Paulina Demetriou knows she applies many of the same skills in her daily routine as a teacher that she used during her previous social work career, when she would occasionally […] Read more: How Paulina Demetriou went from Social Worker to Art Teacher
By the time she decided to become a teacher, Darla Evans-Hall was practically a veteran with Clayton County Public Schools in Georgia. She’d spent a decade working for the district, […] Read more: ‘Don’t Stop. Keep Going’: Georgia Teacher Finds New Purpose in Special Education Classroom
Zorn Wyche tested a few different paths before finding his way to teaching. First, he was a pre-pharmacy major. That was a tumultuous period, to say the least. The program […] Read more: A Leap of Faith: From Pharmacy School to Teaching
It’s safe to say Binoli Patel had a lot on her plate while working to earn her professional Georgia teacher certification. She was searching for a stable job and working […] Read more: ‘Go For It’: Georgia Teacher Finds Career Growth in Education
Traditionally, people go to high school before they go to college, but Dr. Chaunda McDavis found herself teaching in higher education for 17 years before moving to high school classrooms […] Read more: Dr. Chaunda McDavis’ Shift from Higher Ed to High School
Antoinette Wiggins was about to give up on teaching. She loved her students. She loved her school. She loved everything about her job — but she was struggling to earn […] Read more: ‘My Saving Grace’: TEACH-NOW Grad Finds New Passion for Education
If I had 30 seconds with every career changer thinking about becoming a teacher, here’s what I’d say: First, teaching is an incredible career. It’s a chance to make a […] Read more: What I Wish Career Changers Knew
Effective teacher recruitment is essential to a district’s success. But finding, hiring, and retaining quality teachers requires a multi-pronged approach. At Bibb County School District in Macon, Georgia, where Holly […] Read more: Case Study: Accelerated, Rigorous Certification Path for Georgia Teachers
Terry Kendrick decided a long time ago he did not want to be a teacher. He was studying education in college, but he quickly learned that teachers don’t make much […] Read more: Teaching and Coaching: Changing Lives as an Educator