2Schools Consortium
   School-based initial teacher training through the GTP route. UK.
   http://www.2schools.org/

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
   Includes news, publications, meetings, teacher preparation information, professional development, and state chapters.
   http://www.aacte.org/

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
   http://www.iier.org.au/iier7/dunkin.html

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.
   http://bedgrovetraining.co.uk/

Education Interview Questions
   The types of questions teacher candidates should ask their interviewers.
   http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/cdc/edu-questions.html

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.
   http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?Page=2&TopicID=516&TopicRelationID=516

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.
   http://www.embracechallenge.net/educationa.html

Getting Started - A Checklist for Beginning Teachers
   The Alberta Teachers' Association offers this advice.
   http://www.teachers.ab.ca/Resources+For/Beginning+Teachers/Getting+Started%E2%80%94A+Checklist+for+Beginning+Teachers.htm

Hip Teacher
   Weblog covering the whole first year out of college as a teacher.
   http://hipteacher.typepad.com/schoolblog/

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.
   http://intc.ed.uiuc.edu/

Mentor Junction
   A comprehensive support environment for professionals mentoring or supervising novice teachers. The site also contains an integration of theory, research, and application of promising practices for promoting educator learning and personal development.
   http://www.ncsu.edu/mentorjunction/

NEA: Tomorrow's Teachers - Looking Good on Paper
   "Having a stellar résumé and portfolio will set you apart from the crowd."
   http://www.nea.org/tomorrowsteachers/2005/jobhunt.html

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.
   http://www.npr.org/news/specials/roosevelt/index.html

New Math Teachers
   Provides some good ideas for new math teachers.
   http://terri.clarityconnect.com/terri.html

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.
   http://www.newteachercenter.org

New Teacher Survival Guide
   Includes how to get a job, teaching jokes, classroom discipline tips, pros and cons of public and private schools, and more.
   http://www.dun.org/sulan/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.
   http://www.newteachersuccess.com/

NewTeacher.com
   Information about helping new teachers.
   http://www.newteacher.com/

Nontraditional Career Resource Center at Rutgers University
   A program funded by the New Jersey Department of Education, and is housed at the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Parents, educators and students explore, research, and share information on nontraditional (for thei
   http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ncrc/

North Bedfordshire School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT)
   Details about study for the Postgraduate Certificate of Education by working in schools with professional teachers.
   http://www.northbedsscitt.org.uk/

Owatonna Mentoring Program
   Experienced Owatonna educators are teamed up with probationary teachers in a three-year progression, to provide support, encouragement and professional development.
   http://www.owatonna.k12.mn.us/ESC/Instructional%20Services/Mentor%20Program/home.htm

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.
   http://www.pcp-scitt.org.uk/

Rethinkingschools.org - Getting Students Off The Track
   First-year teacher shares her experiences and insights.
   http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_01/Gett171.shtml

Rethinkingschools.org - Teaching to Make a Difference
   A collection of advice to someone who is new to the teaching profession.
   http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_01/Diff171.shtml

Road 2 Teaching
   Road 2 Teaching provides strategies and tips for each stage of a preservice teacher: program studies, student teaching, and obtaining a job.
   http://www.road2teaching.com-a.googlepages.com/home

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.
   http://web.uniud.it/cird/girepseminar2003/

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.
   http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/teacher/teacher.html

Summerbridge
   A program for high school and college students to teach other students a few courses during the summer in exchange for a stipend. Program is run in a number of cities around the United states.
   http://www.summerbridge.org/

Survival Guide for New Teachers
   From the US Department of Education.
   http://www.ed.gov/teachers/become/about/survivalguide/index.html

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.
   http://www.teachforamerica.org/

Teacher Certification Information
   Credentialing and advanced degree information for beginning teachers, experienced teachers and administrators, as well as educator information for each state.
   http://www.teacher-world.com

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.
   http://www.teacherfocus.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=34

Teachnology Forum - New Teachers / Student Teachers
   A forum for new educators.
   http://www.teach-nology.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=6

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.
   http://www.teachersfirst.com/tenpoints.shtml

The New Teacher Book
   Selected articles from the book.
   http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/newteacher/NTSamples.shtml

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.
   http://uweb.txstate.edu/~dd14/tp/tpconf.html

Thoughts on Teach for America
   A former Teach for America corps member reflects on the program and offers advice to prospective applicants.
   http://www.tfa-thoughts.blogspot.com

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.
   http://www.tda.gov.uk/

What Techniques Can Make You More Marketable When You Look to Get Your Teaching Job?
   Examines five key considerations for landing a teaching job.
   http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/jobs/

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
   http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html