Professional Development

Especially for Beginning Teachers

Beginning Teacher Assistance Program Graduate Programs Beginning Teacher Listserv Education-Related Web Sites "Start Smart" A Beginning Teacher Handbook – A handbook of resources and information targeted to beginning teachers and their experiences. Free to all MNEA members. Missouri Mentoring Program – Participate in a field-tested program that gets at the heart of an effective mentor/beginning-teacher relationship. This program provides a comprehensive look at the role of mentors in supporting new teachers. Contact Ann Jarrett at (573) 634-3202 for more information on any of the programs listed.

Missouri NEA has a complete program for professional and personal growth. Contact Teaching and Learning at (573) 634-3202. We are ready to assist you in understanding and applying information in the following areas:

• Professional Development Committee Training

• Revised Performance-Based Teacher Evaluation
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• Mentoring New Teachers

• Beginning Teacher Networks

• Special-Education Law

• Working Effectively with Para-Professionals

• National Board Certification

• Creating a Professional Portfolio

• Preparation for the Praxis II

• School Finance

• Bullying and Sexual Harassment

• Interest-Based Bargaining

• Successful Parent/Teacher Conferences

Online Resources

• Teacher Certification

• NEA Works4Me Library is an archive for NEA's weekly classroom tips e-mail. Each week, Works4Me subscribers receive an e-mail newsletter with two practical classroom tips submitted by the real education experts – your colleagues. Sign up for the weekly newsletter.

• NEA Teacher Toolkit is a suite of web-based classroom tools designed by NEA members for teachers. The toolkit will help you manage attendance, grades, lesson plans and tests as well as facilitate tracking student performance.

• Professional Development Opportunities

  • No MOre Bullying

  • Good Teaching Conference

  • Fall Conference

  • Conferences and seminars

  • Preparing for the Praxis II

  • Graduate Programs

    • Canter and Associates video courses
      

  • Mathematics/Science Clippings from NEA Student Achievement

  • American Association of University Women
    The AAUW offers Eleanor Roosevelt Teacher fellowships to women K-12 public school teachers. The fellowships are designed to provide professional development opportunities and improve girls' learning opportunities, especially in math, science, and technology.

  • Para Pro Preparation Seminars - "No Child Left Behind," the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, requires highly qualified para professionals in all Title I buildings. One option to qualify as "highly qualified" is to pass the Para Pro Assessment for Para Professionals. Missouri NEA offers preparation seminars.
    
    
• National Board Certification Resources
  • National Board Certification Seminar
  • NBC Facts and Background
  • NEA National Board Certification Loans
  • ListServ

• Professional Development Organizations

• Find a Job Online

• Every Child Reading: A Professional Development Guide

• MNEA Professional Development Library

• Web sites for Teachers

• Overseas Teaching Opportunities

  • Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program

  • Fulbright Memorial Fund - Institute of International Education

  • Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program

• Fast Facts

  • #1 - Rule for Determining Academically Deficient Schools

  • #2 - High Stakes Testing

    • Helping students pass high-stakes test

  • #3 - National Board Certification

  • #4 - Missouri's Performance-Based Teacher Evaluation Guidelines (PBTE)