what are the steps i need to take to become a high school history teacher?

It depends on where you live, but generally you have to do an undergraduate degree in History, which includes a specific set of courses. I am a Secondary Education teacher (in English, not History), and in my program History teachers had to include the following in their original undergradate degree:

History — Applicants should have evidence of course work in Canadian history, European history and world history. If there are courses listed with a major focus on history , but not labelled as such, these may be considered as suitable background.

Geography --- Some attention is preferred to physical geography, human geography , or other courses with a focus on human interaction with physical and cultural environments.

Social Sciences - Applicants should also have course work in the social sciences (for example, political science , sociology, economics, anthropology, and archaeology).

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Once you complete the four-year undergraduate degree in History, you then re-apply to the university for admission to the Bachelor of Education program. My school offers only two-year degree programs that lead to both a degree and provincial certification, but some universities also offer the option of a one-year certification program without the degree. If you choose only certification and not to pursue a degree, it will be harder to find a job in the school system.

Almost every B.Ed program includes a supervised teaching practicum. I suggest looking for the program with the widest, most varied practicum. At my university, we literally start in the public school classroom, observing and taking notes, before we ever take a class on-campus. We are also required to do a two-month community work placement, where we apply the skills learned during the Education program into a non-school environment.

Get a teaching certificate for the high school level (from a University, you will have to go get your bachelors degree in Education and do your Student Teaching as well), and then apply at a school that has a history teacher opening. Most teachers cant generally afford to be super-picky about what subject they teach though, because getting an opening in exactly what you want to do can be somewhat dicey. You'll probably have to get a masters in Education at some point as well. No special focus or major in history is generally required.

The above assumes you don't already have a Batchelor's degree. If you have a BS or BA, you need to take a teacher certification program. I would recomend taking a Masters Degree cert program as you will be paid higher.

Additionally, if you already do have BA or BS, you are able to be pickier. Except if you are a Goverment/Civics, Engligh, or History teacher. Then you might have problems.

Oh, and you will also need to pass the state certification exams.

I strongly suggest that you double major in both history and education in college or university. Your education major will supply you with the means toward official certification, and you will actually study history within your history major.

After a few years of teaching, you may want to consider pursuing a Master's degree in either history or education order to increase both your expertise and your salary. But that's optional.

First things first,...get an undergraduate degree (BA or BS) in Secondary Social Studies education. Next, you will need to get certified, after that you can find a job as a teacher. Also, if you get a masters degree in education, you will earn more...and that's always a plus!!!

I wish you good luck on your journey to higher education.

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