Teacher Education & Certification
- Requirements for certificationProvides a state-by-state outline of certification requirements for teachers, counselors, librarians, and administrators in US elementary and secondary schools.
- Upper Valley Educators Institute (Lebanon, NH)offers a year-long program for college graduates, leading to NH state teacher certification.
- Techer Certification (New Hampshire Dept. of Education)Information on available paths to NH State teacher certification
State Curriculum Standards & Lesson Planning
- New Hampshire Curriculum Frameworks & Common Core Standardsat the New Hampshire State Dept. of Education
- Vermont Curriculum Frameworkat the Vermont State Dept. of Education
- Common Core State Standards Initiative [National site]"a state-led effort that established a single set of clear educational standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English language arts and mathematics that states voluntarily adopt." [http://www.corestandards.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions]
- Education WorldOnline community for K-12 educators, providing news, lesson plans/curricula, job announcements, and more. Also includes US national & state curriculum standards.
- MERLOT : Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online TeachingOnline library of peer-reviewed lesson plans and other learning activities. Originally developed for higher education, but now includes a large number of K-12 materials.
- ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) This link opens in a new windowBibliographic database with broad coverage of education literature -- pedagogy, cognition, policy, and social conditions of school-aged populations. Includes scholarly journals as well as reports, lesson plans, and more.
- National Science Digital Library"created by the National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education."
Starting Points
- International encyclopedia of teaching and teacher educationBaker-Berry stacks LB17 .I56 1987
- International encyclopedia of national systems of educationBaker-Berry Ref. LB43 .I584 1995