Maybe you are a special education expert who could tell stories for hours about the challenges and rewards of your work or maybe you are a general educator looking for an introduction to the subject — whatever the reason that you have come looking, this article will provide you with links to some valuable resources [...]
When your phone rings or an email pops up on your laptop, do you ever stop to wonder about the amazing technologies that have made these gadgets possible? Stanford Professor Paulo Blikstein would venture to guess that you haven’t, that you have gone through your life accepting the fact that technology surrounds you without ever [...]
Emergency teacher certification developed as an early attempt to address critical teacher shortages. It is a process whereby states grant temporary teaching certificates to individuals who do not meet the ordinary certification criteria. Emergency teaching certificates can only be granted in cases where no certified teacher can be found to fill a given position. During [...]
The New York Times recently reported on a Texas man named Jeff Arrington who ended a six-year career in law enforcement to become a teacher in Texas. Mr. Arrington is currently working as a classroom instructor while finishing his teaching certificate. What’s newsworthy about his transition to a teaching career is the fact that he’s [...]
The calendar is full of holidays that can serve as excellent subjects for classroom discussions, activities and educational games. One great occasion to focus on is Earth Day. Although the slogan “Make Every Day Earth Day” suggests that we should keep the planet in mind all year round, Earth Day officially falls on April 22, [...]
Once you have your South Carolina teacher certification, it’s time to decide which schools you are going to apply to. Many teachers attempt to secure a position at the “top” schools in South Carolina, but what makes a school better than the rest is different for each educator. Here is a short list of schools [...]
Special education serves students who have a variety of unique needs that may be physical, academic or behavioral. While some special education teachers provide instruction in basic literacy and life skills to students with severe cognitive, emotional and physical impairments, the majority of teachers in this field work with children whose disabilities are in the [...]
Welcome to our Masters in Education series! Check back each week for another profile of an expert educator. For the last 13 years, Stacy Hoeflich has taught fourth grade history at Alexandria’s John Adams Elementary School in Virginia. Hoeflich said she was practically born into the classroom; both her mother and sister teach, and long before she [...]
If you plan on teaching in California (or possibly Oregon), you may need to take the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST). This standardized test measures competency in reading, mathematics and writing skills that are fundamental requirements to be a teacher. Effectively, the CBEST serves the same function as the Praxis II exam does in [...]
TED is a nonprofit organization that has been promoting what it calls “Ideas Worth Spreading” since 1984. The initials stand for Technology, Entertainment and Design, but the organization does not limit itself to working in those three areas. Best known for the two annual TED conferences and the TED Talks website, all of which provide [...]
