Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

ExistingUsers

User Name:

Password:

Forgot your password?
Click here

NewUsers

FeaturedResources

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Careers / Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Summary Description


	Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. May be required to hold State certification.

Sample Job Titles

1.	2 Year Olds Preschool Teacher

2.	Assistant Teacher

3.	Associate Teacher

4.	Bilingual Instructor

5.	Bilingual Teacher

6.	Child Care Provider

7.	Child Care Teacher

8.	Child Caregiver

9.	Child Development Associate Teacher (CDA Teacher)

10.	Child Development Teacher

11.	Childcare Teacher

12.	Childhood Development Teacher

13.	Classroom Instructor

14.	Co-Teacher

15.	Day Care Provider

16.	Day Care Teacher

17.	Daycare Teacher

18.	Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program Teacher (ECEAP)

19.	Early Childhood Teacher

20.	Family Intervention Specialist

21.	Family Service Worker

22.	Group Teacher

23.	Head Start Teacher

24.	Head Teacher

25.	Headstart Teacher

26.	Home Visitor - Home Base Head Start

27.	Infant Teacher

28.	Kindergarten Teacher

29.	Lead Teacher

30.	Montessori Paraprofessional

31.	Montessori Preschool Teacher

32.	Montessori Teacher

33.	Nursery School Teacher

34.	Nursery Teacher

35.	Pre-Kindergarten Teacher (Pre-K Teacher)

36.	Pre-School Teacher

37.	Prekindergarten Teacher

38.	Preschool Teacher

39.	Teacher

40.	Teacher Aide

41.	Teacher Assistant

42.	Toddler Guide

43.	Toddler Teacher

Job Tasks

	Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order. Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.

	Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips. Plan educational activities.

	Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. Teach life skills.

	Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. Monitor student performance. Monitor student behavior, social development, or health. Evaluate student work.

	Read books to entire classes or to small groups. Read to students.

	Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers. Provide for basic needs of children.

	Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. Set up classroom materials or equipment.

	Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms. Assist students with special educational needs.

	Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them. Provide for basic needs of children.

	Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines. Provide for basic needs of children.

	Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene. Teach life skills.

	Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. Set up classroom materials or equipment.

	Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students. Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior.

	Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists. Monitor student behavior, social development, or health. Discuss problems or issues with supervisors. Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.

	Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children. Develop instructional objectives.

	Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development. Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.

	Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.

	Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. Plan educational activities.

	Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety. Set up classroom materials or equipment. Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.

	Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. Maintain student records.

	Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential. Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.

	Demonstrate activities to children. Apply multiple teaching methods.

	Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.

	Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.

	Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.

	Perform administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading. Supervise school or student activities.

	Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills. Display student work.

	Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.

	Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.

	Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs. Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.

	Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers. Evaluate performance of educational staff. Supervise student research or internship work.

	Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities. Plan experiential learning activities.

	Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required. Serve on institutional or departmental committees.

	Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products. Distribute instructional or library materials. Order instructional or library materials or equipment.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Preschool Teachers
	Preschool teachers educate and care for children younger than age 5 who have not yet entered kindergarten. They teach reading, writing, science, and other subjects in a way that young children can understand.

	Read More >>

Working Conditions


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Preschool Teachers
	Preschool teachers work in public and private schools, childcare centers, and charitable organizations. Many work the traditional 10-month school year, but some work the full year.

	Read More >>

<< Previous Page

Next Page >>

Interesting Fact

In British slang, Flight Attendents are called "Trolly Dollies".

Did you know...

The MyPlan.com Majors Database provides detailed profiles on more than 1,100 different majors and degree programs available in the U.S.