Future Employment

What setting or settings are you interested in working in when you receive your respective degree in Instructional Technology? Explain how you will fit in this particular setting. What questions (if any) do you have about working in this particular work setting?

I love teaching in the classroom. I started teaching in middle school, and trust me, that take’s talent. Since then, I’ve been working in an elementary school. I started in 5th grade and now I am in the Literacy Lab incorporating technology with reading for all grades. For now, I will continue in this setting. Once I get this degree, I will stay in the schools until my daughter gets out of elementary school. At this point, my options will expand. I can’t/won’t do middle school again, so I can either continue where I am, or move up. The only problem is, I really like being in the classroom.

If I leave the classroom, it would be for an Instructional Design type of job. Our county has curriculum director positions at the administrative level that I would consider. I don’t want to suffer from complete boredom so I would have to find out how much actual class time I’d get. I would be interested in continuing to work in a teaching setting, but would be willing to do part time instructional design. I would like to be a trainer for other teachers, or possibly teach at the college level. I do have lots of questions though. Is it boring? Is it as rewarding at the classroom? Is it a 12 month position  The only reason I’d ask that is that I still have kids that I wouldn’t want home alone over the summer. Is the change in pay worth leaving the classroom?