How to Become a Business Teacher
A business teacher will instruct students on the basic principles of business. Business teachers give their students the knowledge to pursue careers in the business world. Their lessons may focus on economics, finance, accounting, ethics and business mathematics. If you are looking to become a middle school or high school business teacher, you should follow a particular track in order to gain employment.
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Choose a dual major in college. If you're going to teach business, you'll need to enroll in the general business major at your university as well the teacher preparation major. Your first two years of college will involve taking business courses while the last two years focus on education and classroom techniques.
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Complete a student teaching semester. Prior to graduating college, you need to complete at least a semester of student teaching. Your university will set you up in a school in order to evaluate how well you're able to teach business education. Student teaching assignments will likely include economics, business math or accounting in secondary school classes.
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Take any additional courses required by your state to prepare for the licensing exam. New guidelines have required that high school business teachers must also complete computer skills and reading skills classes to prove eligible for their state's licensing exam. Brush up on the skills you acquired during your undergraduate classes to prepare for the exam. Many business education state licensing exams focus on the curriculum required for marketing, economics and business management classes. Business teaching standards and subject matter competence will also be assessed during the exam.
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Apply for your license to teach business education classes. Each state offers different requirements on how to obtain your license to become a business teacher in middle school and high school. As a business teacher, you need a specific license to teach business education courses. For example, in Illinois you need to pass the Business Teacher Education Assessment. Check with your state's Department of Education for more details.
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Start searching for business teaching jobs. Teaching can be a very competitive field and many job seekers find success by inundating as many local schools as possible with their resume. Online job sites can prove helpful as well, especially ones that post openings specifically for business teachers. One example is teacherjobs.com.
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Tips & Warnings
People interested in becoming a business teacher for college-level courses need to hold at least a master's degree in a business field from an accredited university to prove eligible.
