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  • Illinois Lane Change

Illinois Teacher Lane Change

May 4, 2026|

If you teach in Illinois, you may have noticed that your district’s salary schedule may be different from that of a neighboring district, and options for salary increases depend on the individual school district you work in. In many districts across Illinois, earning graduate-level credits can help you increase your salary. For every 15 or 30 credits you accumulate beyond your bachelor’s degree or your master’s degree, your district could allow you to trigger a lane change on your salary schedule and add thousands of dollars to your paycheck every year. Read more in this article.

  • Affordable Professional Development

Why is Model Teaching so Affordable?

March 18, 2026|

Teaching is one of the most important professions in the world. You are educating and helping to raise the next generation of citizens. You are often the first adult outside of the student’s immediate family who believes in them and pushes them to be their best selves, and you have a significant responsibility to ensure your students are successful. And yet, you are in a profession that rarely pays you what it should, based on the immense value that you provide your students.

  • Credits for Salary Advancement

The Teacher’s Financial Guide to Credits for Salary Advancement

February 25, 2026|

Teachers are some of the most financially resourceful people in the workforce. You stretch classroom budgets, buy supplies out of pocket, and find ways to make things work with less. For those of you who work in a district that allows for lane changes/ salary step increases through the accumulation of graduate-level credits, you know that moving up in your salary schedule is the obvious plan to secure your financial future.

  • Holiday Joy in the Classroom

Simple Ways You Can Bring Joy to the Classroom This Holiday Season!

November 19, 2025|

As your semester approaches the holidays, you may find yourself balancing academic demands with the desire to create a warm and joyful classroom environment. As December approaches, it can be a magical, if not also a chaotic time, so here are some simple and meaningful ways to bring the cheer of the holiday to your students, and to yourself and your family!

  • Title II Funding Cuts

What To Do About Title II Funding Cuts

July 24, 2025|

If you are reading this, you have likely been impacted by the Title II Part A (or Title II-A) funding freeze. First introduced back in 2001 under the No Child Left Behind Act and then revised in 2015 under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II-A funding has provided professional development support to teachers across the country. The focus of Title II-A funding has been to support teachers in improving or enhancing instruction with an end result of improved student performance.

  • Financial Literacy for Teachers

Financial Literacy For Teachers & Educators

April 21, 2025|

Financial literacy is the ability to use financial skills and knowledge to make informed decisions about money. It includes understanding how to budget, spend, save, and invest. During this Financial Literacy Month, Model Teaching has prepared a short article addressing the importance of financial literacy, especially for teachers and educators. We discuss some of the reasons why it's so important to teachers and why teachers may be very well positioned to do well financially, and provide some basics on financial literacy, financial intelligence, and some tools to help teachers get started on improving their financial health.

  • Summer Slide Part 2

Ramp It Up: Turning the Summer Slide into a Launchpad for Learning, Part 2

August 1, 2024|

Part 2: Strategies to RAMP up Instruction. Is the summer slide making your students' return to school this year a bit bumpy? If you’ve noticed that your students are struggling as they come back from summer break, you’re not alone! The "summer slide" can significantly impact their skills and motivation. This article, part 2, provides strategies to ramp up your support to help your students overcome the challenges of the summer slide.

  • Beat Summer Slide Part 1

Ramp It Up: Turning the Summer SLIDE into a Launchpad for Learning, Part 1

July 31, 2024|

Part 1: Turning the Summer SLIDE into a Launchpad for Learning. Is the summer slide making your students' return to school this year a bit bumpy? If you’ve noticed that your students are struggling as they come back from summer break, you’re not alone! The "summer slide" can significantly impact their skills and motivation. This article, part 1, offers insights into how summer break affects student learning to help you explore ways to fill learning gaps and have a successful start to this school year!

  • Simple Advise New Teachers

Simple Advice, Tips, and Strategies for New Teachers to Ensure You Have a Great School Year

September 1, 2023|

As a brand new teacher, you’re probably excited about finally putting everything you have learned into practice. You can’t wait to get to know your new students, but you’re probably also a bit nervous about the unknown. Am I going to enjoy teaching? Will my students like me? Will I be a good teacher? You likely hope that you are well-prepared for your teaching journey and want to be sure that you start the year off right. This article will provide you with some insights into what you can consider as you embark on your new teaching journey to ensure that you become an effective teacher.

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