On The Job - Education

On The Job - Education Job Guide provides valuable education information through on-line newsletters, identification of hot topics, issue discussions, and definitions. 

• Guides
• Arithmetic
• Connections
• Resources
• Internet
• Reading
• Science
• Writing

Other Education resources include:

• EXCET, NTE, NYSTCE, PRAXIS Certification Resources and Sample Questions
• Free Distance Learning
• Teacher Interview Resources from Job-Interview.net

GUIDES

1. A Handbook for Beginning Teachers, Robert E. MacDonald, 1999
2. Educative Assessment: Designing Assessments to Inform and Improve Student Performance (Josse-Bass
   Education Series), 1998
3. Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment
   (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series), 1998
4. The Student Teacher's Handbook, Andrew I. Schwebel, 1996

ARITHMETIC

A+ Math helps students improve their math skills interactively through flash cards and games.

Math Forum Internet Mathematics Library - help on early math to word problems, statistics, and most any other math question that you'll come across.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers composition advice, grammar help, and downloadable handouts on a wide range of writing topics.

Writing references including Roget's Thesaurus and The Elements of Style.

CONNECTIONS

Council of Chief State School Officers provides online documents on standards & assessments, policy, and on-going projects.

National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics

RESOURCES

AskERIC is an Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and others.

Through the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, CRESST you'll have access to research, CRESST Line newsletter, examples of performance assessment, and guidebooks on assessment.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.

National Center for Education supplies tables, charts, and statistics on education.

U.S. Department of Education

INTERNET

The Homepage Generator is a free internet resource for teachers to create homepages for use in the classroom.

READING

funschool.com offers games and activities for preschool through sixth grade.

International Reading Association

Kidopedia is an encyclopedia written by kids for kids.

Practice the word for shapes and colors at Capricho.

SCIENCE

National Academy Press, the nonprofit publisher for the National Academy of Sciences, offers over 1,200 texts online including science, technology, medicine and engineering.

WRITING

GrammarNow provides free answers to grammar questions.  The Guide to Grammar and Writing provides explanations of various topics and quizzes to test your knowledge.

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