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Special Education Job Demand?

by help

Apr 24, 2012

I am endorsed to teach elementary education K-9 and like most people, I am unemployed. I am looking into special educatin because at the last job fair I went to, there seem to be a lot of openings for that as opposed to general education. Would anyone have some insight as to if it's preferable to obtain a LBS 1 endorsement or a Type 10 certification? And if the job market is more favorable in a year from now or would I be in the same situation as I am in today? Thanks!

sped On 4/24/12, help wrote: > I am endorsed to teach elementary education K-9 and like > most people, I am unemployed. I am looking into special > educatin because at the last job fair I went to, there seem > to be a lot of openings for that as opposed to general > education. Would anyone have some insight as to if it's > preferable t...See More

Apr 26, 2012

help On 4/26/12, sped wrote: > On 4/24/12, help wrote: >> I am endorsed to teach elementary education K-9 and like >> most people, I am unemployed. I am looking into special >> educatin because at the last job fair I went to, there seem >> to be a lot of openings for that as opposed to general >> education. Would anyone ...See MoreOn 4/26/12, sped wrote: > On 4/24/12, help wrote: >> I am endorsed to teach elementary education K-9 and like >> most people, I am unemployed. I am looking into special >> educatin because at the last job fair I went to, there seem >> to be a lot of openings for that as opposed to general >> education. Would anyone have some insight as to if it's >> preferable to obtain a LBS 1 endorsement or a Type 10 >> certification? And if the job market is more favorable in a >> year from now or would I be in the same situation as I am >> in today? Thanks! > > I'm a special ed administrator. The job market is still MUCH > better for special ed teachers than it is for reg ed elementary > teachers. However, there are unemployed special ed teachers. > > A type-10 would require you to go back to school for about 2 > years and to student teach at least at the secondary level > (likely both in most programs). Getting an endorsement would > allow you to teach special ed at grades K-9 and it only takes 4 > courses with no student teaching. > > What we look for are teachers who are highly qualified in a lot > of subjects. While special ed teachers don't need to be > certified in specific subjects, they do need to be highly > qualified. As an elem ed teacher, you would likely be able to > teach a lot of middle school subjects as an HQ teacher. This > might make you attractive at middle school. Honestly at the > elementary level, there are plenty of type-10s who want to do > that job and they usually get the job. > > If you get an LBS I endorsement on your Type 3, you will be > more marketable than you are now, but it is not a guaranteed > job. However, Type-10s aren't guaranteed a job either. I > would go for the Type 3 just because it will be less time and > less money, with about the same result, unless you REALLY want > to be able to teach High School special ed...

Thank you so much for the advice. My next question is that I've been trying to apply for a paraprofessional job while I go back to school for the endorsement and to get classroom experiences but I haven't been getting calls for interviews. Is it because I may be overqualified? I have a M.Ed but no actual classroom experience here in the states. (I went to teach English abroad for the past couple years). Or is the way my resume may be written and structured? Would schools be interested in hiring someone for a lower teaching position but with a higher degree?

Apr 27, 2012

Gringo I'm sped certified and experienced (classroom, inclusion), with a BA (not Ed.) and a post bacc. state (GA) teaching certificate -- which qualifies me for a BA teacher salary. I'm still looking for a position for next year. Meanwhile, I'm subbing.

It's tough, unless you want to work in a Title I school -- and a difficult Title I school, at ...See More

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