EPISODE 1: HEARING THE CALL One pathway into teaching is through a graduate level program. Candidates have already earned their bachelor’s degree and maybe spent months or years in another job before realizing they want a more rewarding and impactful career. Often these individuals hear the call of teaching and feel the pull to the importance of the work building the next generation. Join Ana, a career changer, and Colleen, a building principal as they discuss the shift these individuals embrace in order to fulfill their career dreams.
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Feb. 20202 NYT Adopting Teaching as a Second Career
NYS Department of Labor Apprenticeships
Learning Made Real is a podcast created by the Classroom Academy, a two-year paid teacher residency and Apprenticeship program where candidates are matched to co-teach alongside expert, lead teachers allowing them to apply their graduate level learning with students all day, every day. Classroom Academy partners with SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Empire, and Russel Sage Colleges graduate education programs.