Teaching Abroad International educator Cristina Chua has been teaching abroad for more than ten years. In the early 2000s, Cristina lived in the Philippines and worked office jobs. She had bounced from the retail industry to the hardware industry,…
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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…
More Positive Male Role Models Tim Lewis has been teaching in Theodosia, Missouri for four years. Tim has always worked with children, but he wasn't always set on a career in teaching. Prior to becoming a teacher, he was active in…
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…
Seeking More Involvement After a stable career as an optician, Robin Larrabee moved her family to south Florida and decided to pursue a teaching career. Her children were just about school-aged and she wanted to be more educated about,…
Wanting Something Stable Like many American Board graduates, Tia Hernandez did not always know she was meant to have a teaching career. After earning her bachelor’s degree in only three years, she moved from her home in Missouri to…
Celebrating Earth Day on April 22 always provides teachers with a chance to incorporate fun environmental lessons into their curriculum. But the fun isn’t reserved for science teachers alone. In fact, it is possible to incorporate Earth Day lessons…
Transitioning from Stay-At-Home Mom to Teacher After 15 years of stay-at-home parenting, Malia decided to reenter the workforce. She knew she was good at working with children, so she took a job as a paraprofessional at a local school.…
