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Elementary School Teachers

  • Education and Training

Tasks

What tasks do Elementary School Teachers perform?

  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.

  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.

  • Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.

  • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.


Knowledge

What do Elementary School Teachers need to know?

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Education and Training

    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • Mathematics

    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.


Skills

What skills do Elementary School Teachers need?

  • Learning Strategies

    Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

  • Instructing

    Teaching others how to do something.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others to convey information effectively.



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