Resources
How Are You Growing as a Professional?
The most successful teachers build networks of tools and resources to aid their continuing education. The Center for Teacher Preparation proudly offers multiple avenues of support to recent education graduates, including our new educator network, guaranTEACH, and our new teacher induction program. As you compile your base of educational resources, here are a few to get you started.For new educators, your first year in the classroom will be filled with incredible growth—it’ll also require resilience. Straight from the field, here are tips that will transform your first experiences from "survive" to "thrive!"
- 10 Tips for Surviving and Thriving in Your First Year Teaching
- We Asked Teachers: 5 Best Tips for First-Year Teachers
- Insights I Wish I Would've Had During My First Year of Teaching
- Top 5 Tips for Surviving Your First Year of Teaching High School
- 15 Mistakes I Made My First Year Teaching (and what I learned making them)
From interview coaching to job listings, find everything you need to help you land your first professional education position.
Professional associations in education provide research and resources for teachers and school leaders—plus, many offer discounted rates for education students or pre-service teachers.
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National Art Education Association
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Music Teachers National Association
- National Science Teaching Association
- Society of Health and Physical Educators
- National Council for the Social Studies
- Association for Career and Technical Education
- ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
- ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
- National Association of Special Education Teachers
- TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Education Minnesota
- National Association for Gifted Children
- National Education Association
Below are resources regarding licensure, state academic standards, and research-based instructional programs.
Build a strong foundation of strong relationships and effective instructional strategies to support your continuing career development.
- The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
- Teaching Tolerance
- Center on PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports)
- Read Write Think
- Science Museum of Minnesota: Educator Resources
- Minnesota Historical Society Educator Portal
- History, Literature, and the Arts: EDSITEment!
- Digital Citizenship: Common Sense Education
Reflective educators consistently consider different approaches that will deepen their relationships and impact student learning.