Introduction to the Teaching Profession: Web Resources

NCATE is comprised of teachers, teacher educators, state policy makers and others who exists to promote quality in education.

AACTE represents public and private colleges and universities in each state. Their mission is to advocate for high-quality, evidence-based educator programs.

NASET is the only national organization who supports the needs of special education teachers and those preparing to teach in the field of special education.

Largest non-union, professional educators' organization that supports and represents teachers through advocacy and collaboration.

Nation's largest professional employee organization whose mission is to advance public education, from pre-school to university graduate programs.

NCTE is dedicated to the teaching and learning aspects of English and the language arts at all educational levels.

TEA provides leadership, advocacy and resources to help schools provide for the educational needs of all students. Search for standards, statistics, educator certification, educator preparation and many more resources.

Leading teacher association in the state of Texas, with over 50,000 members comprised of public school teachers, classroom teachers, counselors, librarians and teacher aides.

Founded in 1880, TSTA promotes unity, organization and empowerment for public education in Texas.

TASB was created in 1949, and is a non-profit, voluntary educational association dedicated to serving and representing local Texas school districts.

Promotes student achievement through preparation and fostering of educational excellence. Find information on student loans, legislation and documents, teaching resources and more.

Find a list of the 2013 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning that encourage learners to explore and discover. Sites are free, web-based and user friendly.

Largest association devoted only to the area of social studies. Find curriculum and teacher standards, lessons, advocacy, assessment and more.

NCTM is the public voice and advocate for the study of mathematics. Site address elementary through higher education and offers many resources.

NCES is the primary federal resource for collecting and analyzing educational data.

Keep informed on topics, special reports, events, opinions and other information related to K - 12 education.

Large list of education magazines and journals offering free online content.

Search 99 open access journals for educators, listed by subject area.

FREE allows you to search for digital teaching and learning materials that are created and maintained by the federal government and also public and private organizations.

Large list of teacher resources searchable by material type.

Free educational resources for elementary, middle and high school students, teachers, administrators and parents.

Free teacher resources that include lesson plans by grade and subject.

See examples of how instructional design relates to teaching and learning. Find links to assessment, storyboarding, learning objects, learning theories, learning concepts and more.

The Library of Congress provides many educational resources for teachers including primary sources and their use, and teaching strategies and tools.

Continually updated website that offers evidence-based learning strategies for K-12 searchable by topic. Also includes videos.

Search for teacher specific resources such as activities, lesson plans and worksheets or view the many age-appropriate learning games and activities.

Free resources offered to teachers by the non-profit corporation, The Source for Learning. Content is written and edited entirely by experience, professional educators.

Lots of free ideas for teachers here. Lesson plans, printable maps, worksheets, thematic units and more.

Find specific teacher certification requirements and information by individual state.

Largest national continuing assessment for student knowledge of specified subjects.

Founded in 1962 at the University of Michigan, the CRLT provides helpful design tutorials, lesson plans, teaching strategies and more helpful resources.

Search for lesson plans by keyword, subject and grade level.