Membership into Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, signifies and recognizes an individual’s academic achievement, leadership qualities, and professional abilities—attributes that the Society promotes for and throughout the field of education. Build upon these attributes in readying for your career, and let KDP assist your entrance into the exciting and challenging work of a professional educator.

Preparing for the Search
Interviewing Tips
Sample Cover Letters
Sample Résumés
Objective Statements
Professional Portfolios

Additional Preparation Help
The ABC’s of Job-Hunting for Teachers
Read this book for expert advice on finding the right school, job-hunting online, and tracking your job search. It’s as easy as ABC to conduct a professional job search. A handy checklist is included!
Collegegrad.com
Site proclaims itself as the #1 entry-level job site.
Collegejournal.com
Access career information, résumé-building pages, scholarship sources, and graduate schools through one of The Wall Street Journal online publications.
education-online-search.com
Visit this free college and career education portal to learn about careers and the schools offering education and degrees or the fields you choose. You'll find more than 400 career and education articles on relevant topics, and can request detailed school and financial aid information from a extensive list of colleges via an online form.

Job-Search Links
School Spring.com
Association Montessori International Announces Career Opportunities
Teachers-Teachers.com
  Find your perfect job among thousands of school postings nationwide. Post your résumé online and let schools come to you through this teacher placement service and KDP’s collaborator on The ABC’s of Job-Hunting for Teachers.

Designed to give you an edge in the education marketplace, Teachers-Teachers.com lets you create and post your résumé, send cover letters, and record your answers to typical interview questions online—and it’s free.

You will need to create a login and password the first time you visit the Teachers-Teachers.com Web site.
American Association of Employment in Education
  AAEE and Kappa Delta Pi have a long and well-established relationship from which active members of KDP can benefit greatly. Through free access to AAEE’s vast resources, employment opportunities may be just a click away! Link to AAEE’s database of job openings through Project Connect on the Home page, then the Teachers Area. Enter “teacher” for the username and “aswan” for the password.

Visit AAEE’s home page at www.aaee.org for various other links to valuable information about schools, employment, certification, and more.
Teachers Support Network
  The Teachers Support Network is all about high aspirations. Somewhere between the Federal No Child Left Behind mandate for "highly qualified" teachers and the local reality, stands the unrelenting wall of the status quo. The Teachers Support Network is the road map for states and school districts to get around it, through it or over it – it's the process, the techniques and the system for recruiting and retaining the highest quality teacher for every classroom.
Agent K–12 Career Service
  This site provides online and print resources for job seekers and employers in education. Visit www.agentk-12.org for career news, up-to-date job listings, and career coaching. You can view jobs and post your résumé so recruiters can find you. Agent K–12 can even send you an alert when a new job matches your requirements.
Monster.com
  This national job-search site gives step-by-step instructions for creating a résumé and cover letter.

‘Net’ Information You Need on Employment in Education
Learn about employment procedures and job vacancies; complete online applications; research schools; obtain contact information; and, locate upcoming events, e.g., job fairs at these sites:

Lead America
Work for the nation’s premier leadership education organization! Paid summer internships available!

National Center for Education Statistics

Research and educate yourself on public school programs and statistics.

National Association of Independent Schools
Research independent schools

International Schools
For information on schools overseas, visit the following sites:
Teaching Opportunities in Indonesia
The International Educator
Timeplan Education Group
UK Education Recruitment
U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity
Peace Corps
University of Northern Iowa
   
   
   

 

 

 


Certification and Licensure by State
Find out what it takes to teach where you live or where you plan to live. Search for licensure and employment information alphabetically by state.
 
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