New and Prospective Teachers (K through 12)

New and Prospective Teachers Sites:

Education Interview Questions Education Interview Questions: The types of questions teacher candidates should ask their interviewers. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/cdc/edu-questions.html Allexperts Teaching Q&A Allexperts Teaching Q&A: Volunteer experts tell what it's really like to be a teacher and provide career-advancement tips. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=1493 Rethinkingschools.org - Getting Students Off The Track Rethinkingschools.org - Getting Students Off The Track: First-year teacher shares her experiences and insights. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_01/Gett171.shtml Summerbridge Summerbridge: A program for high school and college students to teach other students a few courses during the summer in exchange for a stipend. Program is run in a number of cities around the United states. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.summerbridge.org/ Owatonna Mentoring Program Owatonna Mentoring Program: Experienced Owatonna educators are teamed up with probationary teachers in a three-year progression, to provide support, encouragement and professional development. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.owatonna.k12.mn.us/esc/instructional%20services/mentoring/ New Physics Teacher Project New Physics Teacher Project: Advice for the first year physics teacher gathered from interviews with expert physics educators. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://earthfuture.tripod.com/mp/adviceproject.html First Year Urban Teacher First Year Urban Teacher: A comprehensive instructional guide to facilitate the first year teacher's transition into the classroom -- from the first day to the last day. Also find other tips for prospective teachers such as resume help, links, sample interview questions and class (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.geocities.com/urbanteacher/ American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education: Includes news, publications, meetings, teacher preparation information, professional development, and state chapters. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.aacte.org/ Survival Guide for New Teachers Survival Guide for New Teachers: From the US Department of Education. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.ed.gov/teachers/become/about/survivalguide/index.html Mentor Junction Mentor Junction: A comprehensive support environment for professionals mentoring or supervising novice teachers. The site also contains an integration of theory, research, and application of promising practices for promoting educator learning and personal development. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.ncsu.edu/mentorjunction/ What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching: Dedicated to the first year teacher. The site manages to articulate the primary challenges and rewards of teaching in a clear and succinct way, using the words of the teachers themselves. New and Veteran teachers respond to issues ranging from professiona (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html standards-of-practice.net standards-of-practice.net: A free, interactive, professional development resource for new and experienced teachers, based on the Ontario College of Teachers Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.standards-of-practice.net/ Becoming a Teacher Becoming a Teacher: Information about teaching requirements in California. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.thecaliforniateacher.com/becomingateacher.html Recruiting New Teachers, Inc. Recruiting New Teachers, Inc.: This site examines the teaching profession in great detail, as well as providing resources for potential teachers. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.rnt.org/ New Math Teachers New Math Teachers: Provides some good ideas for new math teachers. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/terri/terri.html Information on Teach for America Information on Teach for America: Details of an interview experience with Teach for America, and links to their national web site and the Houston school district which hired this particular person. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.serafin.freeservers.com/ Nontraditional Career Resource Center at Rutgers University Nontraditional Career Resource Center at Rutgers University: A program funded by the New Jersey Department of Education, and is housed at the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Parents, educators and students explore, research, and share information on nontraditional (for thei (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ncrc/ What Techniques Can Make You More Marketable When You Look to Get Your Teaching Job? What Techniques Can Make You More Marketable When You Look to Get Your Teaching Job?: Examines five key considerations for landing a teaching job. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/jobs/ National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE): A coalition of 33 specialty professional associations of teachers, teacher educators, content specialists, and local and state policy makers. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.ncate.org/ Rethinkingschools.org - Teaching to Make a Difference Rethinkingschools.org - Teaching to Make a Difference: A collection of advice to someone who is new to the teaching profession. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_01/Diff171.shtml The Role of Texas Physics Departments in the Preparation of K-12 Science Teachers The Role of Texas Physics Departments in the Preparation of K-12 Science Teachers: Summary of a conference held March 6-7, 2002 at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.swt.edu/~dd14/tp/tpconf.html Student Views on First Year Teaching Student Views on First Year Teaching: Provides a good bit of advice for first year teachers. