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Websites dealing with topics in Music Education
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Music Professional Learning Network musicpln.orgMPLN is a dynamic, ground-breaking social network for teachers, composers, producers, and aspiring teachers of music. If you teach music in any capacity, you can have FREE access to professional development materials from music teachers around the globe 24 hours a day! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Music Education News www.musicednews.comA great website displaying aggregate RSS feeds from Music Education and other related musical websites from all over the world!
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MusTech dot Net www.mustech.netThe website of Dr. Joseph Pisano, band director at Grove City College, PA and music technology guru. One of the most high-traffic music education websites online today.
Posted March 25, 2010 at 6:09 PM -
Music Ed Magic www.musicedmagic.comGreat resource for all things pertaining to music education, including a directory of teachers who offer live online webcam music lessons
Posted July 29, 2009 at 4:51 AM -
Music Ed Major dot net www.musicedmajor.netA blog for college students of Music Education
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ViaAcademies viaacademies.com/An old colleague of mine, Mark Burke, is the CEO and founder of this emerging online music education academy. This cutting-edge organization is helping to redefine what music education and general education will look like in the 21st century.
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iSchoolBand www.ischoolband.com/Private social network and management tools for school band and orchestra programs. Read my review of their services at http://www.thomasjwestmusic.com/ischoolband.htm
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Online Practice Record www.onlinepracticerecord.com/A free service allowing students to enter data about their practice sessions and email it to their teachers! Awesome!
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Third-Stream Music Education thirdstream.musiced.net/Posted August 4, 2009 at 4:43 PM -
100 Best Online Archives for Music Majors www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/08/05/100-best-online-archives-for-music-majors/A great resource for music majors or any music lover. Categories include Popular, Classical, World and Regional, Historical, Sheet Music, and Lyrics Archives.
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LA Guitar Academy Online Guitar Lessons www.onlineguitaracademy.com/One-stop shop for guitar learning online.
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Mrs. Friedman's Resouce Page resources.mrsfriedmanmusic.com/A collection of SMARTBoard lessons, worksheets, lessons, and chorus accompaniment files
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Joyful Music www.homeschoolblogger.com/joyfulmusic/Blog of a retired band director, homeschooler, and private teacher
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Learn the Theory of Music www.learn-theory-music.com/A one-stop shop for lots of knowledge on music theory
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Rizz's Blog rizzrazz.vox.com/Tales from "the front lines" of music education
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Music Teachers Blog dot com www.musicteachersblog.com/Making music more fun and engaging for students
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Bushfire Press www.bushfirepress.com/Printed publications for pre-K thru 12 music, dance, and theater education
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Music Education Consultants musiceducationconsultants.netMusic Education Consultants, Inc. is a consortium of music education professionals who work with a variety of educational organizations, arts associations, and school districts to foster the growth and breadth of school-based music education programs for all children, grades PreK-12.
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Simplemente Mariachi! musiceducationconsultants.net/simplemente/Simplemente Mariachi! is the only standards-based, beginning method series for teaching the vibrant music of the mariachi tradition.
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Gearpipe dot org gearpipe.orgGearpipe.org's mission is to mobilize musicians and music lovers to donate to music education charities, thereby supporting and giving back to a new generation of musicians.
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The Evolving Educator petertambroni.com/edu/Insights for all educators through the lens of a strings teacher.
Posted October 13, 2009 at 5:53 PM -
Summer Glen Music www.summerglen-music.com/Private lessons, drum circles, and professional performances in the Raleigh, NC area.
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Studio Helper www.studiohelper.com/Web-based management for your private studio or music academy.
Posted January 31, 2010 at 5:43 PM -
Music Teacher's Helper www.musicteachershelper.com/A web-based computer program designed by music teachers, for music teachers, to take the frustration out of managing your studio.
