Resources for New Teachers

The Teacher Toolkit

Check out these resources from Region 13 Education Service Center in Austin Texas

This website was developed as a project of the Region 13 Educator Certification Program (ECP) Transition to Teaching grant from the United States Department of Education. 

The Teacher Toolkit

Engaging techniques for effective teaching! For every tool you'll find:

http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/

Innovative Teaching Strategies

Innovate Your Classroom

Creating innovative classrooms builds lively teaching, academic rigor, and connective instruction, the three components of engagement. Here are 10 Innovative Teaching Strategies for Better Student Engagement.




GSLA Teacher Academy


Our  mission is to improve teacher development and retention in Georgia by engaging, supporting, encouraging, and challenging induction-level teachers to provide effective and high-quality instruction to their students. 

Each professional learning experience is structured the same way - 


Access all 22 modules from the Governor's School Leadership Academy here!   https://bit.ly/GSLAModules



IRIS Center

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the IRIS Center is headquartered at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. Our primary objective is to create resources about evidence-based practices for use in preservice preparation and professional development programs. IRIS then disseminates and offers trainings on those resources.

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Ignite student interest and open doorways to learning with exciting real world curriculum resources, packaged with instructional strategies and personalized for your needs as an educator. 

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Every life has a story. Biography.com captures the most gripping, surprising and fascinating stories about famous people. The last fateful day. The decision that changed everything. The moment of cheating death. The biggest break. The defining opportunity. The most shattering failure. The unexpected connection. 

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TEDEd - Discover video based lessons organized by subject. Find 100s of videos you can use in your classroom to spark interest, hook your students, and increase engagement. Curiosity prepares the brain for learning . Curious students have a strong desire to know or learn something. Do your lessons arouse your students' curiosity?

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Edutopia shares evidence and practitioner-based learning strategies that empower you to improve K-12 education. 

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