Patrick Said:

What kinds of majors are recommended for Elementary school teaching?

We Answered:

Child development courses do not count toward your Bachelor's degree. Child development courses will help you get a position at a day care or preschool.

Teachers must earn a Bachelor's degree then they must earn a teaching credential. Elementary teachers do a Liberal Arts program to earn a multiple subject degree. I recommend earning your credential with a university that offers the credential/M.A.E. or M.A.T. program(Master's in Education or Master's in Teaching).

Check with the counselor who made the four-year education plan with you. You want to be sure that all of your courses count toward your degree.

Kent Said:

Teaching as a career?

We Answered:

all official info and advice is at
www.tda.gov.uk/recruit.aspx

Michele Said:

What jobs are available in the Education field besides teaching?

We Answered:

I have a psych degree (bachelors), a data processing associate degree and am now getting my masters in education. I was a computer programmer, trainer, community college instructor and now administrate non-credit online programs.

You said you're interested in Education, but don't want to necessarily use your technical skills..or teach. So I assume you're still interested in using your project management skills. You could work towards being an Administrator or Manager at an institution of Higher Education (for a community college or university). You could then specialize in either the "credit" or "non-credit" or the "continuing education" part of the college.

You could also specialize in:
content development (instructional design and development);
educational research and policy analysis;
educational psychology;
instructional technology;
school adminstration; or
manage a specific department you're interested in and/or have experience with (as a program coordinator, program director, an assistant dean, dean, or vice president);
or focus on training and development, and continue to work in the corporate world.

I'd look at some Masters of Education programs near you to see what courses look interesting (I'm taking my masters all online)...but with project management skills, you can manage/administrate a lot of different types of programs at colleges and universities, without getting another degree. Since you have IT experience, many colleges would be interested in you, since so many programs require computer and internet expertise.

Community colleges don't require a masters or doctorate for as many of their administrator positions as universities do, so you may want to explore the positions available to you in your area first. But, community colleges often pay a great deal less than universities, so if you decide you like what you're doing, you could then explore getting more education.

Good luck!