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Resources for Aspiring (and Experienced) California Teachers
The following links will take you to websites for educators, many of which contain job openings, professional development opportunities, and chances to network with other teachers in California.
TEACH California—www.teachcalifornia.org
Offers credentialing information, job announcements, salary data, and strategies for finding and getting a teaching job.
California Teachers Association—www.cta.org
State affiliate of the National Education Association and the largest teachers’ union in California. Members enjoy access to classroom resources, professional development opportunities, insurance and financial services, and a monthly magazine for educators.
DataQuest—www.data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest
The California Department of Education’s searchable database of educational information at the state, county, district, or school level.
California Association of Private Special Education Schools—www.capso.org
Provides information for teachers seeking to teach in a pre-collegiate, independent, or religious school.
Association of American Educators—www.aaeteachers.org
Provides legal protection, liability insurance, and professional development opportunities for educators. Members can also apply for classroom grants and teacher scholarships.
EDJOIN—www.edjoin.org
A searchable database of educational job openings across the nation, including California. Nearly two thousand school districts, county education offices, and education agencies post jobs on the site.
American Association for Employment in Education—www.aaee.org
Members have access to job postings, virtual job fairs, professional development webinars, and scholarships.
Association of American Educators—www.aaeteachers.org
Provides legal protection, liability insurance, and professional development opportunities. Members can also apply for classroom grants and teacher scholarships.
School Spring—www.schoolspring.com
Contains access to nearly forty thousand teaching jobs across the United States, including hundreds in Oklahoma.
K-12 Jobs—K-12jobs.com
Has open teaching positions for public, private, and vocational schools across the country.
ABC Teaching Jobs—www.abcteachingjobs.com
Access to K-12 teaching jobs by state, grade level, and subject area.
EdZApp—www.edzapp.com
Allows current and prospective teachers to apply online for thousands of teaching jobs in more than three hundred school districts throughout the nation.
Teachers-Teachers.com—www.teachers-teachers.com
Contains postings for California teaching jobs, message boards for networking, and links to teaching-related resources.
Top School Jobs—www.topschooljobs.org
Education Week’s job posting website, which contains thousands of postings for open teaching positions across the country.
Specific California Teacher Associations—There are many professional associations that serve teachers of specific subjects. These include:
- California Association of Teachers of English—www.cateweb.org
- California Science Teachers Association—www.cascience.org
- Music Teachers’ Association of California—www.mtac.org
- California Language Teachers’ Association—www.clta.net
- California Mathematics Council—www.cmc-math.org
- California Association of Resource Specialists and Special Education Teachers—www.carsplus.org