Exam Preparation
- ABCTE Prepare to Teach Workshops
ABCTE’s Prepare to Teach Workshops will not only help teaching candidates prepare for the Professional Teaching Knowledge Exam, but will also provide sound, practical advice to help teachers succeed once they are certified and in the classroom. In total, the workshops will consist of over 300 pages of content divided across ten topics, each with high-quality video case studies that demonstrate and reinforce the concepts discussed. These workshops are available online at any time so candidates can move at their own pace.
All enrolled candidates will receive complimentary access to ABCTE’s online Prepare to Teach Workshops. Access the workshops at http://www.abcte.org/courses/prepare-to-teach/index.html and login with your MyPass username and password.
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- Classroom Management
This page on TeacherVision's website features many resources organized under the categories of "The Art of Teaching," "Assessment," "Behavior Management," "Classroom Organization" and "Working with Parents."
- Education Resources Information Center
ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
- New Teacher Hotline
The New Teacher Hotline features Dr. Glen Moulton, a supervisor of instruction and lifelong teacher trainer, and Michael Kelley, the author of Rookie Teaching for Dummies. These two hosts use their knowledge and experiences to provide straight-forward and practical tips and strategies to new teachers.
You can either listen right from the web site or download the podcast from iTunes and listen on the go! And best of all, this resource is absolutely free!
- Scholastic's Class Homepage Builder
The Class Homepage Builder is a tool to help you create and post online news and information about your class. As a teacher, it's your personal online workspace for making a Class Homepage and Web-based materials to share with students and their parents. The Class Homepage Builder is free! Even if you have little computer experience, it's easy to use the Class Homepage Builder. The step by step tutorial will guide you throughout the process.
- TeachToday
TeachToday provides resources for teachers on the responsible and safe use of new communications technologies.
- What Does It Mean to Be a Research-Based Profession?
This article discusses mechanisms for distinguishing education fads from research-based best practices, uses of education research, and methods that teachers can use to find truly effective teaching strategies.
- What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) was established in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to provide educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education.
