Teaching In Texas

The Clearest Path to Start Teaching in August

PACT, TEA, PPR – What do they mean? Becoming a certified teacher in Texas does have requirements, but it doesn’t have to be confusing. At Texas Teachers of Tomorrow our …

Texas Teacher Shortages

Part of the amazing strength of Texas Teachers is our ability to get teachers hired by making sure our teachers help solve the Texas teacher shortage.  Each year, the Texas …

TEA 2020 Changes Effect New Teachers

New Clear Path To Becoming a Teacher! January 27th, 2020 – Today is the day TEA implements changes to the teacher certification process. Rest assured that Texas Teachers remains ready …

A Great 2019 For Teaching!

It was another great year for Texas Teachers! Many people achieved their dream of becoming a teacher through our program and we helped our Texas school districts find the high-quality …

New Critical Texas Teacher Certification Changes

New TEA Rules for Teacher Certification Starting January 2020 The Texas Education Agency has proposed new rules to admission criteria for candidates applying to Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs). The proposed …

Texas Teacher of the Year Finalist

Congrats Juliette Broussard Schneider Middle School teacher Juliette Broussard was named the 2020 Finalist for Texas Teacher of the Year. Broussard advanced to the state level after being named Pasadena …

Earn Your Master’s Degree with WGU

Advance Your Career Through Education We have partnered with Western Governors University Education Master’s program so that you can accelerate your career by earning a Master’s degree. You may now …

SBEC Changes to Teacher Testing Requirements

The Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) enacted new rules at their October 2019 meeting that affect all new teachers starting in January 2020.  The rules will have to …

Texas Teachers Pay Increases

Texas Teachers Pay Increase! House Bill 3 (HB3) It’s true. Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed into law one of the biggest overhauls in year for the Texas school finance system. It …

Texas Teachers Salary (HB3)

Texas Teachers Salary Bill Update! Schedule Increase Pursuant to House Bill 3 (HB3)   House Bill 3, as passed by the 86th Legislature, was signed into law today by Governor Abbott. …

Teachers Of Tomorrow Teams Up with PDK International

Join a network of committed educators by becoming a PDK member today. As a Teachers of Tomorrow alumni, we want to make sure you don’t face your first classroom alone.  …

Midland ISD Job Fair to fill 200 Teacher Openings

Midland ISD and Texas Teachers are teaming up to fill 200 teacher openings at a teacher job fair on April 27, 2019! If you are interested in applying you can …

The List – free Texas teacher candidate lists from Texas Teachers

Want a free texas teacher candidate list to help fill your school’s current or future vacancies? Let us help! Texas Teachers of Tomorrow is the state’s largest and most trusted …

Midland ISD Teacher Job Fair and Texas Teachers Event

Don’t miss a great Midlands ISD teacher job fair opportunity – from the Midland ISD press release! APRIL 4, 2019 — Midland ISD (MISD) will host a job fair from …

New Test Prep Webinars for ESL, Bilingual and Special Education

Texas Teachers wants to make sure every student has a teacher with the right training and certification to meet their specific needs.  Educational data and district feedback shows what we …

Job Fair Season!

It’s that time of year where districts and universities across Texas are hosting teacher job fairs for openings next school year. We highly recommend our candidates participate in as many …

Texas Leaders Propose $5,000 Teacher Pay Raises

From the Texas Tribune – Leaders of the Texas Senate are proposing giving schools $3.7 billion to provide $5,000 pay raises to all full-time classroom teachers — on the heels …

TEA 4-hour Teaching Requirement

In an effort to keep our districts informed about the latest TEA requirements regarding our candidates, we’ve put together a snapshot of the “4-hour Rule.” According to TEA, any internship …

Proven Success with Our Virtual Job Fairs

Texas Teachers’ Virtual Job Fairs have connected hundreds of districts with thousands of teacher candidates across Texas. Because of such overwhelmingly positive candidate and district feedback, we are holding another …

Open Teaching Positions – filling fast

One of the great myths of becoming a teacher is that you only get hired in August.  But there are plenty of open teaching positions today! We have done a …

edTPA Coming to Texas in 2021

Pretty significant change on the horizon for Teacher Certification in Texas – edTPA will replace the PPR for teachers teaching during the 2021 – 2022 school year.  While that seems …

Should I become a teacher in Texas

Having worked in Texas since 2005, we hear a lot of people ask if they should be come a teacher in Texas.  We have an extensive list of reasons to …

Help Teachers Affected by Hurricane Florence

We know that so many of you were affected by Hurricane Harvey and we were able to get a lot of help for classrooms. Now there are teachers affected by …

Open Teaching Positions in Texas

School is about to start and you might think it’s too late to get a teaching job in Texas—but you would be wrong! There are still many open teaching positions …

Austin Achieve Alumni

It’s always great to hear from our wonderful Texas Teachers’ alumni and share in their success. Lace Garcia and Caitlin Carter are two such alumni who are making a difference …

8 Teacher Interview Questions (and How to Answer with Confidence)

Like many people, you might find you want to leave your mundane (although steady) job mid-career in order to do something more meaningful. It’s not unusual for that something to …

Alumni Accomplishments

Alternative certification programs (ACPs) have been a somewhat controversial solution to teacher shortages nationwide when discussing the quality of incoming teachers. Well, the results are in. Below are just a …

Why I Became a Teacher (Inspirational Quotes)

Harvard professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter suggests that the happiest among us are those who are solving the toughest problems and “making a difference” in people’s lives. If contributing to the …

How to Become a Special Education Teacher

  Steps to Become a Special Education Teacher Apply for free. You must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 2.5 to become a …

Bilingual vs. ESL

Bilingual education in the United States dates as far back as the first settlements in North America in the mid-1600s when there was a variety of spoken languages like German, …

Charity Initiatives Throughout 2017

Throughout the year of 2017, Texas Teachers has been fortunate enough to participate in a variety of charities ranging from Hurricane Harvey relief to educational efforts across the globe in …

IDEA’s Literacy Fundraiser

IDEA, the nation’s largest public charter school system, has a long standing partnership with Texas Teachers at their Texas school locations. This year, they are holding a literacy campaign to …

12 Years of Teaching Jobs: An Amazing Milestone

12 years ago today, we started working diligently to help solve the teacher shortage in Texas by filling teaching jobs with highly qualified teachers.  We worked with school districts across …

TEA Updates: September 1, 2017

Texas Teachers Curriculum – What’s New!

In January, we will launch the all-new Texas Teachers curriculum designed to create a greater engagement with our prospective teachers to ensure they are ready to teach and succeed! Specific …

Strong economy, booming population create record high demand job for teachers

As the state breaks the 5 million mark for student enrollment in Texas public schools a new burden is being placed on districts – hiring enough teachers. For years, Texas …

Education News: Texas Teachers breaks all time record for number of new teachers hired in a single year.

As hiring trends soar, the largest program in the state has once again broken its own record Texas Teachers achieved record-breaking hiring in 2013 with over 4,500 new teachers placed …