Have questions about being "Highly Qualified" under NCLB? See the AFT resource pages.

Start here if you need career information, or if you're searching for a new position.

The AFT, joining with Save the Children's efforts to actively engage students in the fight to end child poverty, is developing classroom activities and resources for pre-K through 12th-grade teachers that echo Save the Children's core values and support its Valentine's Day card contest.

The AFT Educational Foundation is looking for civics teachers to participate in an exciting new project to build an international democracy memory bank. The Civic Voices project, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, asks students to gather oral history interviews from inspiring citizens who helped advance human rights and freedom around the world.

H1N1 resources are now available the AFT Web site. The LeaderNet section includes information geared more toward leaders, while the information on the AFT's public site is for all members.

Learn more about the recent law requiring criminal-history checks: FAQs for Certified Employees (PDF document, Updated Jan. 4, 2008) FAQs for Non-Certified Employees (PDF document, Updated Jan. 4, 2008) Texas AFT "Guidance Chart" (PDF document, Updated Jan. 4, 2008)

 

Our national affiliate offers a host of resources for higher education employees, public employees, health-care employees, retirees, and a site "just for parents."

Read recent Teacher Tips, Tips for Student Discipline, New Teacher info and where to locate interactive lesson plans for Martin Luther King Day or Cinco De Mayo.

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Need ideas for lesson plans? Visit these links to find what you need.

The tool kit provides guidance for assessing the achievement and progress of students with disabilities, and it includes a set of technical assistance products produced by OSERS grantees in the areas of assessment, instruction, behavioral interventions and accommodations for students with disabilities.