Posted February 10, 2010 at 4:35 AM -
Andrew Lesser Music dot Com www.andrewlessermusic.comAndrew is a former colleague of mine at Lindenwold High School in South Jersey. Mater clarinetist and martial artist, published composer, and skilled teacher.
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Staff Notes dot Net www.staffnotes.netCustomizable music manuscript paper for piano, guitar, or any music notation.
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Music Motivation www.musicmotivation.comMusic Motivation is exactly what it implies
Posted February 17, 2010 at 4:57 PM -
Music Literacy Online musicliteracyonline.com/Master guidance in healthy singing, music theory, and sight-singing. Lessons via webcam, live over the Internet. Build confidence, self-esteem, and promote academic success with our complete course in musical learning!
Posted February 27, 2010 at 3:22 PM -
Cybrary Man's Educational Websites cybraryman.com/music.htmlOver 20,000 links to educational websites. This link takes you to the music listings.
Posted March 9, 2010 at 7:40 AM -
Teaching Music Through Performance www.teachingmusic.org/index.cfmBy far the most important series of resource books ever written for the school performing ensemble. A must-have for any school performing ensemble teacher.
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Grand Rapids Lessons www.grand-rapids-lessons.comDatabase of private music instructors in the Grand Rapids Area (Michigan)
Posted July 23, 2010 at 1:55 PM -
Tempo! Music Therapy Services www.tempotherapy.com/Tempo! Music Therapy Services is an organization dedicated to promoting the emotional and social well-being of individuals, improving their quality of life through the arts.
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The Wind Repertory Project www.windrep.org/Main_PageA fantastic wiki containing detailing over 2000 significant works for the wind band repertoire.
Posted September 8, 2010 at 4:35 PM -
Choral Charisma www.choralcharisma.com/home.phpPhilosophy, pedagogy, and the art of expressive singing from performer, actor, and choral director Tom Carter.
Posted September 23, 2010 at 5:39 PM -
Music Theory Workbook www.gmajormusictheory.org/Fundamentals/workbooks.htmlA collection of free online music theory worksheets
Posted February 18, 2011 at 6:21 AM -
Music Worksheets dot net musicworksheets.net/A WordPress blog featuring free pdf worksheets of various music theory concepts. Great for creating a quick substitute teacher lesson plan in a hurry!
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The Development of Western Music www.datehookup.com/content-the-development-of-western-music.htmGreat compilation of significant music composers of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods of Western music.
Posted March 16, 2011 at 3:40 PM -
Eduarts4us eduarts4us.blogspot.com/A place to provide, promote, and preserve the power of the Arts in Education by Ron Zell - Pink-slipped Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year.
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Music Lessons Plus www.musiclessonsplus.org/Music Lessons Plus supports professional & experienced tutors offering lessons on a one to one basis.
Posted January 7, 2012 at 9:20 PM
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Websites specifically about the art of practicing music
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How To Practice www.howtopractise.comGreat resource for practice tips for any instrument.
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Practice Spot www.practicespot.com/The one-stop place to find tons of info for any practicing student or private music studio
Posted July 29, 2009 at 9:30 AM -
How To Practice at the Piano musicianhome.com/piano/how-to-practice-at-the-pianoPosted July 29, 2009 at 4:35 AM -
How to Practice Sight-Reading Piano Music www.wikihow.com/Practice-Sight-Reading-Piano-MusicPosted July 29, 2009 at 4:50 AM -
How Jazz Piano Players Practice www.tedrosenthal.com/practice.htmPosted July 29, 2009 at 9:10 AM -
How The Pros Practice - Guitar Noise dot com www.guitarnoise.com/lesson/how-the-pros-practice/Posted July 29, 2009 at 9:20 AM -
Violin Practice Tips www.violinonline.com/practicetips.htmPosted July 29, 2009 at 9:23 AM -
How to Get To Carnegie Hall www.singingwood.com/NewFiles/CarnegiePractice.htmlPosted July 29, 2009 at 9:33 AM -
Rock House Method - Great Practice Habits for Guitar rockhousemethod.blogspot.com/2008/05/developing-great-practice-habits.htmlPosted July 29, 2009 at 9:35 AM -
Music Noodle blog.musicnoodle.com/Music Practice for Kids
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Music Matters musicmattersblog.comPosted July 30, 2009 at 4:51 AM -
Th e Lowe Piano Studio lowepianostudio.blogspot.com/Posted August 5, 2009 at 4:27 AM -
The Musician's Way www.musiciansway.com/Companion website for the book of the same title. Helping musicians practice creatively, perform fearlessly, and prevent injury.
