What Can I Do With a Major in‌
Secondary Education? The secondary education major will prepare you as a professional educator to meet the many challenges of the 21st century classroom, teaching grades 7-12. You will be instructed and mentored by a highly qualified faculty: All full-time and adjunct faculty members in the education department at Cedar Crest are teacher scholars with a minimum of 5 years of teaching experience in K-12 classrooms. This program leads to Level I certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The teacher preparation program at Cedar Crest College is grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation that is aimed at providing our future teachers with a strong background in academic content-area knowledge.
Skills Associated with Secondary Education Majors: Desire and ability to work with children Enthusiasm for teaching Ability to handle classroom situations Ability to speak clearly and write clearly Sense of humor Ability to incorporation technology into curriculum and instruction Training, instructing, advising, counseling, supervising, directing, assessing, answering questions, making presentations, analyzing, evaluating, planning, and making decisions
Sample Career Titles**: Adult Education Teacher Adventure/Outdoor Education Teacher Alumni Relations Coordinator Athletic Coach Athletic Director Child Life Specialist College President College Professor/Dean Community/Public Service Administrator Day Care Administrator Education and Training Administrator Education Management Specialist Educational Administrator Education Consultant
Educational Materials Sales Rep Educational Researcher Educational Resource Coordinator Educational Therapist Employee Training Instructor ESL Teacher Financial Aid Counselor/Director Grant Writer Guidance Counselor Historic Site Administrator Library Consultant Media Center Specialist Missionary Worker Peace Corps/VISTA Volunteer Personnel Director
Principal Registrar Religious Education Coordinator Resource Teacher School Superintendent Secondary School Teacher Social Services Volunteer Student Admissions Administrator Student Affair Administrator Curriculum Specialist Textbook Writer Training Specialist Tutor Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Vocational/Technical Teacher
**Some careers may require further training and/or educational degree.
Some Employers of Secondary Education Majors:
Business and Industry Churches Community Centers/Non Profits Hospitals
Camps Colleges and Universities Educational Publishers Libraries
Public and Private Schools Youth Services Day Care Agencies State and Federal Government
Professional Organizations for Secondary Education Majors: Pennsylvania State Education Association www.psea.org
American Federation of Teachers www.aft.org
National Education Association www.nea.org
Websites for Secondary Education Majors: The College Central Network www.collegecentral.com/cedarcrest
K-12 Jobs k12jobs.com
O*NET OnLine www.onetonlin.org
Education Job Page www.nationjob.com/education
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/ooh
International Schools Services www.iss.edu
ABC: Teaching abcteachingjobs.com
Teachers-Teachers www.teachers-teachers.com
Teachers Support Network teacherssupportnetwork.com
PA-REAP www.pareap.net
PA Department of Education www.pde.state.pa.us
School Staff www.schoolstaff.com
PA Coalition of Charter Schools www.pacharters.org
Education Week www.edweek.org
NJ Department of Education www.state.nj.us/education
PA-Educator www.pa-educator.net
Job Profiles for Educators www.jobprofiles.org/edu.htm
School Spring www.schoolspring.com
PA School Board Association www.psba.org
School Jobs www.school-jobs.net
American School Directory www.asd.com
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages www.tesol.org
US-REAP www.reap.net
www.schoolspring.com
www.indeed.com
For More Information on Majoring in Secondary Education Visit: Dr. Nancy King, Chair, Curtis 225 610-606-4666 ext. 3618 nlking@cedarcrest.edu bit.ly/CCC-secondaryedu
www.kipp.org/jobs
For More Information on Secondary Education Careers Visit: Career Planning Center, Allen House 610-606-4648 career@cedarcrest.edu www.cedarcrest.edu/career