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A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Teacher in 2018

Interested in learning how to become a teacher in 2018? This complete guide will give you everything you need to know from degrees to certifications required.
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Why Standardizing Teaching Credentials Would Help the Educations System

Due to different teachers’ credentials standards in the U.S. teachers are being held back and kept out of the professi…
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How Future Teachers Can Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day

Teacher Appreciation Day can be a way to cultivate appreciation for education more broadly and to reflect on the many wa…

AU’s Online School of Education Highlighted in Washington Post for Helping Fill Demand for Teacher…

American University was recognized by the Washington Post for their outstanding help in filling the demand for teachers …
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What Makes a Good Teacher?

Good teachers make a tremendous difference in the lives of students. Learn about the qualities that top teachers and stu…
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How Teachers Can Promote Social Change in the Classroom

Classrooms are not only a place to study social change but a place to spark social change. Learn how social change can b…
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5 Reasons Why Teach For America Alumni Transition Smoothly into an Online Master’s in Teaching

5 ways you’ll be able to carry your Teach For America mission forward into your graduate studies, your career, and bey…
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The Value of an Online Master's in Education Degree

An online education master's degree offers both tangible and intangible benefits to education professionals working in a…
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5 Reasons the Best Educators Became Teachers

Great teachers say they would never consider doing anything else. Learn 5 reasons why the best teachers choose to enter …
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5 Ways Policy Makers Can Improve the Quality of Education

There are a lot of debates around how to improve education system in the United States. Learn 5 ways policy makers can i…
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The New Roles Teachers Must Assume in an Ever-Connected World

There is no doubt that the Internet, and the increasingly wide pervasiveness of pocket-size supercomputers from which to…
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How the American Education System Helps Shape Our Democracy

Teachers within the American education system have the ability to provide future generations with the tools they need to…
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5 Unexpected Things You Can Do with a Teaching Degree

For those interested in pivoting with a teaching degree there are great alternatives. Discover 5 alternative jobs you ca…

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