The American Board has certified over 10,000 teachers across the country in the last two decades. With so many educators in the field holding an American Board certification, we thought we’d check in on some of our alumni to…
If the idea of becoming a teacher has been running around your mind for a few years, it might be time to take it seriously. By seriously, I mean look into teaching to see if you like the reality…
What Happens Once You Finish Your Exams We get a lot of questions from candidates who have completed their exams about what happens next and when they will receive their teaching certificate in the mail; sometimes it seems like…
There is now one more way to become a teacher in Ohio. Our national nonprofit program was made available in Ohio for the first time in November of 2018, allowing people to study online to become teachers. This addition…
Alternative teacher certification in the United States has existed for a long time, but it has only recently taken a prominent place in the public discussion about how to get more qualified, certified teachers in our nation's classrooms. Long…
Learning how to develop ideas in writing is a major challenge for many students. Developing critical thinking means learning to think clearly and form judgments. Writing can be used as a tool to evaluate a student’s ability to develop…
Everyone has that one teacher. That teacher you remember as an adult. You remember, sometimes decades later, how you felt when they taught, how you opened up to new ideas in a way you'd never even known was possible.…
Teachers are incredibly resourceful at finding information and advice from fellow teachers. By reading blogs, scouting Pinterest, finding mentors, and buying lesson plans from other teachers, an educator can gather useful information to prepare herself for managing a classroom.…
Over a third of new teachers are career changers, meaning they started teaching as a second career. If you are interested in how to become a teacher, read on! There is a lot to learn about what questions to…
Tax return season is here, and the average tax refund is around $2,254, according to Business Insider. That amount more than covers the cost of choosing to become a certified educator through American Board's program. The decision to invest one…
