Our Graduates: Career Profile
Additional Education: Mary Ellen earned a masters of arts degree in Human Ecology with a concentration in child development/family relations in 2001 from Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ
Job Title: Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Employer: Nazareth Area School District (high school)
Position Description: Mary Ellen teaches three 84 minute classes a day in various areas of FCS (interior design, child development, clothing construction, discovering foods, etc.) These courses change each semester. The remaining block of the day is used for lesson prep, paperwork, a duty, parent phone calls, etc.
Salary Range : $35,000 - $75,000 (depending on degree level and experience)
Previously Held Positions: high school family dynamics teacher at Pocono Mountain High School, middle school FCS teacher at Upper Dauphin middle school, long-term substitute FCS teacher at Wilson Area High school. All positions were some sort of teaching position in the FCS field.
Courses Found Most Helpful: Child development, interior design, and the courses during the professional semester
How HDFS Helped to Prepare Her: “The instructors and classes I had were invaluable to me for preparing me for the actual teaching field. I see that more and more as I observe other teachers and how they do not behave professionally and are not truly prepared for the teaching field and how to maintain a professional relationship with their students. The education courses really helped in student teaching and I follow many of the same procedures even today. I have referred back to notes and textbooks from my major courses often when I teach similar courses in high school. i guess the old adage "you get what you pay for" is certainly true in this case.”
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