Learn More About Teaching
The field of teacher preparation is in a period of change, matched by rapid reform and experimentation in the shape and structure of our nation's schools. Traditional certification programs at
colleges and universities are re-examining how they prepare teachers for the realities of the modern American classroom. Alternative certification and licensing programs are sprouting up in states
with a dearth of qualified teachers. And the traditional public school system is being challenged by the advent of charter schools and other public-private partnerships that are fostering new administrative structures,
requirements and cultures.
There is a substantial teacher shortage looming the United States. Many public school districts are beginning to compete more strenuously for young, able teachers to work in their schools. With an increasing number of
options available, you should be a critical consumer of these possibilities.
Learn More About the Daily Life of Teachers
Education Week's Teaching as a Profession presents a wide range of issues facing the nation's teachers currently and historically.
All About Teaching from the National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse presents an excellent array of resources and voices.
Voices from the Field is an online periodical produced by the Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown. The publication highlights stories of school reform from the perspective
of teachers.
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally-funded national information system that provides a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues through its
subject-specific clearinghouses.
Quality Counts 2000, is a 50-state report on public education issued by Education Week focusing on state efforts to recruit, screen, and retain competent teachers.
Listen to the Voices of Youth
What do youth think? What issues are they facing and how do they describe themselves and their needs? Learning to really listen to those you hope to teach can be one of the most important skills any educator or mentor can gain. Consider:
Hear Us Out is a collection of essays from youth across the country about schools and school reform. Fires in the
Bathroom: Advice from Kids on the Front Line of High School features youth voices about school from youth across the nation. Both of these resources were compiled by What Kids Can Do, an electronic portal to news of youth and youth action.
Youth Outlook is a monthly journal of youth life in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
Youth Channel is a television production group that gives youth in New York City a platform for their views of social issues.