Posted December 29, 2009 at 7:46 AM
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Websites that deal with technical knowledge for specific musical instruments
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Trumpet Practice home.clara.net/hylton/practice.htmHow a serious player practices...
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Fundamentals of Piano Playing contentspiano.blogspot.com/Very in-depth and thorough study of piano playing.
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Gnosis Arts gnosisarts.com/nj-piano-music-teacher2.htmlHighly-recognized piano studio and multimedia company.
Posted August 7, 2009 at 12:24 PM -
The Guitar and Bass Teacher's Website teachwombat.com/Tons of handouts and printable material for guitar pedagogy.
Posted August 15, 2009 at 3:14 PM -
Teach Guitar dot Com www.teachguitar.com/index.htmLots of resources for practicing or aspiring guitar teachers.
Posted August 15, 2009 at 3:34 PM -
Ultimate Guitar www.ultimateguitar.comIf you are a guitar player who is considering making some money as a teacher, this site is for you.
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Never Too Late Guitar nevertoolateguitar.com/Posted August 24, 2009 at 4:16 AM -
Ninja Drummist www.ninjadrummist.com/Great videos on drum set playing
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Guitar Play dot com www.guitarplay.com/Guitar news, tweets, photos, videos, practice tips.
Posted August 28, 2009 at 2:53 AM -
Latin Piano Man dot com www.latinpianoman.com/Learn to play latin music on the piano from a professional musician with 30 years' experience in the art form.
Posted September 4, 2009 at 3:11 PM -
The Buzzing Reed blog.davidhthomas.net/The blog of David H. Thomas, principal clarinetist of the Columbus Symphony. Great clarinet-specific posts and general music info.
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Henriksen's Carinet Journal henriksenclarinetjournal.wordpress.com/Great insights on clarinet practice.
Posted February 24, 2010 at 10:32 AM -
Finding My Singing Voice www.findingmysingingvoice.com/Articles on vocal technique, vocal health, practice tips, and more from a professional voice teacher.
Posted March 5, 2010 at 9:36 AM -
Flutist Ann Leffard, Kodaly Music Educator musicmind.homestead.com/Flute instruction based on the "sound before sight" approach to music education.
Posted March 25, 2010 at 5:51 PM -
Clarinet Now www.clarinet-now.com/Clarinet playing tips from a professional and teacher. I love playing clarinet! Clarinet-Now.com is an extra resource for my private students and students of clinics, but it is also a resource for students I cannot teach due to distance and/or time.
Posted May 24, 2010 at 2:46 AM -
All Things Trumpet www.allthingstrumpet.com/AllThingsTrumpet.com is a blog created by David Cooper that contains articles on practice and performance tips, improvisation techniques, and general trumpet issues for the serious trumpet player.
Posted June 6, 2010 at 9:11 AM -
String Pedagogy Notebook www.uvm.edu/~mhopkins/string/Awesome collection of information on teaching bowed string instruments.
Posted June 29, 2010 at 2:09 PM -
Sheer Piano sheerpiano.comHome of the outstanding piano "color book" series. Jazz pianist and composer Dror Perl's body of work. Check out the review I wrote of his books at http://thomasjwestmusic.com/sheerpianobooks.htm
Posted January 18, 2011 at 5:31 AM
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Websites that deal with applying current technology to music education
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Mus Tech dot Net mustech.net/The website of Dr. Joseph Pisano, band director at Grove City College, PA and music technology guru.
