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• The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
  The goal of this organization is to improve teaching through the development of professional standards.
  
  
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards by Certificate Area
  NBPTS provides standards for 24 different certificate areas based on subject area and development area. The documents can be downloaded as PDFs.
  
  
• National Center for Research on Teacher Learning (NCRTL)
  Disseminates research on teacher learning produced by NCRTL, which operated from 1985 to 1995.
  
  
• President Clinton's Call to Action for American Education in the 21^st Century
  In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton discussed ten-points to focus on to improve American education in the 21st century.
  
  
• Predicting the Need for Newly Hired Teachers in the United States to 2008-09" by William J. Hussar
  This article by William J. Hussar in Education Statistics Quarterly discusses the expected growing need for new teachers in the United States.
  
  
• Guidelines for Evaluating Web Sites" by Mardziah Hayati Abdullah
  Read this article from the ERIC Digest (The Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse) for advice on determining the quality of web sites.
  
  
• National Teacher of the Year Program
  Find out how outstanding teachers are recognized by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Follow some links to the sites of current and past Teacher of the Year winners to see what advice they can offer you.
  
  
• State Education Departments Link
  This U.S. Department of Education web site contains links to every State's Department of Education in the U.S.A.
  
  
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  Sponsored by the American Educational Research Association, this site contains highlights from AERA journals such as Educational Researcher, Review of Educational Research, and American Educational Research Journal.
  
  
• Association of Teacher Educators
  The Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) is concerned with good teaching practice and the preparation of teachers. What topics regarding pre-service and novice teachers can be found on this Web site?
  
  
• American Psychological Association
  Sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA). It is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 155,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
  
  
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  Sponsored by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Information is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders that affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children and adolescents.
  
  
• New-Teacher.com
  This site provides resources for beginning teachers.
  
  
• What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
  This free book-on-the-Web provides valuable tips and resources for beginning teachers.
  
  
• 33 Ways to Start the First Year Off Right: A Little Planning Pays Big Dividends
  Points to consider for new teachers. (From the Virginia Education Association.)
  
  
• The Vent
  A discussion group for new teachers.
  
  

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