M401 Fall 2014

This article provides issues that teachers and educators will face throughout the current year. The article divides the issues into categories, such as Common Core, Student Learning, etc. Then a summary of what is happening with these issues is given. This article is useful for students like us, who are about to enter the field. The author's writing makes it very relatable.

This article is interesting because it talks about new school policies and how they are affecting children today. This article is targeted toward parents, and I think it's important for teachers to know what parents are thinking and what concerns they have about their school and their classroom. This is a reminder to teachers about today's impact of parents and they power they have.

This link takes you to a page of a website called We are Teachers. This page focuses on Special Education. It provides links to articles about new techniques that teachers are using, new assistive technology to bring into the classroom for special eduction, and more. All of these links are in relation to new ideas and practices in the field.

This article talks about the importance of word problems and how they help students. Are word problems the answer to helping students learn math?

This article is a great read for understanding the push towards common core and charter schools and the benefits behind them.

This article was an interesting read. So much of education comes from the textbooks students are provided with. This article shows the thoughts put into creating textbooks and how it is like in other countries as well.

This blog post provides you with helpful tips when it comes to interviewing. It includes looking for job openings, questions that might be asked, questions to ask, what to bring to an interview, and following up.

This link doesn't tell you much but it provides you with a great idea for your resume! A great way to grab a districts attention is standing out and that could be with a cool resume idea! It costs money to get the resume, however you can just look at it and attempt to recreate it!

This is a great blog post! It provides you with tips for resumes, applying, and interviewing, and following up. It provides you with some questions that the author was asked and a template for a follow up letter.

This blog post provides you with different tips of getting a teacher job. The question that was answered was "I am a new graduate filling out district applications. It seems to be difficult to get interviews. I am substitute teaching, but I would like suggestions on what else I can do to help myself get noticed by the districts?"

This link provides you with printables for goal setting in the classroom! Its a great way to start off to year and a fun decorative activity. Each students gets a chance to write down their goals for the year!

This website lists the pros and cons of common core standards and contains articles about the recent problems.