Online Resources
Web sites for exam information and to register for exams:
- CBEST: www.cbest.nesinc.com
- CSET: www.cset.nesinc.com
- RICA: www.rica.nesinc.com
- CTEL: www.ctel.nesinc.com (replaces CLAD exams)
For those interested in exploring teaching in California:
- CalTeach. http://www.calteach.com/hpaindex.cfm For resources for beginning teachers, including information on jobs and on alternate routes to a teaching credential.
For information on curriculum, educational legislation, statistics, or news on California schools.
- California Department of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov/
For questions related to teacher credentialing.
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. http://www.ctc.ca.gov/default.html
For those interested in teaching outside of California:
- Council of Chief State School Officers. http://www.ccsso.org For links to each state department of education, and eventually to each state’s office of teacher certification.
For initial research on educational topics:
- United States Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/ For information on federal programs and policy initiatives, links to other reputable sources on almost any current educational topic, and national educational statistics.
- Education Week. http://www.edweek.org For up-to-date news on education in the United States.
- Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). http://ericir.syr.edu Entry point for educational links in any number of directions.
National associations of teachers concerned with specific content areas:
- International Reading Association. http://www.reading.org
- National Council of Teachers of English. http://www.ncte.org
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. http://www.nctm.org
- National Science Teachers Association. http://www.nsta.org/
- National Council for the Social Studies. http://www.ncss.org
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language. http://www.actfl.org
- National Art Education Association. http://www.naea-reston.org
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. http://www.aahperd.org
State associations of teachers concerned with specific content areas:
- California Council for the Social Studies. http://www.ccss.org/
- California Mathematics Council. http://www.cmc-math.org/
Teacher associations concerned with specific groups of students:
- National Association for the Education of Young Children. http://www.naeyc.org
- Council for Exceptional Children. http://www.cec.sped.org
- Disability links. http://www.irsc.org/