  {"id":134177,"date":"2021-01-22T10:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=134177"},"modified":"2021-01-22T11:01:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T21:01:14","slug":"its-great-to-be-a-teacher-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/22\/its-great-to-be-a-teacher-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all future educators to a free virtual event"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/UHSystem-teachereducation.jpg\" alt=\"Young girl high-fiving an adult: It's more than a job. It's a calling.\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/UHSystem-teachereducation.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/UHSystem-teachereducation-260x130.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A one-stop opportunity for anyone interested in becoming a teacher in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> will be held virtually on Saturday, January 30, 2021, 8:30 a.m.&#8211;3 p.m. The annual It\u2019s Great to be A Teacher event will feature different teacher preparation programs and organizations available to help future educators along in their journeys. The event is traditionally held in-person, but will be held via Zoom to observe safety measures due to the ongoing pandemic, and to make it accessible to participants from all of the Hawaiian islands.<\/p>\n<p>In its sixth year, the event is organized by the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\">College of Education<\/a> and other state public and private educator preparation programs part of the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee. <\/p>\n<h2>New event website<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s It\u2019s Great to be a Teacher event will feature a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IGTBATHI2021\">website<\/a> where anyone with access to the internet can learn about the process involved in becoming a licensed teacher in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>, prior to attending the virtual event so that they can make the best of their time at the live sessions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IGTBATHI2021\">Registration is free on the website<\/a>. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register by January 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The event is open to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Substitute teachers thinking of going full-time<\/li>\n<li>Educational assistants<\/li>\n<li>College students thinking about their major (or minor)<\/li>\n<li>High school students getting ready for college<\/li>\n<li>Mid-career changers<\/li>\n<li>Anyone who believes that education could be their calling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What you\u2019ll find on the website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about the different pathways to becoming a teacher<\/li>\n<li>Discover different program options to suit your circumstances<\/li>\n<li>Hear from the diverse community of educators and supporters about the teaching profession<\/li>\n<li>Register for upcoming events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Attendees of the virtual event will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet with different state-approved teacher education programs to determine the best fit<\/li>\n<li>Find out about scholarships and other funding opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Ask specific questions about the licensing process, potential salaries and supports for teachers in<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, contact <strong>Nezia Azmi<\/strong>, Teacher Education Coordinating Committee event coordinator at <a href=\"mailto:azti@hawaii.edu\">azti@hawaii.edu<\/a> or (808) 956-4280.<\/p>\n<p>This event is an example of <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015\u201325 Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manoa-coe-igtbat2021.jpg\" alt=\"It\u02bbs Great to Be a Teacher event flyer\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manoa-coe-igtbat2021.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manoa-coe-igtbat2021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manoa-coe-igtbat2021-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The educator pathway event is open to anyone interested in learning how to become a licensed teacher in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[95,204,1466,9],"class_list":["post-134177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-college-of-education","tag-education","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134177"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134258,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134177\/revisions\/134258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}