Why °®°®Ö±²¥?
Go Teach Bulls
Student-athletes are great listeners, leaders, mentors and coaches. Those qualities and characteristics also make great teachers. °®°®Ö±²¥ offers numerous educator preparation programs that can help you make the transition from student to teacher.
The challenge is great. The opportunity to lead a classroom and shape a student’s future is greater.
Why Become a Teacher?
- Teaching is a career that requires a real commitment. It is also a career that comes with real rewards.
- On top of salary, teachers tend to realize a greater long-term benefit package with vacation time, retirement plans and the same medical, dental, and vision insurance you would expect as a professional.
- Many school districts offer annual stipends of up to several thousand dollars for teaching in high-needs fields, such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) or in a bilingual classroom.
- Teaching careers align with a more active lifestyle, and often require constant movement throughout the day.
- Oftentimes, teachers choose to use their expanded time off in the summer to travel, earn extra income, or pursue hobbies.
- We are in need of great teachers. If you would make a great teacher, you won’t have to worry about job security.
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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS FOR ASPIRING TEACHERS at °®°®Ö±²¥
- Early Childhood Education
- Education
- Elementary Education
- English Education
- Exceptional Student Education
- Mathematics Education
- Mathematics Education: Middle School Mathematics Concentration
- Physical Education
- Science Education: Biology Education Concentration
- Science Education: Chemistry Education Concentration
- Science Education: Physics Education Concentration
- Social Science Education
What is the Go Teach Project?
There is a current and future teacher shortage in many different teaching fields and in many communities across the country. Students associated with college athletic programs offer a pool of individuals who reflect the desired characteristics and skills to be prime targets for recruitment into the field of teaching. The current population of student-athletes reflects the diversity we hope to eventually see reflected in the educator workforce.
The Go Teach Project, hosted by the , aims to give athletic and academic departments a platform and the tools needed to assist with the recruitment of qualified student-athletes into the teaching profession. The °®°®Ö±²¥ College of Education and °®°®Ö±²¥ Athletics have joined the project to encourage more °®°®Ö±²¥ student athletes to consider a rewarding career in teaching.
For more information about the Go Teach Bulls project, please contact Laura Sabella, PhD, at Lsabella@usf.edu.