This page includes Important links and the Main Miles Campus Information.
Miles College http://www.miles.edu Home page for Miles College
Alabama State Department of Education http://www.alsde.edu Home page for the Alabama State Department of Education
Alabama Virtual Library http://www.avl.lib.al.us The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources are available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state.
Educational Testing Service http://www.ets.org The Praxis Series™ Assessments provide tests and other services that states use as part of their teaching licensing certification process. The Praxis II® tests measure general and subject-specific knowledge and teaching skills
Preservice and Beginning Teachers Just starting out? The Beginning Teacher’s Tool Box offers links to useful resources for teachers who are just entering the classroom, as well as information for those who train and work with new educators. A quick visit to http://www.inspiringteachers.com/bttindex.html provides novice teachers with practical, user-friendly tips and advice for that all-important first year of teaching. Professional Educators A project of the Family Learning Association, http://www.kidscanlearn.com is a site dedicated to student motivation. Kindergarten through secondary school educators will find lesson plans, books, and even an area to ask a motivational expert. Research-Focused The Evaluation Center of West Michigan University is dedicated to advancing the theory, practice, and utilization of student evaluation. http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/ gives you access to the Evaluation Center’s library which features glossaries and bibliographies as well as research-focused publications. General Interest All educators realize the threatening problem of bullying in schools. You can find practical research-based strategies, articles, training seminars, and videos to learn successful ways to recognize and reduce bullying in your school. Visit http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/ for more tips from Stan Davis, a social worker and human rights activist. NCATE http://www.ncate.org National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCATE is the teaching profession’s mechanism to help to establish high quality teacher, specialist, and administrator preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching, teachers, school specialists and administrators. NCATE believes every student deserves a caring, competent and highly qualified teacher.
AACTE http://www.aacte.org American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is a national voluntary association of higher education institutions and other organizations and is dedicated to ensuring the highest quality preparation and continuing professional development for teachers and school leaders in order to enhance PK-12 student learning. The almost 800 institutions holding AACTE membership include private, state, and municipal colleges and universities large and small located in every state, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam. In addition, AACTE has a growing number of affiliate members, including state departments of education, community colleges, educational laboratories and centers, and foreign institutions and organizations. Collectively, the AACTE membership prepares more than two-thirds of the new teachers entering schools each year in the United States.
Project-Based Learning http://www.pbl-online.org A site designed by the Buck Institute for Education to help you understand the philosophy of standards-focused project based learning, learn a systematic, proven method for planning and implementing rigorous projects in schools, or to use the project library to collaborate and share projects.
Miles College Main Office (205) 929-1000 Main Fax Number (205)929-1453
Mailing Address: Miles College P.O. Box 3800 Birmingham, Alabama 35208
Campus Address: 5500 Myron Massey Blvd Fairfield AL 35064
Division of Education Location: Pearson Hall
