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Cards - these 9x4 two-sided cards offer concise information on
topics relevant to becoming a teacher. (For a complete list of INFO Card titles,
go to the Digests and Publications
section of the site.)
General Resources
AACTE - The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Educaction - AACTE is a national, voluntary association of colleges and universities with undergraduate or graduate programs
that prepare professional educators.
AFT
- The American Federation of Teachers - represents over one
million teachers, school support staff, higher education faculty and
staff, health care professionals, and state and municipal employees.
New Teacher
Page - is a resource site for education students, student
teachers, first-year teachers, teacher certification candidates, and
those who think they would like to be an educator.
Survey
& Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends 1999
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provides state-by-state salary comparisons, beginning teacher
salaries, and salary data for school districts in the nation's
100 largest cities.
Certification/Licensure
Resources
ERIC Digest 97-6: I Already Have a
Bachelor's Degree. How Can I Obtain a Teaching License?
State Education
Agencies - this site provides direct links
to individual state department of education (SDE) websites including the District of
Columbia, and the Department of Defense Schools. Most SDE sites
contain information on requirements for teacher licensing,
certification, and testing requirements.
50
States' Certification Requirements - An ongoing project to
collect the teacher certification requirements for all 50 states.
Job SitesAcademic Employment
Network- provides opportunities for teachers and
administrators at all institutional levels to place ads and
connect with one another about job openings. Viewing job
openings is free but their is a small fee to post your resume.
Education
World's Employment Center- listings of current job
openings within the education market and a resume bank of over
1,000 educator resumes.
JobsinSchools.com-
using a variety of services, candidates can first identify and
screen schools and school systems in geographic areas where they
want to work. Then they can evaluate schools and districts to
determine where they have the best fit and want to apply.
National
Association of Independent Schools Career Center- has
dozens of resources for job hunting and career development. There is
a new “Job Openings” section to view positions currently available
at independent schools.
National Teacher
Recruitment Clearinghouse - offers practical solutions for
recruiters, teachers seeking jobs, prospective teachers, and school
districts looking to reatin teachers.
Recruiting New Teachers, Inc.-
is a national non-profit
organization which was formed in 1986 to
raise esteem for teaching, expand the pool of prospective teachers,
and improve the nation's teacher recruitment and development
policies and practices. Visit this site if you are interested in
knowing more about what it takes to teach.
SchoolSpring.com- This is
a
free service for educators-
search for jobs, post your resume, and sign up for job alerts
via email. A SuperSearch feature finds thousands of jobs from
dozens of education job sites
Teacher
Referral for Defense Employees (Troops to Teachers)-
this site provides Referral Assistance and Placement services to
service members and civilian employees of Department of Defense
who are interested in beginning a second career in public
education as teacher or teacher's aides.
Teachers-Teachers.com: The
Internet's Premier Academic Placement Service - this free service
helps teachers find teaching jobs. By using this website, teachers
can easily distribute their resume and cover letter to hundreds of
schools nationwide.
Teach for America -
places recent college graduates
and others with baccalaureate degrees in 2-year positions in urban
and rural public schools. Special effort is made to recruit people
of color and prospective teachers in bilingual education, science,
or mathematics. Teach for America, 315 West 36th Street, New York,
NY 10018; (212) 279-2080, Fax (212) 279-2081.
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