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Doing anything well means putting in time and effort and being a teacher is one of the most important, least respected professions out there.

Henry Adams once wrote, "A teacher affects eternity." These are important words to consider as you get ready to mould the minds of your students.

Great teachers are contributing to this section on a regular basis so come back and check in with us and enjoy the articles, we hope they serve as inspiration. You are doing an amazing thing. Touching the hearts and minds of students is a really special and incredibly important.

Tips for Teachers ( 34 Articles )

Teachers don't mistake this section for our Lesson Plans section. Here you can read how other teachers dealt with a challenging student or managed a classroom full of monkeys or you can get ideas on how to set up your class.
Fun Teaching Stuff ( 5 Articles )
Share fun stories about teaching and living abroad here. Whether you have a great classroom story or a laugh to share about your life abroad, this is the place to do it.
Footprints Feature Teachers ( 19 Articles )
Footprints Teachers around the world are doing amazing things. We have selected one teacher each month to highlight and share his or her story with you. I hope you enjoy the stories and that you take full advantage of the amazing opportunity to live and travel in a foreign country.
News and Stories for Teachers ( 6 Articles )
This section is dedicated to news and stories from and for English teachers.

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Holly Hutchens

Holly Hutchens “I'd like to start off by saying that my choice to teach abroad in Korea was one I know I will never regret! Footprints made it very easy to communicate with the school regarding details of where I'd be living and what I'd be teaching as well as taking care of my flight information. At the airport the morning we left, my boyfriend and I encountered overweight bags and extremely long lines at security, and we missed our flight by literally one minute. As we watched our plane pull from the gate, we just about lost our minds and any hope that we'd make the long journey we'd been planning for so long. We made one simple phone call to the travel agent, Claus, that Footprints set us up with. It was 6AM where he was on a Monday morning when we called in a panic. He said, "Stay by your phone," and we knew that he would fix this fiasco for us. Luckily, while Claus was searching for a solution, a woman from United Airlines was able to book us on another flight so that we would make our connection out of the U.S. to Seoul. We would like to thank Claus and Laina at Footprints for all their help in getting us to Korea! ”