Career Communities

Helpful Resources

• Office of Certification and Accreditation at the University of Delaware
  Contains links to certification procedures, testing requirements, informational meetings, etc.
• State Departments of Education and Certification Information
  Contact information for state DOE's and steps and requirements for certification in each state.
• From Campus to Classroom
  A helpful job search guide for teacher education majors
• Work Monger: a free resource to help find non-teaching jobs in Education (e.g. leadership, policy, fundraising, curriculum, finance, operations, technology, data management)

Job Search Resources/Tools by State

• Join Delaware Schools
  
• Kelly Educational Staffing and the Substitute Teacher Service
  Two agencies that provide substitute teachers to many Delaware and Pennsylvania schools.
• Maryland State Dept. of Education (MSDE)
  
• Pennsylvania Department of Education
• TeachPHL
• PA-REAP (PA- Regional Educational Applicant & Placement Program)
  Part of the National School Applications Network, this is a free service. Candidates interested in Pennsylvania public school employment are strongly encouraged to utilize this tool.
• PA-Educator.Net
  
• Teacher Catapult (Pennsylvania)
  
• Teaching Jobs in PA
  
• NJ School Directories
• NJ SchoolJobs.Com
  
• OLAS/On-Line Application System (New York)
• Math for America (New York)
  
• CT-REAP (CT- Regional Educational Applicant & Placement Program)
  Part of the National School Applications Network, this is a free service to teacher candidates. Candidates interested in Connecticut public school employment are strongly encouraged to utilize this tool.
• Connecticut Education Association
• TEACH Massachusetts
• TeachNOLA
  TeachNOLA is a highly selective program that trains professionals and college graduates to become teachers in New Orleans' highest needs schools.

Additional Job Search Resources / Tools

• AAEE
  Join the American Association for Employment in Education as an Educator Candidate member to become part of a database of candidates available to AAEE school district members, as well as access the job board and other helpful resources.

• CharterSchoolJobs.com
  A resource for candidates pursuing positions in charter schools nationwide.
• Council for Exceptional Children
  Click on "Career Center" for job search information (located under the "Professional Development" tab).
• EducationAmerica.net
  A comprehensive site for those pursuing K-12 teaching, administrative or support jobs.
• Selected
  Free school matching and career development tools. 1,200+ public/private, PK-12 schools in urban metro areas in the Northeast (NYC, NJ, Philly, DC, Boston) and Los Angeles.
• K12JobSpot
  Thousands of job postings from schools/school districts across the United States. Free to job seekers.
• National Public School & School District Locator
  Identify schools, school districts and Federal program information by searching respective databases.
• SchoolSpring.com
  A helpful employment source for educators.
• Teach for America
  Teachers commit to teaching for two years in urban or rural schools.
• Top School Jobs 
  A personal job search tool for educators.

Private/Independent School Information & Placement Services

• Carney, Sandoe & Associates
  Provides teacher and administrator placement for U.S. and international independent schools.  No fee is charged to candidates.
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
  Contains information about private schools, careers in independent school teaching, and related topics.
• Southern Teachers Agency
  STA helps connect teachers to positions in private and independent schools in the South (no fee to candidates).

Higher Education

• Academic Careers Online
• ACPA (Career Central)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education (Academic job postings and news)
• HigherEd360
• Higher Ed Jobs.com
• Inside Higher Ed
• NASPA (Student Affairs Administration)

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