ACCESS

Alabama Connecting Classrooms and Students Statewide is an education initiative of the Alabama Department of Education. This program allows students to engage in activities that may not be available to them. ACCESS allows new and innovative ways to motivate your students to want to learn. ACCESS allows teachers to have interactive videoconferencing. ACCESS allows teachers to have one-on-one interaction with their students. To become an ACCESS teacher, you must be highly qualified in the state of Alabama in the subject that you are wanting to teach; you must meet background check requirements; you must have prior experience in teaching an assigned ACCESS course; and, you must attend training during the summer and the school year.

A few courses that are offered through the ACCESS program that I found interesting are under the general electives. ACCESS allows students to take accounting, global studies, personal finance, nutrition and wellness, and web design. In high school, I did not have the chance to take these classes. I think that having these classes for students could give them a better insight on what they want to do prior to entering college.