Teacher Appreciation Week is a beloved week for us at Rutgers Alternate Route, as we love celebrating our candidates past and present, as well as our trusted partners.
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-10, 2024), many businesses are celebrating educators by offering exclusive discounts. Teachers can redeem coupons for school supplies, insurance and auto repair deals, clothing discounts, and more.
Below, we’ve rounded up the deals educators can take advantage of during Teacher Appreciation Week and year-round.

To support educators’ mental health, we’ve gathered some tips, practices and habits to implement at home so they can enter the classroom with more calm.

Years ago, neurological conditions like autism and ADHD came with dangerous stereotypes, including an inability to emote, singular obsessions and aggressive behavior, for example. The truth is that autism looks different in every person, which is why the term ‘neurodiversity’ is often used. To best support our educators and their neurodiverse students, we’ve outlined autism facts, myths and resources to utilize and share.

There’s a lot of love going around this week, with Valentine’s Day and Love Teaching Week coinciding. To show educators how much Rutgers Alternate Route appreciates them, we’ve scoured the internet for discounts and deals that are specific to teachers.

Through culturally responsive teaching, New Jersey teachers can help create more diverse learning experiences for their students. To assist with connecting educators with Black history resources, Rutgers Alternate Route has rounded up some free and teacher-approved resources to incorporate into classrooms.

Conferences are a great part of an educator’s professional development toolkit. These meetings of the minds allow professionals from various districts to come together and improve their strategies. During this time for gathering, educators collaborate and exchange just as many email addresses as best practices - leaving the conference with wonderful new connections

English Language Arts provides students with a wide range of skills and knowledge essential for success in school and beyond. It helps students develop essential skills such as critical thinking, effective communication, and personal growth, which are necessary for success in many areas of life. English Language Arts teachers enrolled with Rutgers Alternate Route are committed to ensuring that their students reap the full benefits of studying this important subject area and take their roles as literacy ambassadors seriously. They are sharing their go-to resources for planning great lessons and enhancing their teaching for their ELA students.

Studying math can help students develop skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, logical reasoning, numeracy, and pattern recognition, among other skills. Math teachers enrolled with Rutgers Alternate Route are committed to ensuring that their students reap the full benefits of studying this important subject area, and they take their roles as STEM ambassadors seriously. They are sharing their go-to resources for planning great lessons and enhancing their teaching for their math students.

U.S. military veterans have the foundations necessary to transition into a teaching role and can actually make fantastic educators and role models. With a focus on punctuality, organization and strong listening skills, veterans create classroom environments that are structured and supportive.

History and social studies provide students with the essential knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary to become informed and responsible citizens in a culturally diverse society. With the right approach, teachers can bring history alive, make world events more relevant, and inspire student curiosity about geography, economics, and politics. That's why New Jersey Social teachers enrolled with Rutgers Alternate Route are sharing the go-to resources they use to plan great lessons and enhance their teaching for students in their classes.