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El Camino College
TEACH El Camino Program Newsletter
Volume 2 / Issue 2 January 2020
Welcome
Future Teachers’ Club
Upcoming Events
Counselor’s Corner
Resource for the Quarter
TEACH Contact Info
In This Issue:
Welcome to Spring 2020 TEACH Members!
Reminder: As a TEACH El Camino Program member you have membership in our Future Teachers’ Club. Come join our Spring 2020 meetings held at and on:
Tuesdays (*SOC 118) 1-2 pm
Reserve the following meeting dates:
Tuesday, March 3
Tuesday, March 17
Tuesday, March 31
Tuesday, April 7
Tuesday, April 21
Counselor’s Corner As I prepare to wrap up my series on careers in education, I wanted to highlight a few careers that will take you beyond the classroom but that will still enable you to make a significant difference in the lives of students. Let’s begin with school administration. With the Administrative Services Credential, you can pursue a career as an assistant principal, principal, or school superintendent. To obtain this credential, you must possess a California teaching credential or one of the other credentials I discuss in this article and you must have used it for five full-time years in a public or private school setting. You may complete the Administrative Services Credential via a professional preparation program at the district or university level. Every district needs strong leadership as does every school, so if you think you possess strong leader-ship skills, school administration is definitely a career path you might wish to consider. School administrators have the power to make quite a difference in the quality of educational services students receive. They also have the power to inspire those who work for them, and inspired teachers are worth their weight in gold.
Many of you have expressed an interest in both teaching and nursing, and should you choose to pursue a career as a school nurse, you will have an opportunity to bridge these two interests nicely. This position requires a bachelor’s degree (or higher) along with a Registered Nurses (RN) license and a School Nurse Credential. School nurses are also permitted to teach health education in the schools.
Another career you may wish to consider is that of a school librarian. Like school nurses, school librarians must possess a bachelor’s degree. They must also possess a California teaching credential, though they never have to have used it. The state just wants them to know how to teach since they will be presenting material to students when their teachers bring them to the school library. Last but not least, school librarians need to obtain a Teacher Librarian Services Credential prior to beginning their career.
If you like the idea of working with students one on one, you may want to obtain the Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential. This credential allows you to work as a school counselor, psychologist, social worker or child welfare and attendance officer. It requires a bachelor’s degree and a post-baccalaureate program, which is where you earn your PPS credential along with a master’s degree. With regard to the services authorized by this credential, know that if you elect to become a counselor, you will be working with students on scheduling as well as individual and group counseling. You will also be the first to respond to any crisis that may occur on your school campus. If you opt to become a school psychologist, you will work with students that are beyond the scope of a school counselor and you will also spend a fair amount of time assessing students for placement in special education. If you choose to become a school social worker, you will be visiting your students’ homes to see if you can help the parents of your students obtain resources that will strengthen their home environment since there is a very high correlation between a stable home environment and a student’s performance in school. Finally, if you decide to become a Child Welfare and Attendance Officer, you will likewise make visits to the students’ homes to determine why the parents do not have their children in school as is their legal responsibility. At times, you may even have to take the parents to court.
Another career that allows you to work one on one with students is that of the Speech Language Pathologist. As its name suggests, this career allows you to work with students who have specific issues in the area of speech and hearing, such as a stuttering problem. SLP’s work for a district and may travel from school to school to work individually with students. This field requires a bachelor’s degree (preferably in Communicative Disorders) as well as a master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology and a Speech Language Pathology Credential. As a branch of special education, this field pays very well and is always in high demand.
If any of the “beyond the classroom” careers interest you, I encourage you to explore them further. Job shadowing and/or informational interviewing are two excellent ways to do so. You are also welcome to discuss your career interests with me any time.
