This year, more than 30 school districts came to UD to recruit new teachers, Coy said, up from about 25 a few years ago. Local districts as well as representatives from Baltimore, Md., Memphis, Tenn., and Atlanta schools came to campus this spring. The increase in enrollment ensures bright job prospects for teachers. Coy said the key to finding a teaching job is to concentrate on expanding your areas of certification. According to statistics from the American Association for Employment in Education, speech pathology, special education and bilingual education are the fields with a teacher shortage and have the highest demand nationwide.
Social studies has the most surplus, or lowest demand.
The West region, including California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada, is the geographic area with the highest demand, partially because of the large number of immigrants who have moved to those states. The growing elementary and secondary population is expected to be the most racially and ethnically diverse population. Their book offers teaching models that help education students prepare to teach in diverse classrooms. Children from different cultures process information and perceive phenomena differently. The teacher's work in the American classroom is more complex than ever.