School of Education: Related Links
Websites
Piedmont CollegeÕs webpage:www.piedmont.edu
·Library../library/homepage.html
·Galileohttp://www.galileo.peachnet.edu/Homepage.cgi

·Bookstore http://www.piedmont.bkstore.com/

Georgia Professional Standards Commission:www.gapsc.com

Educational Testing Services/Praxis:www.ets.org/praxis

Georgia Department of Educationhttp://www.doe.k12.ga.us/

·QCChttp://admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/sla/qcccopy.nsf

·Public Schools Report Card http://168.31.216.185/

US Department of Educationhttp://www.ed.gov/

Georgia Association of Educatorshttp://www.gae.org/

Education Worldhttp://www.education-world.com/

Internet Public Libraryhttp://www.ipl.org/

Education Website Clearinghousehttp://library.ucf.edu/internet/Education/webed.htm

Council for Exceptional Childrenhttp://www.cec.sped.org

Disability information http://members.amonline.com/nrogers/disabili.htm

National Board for Professional Teaching Standardshttp://www.nbpts.org

Better Teaching: Tips & Techniques to Improve Student Learning

http://www.teacher-institute.com

Teachnethttp://www.teachnet.com

Teachers Helping Teachershttp://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/index.html

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/

Voices from the National Teacher Forumhttp://www.ed.gov/free/

National Council for Teachers of Math (NCTM) http://www.nctm.org

NCTM Standardshttp://www.enc.org/reform/journals/ENC2280/280dtoc1.htm

National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) http://www.ncte.org

NCTE Standardshttp://www.ncte.org/standards

National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)http://www.ncss.org

NCSS Standardshttp://www.ncss.org/standards

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)http://www.nsta.org

NSTA Standardshttp://books.nap.edu/html/nses/html/overview.html

National Education Technology Standards for Teachers

http://www.b-g.k12.kyus/tech/teacher_tech.std.htm

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) http://www.aatsp.org

Professional Subject Area Associations w/ Materials Related to Content Standards:
§The Arts: http://www.menc.org

§Civics and Government: http://www.civiced.org/

§Economics: http://www.nationalcouncil.org/

§Foreign Language: http://www.actfl.org/

§Geography Resources for Teachers:http://www.ncge.org/resources/index.html

§Health Education: http://www.aahperd.org/cgi-bin/counter.pl/aahe/aahe.html

§History: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/

§Language Arts: http://www.reading.org/

§Mathematics: http://www.nctm.org/

§Phys.Education: http://www.aahperd.org/cgi-bin/counter.pl/naspe/naspe.html

§Science: http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/

§Social Studies: http://www.ncss.org/

§Technology Education: http://www.iteawww.org/

§Vocational Education: http://vocserve.berkeley.edu/

National Education Goals Panel: http://www.negp.gov/

Various State Standards (Putman Valley, NY): http://putwest.boces.org/Standards.html
 
 

b.Praxis Information

All candidates seeking initial certification in the state of Georgia must pass Praxis I in order to be admitted to student teaching. Candidates may exempt this requirement by providing either SAT, ACT or GRE scores which meet the following criteria:

SAT:1000 total with a minimum of 480 verbal and 520 math

ACT:22 composite with a minimum of 21 verbal and 22 math

GRE:1030 total with a minimum of 490 verbal and 540 quantitative

Candidates who are seeking initial certification must also pass Praxis II in the appropriate content area in order to be recommended for certification. Candidates who are currently certified and are adding a new field must also pass the appropriate content exam. Information on Praxis I & II may be found at www.ets.org/praxis and on the Piedmont College website at ../advise/MAT.htm

c.QCC Objectives

This course reflects particular QCC objectives, refer the students to the appropriate link.

To plan lessons that are appropriate and relevant, candidates must exhibit knowledge of and the appropriate use of QCC objectives.QCC objectives can be found at the following web site.

http:///admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/sla/qcccopy.nsf

d.Standards

Candidates should refer to the standards of national content standards when planning instructional materials and for ideas as to the types of instructional environments that are needed to maximize student learning. Content area standards can me found at the following websites.

National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)http://www./ncte.org

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) http://www.nsta.org

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) http:///www.nctm.org

National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) http://www.ncss.org

The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)http://www.aatsp.org

 
 

e.Standards

Candidates should refer to the standards of national content standards when planning instructional materials and for ideas as to the types of instructional environments that are needed to maximize student learning. Content area standards can me found at the following websites:

National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)http://www./ncte.org

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) http://www.nsta.org

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) http:///www.nctm.org

National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) http://www.ncss.org

The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)

http://www.aatsp.org

QCC Objectives

To plan lessons that are appropriate and relevant, candidates must exhibit knowledge of and the appropriate use of QCC objectives.QCC objectives can be found at the following web site.

http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/

 
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