| Through distance learning, teaching jobs may | | | | individualize instruction for children who have |
| become a reality for you. In addition, distance | | | | learning disabilities or other special needs. Children |
| learning is changing the teaching profession, and | | | | who have illnesses that keep them out of school |
| perhaps you could even become a | | | | can keep up with their classmates through |
| distance-learning teacher. | | | | distance learning. |
| Preparing for a Teaching Job Online | | | | Some schools are implementing distance learning |
| If you want to be a teacher, you need to get a | | | | as part of the normal school structure. Classroom |
| teaching degree. You can either go to a | | | | instruction is only one part of the total learning |
| brick-and-mortar college, or you can enter the | | | | plan for any given subject. Distance learning |
| virtual learning world and earn your degree | | | | broadens the learning environment into the home, |
| through distance learning. Distance learning is being | | | | and parents have more opportunities to be |
| implemented in schools, colleges and other learning | | | | involved, which improves the child's learning. The |
| environments more all the time, and perhaps | | | | City of London, England, for example, has |
| distance learning would prepare you better for the | | | | established the LGfL (London Grid for Learning), |
| future of education than a traditional college would. | | | | which links schools and children across the city to |
| You need a teaching degree to enter the teaching | | | | provide quality online education. |
| profession, but you will need a masters degree to | | | | Distance Learning Teaching Jobs |
| continue in it. Teachers are life-long learners, and | | | | As distance learning becomes more popular and |
| you will want to take classes to keep up to date | | | | more integrated into our culture, it is becoming a |
| and improve you teaching skills as long as you | | | | teaching specialty. Currently, schools usually have |
| have a teaching career. Distance learning, teaching | | | | teachers prepare lessons for the classroom and |
| jobs, and continuing your education go together | | | | for online or distance learning. Distance learning |
| because you can learn while you are involved in a | | | | requires a different set of skills than classroom |
| teaching job. | | | | learning does, and lesson preparation for distance |
| Distance Learning and the Teaching Profession | | | | learning has to take that into account. Specialized |
| Distance learning is changing the way teaching is | | | | educational training in the theory, principles and |
| done. Many schools are making online classes | | | | practice of distance learning may earn you a |
| available to help homeschoolers and to help high | | | | distance learning teaching job. |
| school students meet graduation requirements. | | | | Distance learning may be the key to your |
| Some teachers use distance learning to | | | | teaching career. |