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400,000 Posters Distributed for Teacher Appreciation Week
The latest edition of our “Behind Every Famous Person is a Fabulous Teacher” posters were distributed by Scholastic in time for Teacher Appreciation Week, which runs all week from May 4-8. There are 100,00 posters each of actress Cheryl Hines with sister, teacher Ms. Rebecca Hines, R&B artist Ne-Yo with teacher Ms. Carol Treat, NFL player Brian Waters with his teacher Mr. George Solis, and actor Jeremy Piven with his mother, teacher Ms. Joyce Piven. This Teacher Appreciation Week distribution is double the number of posters that TeachersCount sent out last spring!
Two New Famous Faces Join Our PSA Campaign
TeachersCount has been traveling across the nation as Carrie Underwood and Sophia Bush joined with influential teachers from their lives for our “Behind Every Famous Person is a Fabulous Teacher” campaign. Carrie Underwood, four-time Grammy Award winner and winner of the fourth season of American Idol, is joined by her mother and former teacher Carole Underwood, and sisters Stephanie Shelton and Shanna Means, who are both teachers. Sophia Bush, who stars in the TV show One Tree Hill and movies such as The Hitcher and John Tucker Must Die, appears with her English teacher Peter Goss.
Win a Free Zac Posen Tote
Enter our Teachers Are Students Too! contest to win a free Zac Posen tote. Tell us in 200 words or less about one lesson that you have learned as a teacher this year.
Please email entries to info@teacherscount.org. All entries must be submitted by June 14, 2009 11:59 PM.
President Obama’s Education Reform
Share your thoughts on how President Obama intends to reform the education system in our current ”Be Counted” Poll.
The Results Are In!
Congratulations to Michael Eklund on his winning submission to Our Lions to Lambs DVD Contest. Thank you to everyone for your fantastic submissions, it was incredibly hard to choose a winner! You can read Michael’s entry here.
Make Sure to Check Out TeachersCount’s Bevy of Brilliant Bloggers
Curious about what all this flu nonsense is about? Ever thought that much of teaching lies in the emotions of the students? Are you the type of math teacher who takes the time to point out English mistakes? Make sure to read TeachersCount’s TeachersBlog.
Job-Seeking Teachers and Teacher-Seeking Schools Come Together at TeachersCount
Make sure to utilize TeachersCount’s Job Portal. Whether you’re new to teaching and trying to find your first position, or an experienced teacher who is looking for a change, you can search for job openings based on what you want to teach and where you want to teach. You can also post a resumé so schools looking to hire can find you. Administrators looking to fill positions can browse posted resumés for the perfect candidate. Click here to begin.
Teachers Do Count and The Windover Inn Wants to be Sure They Know It
To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Month, The Windover Inn Bed & Breakfast will be giving any teacher staying with them in the month of May a $10/night discount. Just let them know that you are a teacher when making the reservation to receive this generous discount. Additionally, The Windover Inn will be donating one dollar per room night rented throughout the entire month of May to TeachersCount.
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Join the growing list of people who are receiving weekly summaries of the top 7-10 education stories in their email. This is perhaps the quickest and easiest way to stay up to date on what's going on in education across the country. Start conversations with your colleagues! Be in the know! To sign up for the TeachersCount Education News, send an email with the subject "Ed News" to david@teacherscount.org.
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