SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

About the School of Education

Why teach? You can make a real difference as a teacher. There is a sense of accomplishment when you help students learn and contribute to their future. You’ll be a respected professional in a career field that will always be needed. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists teaching as one of the top ten occupations for job growth.   Program Flyer View the "Become A Teacher"

In 2010-2011 the Florida State Board of Education identified these areas of “teacher shortage areas”:

• middle and high school level mathematics;
• middle and high school level science;
• reading;
• all Exceptional Student Education programs;
• English for speakers of other languages (ESOL).

That’s where “TEACHER SHORTAGE AREAS” come in. The programs listed above NEED teachers and sometimes have teachers who are in long-term sub positions filling them who are not actually qualified. Florida educators earned an average of $46,912 in 2009-10, according to the National Education Association. That's almost 6 percent higher than the average wage in Florida: $44,370.