Tell us why you want to teach – in 140 characters or less
We hear great stories all the time about why someone wants to become a teacher—and we can’t get enough of them.
Now, we want to pick one aspiring teacher and help them get started toward having a classroom of their own, by giving them a scholarship to earn their ABCTE teaching certification. To be considered, all you have to do is tell us why you want to become a teacher. But here’s the catch—you have to do it using Twitter, so that means you have to tell us why in 140 characters or less. Just tweet your response by noon ET on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 and include the hashtag #pickmeabcte.
More on the ABCTE Program
ABCTE offers an innovative, online teaching certification program designed for new teachers. The program is currently accepted by nine states for their public schools—Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah—as well as by some charter and private schools. To date, over 7,500 people have enrolled in the program and more than 1,800 certifications have been issued. The average candidate takes 8 to 10 months to complete earn their certification. Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree, pass a background check and pass two rigorous and comprehensive exams: one on Professional Teaching Knowledge (PTK) and one in their subject matter followed by intensive mentoring during their first year in the classroom. Visit www.abcte.org to learn more.
The winner will receive a full scholarship toward one standard ABCTE certification, which normally costs $975. This contest is only open to individuals not already enrolled in the ABCTE program.
UPDATE: 9/23/09 -- We had about 100 submissions for the scholarship contest. Thank you to all who entered! We will announce three finalists tomorrow afternoon. Check back here then or follow us on Twitter to find out who the three finalists are and how we will pick a winner.
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Comments
Tsk Tsk. Just look: "one
Tsk Tsk. Just look:
"one aspiring teacher and help them" [sic]
If you help ONE aspiring teacher, why would you refer to ONE person as "them"? I hope it's an English teacher you put your money on!
Brad
Unfortunately Brad, your
Unfortunately Brad, your comment isn't entirely correct. There is no error, colloquial or grammatical when 'them' is used instead of him or her when the sentence refers to a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes.
As is explained in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary:
"The use of they, their, them, and themselves as pronouns of indefinite gender and indefinite number is well established in speech and writing, even in literary and formal contexts. This gives you the option of using the plural pronouns where you think they sound best, and of using the singular pronouns (as he, she, he or she, and their inflected forms) where you think they sound best."
Using 'them' in this case is, in effect, politically correct.
i twittered it, hopefully i
i twittered it, hopefully i win, i'm so sick of cubicles
I have never used tweeter.
I have never used tweeter. How do you tweet? I have been going back and forth between ABCTE website and Twitter, but do not see where to type why I want to teach. Can someone direct me?
Dewcha, After you've logged
Dewcha,
After you've logged into Twitter, you need to go to the Twitter "Home" page and then type your message into the box below where it says "What are you doing?" and then hit "Update" to send it. Be sure to include #pickmeabcte in the tweet for the contest. I hope this helps.
I would love to be
I would love to be considered for a scholarship
for ABCTE!!
I have been a substitute teacher and a Paraprofessional for the Lake Pend Oreille School District #84 and assistance with
this program would make a dream come true!!
As a single mom on a limited income,
doing the program without a scholarship could not happen with this mom.
Thank you for this opportunity and I hope I may be the lucky one picked for this great event!!
Thanks so much,
Denise D. Dombrowski
I also twittered/tweeted my
I also twittered/tweeted my response!
I tweeted/twittered my
I tweeted/twittered my response!
It is my passion, and
It is my passion, and responsibility, to improve others' lives by sharing the knowledge I have acquired throughout my life.
I dream of walking in
I dream of walking in shifting sands, watching the tide roll in. I need a ride to the beach to search for a stranded starfish.
As a widow for 11 years, now
As a widow for 11 years, now a single-mom of 3 adult children and a former substitute school teacher it is my heart' desire to become a school teacher thru the ABCte Program. As a teenager it was my hearts' desire to become a teacher or a nurse; however due to so many great responsibilities in my younger years I did not pursue this course.
#pickmeabcte. I dream to
#pickmeabcte. I dream to walk in shifting sands where starfish struggle to survive. I scour the endless grains of time to keep but one alive.
wow you know how hard it is
wow you know how hard it is to express your self in 140 characters..hope I win!!!!!!!1
#pickmeabcte I've been a
#pickmeabcte I've been a sub (Severely Underpaid Babysitter) for three years. For the umpteenth time, my students asked me when I was gonna be a real teacher. The pay is crappy, but I seem to be addicted to the job. The children seem to need me and I have fallen in love with them. All of them! I'm stuck. It is the most entertaining, challenging thing I've ever done.
#pickmeabcte teaching will
#pickmeabcte teaching will allow me to teach my children compassion for others.My children are the most important thing to me and I would like to show through my teaching how important it is to be kind and have compassion for others
It's great to see so many
It's great to see so many comments about the contest. For those who have posted an entry here, please make sure you are posting it using Twitter as well. Thanks, everyone!
I have always valued
I have always valued education and teaching. Even as a little girl when we played school, I was the "teacher". Once I graduated college with a BA, I substitute taught for awhile and thus, my passion for educating children grew even more. Briefly I had my own classroom in which I taught 2nd and 3rd grade. However, my career path landed me in the nonprofit world and while I enjoy working in development, my heart still yearns to be in the classroom. A friend told me about the ABCTE program and I went to an info session to learn more. While the program sounds rigorous, it would be a great way to get back into the classroom which has been a dream deferred of mine for a long time.
I know, I am going to be an
I know, I am going to be an excellent teacher. That is why I am on ABCTE program. I would like to be considered to get the scholarship incase I didn't make it the first time.It would be a great opportunity to try it again, thank you for this requiest.Hope I win and be a teacher.Have all the ability and the potential to become that one of the best teacher.
“Wow, a chance to be a
“Wow, a chance to be a teacher without going back to get another degree". I can't wait to become a teacher and bring my knowledge, my background, my enthusiasm, and my talents and show the students how they can apply it to the real world.
Christopher,
Christopher, congratulations! I voted for you and thought your twitter entry was fantastic! Good luck.