Educate Pathways’ Blog

  Choosing to become a teacher is a big decision. But once you decide teaching may be right for you, another question usually comes next. How should you prepare for the classroom? For some people, the answer is a traditional education degree completed through a...

Get the Right People, and Keep Them Every leader wants a strong, steady team. Fewer of us build the habits that actually keep one. In his book Maximize Performance: Creating a Culture for Educational Excellence, Quint Studer lays out nine principles of Evidence-Based...

If you already have a bachelor’s degree, you may be closer to a teaching career than you think. One of the first questions career changers often have is simple: What can I actually teach with the degree I already have? Maybe your degree is in science. Maybe you...

By Erin Schiltgen, Executive Director, Educate Pathways Somewhere in your building right now is a teacher living their first few weeks in the profession. They are running on adrenaline and coffee, replaying every lesson on the drive home, and quietly wondering whether...

Our Greatest Strength Is All of Us By Dr. Jennifer Thayer, Superintendent of New Glarus School District Welcome Back!  There’s a particular kind of energy in a school building at the start of a year from freshly waxed floors to new bulletin boards and classrooms...

Thinking about becoming a teacher can bring up a lot of questions. Do I need an education degree? Do I have to go back to college for several years? Am I too far into my current career to make a change? Will I actually be prepared to lead a classroom? For many future...

Before the First Bell: What I Think About as School Begins By Dr. Joe Zydowsky, WiscAd instructor with Educate Pathways and superintendent of the Menomonie Area School District  There is a particular kind of energy in a school...

You may have started picturing yourself in a classroom. You have considered how your professional and life experience could benefit students. You have seen the need for qualified teachers across Wisconsin. Now, you may be wondering what it is like to begin preparing...

If you've been looking for a career with purpose, stability, and real opportunities, there has rarely been a better time to consider teaching. Across Wisconsin, school districts continue to hire qualified educators as experienced teachers retire and student needs...

Many people assume teaching is a career you have to choose early in life. The reality is different. Every year, people from business, healthcare, technology, communications, the military, and many other professions decide to become teachers. They bring years of...