One of the greatest benefits of working within the field of education is having so many career options from which to choose. It’s one of the few fields where you never have to get stuck in a rut. :-)
Until next time, Cheryl Kroll, TEACH Counselor
Article / Resource for the Quarter
The long-term goal of guiding children’s behavior is to prepare them for adulthood. One of the keys is teaching them how to behave so they ultimately become adults who can manage their behavior independently. Learning self-control and how to interact respectfully with others supports children’s self-esteem and benefits society in general. Children are more cooperative when they clearly understand what parents (and others) expect of them.
The more specific parents can be about expectations; the more likely children will behave appropriately. But there’s more to guiding behavior than that. Human behavior isn’t controlled by instinct. We have free choice over behavior decisions. It’s a privilege and a responsibility to have that choice. The sooner we teach that to our children, the safer we’ll all be.
Here is a link to a great article called “Clear, Consistent Consequences Motivate Cooperative Behavior” by Karen Stephens as this week’s article of the week. Let us know what you think!
TEACH El Camino Program
COME JOIN US!
To learn about job opportunities and workshops/conferences, please follow us on:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.elcamino.edu/academics/behavioralsocial/teach-elcamino/
Coordinators’ Locations:
Campus Coordinator, Janice Jefferis: Art & Behavioral Science Building (ARTB), Rm 328
Community Coordinator, Yadira Arellano: ECC Business Training Center, 13430 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250
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This newsletter is produced in January, April, July, and October every year. Special thanks to Clara Becka for her assistance with editing and formatting.
We hope that you’ve settled smoothly into your first week back and ready to take on a brand new semester! We’ve added new TEACH members this January and hope our community of future education professionals keeps growing!
Our first Future Teachers’ Club meeting of the semester is set to take place on Thursday, March 3, 2020 from 1:00-2:00pm in room SOC 118 in the Behavioral and Social Sciences building. There will be three cabinet positions open for members to run for candidacy. More details about each position will be sent to you via e-mail by our club president, Carla Melgar. So, keep a look out!
There are many wonderful professional development and resource events set for this spring. Please take a moment to review the event flyers we have posted in our Future Teachers’ Club bulletin board on the 3rd floor across office suite ArtB 340.
Upcoming Events!
Club Rush: Week of March 2-6, 2020. Look for us on the library lawn on Tuesday and Thursday to meet your TEACH program coordinators and some members from our club cabinet! We will be selling nachos to fundraise for the Future Teachers’ Club! Event Location: ECC Library Lawn
School-Age Child Development Permit Workshop: Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 2:30p.m.-3:30p.m. AND Thursday, April 30, 2020 from 2:30p.m.-3:30p.m. Come learn about the application process to obtain a Child Development Permit with a school-age emphasis. This workshop is for students who are interested in working with elementary age children (6-12 years of age). Room Location: ArtB 307
‘Lion for a Day’ Information Session:
Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m.
Loyola Marymount University wants you to come and learn more about their transfer program in Liberal Studies. Come and learn about the upcoming “Lion for a Day” event at Loyola Marymount University all-day tour on Thursday, March 26.
RSVP at [email protected]. Room Location: ArtB 307
Supporting LGBTQ+ Children and Families in the Classroom:
Thursday, March 12, 2020 from 2:30p.m.-3:45p.m.
This professional development workshop is for students and educators interested in learning how to advocate and foster inclusion and acceptance of LGBTQ+ children and families in the school setting. At the end of the workshop, attendees will receive a certificate of completion.
Room Location: ArtB 307
School of Education College Recruitment Tabling Event:
Thursday, April 2, 2020 from 12:30p.m.-5:30p.m.
Meet and greet college representatives from local Schools of Education to learn about the various education and child development program transfer options. Expect panelists from the following colleges and universities: Loyola Marymount University, CSULA, CSUDH, CSULB, Cal Poly Pomona, and Pacific Oaks.
Room Location: ArtB 307
The Educator’s Panel (T.E.P.):
Saturday, May 16, 2020 from 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Meet and greet professionals from the field of education. There will be a panel interview with all of the professionals. Come prepared with an updated resume and dressed to impress! More details to come!
Event location: Alondra Room (above college bookstore)
