ASCD - the website of the people that publish Educational Leadership

Beginning Teachers' Tool Box - new teachers can find support and advice, tips for new teachers, lesson plans, chat rooms and message boards.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - A list of education Web sites so well organized that you don't have to be an Internet whiz to find something you can use.  Click on one of Shrock's famous pencils to find great resources for your classroom.

LEARN NC's New Teacher Support Center! The mission of this support center is to provide information, ideas, and peer support for beginning teachers, their mentors, and educators providing staff development.

The "Mentor Support Center" from Teachers..net (click "chatboards") brings together educators in category-specific chats.  Features lesson plans, live meetings, a bookshelf with a list of useful resources, and a newsletter.

MiddleWeb's The First Days of Middle School -- to get teachers up and running.

New Teachers Online explores the experience of being a teacher. Our web mentors are veteran teachers who guide and inform discussion. They invite all new teachers --whether you are brand new, relatively new, or constantly seeking new assignments, ideas, and experiences--to join us

Teachers Helping Teachers features lesson plans, educational links, stress reduction, and a "topic of the week" lesson.

The Teacher Mailring Center - Join a network of over 50,000 of the world's brightest educators, connected through the magic of e-mail. No cost to join. Once you're subscribed to the mailring, you'll receive further instruction for posting and immediately receive e-mail from your teacher colleagues around the world!

U.S. Department of Education booklet titled, "What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching." which compiles first-year teachers' experiences, advice from veteran teachers, and tips on how to have a successful first year. You can download a free copy of the book.

Disciplinehelp.com - a discipline model for handling over one hundred different misbehaviors at school and home - an excellent resource.