There are many people employed in this you can really make a difference in their life) occupation… *NEXT* Offers a great schedule (even though you do Roughly about 34,000 in BC have to work during some weekends and 756,900 in Canada (but that was as of June 2014) evenings, you get summer, winter, and spring *NEXT* But as you may have heard on the news lately, break off) there is a recent shortage of teachers. *NEXT* *NEXT* Therefore, there is a recent demand for new teachers Different every day (it’s never boring with and the employment prospect are fairly good right now. different kids, classes, and scenarios) *NEXT* *NEXT* As of future trends of this occupation, they Provides awesome benefits (such as health remain positive since education is always a growing insurance and a retirement plan) market with our growing population, so teachers are *NEXT* always going to be needed to some degree. Lastly, it allows you to create amazing bonds with the children you teach as well as with your own children, if you have them (because you’re with *NEXT* your students almost every day for a year, you *NEXT* really get to know and care for them, which is very special. Then also, teachers work the same FUN FACTS: hours that their children are in school. So, if you *NEXT* First off, even though I have been talking up the have kids you can spend time with them and still teaching career for some minutes, there are obviously see them a lot – you’re not still at work late at disadvantages, like all jobs. For some not-so-fun facts, it night, like a doctor or some other careers) is… *NEXT* *NEXT* Not the most glamourous (people often assume someone wants to be a teacher because they *NEXT* cannot do anything else) REFERENCES: *NEXT* Teachers are often under-paid for the amount Here are my references. and importance of the work that they do *NEXT* Can be frustrating and stressful (when working *NEXT* with young children) Researchers even note that CONCLUSION: a teacher should be compared to those of other high stress jobs, such as air-traffic controllers, So, in conclusion, teaching at an elementary school is firefighters, or pilots. awesome. It is an ever-growing occupation and can be *NEXT* extremely rewarding. I highly suggest looking into Requires more work than people assume (like becoming an elementary school teacher. Thank you for working at home after school hours, grading watching and listening to my Career Research Project work and planning lessons) Presentation.