Best Practices: What’s Working Well For Sheri Green
A Standout Teacher in the Making Sheri Green, a teacher candidate currently completing the TeacherReady® program, says she always wanted to be a teacher. “I wanted to inspire, motivate, [...]
Reflections of a First Year Teacher: Diana Shenkel
There is a high learning curve during your first year of teaching. We do everything we can to prepare before entering the classroom, but there are somethings you can’t always anticipate. [...]
What Mentor Teachers are Saying about Teacher Candidates
What Mentor Teachers are Saying. Our experience preparing new teachers over the last 11 years shows the relationship between a teacher candidate and his/her clinical educator or mentor teacher [...]
School District HR Employee Seeks to Become a Teacher
School District HR Employee Seeks to Become a Teacher. We recently caught up with TeacherReady teacher candidate, Aimee Kirkpatrick, a clerk in the human resources department in an Alabama school [...]
Teach in Alabama via State Teacher Certificate Reciprocity
Teach in Alabama. We recently caught up with one of our 2015 TeacherReady graduates, Keith Owens. Upon completing TeacherReady and earning his professional teaching certificate in [...]
Teaching Internationally: Make It Your Next Experience
The gift of knowledge has no boundaries, or state lines. Education is a universal gift that remains in high-demand, presenting unique opportunities for teachers to seek international positions. [...]
The Art of Teaching in Istanbul, Turkey
The Art of Teaching. Mr. Stephen Freer is a 7th Grade English Language Arts Teacher and Level Leader, and Middle School Debate Coach in Istanbul, Turkey. This is his sixth year teaching at the [...]
Extend Your Professional Learning Network
Extend Your Professional Learning Network. Today I was connecting with a few of our TeacherReady instructors and in doing so enjoyed the following “revelation” in an email exchange [...]
Refer a Friend who would Make a Great Teacher
Refer a Friend! Know someone who would make a great teacher? Now is a critical time for the education profession! We’re seeing calls for high-stakes accountability, fewer new professionals [...]
Teach Abroad in China while earning Professional Certification
The University of West Florida’s TeacherReady has worked with individuals who want to become teachers by offering them an opportunity to earn a professional teaching certificate. These [...]