Resources for NEW/Future Teachers

[Cyndi Danner-Kuhn]

Volunteer Teacher from the Trenches,
Could you suggest at least one valuable web link that a new/future teacher needs to know about and bookmark. And could you tell us briefly why. thanks

TECS 290 students:
Please tell us about the resources you found. Make sure you your read through all the posts before adding yous. If the site has already been suggested, find another!!

[AbbyMaska]

Site Address: http://www.education-world.com
Teacher World has great resources for lesson planning, professional development, technology integration, and school issues. The site contains blogs by education professionals and other forums for discussion among teachers.

Site Address: http://www.teachersfirst.com
At the Teacher First website a teacher can find what most other websites offer as far as lesson planning ideas and the like. What makes this site more appealing is that its advertisement free and provides helpful advice for new and first year teachers.

[Jill Whitson]

Part 3
Site name: teAchnology
Site Address: http:/www.teach-nology.com/teachers/
Description: A good site for lesson plans, tools, tips etc. using technology. You can choose specific grade levels and subject areas.

Site Name: EdHelper
Site Address: http://www.edhelper.com
Description: A great site for teachers that can be subscribed to school-wide. It has pintables for all subject areas and grade levels. It is a good source for supplemental materials for the regular curriculum being used in the classroom. It can be sorted into specific themes and areas of interest. Our school district is a subscriber to this site and the teachers in our district use the site frequently. The school does have to pay a subscription rate.
I use websites that I have bookmarked for preschool but not a lot of other grade levels. I do use them some when I work with my Title I students and in summer school so I am enjoying searching the different sites.

[Alice Mercer]

I'm moved away from edhelper because I found 1) The grade/lexile levels were not always accurate 2) It was just worksheets. It's nice to turn to when you need worksheets and don't want to go out to the local teacher supply store for a new book, but ultimately it's limited.

[Eryn Norton]

1. Site Name: National Science Teachers Association Learning Center
Site Address:
Description: This site is great for new science teachers! Through this site you can access information on all science subjects through NSTA journals. This site also has free science objects, these include simulation based learning experiences.

2. Site Name: A New Teacher Guide Book
Site Address:
Description: I found this website while working on this assignment...this is for 1st year teachers. One teacher has given information on a great number of topics that first year teacher could find helpful. From organization to classroom management.

[Melissa Beyer]

Tips and Strategies from First Year Teachers
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/ch3.html
This site doesn’t contain links or lesson plans or advice. I found it quite interesting to read many of the comments people wrote as advice. There are things on there that I would have never thought of. Although this site doesn’t provide any materials, it still provides an insight that you gain only gain through your first year of teaching.

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr152.shtml
Education World
I visited this site earlier on this assignment, but came back to it because of the section that gives advice to first year teachers. I really enjoyed the ABCs of first year teaching and the short advice it provided. Not only can you read through the advice, but you can also spend time looking at lesson plans, games, and worksheets. It also provides additional material for first year teachers. This is one site that I REALLY like, there is just so much information and different areas and aspects it touches on.

[Catelyn Manly]

The Teacher Store
http://shop.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchResultDi...
Or more simply, http://www.scholasticdealer.com/dealer/tflanding.html and then click on the Teachers' link.
I like this because they have several items. It sorts them by grade level or by price or by subject. I know it's just online shopping, but they also have decorating stuff. I know I won't be in an elementary school, and I'm going to be teaching math. But I still like to be artsy.

New Teacher, First Year Teacher, and Student Teacher Resources GALORE!
www.teachingheart.net/newteacher.html
This site is pretty cool. It gives advice for things like the job interview. then it gives tips on classroom management, behavior management, and even bulletin board ideas.

[Paul Carver]

1. Teach-nology

http://www.teach-nology.com/

Lesson plans, rubrics, teaching tips, blogs

2. Scholastic

http://teacher.scholastic.com/

teaching ideas, online activites

Other than that i bow to the all powerful GOOGLE. Google knows everything. I had a teacher that said it is less important to know everything than to know where to find it.

[Paul Carver]

since someone already had one of mine i found another resource!
3. Rubistar

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

behold the power of rubrics!

[Nicole Reichert]

Site Name: Education World
Site Address: http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr152.shtml
Description: First-year teachers, here is their best advice for getting through it! The website contains a classroom problem solver, tools for teaching, a virtual workshop, strategies that work, and much much more.

Site Name: What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
Site Address: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html
Description: Dedicated to the first year teacher. The site manages to articulate the primary challenges and rewards of teaching in a clear and succinct way. The site contains a checklist of tips for first year teachers and tips and strategies for first year teachers as well.

[Emily Higgins]

Site #1 Name:
Education World: The Educators Best Friend

Site Address:
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr156.shtml

Description:
This website has tons of useful information and resourses for classroom teachers and their students. Wow, where to start! Some of the things that the website offers are: lesson planning, professional development, Advice from administrators, technology integration, school issues, classroom management, parent issues, a teacher's lounge, and much much more! This website has all kinds of cool things, everyone should check it out, I enjoyed looking through a lot of it!


Site # 2 Name:
KNEA- Kansas National Education Association

Site Address:
http://ks.nea.org/resources/websites/home.html

Description:
Most all of us should hopefully know what KNEA is and should be member of the organization through school and out department. However, I am not sure it everyone has taken the opportunity to search through their website and explore everything that it has to offer. It has tons of very important resources and information that student teachers and furture teachers need to be aware of! Visit the website and you will see a long list on the left side of the screen showing what KNEA has to offer and what you can explore.

[Emily Higgins]

On a side note, I agree with Paul Carver above, Teach-nology: http://www.teach-nology.com/, and
Rubistar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php, are two that I was going to suggest to others before I saw they had already been posted. They are both excellent resources that I have used frequently the last couple years! Check them out!

[Alice Mercer]

Also, many teachers' associations will offer supplemental disability, and life insurance. There is usually an open enrollment (sign up with no medical exam) in the first 3 months of employment. Make sure you look into this and sign up if it is something you need.