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Music Tech Teacher www.musictechteacher.com/index.htmPosted July 29, 2009 at 5:12 AM -
SoundTree dot Com www.soundtree.comThe #1 source for all things related to electronic music making. Don't shop anywhere else.
Posted March 25, 2010 at 5:58 PM -
Music Technology in Education jamesfrankel.musiced.net/The website of James Frankel, Managing Director of SoundTree and author of The Teachers Guide to Music, Media & Copyright Law - published by Hal Leonard and YouTube in Music Education, also by Hal Leonard.
Posted March 25, 2010 at 6:01 PM -
Music Ed Tech: Teach Music, the Technology Will Follow musicedtech.wordpress.com/Barbara Freedman is a music teacher with a passion for technology. She freely shares her thoughts on teaching, technology, music, politics, and everything in between.
Posted March 27, 2010 at 5:26 PM -
Be a Techie www.beatechie.com/The website of Carol Broos, 4th-8th grade general music teacher and music technology enthusiast
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Woodwind Tech woodwindtech.tumblr.com/Written by a middle school band director who also writes reviews for iPhone apps
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Midnight Music www.midnightmusic.com.au/Midnight_Music/Home.htmlDemystifying music technology - providing quality music technology training for teachers & students, amateur & professional musicians in Australia.
Posted April 30, 2010 at 2:46 AM
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Fantastic and (mostly) free music apps online.
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Jam Studio www.jamstudio.com/Free online composing
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Noteflight www.noteflight.com/Free online notation ala Finale/Sibelius
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Mix Craft from Acoustica www.acoustica.com/Download the trial version - this is Garage Band for the PC.
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Classical Archives www.prs.net/Two-week trial - thousands of Classica audio and MIDI files.
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Archive dot org www.archive.org/Thousands of public domain videos to download
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You Send It www.yousendit.com/Great resource for sending large files to people
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Audacity audacity.sourceforge.net/Audacity is arguably the most popular free music recording/sequencing software available for download.
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Hand Brake handbrake.fr/Concert DVDs into Quicktime movies for free
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Omni Dazzle for Mac www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidazzle/A free presentation utility for Mac
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Super Duper Music Looper www.sonycreativesoftware.com/products/sdml/sdml.aspGood entry-level music composing program for elementary students.
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Morton Subotnick's Creating Music www.creatingmusic.com/Great website for elementary level music-making software.
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Sibelius www.sibelius.com/One of the "two biggies" in professional-level music notation.
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Make Music www.makemusic.com/Makers of the renowned Finale music notation program and the ever-growing Smart Music software
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Avid www.avid.com/Pro Tools, Media Composer, and more...
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M-Audio www.m-audio.com/The leader in MIDI controller hardware
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Musician dot com www.musican.com/Elementary-level music software
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Midisaurus Music Software www.town4kids.com/us_music_school.htmfor elementary-level
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Music Ace software www.harmonicvision.com/Posted April 30, 2010 at 6:10 AM -
Auralia and Musition Software www.risingsoftware.com/Two of the best music theory and sight-singing software packages available today.
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Time Warp Tech www.timewarptech.com/Excellent Piano pedagogy software
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Sing and Play Along With Bobby McFerrin www.bobbymcferrin.com/sing_and_play_with_bobby.phpSo much fun! Use in your music class!
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Incredibox www.incredibox.fr/Another fun music classroom page - create your own a cappella group!
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Speed Reading for the Keyboard www.vicfirth.com/education/keyboard/speednotereading.htmlA cool game site from Vic Firth with 10 levels of piano keyboard sight reading from letter names all the way up to full notation with key signatures!
Posted June 6, 2010 at 9:29 AM -
Remix YouTube www.tuberemix.com/Included here for free are video tutorials which will show you how to create a basic remix just with the software that comes free on a Mac, or is available free on the internet. Windows users may be able to get the same results with Acid by Sony.
