Creative writing teacher vs student teacher

The differences between creative writing teachers and student teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a creative writing teacher has an average salary of $63,027, which is higher than the $59,035 average annual salary of a student teacher.

The top three skills for a creative writing teacher include classroom management, writing curriculum and grammar. The most important skills for a student teacher are classroom management, math, and language arts.

Creative writing teacher vs student teacher overview

	Creative Writing Teacher	Student Teacher
Yearly salary	$63,027	$59,035
Hourly rate	$30.30	$28.38
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	71,982	79,071
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	-

Creative writing teacher vs student teacher salary

Creative writing teachers and student teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Creative Writing Teacher	Student Teacher
Average salary	$63,027	$59,035
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $124,000	Between $46,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Great Hearts Academies
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between creative writing teacher and student teacher education

There are a few differences between a creative writing teacher and a student teacher in terms of educational background:

	Creative Writing Teacher	Student Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	English	Elementary Education
Most common college	Harvard University	Northwestern University

Creative writing teacher vs student teacher demographics

Here are the differences between creative writing teachers' and student teachers' demographics:

	Creative Writing Teacher	Student Teacher
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 28.7% Female, 71.3%	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 3.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 3.7% White, 69.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between creative writing teacher and student teacher duties and responsibilities

Creative writing teacher example responsibilities.

Lead professional development for colleagues on integrating graphing calculators into the curriculum.
Include poetry, memoirs, and short stories, with a strong focus on figurative language.
Administer examinations and mark exam scripts.
Prepare lessons and materials according to the syllabus assign.
Direct four full-length drama productions with 20+ member casts and place 2nd in state competition.
Cover a wide range of topics from prose and poetry to theater, film, and television.

Student teacher example responsibilities.

Manage RTI reading groups using both basal materials and literature-base novel units.
Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Develop lessons that integrate technology into mathematics and language arts for various grade-levels.
Enhance student engagement for learning math and science through maintaining collaborative learning classroom environment.
Used responsive classroom strategies for Pre-K and first grade.
Attend workshops on how to access and create IEPS and bill for services.

Creative writing teacher vs student teacher skills

Common creative writing teacher skills

Classroom Management, 25%
Writing Curriculum, 14%
Grammar, 6%
Poetry, 6%
Current Literature, 5%
Language Arts, 5%

Common student teacher skills

Classroom Management, 20%
Math, 13%
Language Arts, 8%
Social Studies, 6%
Kindergarten, 5%
IEP, 4%

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