Shortly after earning my bachelor’s, I felt a tremendous urgency to join the fight against the achievement gap by becoming this battle’s strongest soldier: a teacher. I stepped into the inner-city Detroit classroom that I would call home for my first year of teaching as a Teach for America corps member. I came to appreciate the notion that the quality …
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Thank a Teacher Thursday: #Flipclass Edition
It’s always Teacher Appreciation Day here on Thursdays and today we’ve decided to feature a group of teachers who we’ve seen grow their PLN via multiple forms of social media including Twitter’s #edchat, their dynamic blogs and their advocacy of the Flipped Classroom Model! We’ll continue to spotlight a handful of individuals for Thank a Teacher Thursdays (#ThankaTeacher), who not …
Teacher Certificate Programs
To teach at public schools in the United States, you must obtain your teacher certificate, though each state has its own requirements for becoming a teacher. Typically, a bachelor’s degree is usually required to teach grades K-12, though a master’s degree increases your appeal and allows more potential for career advancement. There are also some programs that combine the opportunity …
Student Spotlight: Angie Cardenas | Rancho Cucamonga, CA
In the summer of 2011, I doubled up on my undergraduate courses and was finishing up last-minute preparations for my daughter’s wedding, which would take place August 26. I wanted to have my undergraduate courses completed by the wedding date, and the last thing on my mind was starting a master’s program! After working so hard in my bachelor’s program, planning …
Welcome April 2012 Cohort!
“If we all met on campus, we would all live in this area and have similar experiences. I’ve had colleagues from all walks of life, and to be in one classroom and work together every week, the diversity that we’re drawing from and experiences we bring into the classroom… you cannot replicate that on the ground.” –Anissa Fay, MAT@USC graduate
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Taylor Mali Inspires 1,000 New Teachers
Taylor Mali is a poet and education advocate who has spent much of his career speaking about the importance and value of great teachers. Former president of Poetry Slam Inc. and competitor in the HBO Def Poetry Jam, Mali makes his living as a full-time poet, travelling across the country to compete or perform in spoken word poetry events, give …
