Bilingual education teachers help students learn English while honoring their native languages and backgrounds.
Perfect for you if: You’re passionate about supporting learners from many cultures and bridging language gaps.
Career and Technical Education teachers prepare students with hands-on skills for real-world jobs in fields like healthcare, technology and more.
Perfect for you if: You want to help students build their futures.
Elementary and early childhood teachers lay the foundation for lifelong learning by nurturing curiosity and growth in young children.
Perfect for you if: You love shaping young minds and making a lasting impact early on.
Foreign language teachers connect students to new cultures and ways of thinking through language learning.
Perfect for you if: You enjoy sharing your language skills and broadening students’ horizons.
Health and PE teachers inspire students to develop lifelong healthy habits, stay physically active and make positive choices for their overall well-being.
Perfect for you if: You love motivating others and promoting wellness.
Library science and literacy teachers open doors to learning by helping students develop critical reading and research skills.
Perfect for you if: You’re passionate about books and empowering students to explore new ideas.
Math and science teachers inspire curiosity and nurture critical thinking and problem-solving skills that students use every day.
Perfect for you if: You enjoy helping others explore, question, and understand how the world works through numbers, experiments and discovery.
Special education teachers make a meaningful difference by supporting students who are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing and others with a range of learning needs.
Perfect for you if: You’re passionate about helping every student succeed and filling a real need in schools.
Visual and performing arts teachers inspire creativity and self-expression through painting, theater, dance and more.
Perfect for you if: You love helping students explore their talents and build confidence through the arts.
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