RN to certified teacher

[mygirlarely]

Hi all,

I have a quick question for the educators. I'm an RN with a BSN who is interested in teaching middle school level Health class. In my state I have to be certified in teaching to do so, although I consider myself more qualified to teach Health than the teachers. My question, is there a way to become certified to just teach Health or do I have to earn a teaching degree? Thank you.

[Halfacre]

I've done a little research on this for Illinois but it will depend on the state and how badly they need the teachers. Here i would need a special "endorsement". it is not a teaching degree but it does require more education. Check with local college that educate teachers, they can probably steer you in the right direction.

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

Check with the school too. They should know. Also, there is a governing body on the state level for teachers and they probably have a website and/or phone.

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

BTW, I meant to add that having an expertise in health does not mean you know how to teach. I learned a lot about teaching, testing, creating curricula, etc in my education-based courses during grad school. They helped a lot and you will probably benefit from some of that type of learning. Good luck. I think it sounds wonderful.

[mygirlarely]

Thank you for your response. I do understand that I will need additional education to know HOW to teach- but I meant that I already have the knowledge base of Health and i can add on to that with additional education. Thank you.