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Explore the Teaching Profession
Access personalized support to help you make the best decisions as you embark upon this exciting journey to maximize your talents while changing lives.
Access personalized support to help you make the best decisions as you embark upon this exciting journey to maximize your talents while changing lives.
Learn what it takes to become a teacher.
Announcing TeachNC
Your one-stop-shop for becoming a teacher in North Carolina.
Great teachers can come from many places. TeachNC helps chart your pathway to a career in teaching, no matter where you are on your professional journey.
Everything you need to become a teacher in one place—for free.
Sign up to get access to:
- 1-on-1 expert advice about becoming a teacher.
- Custom tips and how-to guides for finding the right teaching program.
- Interactive checklists to help with your teaching program applications.
- $100 fee reimbursements when it comes time to apply.
- Exclusive scholarship and financial aid opportunities.
Learn more about our custom services in Connecticut, Dallas-Fort Worth, Kansas City, Houston and North Carolina.
Explore customized regional resources.
TEACH Connecticut
Compare educator prep programs for 14 providers and talk to experienced mentors.
TeachDFW
Explore 32 teacher preparation programs in Dallas-Fort Worth and talk to area teachers.
TEACH for Houston
Compare 19 educator preparation programs and get coaching support to apply.
TEACH Kansas City
Explore 17 partner programs and get customized advice from a current educator.
TeachNC
Explore 14+ partner programs and get support from a coach to apply.
TEACH Colorado
Compare 19 educator preparation programs and get customized coaching from teachers.
9 reasons to apply
If you've been thinking about applying to a teaching program, there's no time like the present. We'll help you through it!
If you've been thinking about applying to a teaching program, there's no time like the present. We'll help you through it!
Considering teaching? Talk to an educator!
The decision to teach is a big one. If you have questions about teaching, there’s no better way to learn than to talk with someone who’s teaching in your area right now.
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Teachers have better work stories.
Teachers get to be creative. Teachers get to be innovative. Teachers change lives every day by taking their unique skills, background and passions to work. It's no wonder they have the best stories. Want to know what zombie outbreaks have to do with sixth period? Watch the video, and don't forget to share your own #betterworkstories.
Gain hands-on experience.
Another valuable way to understand if teaching is right for you is to get a preview of what it would be like to teach through hands-on experience. You can do this through summer internships, extracurricular activities, or opportunities that you might even design for yourself, such as creating your own work-study experience.
Find the perfect teacher preparation program.
If you know that becoming a teacher is where you are heading, one of the first steps is to determine the Teacher Preparation Program that best suits your needs. There are a lot of considerations, but if you know what to look for your decision will be much easier.