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| The American Federation of Teachers | ||
| The AFT represents more than one million teachers, staff, and faculty and is the nation's second largest teachers association. The site includes expected sections for the membership, and mini-sites for various divisions. ( http://www.aft.org/ ) | ||
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| The Department of Education | ||
| Preservice educators should familiarize themselves with this site early on in their preservice program. Special features include education headlines and a most requested items section. ( http://www.ed.gov/ ) | ||
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| Education Week on the Web | ||
| Online newspaper for educators; a great way to stay up-to-date with the weekly happenings in schools across the nation. ( http://www.edweek.org ) | ||
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| Education World | ||
| A free, comprehensive web portal to lesson plans, professional development opportunities, technology integration, and information on daily school life issues. ( http://www.education-world.com/ ) | ||
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| The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | ||
| The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards works to strengthen the teaching profession and to improve student learning in America's schools. ( http://www.nbpts.org/ ) | ||
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| NEA: The National Education Association | ||
| The NEA provides quite a bit of information, from salaries and job openings to legislative initiatives and current challenges confronting teachers. ( http://www.nea.org/ ) | ||
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| The First Year | ||
| Learn more about the documentary The First Year. To order DVD copies of The First Year, visit www.docurama.com. ( http://www.pbs.org/firstyear/ ) | ||
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| Teachers Helping Teachers | ||
| This is a free service providing educational resources, a chat room, lesson plan ideas, book reviews, ways to manage a class, and even stress reduction strategies. ( http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/ ) | ||
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