23 min
Elementary School Teacher Talk with Kaila Medina The Job Talk Podcast
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Talk with Kaila Medina
Kaila Medina is currently a Grade 3 Teacher for the Edmonton Catholic School District. Kaila has wanted to be a teacher since she was in grade two. Currently, she has been teaching for 11 years and is enjoying (mostly) every minute! Kaila graduated with a Bachelor of Education in 2009 from the University of Alberta. Most of Kaila’s career has been in lower elementary. She has taught regular classes, double classes and online classes. She loves using her creativity and tech skills to create educational resources for herself and other teachers. In 2019, Kaila and her best friend Kristi (also a teacher) wanted to combine their love of teaching and social media. They created their first teacher Instagram page, @teachers.tea and have since grown a community of teacher followers. Kaila and Kristi share resources they have made for free with their followers, post teaching ideas and inspiration and some pretty (in our opinion) funny Instagram reels! For the past two years, they have reached out to local small businesses for donations and hosted a Teacher Appreciation Giveaway during Teacher Appreciation Week with amazing success. Outside of work, Kaila loves to walk, enjoy Edmonton’s food scene with her besties and spend time with her two boys Xavier (4) and Mason (2) and of course her husband of 7 years, Peter.
Description
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers teach basic subjects such as reading, writing and arithmetic or specialized subjects such as English or French as a second language at public and private elementary schools.
Job Forecast
Labour demand and labour supply are expected to be broadly in line for this occupation group over the 2019-2028 period at the national level. The section below contains more detailed information regarding the outlook for this occupational group.
Employment Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in education is required.
A bachelor’s degree in child development may be required.
Additional training is required to specialize in special education or second language instruction.
A provincial teaching certificate is required. Additional certification is required to teach English or French as a second language.
Membership in a provincial or territorial teachers’ association or federation is usually required.
Salary Range
Job Bank Link: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/summary-occupation/6176/ca
Stressed about work? Check out our Career Crisis Interview Series: https://thejobtalk.com/help
Talk with Kaila Medina
Kaila Medina is currently a Grade 3 Teacher for the Edmonton Catholic School District. Kaila has wanted to be a teacher since she was in grade two. Currently, she has been teaching for 11 years and is enjoying (mostly) every minute! Kaila graduated with a Bachelor of Education in 2009 from the University of Alberta. Most of Kaila’s career has been in lower elementary. She has taught regular classes, double classes and online classes. She loves using her creativity and tech skills to create educational resources for herself and other teachers. In 2019, Kaila and her best friend Kristi (also a teacher) wanted to combine their love of teaching and social media. They created their first teacher Instagram page, @teachers.tea and have since grown a community of teacher followers. Kaila and Kristi share resources they have made for free with their followers, post teaching ideas and inspiration and some pretty (in our opinion) funny Instagram reels! For the past two years, they have reached out to local small businesses for donations and hosted a Teacher Appreciation Giveaway during Teacher Appreciation Week with amazing success. Outside of work, Kaila loves to walk, enjoy Edmonton’s food scene with her besties and spend time with her two boys Xavier (4) and Mason (2) and of course her husband of 7 years, Peter.
Description
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers teach basic subjects such as reading, writing and arithmetic or specialized subjects such as English or French as a second language at public and private elementary schools.
Job Forecast
Labour demand and labour supply are expected to be broadly in line for this occupation group over the 2019-2028 period at the national level. The section below contains more detailed information regarding the outlook for this occupational group.
Employment Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in education is required.
A bachelor’s degree in child development may be required.
Additional training is required to specialize in special education or second language instruction.
A provincial teaching certificate is required. Additional certification is required to teach English or French as a second language.
Membership in a provincial or territorial teachers’ association or federation is usually required.
Salary Range
Job Bank Link: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/summary-occupation/6176/ca
Stressed about work? Check out our Career Crisis Interview Series: https://thejobtalk.com/help
23 min