Special Education
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Descriptive Career Information
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
A wealth of information for Special Education professionals, including links to career sites.
http://www.special-ed-careers.org/
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Teachers — Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm
Job Banks and Searching Advice
Academic Employment Network
Search for teaching jobs in schools and universities, school administrator jobs and higher education teaching and all types of academic jobs. Search by job title, keyworks or company. Includes a browze option and searching by state.
http://www.academploy.com/
Chronicle of Higher Education Online
See all content of the Chronicle online now, includes articles, career center, etc.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/
K12 Jobs
Search for education jobs by specialty and state. Also includes salary and other professional information.
http://www.k12jobs.com
Marc Sheehan's Special Education/Exceptionality Page
A long list of special education links, some of which contain job postings. Difficult to use because the links are not organized into any sort of categories.
http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/sped.html
Massachusetts Department of Education - Massachusetts Educators Career Center
Search for jobs by region, school district and specialty.
https://www4.doemass.org/elar/mecccommon/JobSearchPageControl.ser
SpedEx
Lists of national job openings, as well as other career resources.
http://www.spedex.com
Employer Directories
Massachusetts Association of 766 Approved Private Schools
Links to databases, professional organizations and other resources in Massachusetts and throughout the United States.
http://www.spedschools.com/
Associations
American Association for Employment in Education (formally known as the National Institutional Teacher Placement Association).
http://www.aaee.org/
Federation for Children With Special Needs (FCSN)
http://fcsn.org/
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
http://www.napsec.org/
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
A national membership organization dedicated solely to meeting the needs of special education teachers and those preparing for the field of special education teaching.
http://www.naset.org/
National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
http://www.nasdse.org/
Audio, Visual, Kinesthetic, & Oral (AVKO) Educational Research Foundation
http://www.spelling.org/
Graduate School Information
MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/
Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr
Market Trends
"Finding a Teaching Position: Strategies for Success"
For Education Digest; Mar2008, Vol. 73 Issue 7, p38-42, Thomas A. Kersten writes this article that mentions the market demand for teachers in special education.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.simmons.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=31203806&site=ehost-live
New Regulations on Assessing Students with Disabilities
The American Federation of Teachers' document covering the final regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
http://www.aft.org/topics/specialed/downloads/RevRegsAssessingStudentswithDisabilities.pdf
'Special Education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act'
By the National Education Association
http://www.nea.org/specialed/index.html
'What the Research Says'
The National Education Association presents research on Special Education.
http://www.nea.org/specialed/research-specialed.html
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