Posted June 7, 2010 at 4:23 AM -
Glogster www.glogster.com/Create and share multimedia posters. Great for class reflection projects.
Posted June 7, 2010 at 4:39 AM -
iSpring www.ispringsolutions.com/Convert any Power Point slide show into a Flash movie and embed it on your website. Basic features are free! In constant use at my cyber school.
Posted June 8, 2010 at 5:18 AM -
Violin Tutor Pro www.violintutorpro.com/Online Violin Lessons - Learn to play the violin with hundreds of violin video lessons!
Posted July 23, 2010 at 1:51 PM -
FlexiMusic Shareware fleximusic.comFlexiMusic offers a line of incredibly affordable music sequencing, wave editing, and composing software.
Posted August 4, 2010 at 5:33 AM -
Music Intervals Tutor www.musicalintervalstutor.info/index.htmlListen to, practice, and take a quiz on all musical intervals and modes.
Posted October 10, 2010 at 9:04 AM
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Websites that deal with education subjects outside of music.
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TeachStreet teachstreet.comA website that allows people to find local and online classes, workshops, and teachers on a myriad of subjects. They also provide tools for teachers of all kinds to get more students and grow their teaching business. They regularly feature guest articles from some of the best education-related websites. ThomasJWestMusic.com is proud to be a member of TeachStreet's Featured Blogger program.
Posted October 26, 2010 at 6:02 PM -
Accedited Online Colleges eCollegeFinder.orgSimplifying the complicated process of searching through online schools and finding the right distance learning program for you.
Posted January 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM -
Criminal Justice Degree www.publicservicedegrees.com/Looking for a degree in criminal justice? A fully comprehensive list of programs are available.
Posted October 26, 2010 at 5:20 PM -
New York Teacher www.newyork-teacher.com/New York Teacher is a great site to help teachers who wish to continue their education or for those who wish to begin teaching in New York state.
Posted January 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM -
California Teaching Credential www.california-teaching.com/Resources for aspiring educators in California. Online degree programs and certification information.
Posted January 24, 2011 at 4:07 PM -
360 Education Solutions www.360-edu.com/Degree programs designed for teachers. As well as Title 1 loan forgiveness programs.
Posted October 14, 2010 at 9:52 AM -
Florida Teacher www.florida-teacher.com/Florida Teacher provides a great resource to those in the educational field or those seeking certification in the State of Florida.
Posted February 5, 2011 at 3:48 AM -
Illinois Teacher www.illinois-teacher.com/Illinois Teacher offers assistance to those in the education field in Illinois. Help with the certification process as well as undergrad and advanced degrees.
Posted April 10, 2011 at 9:41 PM -
Pennsylvania Teacher Certification www.pennsylvania-teaching.com/Help with the teacher certification n process in Pennsylvania as well as degree programs for teachers.
Posted April 24, 2011 at 8:34 PM -
Ohio teacher certification www.ohio-teaching.com/Research ways to receive a teaching certificate in Ohio as well as explore many online degree options.
Posted May 14, 2011 at 10:49 AM -
Georgia teacher certification www.georgia-teacher.com/Find information about the Georgia teacher certification process. Browse teaching degrees.
Posted August 1, 2011 at 2:14 PM -
New Jersey teaching certificate www.new-jersey-teacher.com/Get your teaching certification through New Jersey Teacher. Visit their website and browse through all of the information and programs hat are available.
Posted September 27, 2011 at 9:39 PM -
Texas teacher certification www.texas-teacher.com/Learn the necessary steps to become a certified teacher in Texas. Then find the degree program that fits your needs.
Posted October 9, 2011 at 5:26 PM -
Michigan Teaching Certification www.michigan-teacher.com/Get started on your certification to teach in Michigan state. Hundreds of online programs are available through Michigan Teacher.
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