As a special education teacher, one of the challenges you will face is trying to work with your school administrators. While there are plenty of great administrators out there who provide a generous amount of support to their special education teachers, there are just as many out there who do not fully understand special education [...]

Are you interested in becoming a part of the world of education, but you don’t think you are cut out to be a classroom teacher? If you want to have an impact on the lives of hundreds of students without having to set foot in front of a classroom, you might be considering becoming a [...]

It looks like there’s good news for teachers and education professionals!
On January 30th, the government released job numbers showing that the Recovery Act education funding is playing a big part in helping to improve the nation’s economy. For the quarter ending 2009, over 30,000 education jobs—such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors—have been reported. [...]

For Harriet Richardson Ames there never was a question about what she would be when she grew up — she always knew she was destined to be a teacher. With some financial help from the local women’s club in her New Hampshire hometown, Harriet was able to attend Keene Normal School, now Keene [...]

Do you consider yourself to be a bit of a “mad scientists?” Do you enjoy questioning the world around you and performing experiments? If you love playing with chemicals, exploring geological formations or staring at the stars, you might be considering becoming a science teacher. Before you start moving down this career path, however, it [...]

When working with special education students at the high school level, one decision you and the case conference committee may be called upon to determine is whether or not the student will pursue a high school diploma or a certificate of completion. Determining the right path for your students is a very individualized decision that [...]

Call it downsizing or call it lay-offs, the fact is, Corporate America is feeling the economic pinch and are cutting expenses and personnel. For many business professionals, this is an unsettling time and many are starting to look at other career options. Some are opting to get graduate degrees in emerging fields like [...]

It is an age-old debate in the world of special education – how much help is too much help? This debate has grown even more over the past several years as special needs students are increasingly included within general education classrooms. Now, special education teachers not only need to determine how much help to give [...]