While you've gained pedagogical and classroom management skills throughout your experience in your specific teacher education program, you've also honed a number of other skills -- often referred to as "soft skills" -- that are in high demand by many employers and in many industries.
Think about the ways that you have built up your:
- Ability to work and communicate with children and adults through your placements
- Effective oral and written communication skills through lesson planning, communicating with parents and administrators, and working with your mentor teacher(s)
- Information and communication technology savviness through online learning experiences, technology-rich instruction lessons, and working with different technology tools available in your placements
- Problem-solving skills in classroom management, instructional planning, and instructional design
- Ability to work as a part of a team through your placements and/or with your mentor teacher(s)
- Organizational skills through instructional planning, assessment, and classroom management
- Time management / planning skills through instructional planning and assessment
Of course, you've also gained subject area expertise in your major and minor areas, which is transferable to jobs in these fields. And, you have an understanding of the K-12 educational system, which is incredibly relevant and important in may settings.
