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Chapter 2: A Question-and-answer Guide to Entering the Teaching Profession

Web Sites

The New Teacher Page

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/7862
The New Teacher Page is a resource site for education students, student teachers, first-year teachers, teacher certification candidates, and those who think maybe, just maybe, they'd like to be an educator someday.

Education Job Openings

http://www.nationjob.com/education
Provides information on thousands of jobs in various areas.

The Private School Employment Network

http://www.privateschooljobs.com/index.html
Private school employment opportunities for educators.

National Association Alternative Certification

http://www.alt-teachercert.org
Alternative certification programs for interested job seekers.

Teacherjobs

http://www.teacherjobs.com/default.cfm
Provides detailed information on job opportunities throughout the US, overseas study and even resume writing.

The Corporation for National Service: AmeriCorps

http://www.cns.gov/americorps/index.html
Empowers young people to become more involved in their community through community service.

Recruiting New Teachers, Inc.

http://www.rnt.org
Contains information about teacher shortages, workloads, preparation and related information throughout the United States.

NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

http://www.ncate.org/
is the professional accrediting organization for schools, colleges, and departments of education in the United States. The Becoming a Teacher portion will help you make decisions and develop your program.

The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)

http://nces.ed.gov/
houses a massive data base for visitor research and a chat room for online education discussions.

Education Development Corporation

http://www.edc.org/
With 250 projects around the globe, EDC is one of the world's leading nonprofit education organizations. They conduct research and develop programs in such areas as early child development, K-12 education, health promotion, workforce preparation, learning technologies and institutional reform.

ERIC

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed266137.html
Provides comprehensive description of alternative certification programs, discusses the need for alternative certification, and explores the evaluation and outcomes of alternative certification programs. (This site offers a good overview of alternative certification, but its resources are from 1986 or earlier and thus not very current).

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