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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Teacher Appreciation Day Deals & Discounts!
Great teachers should be honored every day that they teach, but Teacher Appreciation Day is a very special time to commemorate all the special contributions teachers make throughout the year. Luckily, to honor you and all the other great teachers out there, companies across the country are offering special deals and promotions all week long.
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The Teacher’s Lounge, sponsored …
Teachers are Heroes [INFOGRAPHIC]
It is officially Teacher Appreciation Week, and we’ll continue to celebrate through Friday! Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated each year in the United States during the first full week of May, with Teacher Appreciation Day falling on Tuesday.
We are excited to launch an infographic to support teachers around the world for everything they do each and every day, but …
Student Spotlight: Victoria Raish | September 2009 Cohort
When I started the MAT@USC I was excited to get back to school because I seem to do well in the classroom. I learned so much throughout my time at USC. All of the classes were intellectually demanding and really improved how I think about true learning as opposed to rote learning.
I have to say that all of the professors …
Thank a Teacher Thursday: AP Class Edition
It’s always Teacher Appreciation Day here on Thursdays and today we’ve decided to feature a group of Advanced Placement teachers who we’ve seen grow their PLN via multiple forms of social media including Twitter’s #edchat, their dynamic blogs and their commitment to AP curricula! We’ll continue to spotlight a handful of individuals for Thank a Teacher Thursdays (#ThankaTeacher), who not …
