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On Monday, April 23, GOOD and University of Phoenix announced that after thousands of votes from the GOOD community,  eighth grade English teacher, Daryl Bilandzija is the winner of the Great American Teach-Off Round 2.

A teacher at Odyssey Charter School in Altadena, California, Daryl was surprised with a $10,000 check at his school's Earth Day assembly. Watch the video for his reaction and to learn how he'll be making use of the classroom grant.

Congratulations to Daryl and all the teachers from the Great American Teach-Off Round 2. Check back this fall for as we kick off the next round of The Great American Teach-Off.

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[Update: We will be announcing the winner on April 23. Thanks for your help in choosing the winner. Check back soon.]

We've almost reached the end of The Great American Teach-Off and, thanks to your votes over the past five weeks, we've gone from ten finalists to two. One of these teachers will win the grand prize: A $10,000 classroom grant.  Your votes this week will determine just who that will be. Click here to see the two remaining finalists and vote for your favorite. You can vote every day during the voting period, so make sure to come back each day this week.

Click here to watch the finalists answer this week's question: What would you do with $10,000 for your classroom? This is your chance to pick the grand prize winner, so don't forget to cast your vote!

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Today, postsecondary educators hold 1.7 million jobs in America. With postsecondary teaching jobs expected to grow by 15 percent by 2018, you might be surprised about who is teaching in college classrooms. As it turns out, vocational and career-related subjects such as health specialties and business have the most instructors, while STEM (science, tech, engineering, and math) subjects lag a little behind. Even more surprising is how much time full-time professors spend on unpaid or non-teaching related work. Click on the infographic to see the education level of college professors, the breakdown of their work= week, and how many there are per subject.

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With a challenging economy and tough job market facing recent college graduates, colleges are being scrutinized for how well they prepare students for careers. But has this scrutiny made high school students feel more wary about attending college? A recent survey of high school graduates from the class of 2010 shows that despite the cost and current job placement statistics, college is still viewed as a key towards building a more successful future.

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Teachers today not only have to constantly engage students and ensure they’re learning, but they also have to keep up with evolving technology, teaching methods, and resources. This makes them some of the best problem solvers, innovators and creators. In the GOOD Guide to Finding the Teachers of Tomorrow, we sat down with five of the finalists from cycle one of the Great American Teach-Off and asked how we can find and support others just like them.

Learn about the successes and lessons they learned from participating in the contest and where they think the future of teaching is heading. These veterans give advice to first time teachers and give their predictions on classrooms of the future.

Head over to the GOOD Guide to Finding the Teachers of Tomorrow and see what these innovative kindergarten through sixth grade teachers have to say. 

Illustration by Kate Slovin

It's the last chance for you to help us find the next Great American Teach-Off winner!

GOOD and University of Phoenix are proud to announce the launch of The Great American Teach-Off for teachers in grades 7 through 12.  (Click here to see which elementary school teacher won last time).

This contest is a nationwide competition to celebrate teachers who are making a positive impact in America's classrooms. Here's how it works: Click here to nominate an outstanding teacher for seventh through twelfth grade—it can be one you've had, your child's, or even yourself—by February 20. We'll select the finalists based on how he or she makes a positive difference for students; how creativity and innovation is fostered in the classroom; and what impact he or she has made on the greater school community.

We'll announce the top 10 finalists on March 5. All finalists will record videos responding to a short list of questions about their teaching experience, and the GOOD community will vote for one teacher to receive a $10,000 classroom grant. The teacher with the most votes wins.

Many of us take for granted all of the amazing teachers in our lives. Maybe it's your hard-working coworker, or a neighbor that stays up late grading papers, or that tenth grade teacher that told you not to give up when it counted. Give them the spotlight they deserve by clicking here to nominate an outstanding educator today!

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Renowned as one of the most prestigious medical schools in the world, the UCSF School of Medicine employs technology to help students and faculty learn more effectively. At the school's Kanbar Simulation Center, students record practice consultations and review the videos to improve each step of their patient interactions. Students also use iPads in labs, which makes training videos and resource material easily accessible at the point of practice.

For Catherine Lucey, Vice Dean of Education at the School of Medicine, integrating technology aids the faculty in teaching students to become compassionate, skillful physicians. Click on the video to learn more about UCSF's approach to learning.

This video is part eight in our Future Learning video series about technology in classrooms. Check out our first video on Khan Academy here and learn about other forward-thinking innovators like Sugata Mitra, Sifteo, Digita Tabula, Innovations for Learning, Connexions, and Collaborize Classroom.