Great Reads

Bullyproof: A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use with Fourth and Fifth Grade Students

By Nan Stein and Lisa Sjostrom

This practical teacher's guide offers concrete answers to the dilemmas faced by targets, perpetrators, and so-called bystanders. With 11 engaging lessons, this book will get your students thinking about the distinctions between playful and harmful behavior. In addition, you'll get writing activities, reading assignments, class discussion questions, and homework activities. Available for $15.95.

The Discipline Checklist: Advice from 60 Successful Teachers Revised Edition

By Ken Kosier

This handy checklist puts the advice of 60 teachers—each recognized for his or her highly successful efforts at maintaining discipline—at your fingertips. The educators share their secrets of classroom management, teaching you how to integrate discipline into daily classroom activities and reminding you of the importance of remaining flexible with your discipline strategies. Available for $4.50.

Bright Ideas: A Pocket Mentor for Beginning Teachers Revised Edition

By Mary C. Clement

With practical advice in a handy checklist format, this book offers tips on getting your first job, establishing communication with parents and colleagues, managing your classroom, and preparing lessons—perfect for beginning educators looking for wisdom and guidance. Available for $4.50.

Quit It! A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use with Students in Grades K–3

By Merle Froschl, Barbara Sprung, & Nancy Mullin-Rindler

This comprehensive teacher's guide contains nine classroom lessons to help you and your students address bullying and teasing in school. The book includes problem-solving activities, reproducible worksheets, games, and engaging exercises. Available for $15.95.

Flirting or Hurting? A Teacher's Guide on Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment in Schools (Grades 6 through 12)

By Nan Stein and Lisa Sjostrom

This A–Z guide presents a multi-dimensional approach to preventing and eliminating sexual harassment in schools. Written by former classroom teachers and extensively pilot-tested in middle and high schools nationwide, this book includes core lessons, reproducible student handouts, supplemental activities, writing assignments, homework ideas, and background teaching notes. Available for $15.95.

Quick Clicks

New Teacher Tips

Works4Me

Whether you're looking for strategies to keep your students on task or just get yourself organized, NEA's Works4Me program has the answer. The online library includes more than 400 tips, submitted by fellow educators, offering practical solutions to just about any classroom issue. Be sure to join the mailing list to receive new tips by e-mail each week.

Survival Guide for New Teachers

The U.S. Department of Education brings together the reflections of award-winning first-year teachers in this handy online guide for beginning educators. The guide focuses on teachers' relationships with their colleagues, university professors, and students' parents, all of which play crucial roles in their success on the job.

First Years

This Web site, started and maintained by two veteran educators, offers classroom activities, sample letters to parents, tips for classroom management, subject-specific lesson plans, and even free classroom posters and school clip art. Visitors can join an e-mail listserv for student and beginning teachers as well.

Yes, I Teach

This site, maintained by the Florida Education Association, offers lesson plans, articles on students with special needs, classroom management tips, message boards, and even a little bit of humor for teachers of all levels. Users can submit stories and ideas of their own to the site and link to other useful Web resources.

Education World

Tips for job interviews, lesson plans, technology integration, professional development, and educator issues are just some of the topics covered on the Education World Web site. You'll also find information on communicating with parents, managing your finances, and even handling holidays in the classroom. Don't miss the icebreaker suggestions and sample worksheets and handouts.

Community Outreach

Learn and Serve

Learn and Serve America provides grants to community-oriented school projects. The program helps nearly one million students, from kindergarten through college, meet community needs, while they improve their academic skills and learn the habits of good citizenship. Recipients use the grants to create new programs or replicate existing ones and to train staff, faculty, and volunteers. For more, call 202-606-5000.

National Institute for Literacy

Help expand the social and economic opportunities for individuals with few or no literacy skills by teaching them how to read and write. This federal organization supports the development of high-quality literacy services and compiles data about literacy rates among various population groups in the United States.

National Youth Leadership Council

The NYLC promotes service-learning through youth camps, conferences, exchanges, forums, and awards. The Council supports projects that integrate community service with academic curricula and oversees the National Service-Learning Exchange, which connects community service student organizations with 450 volunteer peer mentors with experience on service-learning projects. Visit the NYLC Web site or go directly to the National Service-Learning Exchange .

Political Action

NEA's Legislative Action Center

Keep up with news from Capitol Hill at NEA's Legislative Action Center. You'll find updates on bills designed to improve the No Child Left Behind law as well as information about other legislation before Congress. You can track your state senator's or representative's voting record and even send an e-mail message to your state and federal legislators. Don't forget to sign up for the e-mail action alerts!

Center on Education Policy

As a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools, the Center helps Americans better understand the role of public education in a democracy and the need to improve the academic quality of public schools. The Center on Education Policy conducts research and informs the public about topics such as testing, vouchers, and school improvement.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

NAEYC is an organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade. NAEYC works to improve professional practice and working conditions in early childhood education and to build public support for high-quality early childhood programs.

American Association of University Women

Since 1881, AAUW has focused on expanding women's rights in academia and other areas. Many projects focus on increasing girls' interest and achievement in math, science, and technology. AAUW staunchly defends civil rights, gender equity, and women's health and reproductive choices.

American Civil Liberties Union

The ACLU defends the civil rights guaranteed by the U.S Constitution. Some of the ACLU's focus areas include civil rights in schools, the separation of church and state, and the rights of minorities.

