One of the most commonly asked questions I get about my experience teaching overseas is; “if you could do it all over again ...

Last September, I was sitting at a long table in the sunlit conference room of my school, looking around at the many new faces on my school’s leadership team. At that moment, I had the jarring ...

Summertime doesn’t mean that classroom learning opportunities stop for our teacher candidates. All education majors at UAB must complete multiple field experiences before moving through our teacher ...

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of blog posts in which teaching award winners will share their experiences, philosophies, and techniques. Lisa P. Diehl is a senior lecturer in English and ...

As a graduate student, I always felt a bit guilty about admitting it. As a postdoctoral fellow, I was increasingly sure it was true. And now, with the safety net of tenure, I can wholeheartedly admit: ...

Being a teacher for the past two years was a lot of things: challenging, rewarding, frustrating, tiring. Most of all, though, it was an identity shift for me. Teaching quickly became my main source of ...

Picture this: It’s your first day as a graduate student instructor. You’re armed with a stack of syllabi, a mind full of academic theories and the unshakable feeling that you might be in way over your ...

To my knowledge, I have completed all prerequisite course work leading up to my student teaching experience including EDC 311 Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners and EDC 347 ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. This story is part of a special series on ...