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2010 ABCTE Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony Photos
Posted August 27th, 2010 by Mike HoldenOn Friday, August 27, Jeremiah Young of Beaufort High School in Beaufort, South Carolina, was presented with the inaugural National ABCTE Teacher of the Year award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with keynote remarks by Dr. Carl Harris, Deputy Assistant Secretary with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Letter Sent to Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Regarding ABCTE Alternative Teaching Certification Program
Posted August 25th, 2010 by Mike HoldenThe following letter was sent to Governor Edward Rendell of Pennsylvania today from Giovanni Cozzarelli, ABCTE's CFO & Acting CEO. The letter is in response statements made by the Governor during yesterday's Race to the Top news conference, about Pennsylvania lacking an alternative teaching certification procedure and that a career changer would be required to attend a teacher post graduate program for two years in order to teach in Pennsylvania public schools.
August 25, 2010
Governor Rendell:
Scholarship Events in South Carolina
Posted August 10th, 2010 by Mike HoldenTonight we kick off several weeks of events in South Carolina for our Teach & Inspire Scholarship Program. Funded by a U.S. Department of Education Transition to Teaching grant, the program provides accepted participants with a full scholarship and materials needed to become certified teachers through the ABCTE program. Once ABCTE teaching certification is obtained, candidates are eligible for an additional $1,000 stipend for completing classroom observations.
Two New Study Resources for the PTK Exam
Posted August 2nd, 2010 by Mike HoldenABCTE has built two new study resources for the ABCTE Professional Teaching Knowledge (PTK) exam.
The first is a PTK Standards Workbook, which contains 100 pages of content designed to maximize your studying for the ABCTE PTK exam.
The second is the PTK Supplementary Quiz Bank. This targets the topics in the PTK standards that people have missed the most on the actual exam.
Free ABCTE Live Sample Class: Test Preparation
Posted July 30th, 2010 by Mike HoldenIn August, we're holding free sample classes covering test preparation in Missouri and Idaho to help current candidates prepare for their ABCTE exams. The sessions are also open to those considering enrolling in the ABCTE program who wish to learn more about the process. Below are details that went out this week in an email and links where you can register to attend.
Over 8,000 Teacher of the Year Votes & Counting!
Posted July 29th, 2010 by Mike HoldenThere have now been over 8,000 votes placed for Teacher of the Year and the voting closes at 5pm EDT tonight.
Next, a national winner will be selected from the state winners and that person will be flown to Washington, D.C. in August to receive their award in a ceremony with a representative from the U.S. Department of Education. Stay tuned to our website in early August for the announcement about the recipient of the National ABCTE Teacher of the Year Award.
You Could Save $250 on ABCTE Today - Wednesday, July 28
Posted July 27th, 2010 by Mike HoldenABCTE Launches New Financial Aid Program
Posted July 22nd, 2010 by Mike HoldenAt ABCTE, we take a great deal of pride in the fact that our program is the most flexible and affordable teaching certification option in many of the states where it is accepted. And we're also always looking for ways to improve on that.
Teacher of the Year Voting Has Begun
Posted July 14th, 2010 by Mike HoldenVoting opened last week for our first ABCTE Teacher of the Year award and runs until Thursday, July 29 at 5pm EDT. In early August, the state winners will be announced on our website and then a national winner will be selected. The national winner will be flown to Washington D.C. to receive the award before a representative from the U.S. Department of Education as well as members of ABCTE's Board of Directors and staff.
Teacher of the Year
Posted May 28th, 2010 by Mike HoldenWe're approaching 2,500 teaching certifications issued and, with story after great story coming to us about our teachers’ accomplishments, we have decided it is time to recognize this fantastic work through an ABCTE Teacher of the Year award.







