What Can You Do With A Major In Middle School Education?

Middle school teachers help students delve more deeply into subjects introduced in elementary school and expose them to more information about the world and themselves.   Classroom presentations are designed by the teachers to meet the students needs and abilities.  Teachers may also need to include multicultural programming in their lesson plans to address the needs of all students.  In addition, teachers oversee study halls and supervise extracurricular activities. This helps them to identify physical or mental problems so the students are referred to the proper resource agency for diagnosis and treatment.  Public school teachers must have at least a bachelor's degree and be licensed.

Some Related Career Titles    

To research these titles and more go to:  (Occupational Outlook Handbook)  

Typical Employers/Work Settings  

• Secondary Schools
• Educational Support Services
• Religious Organizations
• Individual and Family Services       
• Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities

Beginning Salary Range: 

From the Spring 2008 NACE Salary Survey (National Association of Colleges and Employers) BAE: $36,000; MAE: $43,000

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Links To Professional Associations  

Professional Associations are important to explore because many offer student memberships and can give you access to other professionals and their experiences, research, convention or workshop opportunities, professional development and most importantly job databases.

Association for Middle Level Education 

National Middle School Association (NMSA) 

American Federation of Teachers 

National Association of State Boards of Education 

Job Search Information 

National Organizations or Databases 

http://jobs.teachers.net/data/jobcenter/ 

www.careerbuilder.com 

www.k12jobs.com 

www.recruitingteachers.org 

www.teachers-teachers.com 

www.usteach.com 

www.wanttoteach.com 

Graduate Schools  

Local Programs  

University of North Florida 

University of Central Florida 

University of South Florida 

University of West Florida 

Florida International University  

Other Resources for Graduate program research 

http://www.gradschools.com/ 

http://www.petersons.com/ 

http://princetonreview.com/  

Link To UNF Academic program  

The Department of Foundations and Secondary Education offers a Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE) in the following areas:

Middle School Education with tracks in:Math/Science track (5-9)