Just wondering if a teaching degree is required to teach technical courses such as web design / development. I am thinking of pursuing teaching as a part-time job in a local community college or things like like. I am in sydney, australia. Any info will be highly appreciated.
2007-02-01 09:51:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
No, you do not need a teaching degree to teach beyond high school here. Yes, there are plenty of ways to teach in those fields without even a degree. My husband has only a high school education and he has taught technical classes for New Horizons Learning Centers and is now the network admin/computer science teacher at a private school.
To teach at a college, you must have a Master's degree or better.
Use monster.com to check out the requirements for various jobs you'd be interested in.
2007-02-01 11:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by marshwiggle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure how Australia differs, but in the U.S. you need a teaching degree to teach kindergarten to high school. 4-year colleges at least require a master's degree and often a doctorate in a specific field, not a generalized degree.
HOWEVER, if you have demonstrated expertise in a field such as web design/development, you may be able to teach a couple of classes as an adjuct professor in your field at a community college. They would probably like you to have at least 4-year degree in your specialty though, so if you don't have any sort of degree you'll probably need to shelve the teaching idea for now.
The other option you may have is teaching workshops for people in the community, not necessarily full-time students, which are often offered through community and technical colleges or places like the Learning Annex and do not typically last a full semester or quarter, usually just 1-6 workshop sessions depending on the topic. This definitely wouldn't bring in enough money to be your only source of income though.
2007-02-01 10:10:37 · answer #2 · answered by Hamlette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I agree because it doesn't matter if you have your degree or not. What makes you a good teacher is how you teach the children from the way you learned. I had a math teacher in high school that believed in teaching his own way that he was taught. We never followed the example in the books. I have also had math teachers teach by the books,but couldn't explain it any other way and it just confused a lot of students. It just depends how you do things as a teacher and how much you are learning to teach the students.
2016-03-29 00:29:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know about Australian requirements but I do know there is more to teaching than knowledge.
In my high school English class our teacher shared with us some of the things he was taught to get and keep attention in the classroom. One of them was to open a window when any student showed signs of sleepiness. A month or so later, I laid my head on my desk, he got off the desk (a teacher is never suppose to sit on the desk but he did), walked to the window and opened it...it worked. I smiled and kept my head up for the rest of the class.
So, even if you do not need to have a teaching degree to teach a technical course - which I suspect you won't, it wouldn't hurt to take some courses in teaching for your own benefit.
2007-02-01 10:05:41 · answer #4 · answered by txkathidy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Community colleges generally don't require a teaching degree. They do look for grad degrees if they can find it. Obviously, if the class/field doesn't offer a grad degree (like real estate), they don't require it. However, the community college may want to see some degree in computer science or web design.
2007-02-01 09:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. teaching certificates (not degrees) are required only for public school teachers. College teachers must usually have a Ph.D. (but not always). Private school teachers can often get by with demonstrating mastery of a subject. I don't know how that varies from the situation in Australia.
2007-02-01 10:00:58 · answer #6 · answered by xian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can teach college classes in the US if you have a Master's degree but if you want to teach grade school or High School you need to get special education and certifications.
2007-02-01 09:59:10 · answer #7 · answered by Sara F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-01 09:58:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm, I don't know how it works in Australia but in England, you don't have to have a TEACHING degree-you just need any degree and then we do courses known as PGCE's for a year to qualify to be a teacher.
2007-02-01 09:56:52 · answer #9 · answered by Smudge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the standards of the school, but not necessarily in the United States.
2007-02-01 09:58:11 · answer #10 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