I served in the US Air Force for many years. I am a veteran with a complete disability. I graduated with a degree in history. I have been a social studies teacher in the state of Texas for 10+ years.
I am fortunate enough because my tuition was taken care of through the state of Texas for a future degree.
I have thought about studying administration, but I am not sure I have it in me to do the job. Another option was curriculum development, focusing on technology education.
I found the above programs at Texas A&M and Texas Tech.
I would like to get out of the public school classroom and expand myself a little.
I will not recommend obtaining an instructional tech degree if you wish to leave the K–12 setting and have already paid for your degree. Unfortunately, even though educators put in more work and are usually more tech-savvy than their competitors, private firms despise us.
Examine data analysis, corporate strategy, and project management. Planning, organizing, and goal-setting abilities are crucial in this line of work. If you are like the dedicated educators I know, you are used to putting in a lot of work and figuring things out on your own.
Data analysis, project management, etc. Just avoid using Ed Tech.
Particularly as a product manager, Edtech organizations might find your service and educational experience to be a perfect fit. Based on the company’s location, the majority of those positions have starting salaries between $100k and $150k. It is possible that you could work from home with remote employment.
It is a fact that product jobs are super competitive at the moment and it is unlikely most ed techs will hire someone without experience in the current market. OP, customer success, or consulting would be better options at this point.
Your statement cannot apply in the UK, I work for an Ed-tech software company and the company provides software for school IT techs, and surprisingly most of them cannot even run a PowerShell command.
Given your extensive teaching experience and your interest in technology, pursuing a degree in curriculum development with a focus on technology education could be an awesome fit. This path would allow you to leverage your teaching background while expanding your skills in a growing field.
If you are interested in administration but unsure about the role, you might consider starting with a smaller leadership position or seeking mentorship from current administrators to get a better sense of the job.