When Molly La Pan was in kindergarten, she would come home from school every day and play — more school. She labeled all her books with sequential numbers and “Ms. Anderson” (her maiden name). Then she’d grab her little brother, […] Read more: From Playing School to Certified Teacher with an M.Ed.
Have you ever thought about what happens behind the scenes to make a school run? Past the teachers and administrators on the front line, there’s a whole team of dedicated […] Read more: Education Support Professionals Day | FAQs
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
Before I became a certified teacher, I worked as a paraprofessional. It was one of the most rewarding and challenging jobs I’ve ever had. I supported students one-on-one, helped with […] Read more: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day: Everything You Need to Know
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
I’ll never forget my third-grade teacher. She was gruff and impatient — high expectations with no safety net. There was so much focus on sitting up straight and sitting still. […] Read more: 22 Years Later: A Career-Changer’s Path to Teaching
I started my teaching career as a paraprofessional in a kindergarten class. There was no master plan — I took the job simply because it would give me the same […] Read more: How I Went from Paraprofessional to Lead Teacher: 6 Tips
Some children have an immediate answer for what they want to be when they grow up: firefighter, lawyer, construction worker. Others have a more fantastical answer: a donut, a flower, […] Read more: From Paraprofessional to Lead Teacher: Falling in Love with Education