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GENERAL INFORMATION

Teachers Helping Teachers - lesson plans, forums, great ideas, etc.
Teaching sites at WebCrawler - lists and reviews of sites for K-12
Classtrips - interesting places for class trips.
Education Resources - professional development, certification and licensing information in other states, Educational Associations, and much, much more.

SITES FOR PROFESSIONALS

Education Week - Education Week online
Connecticut Education Department - link to the Department of Education for Connecticut.
CTREAP - Connecticut Regional Applicant and Placement Program, an online application program for educators seeking employment in the state of Connecticut.
Great Teacher - free teacher job site plus great links to teaching organizations and associations.
National Center for Education Statistics - primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
New York City's United Federation of Teachers (UFT).
New York State Education Department - link to the Department of Education for New York State. Find certification requirements, forms, most recent information, send them email.
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES link to OTAS (On-line Teacher Application System) - submit your online application to school districts in the Westchester/ Putnam/Rockland areas.
Schedule for the New York State Teacher Certification Exams for 2002-2003

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Math Teachers of New York
National Council of Teachers of Math

RESEARCH SITES

Ask ERIC -The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a federally-funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.
Educational Testing Service - information and sample questions about ETS tests, financial aid, careers, college admissions, and disabilities testing.

Peterson's - Information about colleges and universitites, graduate programs, study abroad, summer programs, private schools, job opportunities, and executive education programs.
Researchpaper.com - the Web's largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related research projects.

College - scholarships.com - information on scholarships, financial aid, information for the returning adult student, and more.

MATH /SCIENCE SITES

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - lessons and activities, on-line publications and other resource links for math and science teachers.
Forum at Swarthmore - great web resource for Mathematics.

ENGLISH/SOCIAL STUDIES/LANGUAGE SITES

Children's Literature Web Guide - a children's literature web guide, complete with a searchable index, literature on-line, discussion groups and many links to resources for teachers and students.
Dr. Seuss' Seussville - visit the world of Dr. Seuss and his playground in cyberspace.
The Write Site - a journalism site for middle school students, with a wide range of resource materials for classroom use.

LINKS AND LIBRARIES

Classroom Connect - a one-stop site for educators with links to web sites, newsgroups, gophers and searchable databases. Learn how to put the internet to work in the classroom.
National Archives - an online exhibit hall and the Digital Classroom, programs, publications, lessons, and activities for teachers and students.
US Department of Education - an introduction to the U.S. Department of Education and much more. Find out about the Department's programs, services and publications, plus link to searchable indexes, library catalogs and other points of interest.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - a categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new World Wide Web sites.

 
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