ABCTE

We have a lot of ABCTE information sessions coming up. These events are free and perhaps you attended one before you signed up for our program. They last about an hour and give people a chance to learn more about our program and have any questions answered in person by a member of our staff.

Next week, ABCTE kicks off a month-long run of information sessions in six states. For the first set of events, we will visit Idaho and Missouri.

These ABCTE information sessions will include a 45 minute to one hour-long introduction to the program and offer an opportunity to have questions answered in-person by members of the ABCTE staff. These events are free and you can register now through the links below.

Idaho and Missouri events, January 11-13, 2011

Black Friday is approaching and you didn’t think ABCTE was going to sit this one out, did you?

We are offering the biggest discount on our program ever! Beginning right now and running through 11:59pm this coming Monday, November 29, you can save $405 on the ABCTE Plus program! Enroll by Monday night and get it for only $1795 (or $1375 for the history program).

Select your desired area of certification from the list below to take advantage of the special offer:

Here's a quick snapshot of ABCTE's progress for fiscal year 2010, which ran from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010.

As you'll see in the graphic below, where it also breaks down the numbers by state, over 2,000 people enrolled in the ABCTE program during FY2010 and 868 completed it. It's important to note that the certification numbers do no match up directly with the enrollment numbers. Some of the certificates issued were to candidates who enrolled prior to FY2010, just as some of those who enrolled in FY2010 will not complete the program until sometime in FY2011.

We’ve developed three new study resources over the past few months for ABCTE candidates, designed to help you prepare even further for the Professional Teaching Knowledge (PTK) exam.

Here they are if you’re not yet familiar with them:

We've been developing new study resources over the last few months and have released three new products designed to further help candidates prepare for their exams. And we recently announced the launch of our new ABCTE Plus program, which packages these three new resources together with our standard program. And now, we have a way for current candidates to upgrade from the ABCTE Standard program to the Plus program.

ABCTE would like to thank all our military veterans, as well as all those serving in our armed forces today, for all they've done for our country. The sacrifices you make are greatly appreciated!

Nearly 3,000 people have received their teaching certification through ABCTE using the standard program we currently offer. But we do have some people who ask us for additional study resources.

Over the last few months, we’ve released some new tools—such as quiz banks featuring some of the most often missed topics on our exams—to help candidates prepare even more for their ABCTE exams. These resources are available separately and now we are excited to announce the launch of our ABCTE Plus program, which packages them together with our standard program.

We received an email from Traci Brown, whom some of you may remember was the recipient of the 1000th certification ABCTE issued back in 2008. Traci was kind enough to give us permission to share her email...

Good evening,

More than one ABCTE certified teacher has gone on to become a principal and we were pleased to have the opportunity to speak with one of them recently.

After over 20 years in the Air Force, Debra Richerson transitioned to a career in teaching and then into a job as a public school principal in Idaho.