New and Prospective Teachers Educators K through 12

Sites listed in Reference/Education/Educators/K_through_12/New_and_Prospective_Teachers contain resources, advice, guidelines, help and suggestions for new teachers or those considering becoming teachers.

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• Teacher Focus Forum - New Teachers' Place - Forum to discuss new teacher issues with other teachers who are now or have recently been through similar situations.
  
• 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.
  
• Training and Development Agency for Schools (UK) - An executive Non-Departmental Public Body established to raise standards in schools by attracting able and committed people to teaching and by improving the quality of teacher training.
  
• Teacher Certification Information - Credentialing and advanced degree information for beginning teachers, experienced teachers and administrators, as well as educator information for each state.
  
• NewTeacher.com - Information about helping new teachers.
  
• 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
  
• 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.
  
• Illinois New Teacher Collaborative - Resources and programs for new K-12 teachers to promote collaboration among all stakeholders concerned with recruiting and retaining quality teachers for Illinois schools.
  
• 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.
  
• Thoughts on Teach for America - A former Teach for America corps member reflects on the program and offers advice to prospective applicants.
  
• 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.
  
• Rethinkingschools.org - Teaching to Make a Difference - A collection of advice to someone who is new to the teaching profession.
  
• 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.
  
• Educator Preparation in Ohio - Information on educator preparation programs, educator standards, upcoming conferences, and a report on the quality of teacher education in the state of Ohio are presented.
  
• NEA: Tomorrow's Teachers - Looking Good on Paper - "Having a stellar résumé and portfolio will set you apart from the crowd."
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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 Physics Teacher Project - Advice for the first year physics teacher gathered from interviews with expert physics educators.
  
• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education - Includes news, publications, meetings, teacher preparation information, professional development, and state chapters.
  
• Survival Guide for New Teachers - From the US Department of Education.
  
• New Math Teachers - Provides some good ideas for new math teachers.
  
• 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.
  
• 2Schools Consortium - School-based initial teacher training through the GTP route. UK.
  
• The New Teacher Book - Selected articles from the book.
  
• 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
  
• Hip Teacher - Weblog covering the whole first year out of college as a teacher.
  
• New Teacher University - Designed to support the professional development of educators. Includes free articles, new teacher training programs, and support products available to purchase.
  
• Mentor Junction - A support environment for professionals mentoring or supervising novice teachers. Includes an integration of theory, research, and application of promising practices for promoting educator learning and personal development.
  
• New Teacher Survival Guide - Includes how to get a job, teaching jokes, classroom discipline tips, and pros and cons of public and private schools.
  
• Rethinkingschools.org - Getting Students Off The Track - First-year teacher shares her experiences and insights.
  
• First Year Urban Teacher - An 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 classroom management
  
• Embrace Challenge - Information is primarily for student and new science teachers. Ideas include classroom management suggestions, how to prepare for the start of the school year, and how to handle laboratory situations.
  
• Education Interview Questions - The types of questions teacher candidates should ask their interviewers.
  
• 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.
  
  

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