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Career-Changer Transitions into the Classroom, Receives American Board Missouri Teacher of the Year Award

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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 Post & Courier: Cane Bay educator named National Teacher of the Year (8/7/13)

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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 […]

AMERICAN BOARD NAMES SOUTH CAROLINA’S SHELLEY DALPIAZ NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Career Changer Shows Students Math Matters

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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 […]

Most States Adopt Common Core Standards; Yet Many Face STEM Teacher Shortage

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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 […]

Berkley Independent: Local Professionals Can Make a Difference Through Teaching (7/15/13)

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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 […]