Rutgers Alternate Route candidates come from incredibly diverse backgrounds. These career changers have unique experiences as they all approach the same goal: becoming a teacher.

Many of our candidates are also veterans of the United State military, each bringing valuable skills and knowledge that can help students of military families. Nationally, veterans make up roughly two percent of teachers and programs like Rutgers Alternate Route and Troops to Teachers make it easier for service members to transition to a teaching career.

To gain a better understanding about what it is like to serve in the United States military, we got in touch with five Alternate Route candidates that have military backgrounds. Their answers give perspective on what it’s like to serve, how to best support students of military families and the valuable skills they gained while serving.

New Jersey Alternate Route candidates specializing in Visual Arts Education recently recommended free web resources that they’ve consulted when preparing lessons and engaging, relevant activities for students. Their suggested resources are a part of our blog series featuring go-to-Websites, blogs, and other online teaching and reference materials for helping our state’s youth achieve the NJ Student Learning Standards. More than 300 teachers participated in this professional swap and share, with many contributing lesser-known resources that even seasoned educators will be excited to discover. Read why Visual Arts educators love the resources they recommend.

New Jersey Alternate Route candidates specializing in English as a Second Language (ESL) Education recently recommended free web resources that they’ve consulted when preparing lessons and engaging, relevant activities for students. Their suggested resources are a part of our blog series featuring go-to-websites, blogs, and other online teaching and reference materials for helping our state’s youth achieve the NJ Student Learning Standards. More than 300 teachers participated in this professional swap and share, with many contributing lesser-known resources that even seasoned educators will be excited to discover. Read why our ESL educators love the resources they recommend.

New Jersey Alternate Route candidates specializing in Special Education recently recommended free web resources that they’ve consulted when preparing lessons and engaging, relevant activities for students. Their suggested resources are a part of our blog series featuring go-to-websites, blogs, and other online teaching and reference materials for helping our state’s youth achieve the NJ Student Learning Standards. More than 300 teachers participated in this professional swap and share, with many contributing lesser-known resources that even seasoned educators will be excited to discover. Read why Special Education educators love the resources they recommend.

New Jersey Alternate Route candidates specializing in World Language Education recently recommended free web resources that they’ve consulted when preparing lessons and engaging, relevant activities for students. Their suggested resources are a part of our blog series featuring go-to-Websites, blogs, and other online teaching and reference materials for helping our state’s youth achieve the NJ Student Learning Standards. More than 300 teachers participated in this professional swap and share, with many contributing lesser-known resources that even seasoned educators will be excited to discover. Read why our World Language educators love the resources they recommend.