WASHINGTON, DC (August 8, 2013) – The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence today announced BIRDIE PRUESSNER, a math teacher at City Academy in St. Louis as the American Board Missouri Teacher of the Year. This award honors an American Board alum who exemplifies the organization’s belief that the inspiration to teach comes from […]
The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence today announced South Carolina’s Shelley Dalpiaz as the National Teacher of the Year. This award honors an American Board alum who exemplifies the organization’s belief that the inspiration to teach comes from a commitment to the community and the desire to make a difference. In an article […]
WASHINGTON, DC (August 7, 2013) – The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence today announced SHELLEY DALPIAZ, an Algebra teacher at Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, as the American Board National Teacher of the Year. This award honors an American Board alum who exemplifies the organization’s belief that the inspiration to […]
As a former superintendent in Arizona, I understand the significance of adopting the Common Core State Standards which promote learning in our nation’s classrooms. In order to augment student outcomes, states must align their high school graduation requirements to Common Core; yet only 11 states, including Arizona, have done so (Out of Sync). I find […]
In South Carolina, only 35 percent of the state’s eighth graders have a math teacher who majored in the subject they teach, and only 38 percent of eighth graders have a science teacher who majored in the subject they teach, according to Change the Equation’s 2012 South Carolina Vital Signs report. The American Board’s teacher […]