Ready for Change When enrolling in college at the young age of 18, most of us have no idea what adulthood is like. Yet, we are expected to select courses and major in a subject that aligns with our…
Category Archives Becoming a Teacher
Five Reasons to 'Fall' in Love Teaching in the Fall Autumn—when the weather is crisp and the air feels full of potential—a new school year begins and offers teachers a chance to start fresh. Fall provides many reasons to…
Patriot Day September 11th, we celebrate Patriot Day. As we reflect on the horrific September 11, 2001 attacks, American Board takes this day to honor the First Responders, Members of our Armed Forces, their Families, and the extraordinarily brave…
Teresa Hall knows that schools are more than where we simply teach children. Schools are an integral part of our communities; schools help shape our children into the adults they will become. When Teresa’s daughter enrolled in kindergarten at…
The Perks of International Teacher Certification When we spoke with 20-year veteran teacher Adam Rugnetta, he was in the Austrian mountains with his family. It’s not uncommon for him to be traveling. In the 90’s as a recent college…
Summer is here and teachers finally have a moment to breathe after what was probably the most chaotic school year of their careers. After taking a moment to reflect on the past year, and savor time with family, teachers…
School is out for the summer and teachers across the country are taking time to share words of encouragement with their students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-2020 school year has been unlike any other in our history.…
The Need for More Teachers North Dakota schools need more teachers. According to North Dakota’s Education Standards and Practices Board, every subject area will experience a “critical shortage” of teachers for at least the next year. In other words,…
Career Changing In South Carolina Angela Adamian fell in love with teaching while her own children were in school. “Working with them on homework, inspiring in them a love for learning; I really enjoyed it.” Once Angela’s children were…
Desire to Do Good Kyle Smith studied communications and marketing in college. An athletic guy, he attended Northwestern University on a football scholarship. After college, Kyle entered the corporate world; first in marketing and then working for major tech…
