General Resources

• ABC Teaching Jobs - ABC Teaching Jobs is a K-12 recruitment site designed to help educators find teaching and administrative jobs and schools to find qualified educators.

• Celebration of Teaching and Learning - This website, from the NYSED Office of Cultural Education, consists of material about and online access to cultural resources for teachers and educators.

• District Administration - The magazine for K-12 education leaders.

• Education Commission of the States - The core of this Web site is the Education Issues section, which provides a wealth of information on dozens of education issues, from accountability to vouchers. Each "Issue Site" includes an overview of the issue; information about state legislation, programs and activities; links to the best research, reports and articles about the issue; links to other Web sites with good information about each issue; and other resources such as examples of good education practice and databases that can be sorted into tailored views.

• Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program - The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State and arranges direct one-to-one classroom exchanges to over thirty countries for teachers at the elementary, secondary, two-year, and four-year college
  levels. Administrators can participate in six-week shadowing experiences in nine different countries.

• Great Schools.net - Elementary, middle and high school information for public, private and charter schools nationwide.

• Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanic Americans Website - The Initiative serves as a resource for information relating to the closing of the educational achievement gap of Hispanic Americans.

• Insideschools.org - An independent non-profit group offering authoritative reviews of the more than 1,100 NYC public schools.

• National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers (NASSLEO) - NASSLEO is the oldest national organization dedicated to assisting school administrators and law enforcement organizations in developing and maintaining safe schools.

• New York City Early Childhood Professional Development Institute - This website includes information on New York City college/university degree programs in Early Childhood; Early Childhood Continuing Education programs; and professional development opportunities. It also contains information that supports the efforts of program directors and others to improve the quality of their programs.

• New York State Earlychildhood.org - This website has been developed to support professional development and improve the quality of early childhood and school-age programs. It is designed to provide a one-stop source of information for those exploring careers in early childhood and school-age programs as well as those already working in the field and looking to advance in their careers. It also contains information that supports the efforts of program directors and others to improve the quality of their programs.

• OLAS Jobs: On-Line Application System for Educators - OLAS is an Internet-based application serving school districts in several regions of New York state. These school districts have committed to using this system as their primary source for filling jobs. Districts can view applicant information, resumes, and cover letters. Candidates are able to apply to specific positions using one application and/or have an option of granting all districts access to their application.

• Partnership for Reading - A joint effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Department of Education. This site offers information about the effective teaching of reading for children, adolescents, and adults, based on the evidence from quality research.

• The Principal's Partnership - Helping high school principals meet the leadership challenges of the 21st century.

• TeAch-nology - A web portal for educators

• US Department of Education - Resources include leading & managing and getting help recruiting & retaining teachers

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