Education Career Guide

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Places to Gain Related Experience:

IKUS Life Enrichment Services
EDUStaff, LLC – Substitute teaching
The McCahill Group
National Heritage Academies
Amazon
Everyday Wonders Educare
Learning Care Group
Professional Educational Group Services (PESG)
Camp Fire

Where Alumni Have Landed

English/Spanish Teacher – Grand Rapids Public Schools
Substitute Teacher – EDU Staff, LLC
Special Education Teacher – Kenowa Hills Public Schools
Customer Success Manager – TenMarks Education, an Amazon Company
Technology Integration Specialist – Grandville Public Schools
Adjunct Professor* – Grand Rapids Community College
Dean of Human Services* – Baker College
Dean of Adult Education* – Grace Bible College
Grants Consultant – National Heritage Academies – Grants Consultant
Physical Education Teacher – Aurora Public Schools (Colorado)
Teacher Consultant – Fraser Public Schools
Secondary Special Education Supervisor* – Troy School District
Supervisor of Special Education* – Eastern Service Unit
Director of Special Education – Sparta Area Schools
KTC CORE West Program Instructor (Career Orientation Readiness Education) – Kent ISD
GED Instructor* – Sparta Area Schools –
Alternative Academy Virtual Teacher – Montabella Community Schools
Director of Adult Education* – Sparta Area Schools
Secondary English Teacher and Trainer – Peace Corps
Principal* – Byron Center Public Schools

Spotlights

Melissa Pyle '18

My favorite Grand Valley memory was being in all of the organizations that I was a member of made my time at Grand Valley.

Besides networking with my CSAL Cohort, my favorite memory was competing in the Sawyer competition in 2018. The competition called for students to dress like a sawyer for an opportunity to be showcased at one of the games.

Jenn Penn '10

My best memory would be studying abroad and teaching in South Africa in my last year of school. My first class at Grand Valley was taught by Dr. John Kilbourne and he made it every student's mission to take advantage of the opportunity, so I did.

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Student Organizations to Consider

Council for Exceptional Children (CECS)
Kappa Delta Pi
Teachers of Tomorrow – Phi Delta Kappa
Student Chapter of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

More student orgs

Study Abroad Programs

Education Study Abroad Options

Discover the different education systems around the world and develop your own personal international pedagogy. Imagine yourself doing your student teaching in an Indian classroom with the COST program, or learn the Hungarian teaching style during a semester in Budapest!