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.aci.mta.ca/MtATeach/FirstYear.html Mighty Mentors Mighty Mentors: Helps new and student teachers pair up with experienced teachers in email mentoring partnerships, free of charge. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.teaching.com/mentors/ Student Teachers Student Teachers: Great little activities to use with students. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.abcteach.com/StudentTeachers/StudentTeacher.htm PT3 - Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers for Technology PT3 - Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers for Technology: The primary function of the PT3 grant is to assist pre-service teachers learn and integrate technology into their lessons and units of study. The PT3 team targets pre-service teachers and their professors as they provide a variety of resources for facilit (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.pt3.uh.edu/ Primary Catholic Partnership Primary Catholic Partnership: School-centred initial teacher training in the Southampton, UK area which promotes high standards of teaching and learning based on a Catholic philosophy of education. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.pcp-scitt.org.uk/ The National Board For Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) The National Board For Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS): Works to strengthen the teaching profession and to improve student learning in America's schools by establishing high standards for teachers. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.nbpts.org/ Ten Tips for New Teachers Ten Tips for New Teachers: Ten tips to help student teachers become successful in the classroom. Written by a veteran teacher and student teacher mentor. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.teachersfirst.com/tenpoints.shtml Assessing Teachers' Effectiveness Assessing Teachers' Effectiveness: Contains information and discussion concerning the following conceptual aspects of assessing teachers' effectiveness: purposes; category of teachers to be assessed; conceptions of teachers' work; dimensions of teacher quality; approach to establishing val (New and Prospective Teachers) http://education.curtin.edu.au/iier/iier7/dunkin.html Teach For America Teach For America: TFA is a national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach and to effect change in under-resourced urban and rural public schools. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.teachforamerica.org/ A Career Choice Series - Teaching A Career Choice Series - Teaching: Source of teacher career information, with a list of education programs, teaching facts and steps to becoming a teacher. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.bluerising.com/teachers/ The Teacher Training Agency (UK) The Teacher Training Agency (UK): An executive Non-Departmental Public Body established by the Education Act 1994. Its purpose is to raise standards in schools by attracting able and committed people to teaching and by improving the quality of teacher training. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.useyourheadteach.gov.uk/ SoYouWanna Be A Teacher? SoYouWanna Be A Teacher?: This article goes through the entire process, from certification to lesson plans, so that a person will know what to expect and how to prepare for a career in teaching. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/teacher/teacher.html New Teacher Center at University of California, Santa Cruz New Teacher Center at University of California, Santa Cruz: A national resource dedicated to teacher development. Offering several support programs designed to equip the new teacher with necessary skills and support for success in the classroom. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.newteachercenter.org NPR : One Year in the Life at Roosevelt High School, A Special Report NPR : One Year in the Life at Roosevelt High School, A Special Report: NPR's Robert Smith is spending a year following the students and faculty at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Wash. -- the largest high school in the city. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.npr.org/news/specials/roosevelt/index.html North Bedfordshire School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) North Bedfordshire School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT): Details about study for the Postgraduate Certificate of Education by working in schools with professional teachers. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.northbedsscitt.org.uk/ Careers in Teaching Careers in Teaching: Guide about the pros and cons of becoming a teacher. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.gradlink.edu.au/gradlink/student/s_teach.htm Second International GIREP Seminar on Quality Development in Teacher Education and Training Second International GIREP Seminar on Quality Development in Teacher Education and Training: 1-6 September, 2003, University of Udine, Italy. The seminar can be summed up as one in which the concerns of producing professional physics teachers for the demands of the 21st century. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://web.uniud.it/cird/girepseminar2003/ 2Schools Consortium 2Schools Consortium: School-based initial teacher training through the GTP route. UK. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.2schoolsdrb.co.uk/ Bedgrove Infant Training School Bedgrove Infant Training School: Background information about the school as well as about the different ways of training to become a teacher in the UK. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://bedgrovetraining.co.uk/ Mentoring the New Teacher Mentoring the New Teacher: SkyLight Professional Development provides a summer program that provides training for the most critical problems facing novice teachers. (New and Prospective Teachers) http://www.skylightedu.com/mentoring/index.cfm?fuseaction=enter