{"id":1889,"date":"2021-05-03T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2021-05-03T19:42:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:42:53","slug":"teacher-appreciation-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/teacher-appreciation-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Appreciation Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we all know, 2020 was unlike any other year. Professions across the world were pushed to their limits. Medical professionals faced challenges like never before, the hospitality industry came to a stop, and educators  were told to leave their classrooms. Yet, despite being sent home, teachers had to continue to teach. This week, we pause to say &#8220;thank you.&#8221; This week, we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dear Teachers,<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank you!<br>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanboard.org\">American Board \/ ABCTE<\/a>, we have one goal: we want to help local\u00a0community members\u00a0transition to a career in teaching. But you are the\u00a0reason we are able to do what we do. American Board teachers are\u00a0consistently some of the best in their schools. And when you&#8217;re successful, we all succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devoted, highly qualified, active in the community. These are\u00a0just a few of the words we can use to\u00a0describe teachers. For the work that you do each and every day, we celebrate\u00a0you!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week,\u00a0we&#8217;ll be using our social media pages like\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ABCTE\/?utm_source=Alumni&amp;utm_campaign=d5b8c95253-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_05_02_31_COPY_02&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_3f44415c2a-d5b8c95253-\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/onlineteachercertification\/?hl=en&amp;utm_source=Alumni&amp;utm_campaign=d5b8c95253-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_05_02_31_COPY_02&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_3f44415c2a-d5b8c95253-\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0to highlight some of our favorite qualities about teachers.\u00a0After all, you are the heart and soul of what we at American Board do!\u00a0Check in each day for updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, we&#8217;ve been using our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/AmericanBoard\/featured\">YouTube page<\/a> to spotlight the teaching profession, directly from our graduates&#8217; experiences. Visit the page weekly over the next month to hear what teachers say they are most proud of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcactionnews.com\/news\/national\/100-deals-discounts-for-teacher-appreciation-week-2021\">Click here<\/a> to learn how other organizations and companies are celebrating teachers this week and throughout the month of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank A Teacher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>American Board helped 1,000+ teachers launch their career in the past year. If\u00a0this was your first year in\u00a0the\u00a0classroom, we hope you&#8217;ve been able to see positivity and\u00a0perseverance in your students and in yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American Board has always been proud of our&nbsp;graduates. But seeing how you&#8217;ve all stepped up to handle the challenges of the last year&nbsp;is something we&#8217;ll never forget. 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