Education Resources: Professional Careers in Education

This guide will help you become aware of high quality information on childhood education from the university library, web resources, and professional organizations.

Certification

50 States' Certification Requirements

Information about teacher certification from the University of Kentucky School of Education. For questions about the certification requirements for a specific state, please refer to the contact information contained in the links for the individual states.
PRAXIS (test registration and information) This link opens in a new window

Certification exam information.
New York State Teacher Certification Examinations

New York State uses its own certification exams:- Not the PRAXIS. Find out more about the certification exams you will need - here.

Professional Associations

United Federation of Teachers
The New York City affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (UFT)
American Federation of Teachers
The AFT has more than one million members nationwide, and has grown into a trade union representing workers in education, health care, and public service.
National Education Association
The NEA is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. Founded in 1857 in Philadelphia, NEA proudly claims more than 2.5 million members who work at every level of education.
National Catholic Education Association
NCEA works with Catholic educators to support ongoing faith formation and the teaching mission of the Catholic Church. Our membership includes nearly 140,000 educators serving 1.6 million students in Catholic education.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children.
The Council for Exceptional Children
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and the gifted.

Finding a Teaching Job

America's Job Bank
CareerBuilder.com
NYSAIS Job Board\
- The New York State Association of Independent Schools has over 200 member schools and actively maintains an up-to-date job board/career portal.
OLAS Job Board
- For public school jobs outside the New York City public school system, this board represents the rest of the state of NY and has started adding neighboring stats.
Indeed.com
Monster.com
USA Jobs

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