IMPORTANT LINKS for STUDENT TEACHERS
Assorted Links
These are sites that past student teachers have found to be useful.
KU Field Experiences & Outreach Office
Everything you (and your cooperating teacher) need to know about student teaching.
KU-ST (Student Teaching Listserv)
Join this “listserv” to receive information and news about Student Teaching at Kutztown University.
Math Teaching Jobs
Check here for information about recently-announced openings, as well as links to sites with more opportunities.
School "Report Cards" (formerly "School Profiles")
Find out all about a school district: size, salaries, PSSA results, number of teachers, etc.
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
Here you can find everything you ever wanted to know about teaching in Pennsylvania. You can find information about every school district in the commonwealth. There are even weekly job listings.
Eastern Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics (EPCTM)
This site, maintained by yours truly, is chock-full of information for math teachers. Here you will find links to sites with math lesson plans, history, games, puzzles, problems, cartoons, etc. If you're looking for something to make your math class special, this is a good starting point.
50 States' Certification Requirements
With links to all 50 Departments of Education, this site (maintained by the University of Kentucky), provides information about the requirements for certification in all 50 states.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).
Links for All Math Teachers
Here you will find a huge assortment of links to some exciting Web pages. They have all been very carefully chosen for their content and value. If you're looking for something to add some spice to your lessons, look no further. These links have it all, from lesson plans to humor, from history to diversity, from arithmetic to calculus.
JOBS LINKS
PDE JOB SEARCH SYSTEM (TIPS)
This site contains a searchable database of teachng jobs in Pennsylvania, maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). NOTE: This is not the easiest site to navigate. The link above will take you to a "legal agreement" page. Scroll to the very bottom, click on "I Agree," and then "Submit." Scroll to the bottom of the next page, click on "Browse the job listings," and then "Submit." On the next page, I have found that simply typing "math" into the "Job title contains…" box (and leaving the other choices as is) produces the best results.
PA-EDUCATOR.NET
Finding a teaching position in Pennsylvania has never been easier! When you join PA-Educator.net, your Standard PA Teacher Application and supporting documents--including your teaching certificate, transcripts, clearances and more--will be viewable by over 120 participating schools and intermediate units across the state. PA-Educator.net is FREE.
REGIONAL EDUCATION APPLICANT PLACEMENT (REAP)
Participating school districts from 9 states (including Pennsylvania) post job vacancies here. You can merely view these postings, or you can even fill out an application that school districts will have access to. As they say, REAP is "where teachers find jobs and jobs find teachers."
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION (PSBA)
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association, founded in 1895, has a rich history as the first school boards association established in the United States. Not only do we represent the 4,509 school directors across the state in 501 school districts, we also are a valuable resource for intermediate units, career and technical schools, school solicitors, superintendents and other school administrators, legislators and governmental agencies. PSBA publishes vacancy advertisements, updated weekly, for adminstrative and teaching positions within the commonwealth.