Close Up Foundation

The Close Up Foundation's programs encourage teachers, students, and young adults to participate in the American democratic process through trips to Washington, D.C., and activities with local and state governments. Close Up uses a hands-on approach to educate people about how the government functions.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

For the past 93 years the NAACP has worked for equity and democracy by opposing discriminatory and unjust policies. The primary focus of the NAACP remains the protection and enhancement of the civil rights of African Americans and other minorities. The NAACP works at the national, regional, and local level to secure civil rights through advocacy for supportive legislation.

National Coalition Against Censorship

The National Coalition Against Censorship functions as an alliance of 50 nonprofit organizations. NCAC denounces the suppression of intellectual, artistic, social, and political activities protected by the First Amendment. The group believes that freedom of speech, movement, thought, and expression are fundamental in a democratic society. NCAC works to educate its members and the public about the dangers of censorship.

Anti-Defamation League

The Anti-Defamation League combats anti-Semitism, bigotry, and intolerance on various fronts. The organization helps the victims of hate crimes, works to protect individual civil rights, lobbies legislators, and educates people about the danger presented by hate groups. The Web site includes programs and resources to help teachers challenge prejudice and discrimination.

Labornet

Labornet compiles online information about labor unions in the United States and abroad. The site highlights workers' grievances and labor campaigns and offers news to keep workers informed about union activities. Visitors to the Web site will find links to labor news publications; labor, employment, and government statistics; and relevant legislation.

Human Rights Campaign

The Human Rights Campaign defends the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered citizens. HRC effectively lobbies Congress; provides campaign support to candidates for federal office; and works to educate the public on a
wide array of topics, including workplace, family, and discrimination issues, that affect gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgendered Americans.

Teaching Tolerance Program

The Teaching Tolerance Program is a national education project developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center. It emphasizes the importance of understanding others and creating positive classroom environments. The Web site features information on classroom activities, tools, grants, and other resources for teachers.

National Dropout Prevention Center

The NDPC provides information for researchers, educators, and policy makers about at-risk students. The NDPC also serves as a clearinghouse on issues related to dropout prevention and lists strategies designed to increase the graduation rate in America's schools.

Special Education

Council for Exceptional Children

The Council for Exceptional Children works with both gifted students and students with disabilities. The organization advocates for sound government policies, helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice, and offers opportunities for professional development to special education teachers.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) supports special education programs for children, youth, and adults. OSERS also conducts research and publishes information on issues related to special education.

National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education

NCPS gathers, organizes, and disseminates information for recruiting, preparing, and retaining individuals interested in serving children with disabilities.

NEA's IDEA Area Online

Stop by NEA's site on special education and the Individuals with Disabilties Education Act for current research, updates on IDEA legislation, and NEA and other resources for educators working with students with disabilities.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

The Center provides information on disabilities in children and youth; programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities; IDEA; the No Child Left Behind law; and research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities. Also included on the site are parent materials and links to professional associations.

Grants

THE NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education

The NEA Foundation awards grants of up to $5,000 to educators who propose innovative and promising ways to help all students experience academic success and reach their full potential, especially those who have been historically underserved by society's institutions. The NEA Foundation conducts research on these efforts and publishes reports on its findings.

SchoolGrants

This Web site offers grant writing tips, free newsletters, sample proposals, and information about dozens of federal, state, and national grant opportunities for K–12 schools.

The Foundation Center

The Foundation Center collects and organizes the names of hundreds of people and organizations that provide funding for socially significant projects. The Center also provides information and research about grant seeking and philanthropic efforts.

Education News

NEA Today

Stay up to date on education issues and Association news with NEA Today. The magazine is published eight times a year and is available online.

Ed.Net Briefs

This weekly newsletter, available by e-mail, includes condensed versions of the most important education-related news stories found in various print and online sources. The information can be read in less than 10 minutes, a plus for students with busy schedules.

Education Week

This weekly publication includes local, state, and national education news and covers issues from preschool through grade 12. Education Week also publishes periodic special reports on topics ranging from technology to textbooks, and its Web site lists links to education stories from daily newspapers.

ERIC

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system designed to provide ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. The searchable database contains more than one million documents about education issues.

Job Market

Teachers-Teachers.com

This free service allows applicants to post their résumés and cover letters online, search for jobs by location, receive news about available teaching positions, view school Web sites, and send application materials electronically.

GreatTeacher.net

This Web site offers a free service that allows applicants to search for teaching openings by geographical location. Each ad includes a job description and contact information. Applicants also can post their résumés online at the site.

EduTech

This site offers search engines that sort jobs by location, category, and job title. You'll also find information on job fairs, the latest job postings, and frequently asked questions on issues prospective teachers face.

Teachingjobs.com

This Web site maintains information on thousands of available positions in schools in the United States and overseas. Job seekers can receive newsletters and updates by e-mail about the most recent job openings.

American Association for Employment in Education

AAEE provides information to college career centers, school districts, and teacher candidates about the education job market. On its Web site, preservice teachers will find helpful job hunt publications, links to online job databases, and information on teacher certification. Check out the annual supply and demand report for information about the need for teachers in your field.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a branch of the U.S. Department of Labor, collects and distributes data about the
current job market. In the Bureau's Occupational Outlook Handbook, you'll find detailed job descriptions, information on working conditions, training and education required, wage estimates, and future job prospects for a variety of occupations. You can search the handbook online for statistical information about education employment.

Recruiting New Teachers, Inc.

RNT works to bolster the teaching profession, expand the pool of qualified teachers, and promote strategies for effective teacher recruitment, development, and retention. At the Web site, prospective teachers can access a national job bank (searchable by state), links to financial aid programs, and information about state requirements for licensure and certification.