Resources & Links
GENERAL INFORMATION
Agent K-12 recruitment services , with jobs and career news from the editors at Education Week and Teacher Magazine
Teachers Helping Teachers - lesson plans, forums, great ideas, etc.
Teaching sites at WebCrawler - lists and reviews of sites for K-12
Classtrips - interesting places for class trips.
Education Resources -professional development, certification and licensing information in other states, Educational Associations, and much, much more.
SITES FOR PROFESSIONALS
New York State Education Department - link to the Department of Education for New York State. Find certification requirements, forms, most recent information, send them email.
New York City's United Federation of Teachers (UFT) - link to the UFT.
Great Teacher - free teacher job site plus great links to teaching organizations and associations.
Connecticut Education Department - link to the Department of Education for Connecticut.
CTREAP - Connecticut Regional Applicant and Placement Program, an online application program for educators seeking employment in the state of Connecticut.
National Center for Education Statistics- primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES link to OTAS (On-line Teacher Application System) - Use the On-Line Application System for Educators (OLAS) developed by the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES. Go to www.olasjobs.org to apply online and for information about schools and vacancies..
Education Week - Education Week online
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The New York State Art Teachers Association
Association of Math Teachers of New York
National Council of Teachers of Math
RESEARCH SITES
Manhattanville College Library - library catalogs, electronic resources, reference tools, internet search engines, and more.
Ask ERIC -The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a federally-funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.
Educational Testing Service - information and sample questions about ETS tests, financial aid, careers, college admissions, and disabilities testing.
Peterson's.com - Information about colleges and universitites, graduate programs, study abroad, summer programs, private schools, job opportunities, and executive education programs.
College-scholarships.com - information on scholarships, financial aid, information for the returning adult student, and more.
MATH /SCIENCE SITES
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - lessons and activities, on-line publications and other resource links for math and science teachers.
Forum at Swarthmore - great web resource for Mathematics.
ENGLISH/SOCIAL STUDIES/LANGUAGE SITES
Children's Literature Web Guide - a children's literature web guide, complete with a searchable index, literature on-line, discussion groups and many links to resources for teachers and students.
Dr. Seuss' Seussville - visit the world of Dr. Seuss and his playground in cyberspace.
LINKS AND LIBRARIES
Classroom Connect - a one-stop site for educators with links to web sites, newsgroups, gophers and searchable databases. Learn how to put the internet to work in the classroom.
K-12 Education Resources at Yahoo - the popular search engine's searchable index of info on K-12 Education resources, plus many links to related web sites
Library of Congress - "Using primary sources " and events, places, people, time, topics - wonderful site for Social Studies class.
National Archives - an online exhibit hall and the Digital Classroom, programs, publications, lessons, and activities for teachers and students.
US Department of Education Home Page An introduction to the U.S. Department of Education and much more. Find out about the Department's programs, services and publications, plus link to searchable indexes, library catalogs and other points of interest.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - a categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new World Wide Web sites.