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A number of resources are available to help substitutes do the best job possible, even under challenging conditionsSubstitute teaching

National Substitute Teachers Alliance
The homepage of this new organization of substitute teachers, with great links to articles, sub discussion groups, and more.

Substitute Teaching Institute
This Institute, housed at Utah State University, researches substitute teaching issues, including training and managing substitutes.

Substitute Teacher Chat Board
Teachers.Net offers live professional development and chat meetings on most Monday through Thursday evenings. If you want to inquire about working conditions or talk about curriculum, log on to this site.

Newer teachers

School Locator
Need to find a school? The U.S. Department of Educations National Center for Education Statistics provides an online national public school and school  district locator.

New Teacher
New Teacher is a full-service resource site for education students, student teachers, and first-year teachers, offering lesson plans, teaching tips, and hot links to education Web sites. It is a non-commercial website funded by The First Days of School Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, public benefit corporation based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Educator resources

Grantwriting
Looking for grant money? This site offers grantwriting tips and resources.

Job Leads
WEA's Joblink is the central resource for finding public school job openings throughout Washington state.

Scholastic
One of the worlds largest educational publishers includes lesson plans that are quickly sifted by subject and grade level, plus links to other Web activities for kids, parents and teachers.

 

 

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Learn about the key education policy decisions that can shape our schools and your job -- and find out how you can help with Our Voice!

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News & Issues

Public TV stations have honored this year's Golden Apple Award winners. See a 5-minute highlights video from KCTS.

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Two-year college faculty are fighting for something that's nearly taken for granted by other school employees in Washington: the right to collectively bargain for better pay.

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