Teacher-in-training vs student teacher

The differences between teachers-in training and student teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a student teacher has an average salary of $59,035, which is higher than the $37,214 average annual salary of a teacher-in-training.

The top three skills for a teacher-in-training include classroom management, K-12 and powerpoint. The most important skills for a student teacher are classroom management, math, and language arts.

Teacher-in-training vs student teacher overview

	Teacher-In-Training	Student Teacher
Yearly salary	$37,214	$59,035
Hourly rate	$17.89	$28.38
Growth rate	2%	4%
Number of jobs	132,725	79,071
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	46	42
Years of experience	4	-

What does a teacher-in-training do?

A teacher-in-training is a teaching professional who offers technical teaching assistance to teachers in developing effective behavior management and instructional strategies to support student learning. The teacher must collaborate with principals while employing diverse techniques to increase the effectiveness of student learning. By observing classes and then giving feedback to teachers about their teaching style, classroom management, and techniques are some of the responsibilities of a teacher-in-training. The teacher must also develop a wide array of curriculum materials and lesson plans for classroom instruction.

What does a student teacher do?

A student-teacher is responsible for assisting their supervising instructors in maintaining the class orderliness during lectures and class activities. Student teachers' duties include helping with lesson plans, organizing learning activities, managing student behaviors, observing classroom procedures, preparing visual materials and other educational equipment, providing feedback for students, and keeping students' records for evaluation. A student-teacher must maintain excellent communication and decision-making skills to set goals and make consistent progress to the class while keeping students engaged.

Teacher-in-training vs student teacher salary

Teachers-in training and student teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Teacher-In-Training	Student Teacher
Average salary	$37,214	$59,035
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $56,000	Between $46,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New York	Maryland
Best paying company	World Learning	Great Hearts Academies
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between teacher-in-training and student teacher education

There are a few differences between a teacher-in-training and a student teacher in terms of educational background:

	Teacher-In-Training	Student Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Education	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northwestern University

Teacher-in-training vs student teacher demographics

Here are the differences between teachers-in training' and student teachers' demographics:

	Teacher-In-Training	Student Teacher
Average age	46	42
Gender ratio	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 11.6% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	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	16%	9%

Differences between teacher-in-training and student teacher duties and responsibilities

Teacher-in-training example responsibilities.

Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Report and communicate progress to head of yoga teachers training program.
Conduct in-service training to the teaching staff on the learning disable student.
Write IEP goals and objectives base on assessment and diagnostic tests results.
Work with various ministries inside and outside the church for ministry and outreachopportunities.

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.

Teacher-in-training vs student teacher skills

Common teacher-in-training skills

Classroom Management, 24%
K-12, 15%
PowerPoint, 15%
Staff Development, 13%
Student Achievement, 11%
Student Engagement, 5%

Common student teacher skills

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

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