Kimberly Code

Professor

I teach, write, and work with students of all ages.

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Education

Writing

Teaching / Mentoring

Day to Day

Every day in my work life is different from the other. I teach both online and on campus classes to elementary education and graduate students. My focus areas are gifted / talented education, social studies education, diversity education, and economic / personal finance. In addition to teaching, I spend a large amount of my time researching and writing curriculum and articles focused on meeting the needs of K-12 students and their teachers.

Advice for Getting Started

Here's the first step for high school students

I think the most important first step would be to spend some time working with students of different ages to determine what age group you really enjoy working with. I began my career as an elementary teacher and then moved to the university. As a teacher, you need to really like being around people and helping them to learn. Educators also never know for certain their influence or impact on their students, but you can be sure that the impact is there.

Recommended Education

My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

Bachelor
Elementary Education and Teaching

Graduate
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented

Doctorate
Curriculum and Instruction