teaching as a career

Teaching as a Careerfor Educational Psychology

StudentsCarlo Magno, Phd.

Professor of Educational Psychology

The TeacherThirty years ago he began teachingYoung children in their three and foursHe didn’t know much about children at first,But over time learned more and more.He gave them hugs and wiped their tears,And never left them alone;He guided them through the small things,Which often turned out to be milestones.

His first students are all grown now,And he waves to them when they pass;There’s a banker, a writer, a lawyer, an artist, and

parents with children in her class.To those who ask if he plays all day, he says with a

gleam in her eyeThat he teaches bankers to add and subtract,And Artists the color of the sky

He teaches the alphabet to writersAnd lawyers what it means to be fair;He teaches politicians to take their turn,And executives how to share.He knows that what’s learned in the sand-box

will influence them for years to come;It’s the little things that shape them,So impressionable are the young.

If you took work with children,And dance and sing and playDon’t forget that you shape the futureBy who you teach today.

Goals in teaching– Service to the country– Developing the future leaders of the country

Opportunities: Is it easy to apply in schools?CHED national trends on teaching as job– 2nd to the highest paid job in the Philippines

Skills Needed as Teachers

Classroom Management

Skills Needed as Teachers

Teaching Strategies, methods, techniques

Skills Needed as Teachers

Lesson Planning

Skills Needed as Teachers

Assessment

Advantages of Educational Psychology majors as teachers

Contemporary Psychological Perspectives

Motivating studentsAssessment of complex traits of studentsDevelopmental levelsIndividual differencesIntervention on Problematic studentsResearch

RequirementsPreschool or Grade school Pass the LET before

permanency (private schools)Passed the LET (Public schools)

High School Pass the LET before permanency (private schools) with specialized subject areaPassed the LET (Public schools) with specialized subject area

Higher Education Master Degree (Assistant Professor)PhD/Ded Degree (Associate Professor→Full Professor)

Characteristics Needed

Proactive – take responsibility

Characteristics Needed

Begin with an end in mind – define your mission and goals in life

Characteristics Needed

Put first things first - Prioritize and do the most important things first.

Characteristics Needed

Think Win-Win - Have an "everyone-can-win" attitude

Characteristics Needed

Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood - Listen to people sincerely

Characteristics Needed

Synergize - Work together to achieve more

Characteristics Needed

Sharpen the Saw - Renew yourself regularly

Going back to the basic things:“Everything I need to

know I learned in Kindergarten”

Love for learning, Passion for teaching, & care for people