1. Teachers “They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it” ― Nicholas Sparks, Dear JohnNicholas SparksDear John “What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.” ― Karl A. MenningerKarl A. Menninger

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3. What Do Teachers Do? LectureTestCare ReviewClean-upMotivate AssessCouncilDiscipline EvaluateInspireCreate

4. Subjects MathHistoryPhysical Education ScienceSocial StudiesBand EnglishArtGeography ReadingMusicSpeech

5. Teacher Incentives Summer VacationHolidaysAffecting Lives WeekendsInsuranceTenure RetirementSalary

6. Learning Styles Teachers Implement Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Read and Write

7. Teacher’s Average Annual Salaries Elementary School Teachers: $42,252 Middle School Teachers: $43,028 Secondary School Teachers: $46,608 Physical Education Teachers: $41,248 Special Education Teachers Elementary School: $43,935 Middle School: $46,094 Secondary School: $48,410

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9. Educational Requirement Bachelor’s Degree

10. Law Requirements Students who have disabilities may be placed in the general education classroom for all or part of the school day. The general education teacher will need to implement any accommodations and make any modifications for the designated students as indicated in the students' Individual Education Plans (IEPs).

11. Top 15 Schools for Teacher Education #15: University of Memphis, Tennessee #14: University of Maryland – College Park #13: University of Kentucky #12: University of Georgia #11: University of Central Florida #10: Radford University, Virginia #9: Purdue University – Calumet, Indiana

12. Continued… #8: Longwood University, Virginia #7: Dallas Baptist University, Texas #6: City University of New York – Lehman College #5: City University of New York – Hunter College #4: Vanderbilt University, Tennessee #3: Ohio State University #2: Lipscomb University, Tennessee #1: Furman University, South Carolina

13. Teacher Acronym T – Thoughtful E – Energized A – Artistic C – Creative H – Helpful E – Enthusiastic R – Resourceful

14. Shocking Facts About Teachers 1.NINE out of TEN teachers have purchased school supplies for their students with their own money. 2.Over 15 million children in the US live in households that can’t provide all the resources they need to succeed in school. 3.Teachers spend an average of $13,000 of their own money over the course of their career – to buy school supplies for their classrooms. 4.More than 65% of teachers have paid for food for their students. 5.Forty-four percent of teachers have said salaries at their school have been frozen.

15. Reasons Why Teachers Leave Their Profession Heavy Workloads Teacher Bashing in the Press Constant Changes Challenging Student Behavior

16. Reasons Why Teachers Enter the Profession Work with young people and to make a difference Variety of the job Teaching is fun Inspiring teachers Love of their subject

17. Top 12 Surprising Celebrity Teachers Jon HammJ.K. RowlingGene Simmons Sylvester StalloneSheryl CrowBilly Crystal StingArt GarfunkelRoberta Flack Barack ObamaRobert FrostMr. T

18. Former Teachers Sting Sylvester Stallone Sheryl Crow Gene Simmons Barack Obama

19. What is The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. ?

20. The Standards Are: Research- and evidence-based Clear, understandable, and consistent Aligned with college and career expectations Based on rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skills Built upon the strengths and lessons of current state standards Informed by other top performing countries in order to prepare all students for success in our global economy and society

21. Common Core Impacting Teachers Providing them with consistent goals and benchmarks to ensure students are progressing on a path for success in college, career, and life Providing them with consistent expectations for students who move into their districts and classrooms from other states Providing them the opportunity to collaborate with teachers across the country as they develop curricula, materials, and assessments linked to high-quality standards Helping colleges and professional development programs better prepare teachers

22. Do Standards Tell Teachers What to Teach? Teachers know best about what works in the classroom. That is why these standards establish what students need to learn, but do not dictate how teachers should teach. Instead, schools and teachers decide how best to help students reach the standards.

23. What Grades Are Included in Common Core? The English language arts and math standards are for grades K-12. Research from the early childhood and higher education communities also informed the development of the standards.

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