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Tools and Resources for NEA Student Members

Access The Gateway to 21st Century Skills
Want access to thousands of educational resources? The Gateway to 21st Century Skills is a consortium effort to provide teachers with quality materials and tools found on federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. The Gateway offers:

• thousands of quality learning resources
• core content with learning resources from NASA, PBS, National Science Foundation, and over 700 other contributing education content providers
• 21st Century teaching tools, assessments, and professional development
• the Achievement Standards Network, a digitized version of every state's core academic standards

There's something for just about every content and grade level designed to help you meet the challenges of teaching and learning in the 21st Century!

Student Discussion Boards for Members Only

Now you can weigh in with your colleagues around the country at one of our discussion boards in the "Members Only" section of nea.org. Here's how you get there:

Click the "login/register" button located in the top right corner of the nea.org banner OR click "Members Only" toward the bottom of the left menu column. This will bring you to the log in and registration screen.

On the right side of the registration screen click the "Register" button.

Fill out the form.

Now that you’ve registered, go back to the log in page (http://www.nea.org/membersonly) and enter your e -mail address and password.

When you get to the "Members Only" area, click "discussion boards" at the bottom of the page.

Scroll to the "Member Groups" and click "NEA Student Program" to join or start a discussion.

Some of the topics already open for discussion are: Grant Ideas, Political Action, Tips and Tricks, Classroom Management and Discipline, and Membership Is Everybody's Business.


NEA Teacher Toolkit -Discount for NEA Student Program Members

Are you:

• Tired of getting bogged down in reporting requirements?
• Frustrated by having student data recorded in more than one place?
• Looking for some easy, convenient way to record and retrieve your data when you need it?

The NEA Teacher ToolKit can help! This suite of Web-based classroom tools was designed by NEA members. They're available anytime and anywhere you have Internet access. You can manage attendance, grades, lesson plans, and tests as well as track student performance.

NEA Student members can sign up for a 12-month trial subscription to the NEA Teacher ToolKit advanced tools for only $7.95!*

The regular annual subscription is $72.95. You can take advantage of this offer during any year you choose. This offer is valid one time only for any NEA student member.

[*The advanced tool subscrition automatically renews at the regular annual rate of $72.95 after one year unless you cancel your subscription.]

The Reading-Ready Classroom
Whether you're a first grade teacher working with students who are learning to read or a high school teacher working with students who are reading to learn, these tips will help you make reading a priority in your classroom.

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