Your high school teachers use many of the same skills as college professors, so talk to your teachers about their careers and their college experiences. You can develop your own teaching skills by volunteering at a community center, working at a day care center, or working at a summer camp. Also, spend some time on a college campus to get a sense of the environment. Contact colleges for their admissions brochures and course catalogs (or check them out online); read about the faculty members and the courses they teach. Before visiting college campuses, make arrangements to speak to professors who teach courses that interest you. These professors may allow you to sit in on their classes and observe. Some colleges offer high school students the opportunity to take introductory college-level courses for credit during the summer. Take advantage of these opportunities to watch college professors in action and start earning college credits. Also, make appointments with college advisers and with people in the admissions and recruitment offices. If your grades are good enough, you might be able to serve as a teaching assistant during your undergraduate years, which can give you experience leading discussions and grading papers.
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- Adaptive Physical Education Specialists
- Adult and Vocational Education Teachers
- Advertising Managers
- Anthropologists
- Archaeologists
- Art Directors
- Art Teachers
- Athletic Directors
- Biophysicists
- Bloggers
- Book Editors
- Broadcast Engineers
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- College Administrators
- Columnists
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Computer Trainers
- Cooking Instructors
- Copywriters
- Cultural Advisers
- Curriculum Coordinators
- Dance School Owners and Managers
- Digital Advertising Workers
- Digital Marketing Workers
- Disc Jockeys
- Distance Learning Coordinators
- Editors
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Edupreneurs
- Elementary School Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Ethnoscientists
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- Film and Television Producers
- Food Writers and Editors
- Foreign Correspondents
- Foreign Service Officers
- Graphic Designers
- Green Marketers
- Guidance Counselors
- Health Educators
- Instructional Coordinators
- Instructional Designers
- Internet Content Curators
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Interpreters
- Journalism Teachers
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Linguists
- Magazine Editors
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Marketing Managers
- Mathematics Teachers
- Media Relations Specialists
- Music Teachers
- News Anchors
- Newspaper Editors
- Nursing Instructors
- Online Journalists
- Online Producers
- Photo Editors
- Photojournalists
- Physical Education Teachers
- Podcasters
- Preschool Teachers
- Public Relations Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Radio and Television Announcers
- Radio and Television Program Directors
- Radio Producers
- Reporters
- School Administrators
- School Nurses
- Science and Medical Writers
- Secondary School Teachers
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Social Media Workers
- Special Education Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- Sportswriters
- Teacher Aides
- Translators
- Tutors and Trainers
- Webmasters
- Writers