Being an elementary teacher can be a rewarding job because you are giving the gift of education to young children that could possible change the world. If you truly have a desire to educate children to the best of your abilities, you will always have job security. I search different university’s education department websites to see how they persuade potential students to join the education major. The two universities that I chose were University of Southern Mississippi and Louisiana State University.
The websites that I thought were more effective and engaging for recruiting potential students to the elementary education major was the University of Southern Mississippi. The University of Southern Mississippi’s Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education Department’s website was visually appealing, had great color scheme, and had helpful links. I thought the layout was well done and not visually overwhelming, like some other university websites. The website had a nice artistic contrast between the colors and the texts. The website also included photos of children and professional teachers in a classroom setting. By showing these various photos, the University of Southern Mississippi’s primary goal is to let potential students visualize themselves as teachers so they will decide to join the education major. The color scheme on the website was a good choice because the colors not only contrasted well but also represented the university’s colors. The biggest strength about the website was the helpful links. The website listed information about the department, various programs, and job openings. It also has a direct link to the Mississippi State Department of Education Frameworks. All of this links are helpful resources for current education majors and students who recently received their teacher certification. The weakness about the website is the size of the texts. At the top of the webpage the text size seems to be reasonable but as you scroll down the page the size seems to get smaller. This made it hard for me to read but overall I loved the site.
The Louisiana State University’s Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice’s website was less effective and engaging for recruiting potential students. The layout was visually boring and lacked creativity. The website layout was very plain, outdated, and incomplete. The website was only limited to three photos, but the three photos consisted of instructors accompanying their students by either one-on-one or within a group of students. These photos showed variation of methods used by teachers in education which might encourage potential students to join.
I am writing to persuade more people to join the elementary education major because I feel our society needs caring teachers. I hope that this would encourage future teachers to put more thought into the decision making process of choosing a university and obtaining a teaching degree. My primary readers would be elementary education majors like myself who are trying to obtain their teaching certification. My communication would be open for anyone interested but would target mostly elementary education majors. My reader may or may not be well enough informed therefore I will have my communication as detailed as possible. I may or may not know who my readers will be, so I will be sure to have a variety of attractions such as graphics, different fonts and animated photos so my communications will be attractive to all readers. I will be sure to update my communications frequently throughout the school year. This will show my dedication and pride, and my readers will be more pleased that I am up to date with events. My readers might ask about teaching degrees programs or particular registration deadline dates in which I will have a calendar. I will use outlines with bullets to highlight main points and important information. The reader will be informed in an organized sequence of what expectations required within the elementary education program. I want them to be as passionate about wanting to teach as much as me because we need devoted teachers in the future. I want my readers’ attitude to be positive and motivated in becoming a part of their exciting future as an elementary education teacher. I do not think there would be many constraints that could limit the way I could write. What I learned from the other websites that could be useful to keep in mind when creating my website would be to make it visually appealing and well organized. I would want my layout to be captivating so that it would catch the attention of my audience and put more graphics and readable text.
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