You've chosen your school and you're on your way to becoming the very best teacher you can. Let Education World help you on your path with resources selected with the busy education student in mind.
- General Resources
- Assessment
Here you'll find resources on testing and alternative forms of assessment.
- Classroom Management
Learn more about the fine art of Classroom Management including discipline, behavior modification, and environmental factors.
- Curriculum & Standards
Use this page to find your way around Education World's many resources on Curriculum & Standards!
- Ed Tech
Keep up with the latest in education technology, including collaborative projects, assistive technology, and lots more!
- Education Issues & Trends
The way we educate children is changing rapidly -- keep up with the latest!
- Educational Psychology
Look here for resources to help understand the underlying psychological aspects of how children develop and behave.
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- Education Research
This is the place to go when you're writing a paper, looking for education statistics or other research.
- Lesson Planning
Subject-specific and across the curriculum ideas for daily, weekly and monthly lesson ideas.
- Methods & Strategies
Find out what makes methods such as Montessori, Waldorf, Character Education, or MI special!
- Multicultural Education
Look here for tips on how to create a successful classroom experience for students from diverse cultures and how to teach multicultural issues.
- Special Students
This section can help you work with special needs students -- includes gifted, "at-risk", and disability resources.
- Working with Parents
Part of a successful classroom is positive relations with parents. Use this page to help create strong school-to-home connections.
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Articles
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Ed Schools: Are Tomorrow's Teachers Making the Grade?
How are our teacher education institutions doing? How might they improve on what they're doing? As the school year begins, Education World Principal Files principals reflect on new teachers they have hired in recent years. As well prepared as many of those teachers might be, principals say, colleges could do an even better job of training new teachers for the reality of the classroom. Included: Principals reflect on the need for new teachers to have more hands-on experiences, better classroom management skills, a keener awareness of the interpersonal skills needed to thrive in the school culture, and more!
Millionaire Teacher: 'Teaching Is the Best Job on the Planet!'
Education World talked with history teacher Bob House, winner of $1 million last week on the hit ABC show Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire? What's his final answer to the question
everybody's been asking? Quitting his job never even crossed his mind!
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.
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.
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Reviews
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Teacher Education
The purpose of the Teacher Education site is to provide a reference to help student teachers prepare for exams, research papers, and practicums. The site is a comprehensive guide to current education trends and practices relevant to education students.
Teach2Prime
Anyone who's a teacher remembers their practicum well, especially that first time they taught the class on their own without supervision. For most it is a challenging and rewarding experience, but it can also be frustrating. This is a site that can help prepare education students for successful and meaningful teaching experiences. The site includes a discussion area, plus advice on discipline, teaching methods, writing behavioral outcomes, and lots more.
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.
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Database
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Education World is full of education resources. To help you find the information you need check out our Using Education World Guide in the Research Center.
To help our users navigate the site:
- Each page has a Site Guide on the left hand side of every page with links to all of the major sections of Education World.
- Above the site guide you'll find a handy Section Guide for the area you are in.
(For example, at the top left of this page you'll see the Section Guide for the Preservice Educators Community.)
- On this guide are links to the Subsection Pages in this area, including this page. You can click on these links to go to any subsection you want.
- The main index page also has all of the information you need to navigate each section.
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Related
Links
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National Commission on Teaching & America's Future
This site providing statistics on teaching in America
ADPRIMA
Designed for new teachers and education students, ADPRIMA is a source of serious, quality education information. At this site you will find detailed, straightforward information on lesson planning, teaching methods, home schooling, classroom management, study skills, education reform, discussions, and much more.
Teacher Education Discussion Forum
Another message board to discuss education issues.
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.
Teaching Pre K-8 Idea Site
Providing classroom activities, teacher resources, author interviews and much more.
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