Given the scope of the field of education, there are countless resources available to individuals seeking information about current news, research, professional organizations, and job opportunities. The links on this page should serve as a helpful starting point as you expand your knowledge of this field. From time to time, new resources may be added that seem useful to the education community at Lawrence, so we recommend that you periodically revisit this page for updates.
Employment Resources
The Lawrence University Career Center has a page of links to Education Jobs in each of the 50 states, as well as national listings and resources for finding jobs in independent/private schools. Some additional helpful resources are listed below.
Preparation for Interviews:
The University of Wisconsin - Green Bay has compiled a list of questions frequently encountered by teacher candidates during interviews. Their webpage covers a range of topics including those related to the Teacher Perceiver Process; click here for a printer-friendly version of this document.
Public School Job Search:
- Wisconsin.gov -- look for education job openings in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Educators Career Access Network (WECAN) -- The primary site for teaching job listings in Wisconsin and for candidates to load their application materials
- Top School Jobs (news widget)
- School Jobs Bulletin Board
- Southern Teachers Agency
- Inner City Teaching Corps
- Teach for America
Private and Charter School Job Search:
- The Education Group
- Private School Employment Network
- Alliance for Catholic Education
- Urban Catholic Teachers Corps
- Carney, Sandoe, & Associates
Other Helpful Resources
Education News
- Education Week (news widget)
- Teacher Magazine (news widget)
- Education News
- The New York Times – Education (RSS feed)
- National Public Radio – Education (RSS feed)
Wisconsin:
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Wisconsin Education Association Council
- Association of Wisconsin School Administrators
- Wisconsin Association of School Boards
National:
- US Department of Education
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- National Education Association (NEA)
- American Association of School Administrators
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- American Montessori Society
- Council for American Private Education
By Discipline:
- National Council of Teachers of English
- International Reading Association
- National Council for the Social Studies
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- National Science Teachers Association
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- National Art Education Association
- National Association for Music Education (MENC)
- Music Teachers National Association
- The Council for Exceptional Children – The Voice and Vision of Special Education
- National Association of Special Education Teachers