Assessment & Testing
This page in the Administration Community's School Issues & Trends section offers resources alternative assessment techniques, testing, report cards, and grading.

Imagine the Schoolhouse of the 21st Century!
"This country's system of schooling was developed largely during the Industrial Age to prepare students for a workplace characterized by sitting in straight rows and performing repetitive tasks under close supervision," says Internet educator David Warlick. "It has to change." Learn how Warlick's New Century School House project offers you a chance to help design education's future. Included: Tips on designing your own classroom of the future.

Open House: When First Impressions Matter
Good first impressions make a difference, and the first open house of the school year gives teachers a chance to gain parents' support. It also allows teachers an opportunity to create a personal connection with parents and establish ways for continued communication throughout the school year. Included: Ideas to help make your open house a success!

A Dozen Articles Every Educator Should Read!
The best of the best from Education World's first 100 issues! Looking for practical teaching ideas and classroom tips? That's what Education World is all about! This week, in celebration of Ed World's 100th weekly issue, we highlight a dozen of the best and most practical stories from our archives.

Critical Friends Groups: Catalysts for School Change
Finding the time to cultivate new ways of examining student work and relating to colleagues is difficult but well worth the effort, said teacher Deborah Bambino of her involvement in a Critical Friends Group, or CFG. Perhaps you've heard the buzz about CFGs! Education World takes a close-up look at CFGs ---what they are and what they hope to accomplish.

The Secret's in the Little Things: Simple Tips for Successful Teachers
Here they are --- twelve quick tips to help make managing your classroom a breeze! Included are tips for getting to know your students, communicating with parents, getting your day of to a good start, and much more!

From the Principal Files: Advice for First-Year Teachers --- From the Principals Who Hired Them!
Ed World's Principal Files principals offer tips for beginning teachers!

Advice for First-Year Teachers --- from the 'Sophomores' Who Survived Last Year!
Education World asked the "sophomores" who faced ---and survived--- that dreaded first year to reflect on their successes and failures. First-year teachers, here is their best advice for getting through it!

A "Survival Kit" for New Teachers
A new resource, bulging with practical ideas for classroom use, would make a great welcome gift for your school's new teachers! Included: Ideas for building "teamwork" skills, motivating students, and creating reading response journals!

Pushing for Peer-Review
The NEA and AFT both advocate peer-review and peer-assistance programs for teachers.

What's Going On in Teacher Education?
Teacher training institutions across the U.S. are working to improve the quality of America's teachers. Here we highlight a handful of programs that are taking steps -- big and small -- to change the way teachers are trained.

Teachers Talk About Public Education Today
What do U.S. teachers think about the state of American education? How do their views compare with the general public's perceptions? A new report offers insight.

The State of Teacher Preparation: 1997
This article, the first in a two-part series, focuses on the problems and the challenges of teacher preparation.

Can Teach
Can Teach is an excellent teacher's resource that's full of lesson plans, teaching ideas, links, and discussion lists. The site is geared toward Canadian educators, but has plenty of great stuff for all Pre-K-7 educators.

A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff is a great place to look for new ideas for the classroom and to share your own ideas. It contains original lesson plans, tips, ideas, and indexes to more than 1,000 lesson planning resources.

Apple Learning Interchange
The Apple Learning Interchange is an Internet community for K-12 educators with a large and participatory membership. Apple has gathered databases of lesson-planning units, Internet resources, and Internet-based projects. Also included are discussion forums and chat rooms for educators.

Gateway to Educational Materials
The Internet is home to many great educational resources, lesson plans, and curriculum units, but finding them isn't always easy. The Gateway to Educational Materials provides access to high quality Internet lesson plans, curriculum units, and other education resources.

ProTeacher
Pro Teacher is a Web directory designed for elementary school teachers and parents. The site is searchable and contains lesson plans, activities, and resources on the Internet for Pre-school, elementary, and middle school classroom teachers.

New Teacher Home Page
This site was set up for teachers just starting out in the field of education. Users can see find information on classroom management, learning theories, finding a job, and more.

Apple Education
Resources for educators, parents and students concerned with K-12 or higher education. Information includes news and events, lesson plans, international education projects and links to outside education sites.

Digital Education Network
The Math Den is very complete and useful, some of the other education areas are growing quickly to catch up.

U.S. Department of Education
This is like having the entire Department of Education in your living room.

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What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
Also from the Department of Education.

New Teacher Resources
A helpful set of resources from TeachersFirst.com.

Free things for Educators
A personal (teacher's) Web site. Resources listed by grade.

Teachers First
TeachersFirst is a web resource for K-12 classroom teachers who want useful resources and lesson plans to use with their students.

MarcoPolo
Internet content for the classroom.

Global Schoolhouse
Collaborative/Online Projects resource.

Ideas for New Teachers and Education Students
From "how to" information on lesson planning and writing behavioral objectives to descriptions of the advantages and disadvantages of different instructional methods, this section of the ADPRIMA site can be helpful to new teachers and teacher education students.