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So You Want to Teach? A Guide to Teacher Certification by Natalie Crittendon, M.Ed. Whether you're an aspiring educator, a career-changer seeking purpose, or a paraprofessional ready to advance, So You Want to Teach? gives you the clarity, structure, and motivation to earn your teaching credential with confidence. Drawing on 30 years of classroom and leadership experience, Natalie Crittendon demystifies the certification process step-by-step-covering coursework, exams, student teaching, and state-specific requirements-while addressing the mindset, motivation, and self-care skills that sustain teachers for life. Inside you'll find: Real-world advice from a veteran educator and campus administrator. Chapter-by-chapter guidance from ""Knowing Your Why"" to ""Passing the Exams."" Practical checklists, time-management tools, and reflection prompts. Insights on pedagogy, culturally responsive teaching, and classroom readiness. Motivation for every stage of the journey-from first application to lifelong professional growth. Crittendon empowers readers to move from aspiration to certification-transforming passion into a profession that shapes lives and communities. ""Certification isn't just paperwork-it's a promise: I am equipped to teach with excellence."" Available globally as a Kindle eBook and for print worldwide as a softcover 8 x 10, this work published with assistance from BePublished.org in November 2025 is perfect for education majors, teacher-prep candidates, mentors, certification coaches, and anyone who believes in the transformative power of teaching. Get your copy of this fourth book by Natalie Crittendon and Nacole Publishing today!

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