Resources for Education Students
Explore the topics and links below to find key information and online resources related to education majors.
Downloadable forms
Requirements for education majors
- Clearances
- Mandated reporter information and training
- PAPA/CORE/PRAXIS® exams - Basic Skills tests (Reading, Writing and Math) waived until July 8, 2025
- What tests do I need to take?
- Teacher certification program - becoming declared
- Teacher certification through TIMS
Do you plan to student teach?
- Student Teaching Handbook
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Framework for Teaching Checklist
- Lesson Observation Rubric - Student Teaching
- Lesson Plan Guidelines - Student Teaching
- Lesson Plan Template - Student Teaching
- PDE 430 - Student Teaching
- Student Teaching Lesson Reflection Weeks 1-15
- Student Teaching Placement Information Form
Launch your job search
Handshake is a free job and internship search tool that allows students and alumni to find and apply for full-time, part-time and internship postings submitted to the University by a variety of employers, including schools and other education-based organizations.
- Sign up for your account today.
- Visit the Professional Career-Readiness Center’s webpage for more information.
Other resources
Educational technology labs
Technology labs on campus serve as valuable destinations for curriculum planning, preparation and research. You'll find research tools for classroom projects, lesson plans and testing.
Learn more about our student technology resources at Point Park.
Collaborative partners
- The Pittsburgh Public School/University Collaborative provides you with the opportunity to choose an urban setting for your student teaching placement.
- The Pennsylvania Department of Education partnership offers technical assistance and conducts regular re-certification audits to assure high standards in teacher preparation.
- Point Park also participates in The Pittsburgh Educational Recruiting Consortium (PERC) which is held annually to recruit future educators and The Western Pennsylvania Career Services Annual Job Fair for College Graduates, which is geared toward graduates with bachelor's or master's degrees.
- Additional recruitment events are also held.
Professional organizations
Faculty members keep current with educational trends through memberships in professional organizations.
Student affiliates and pre-service teachers may be associate members of many of these organizations. You'll reap benefits that can greatly enhance your teaching and career opportunities:
- American Association of School Administrators
- American Association of University Professors
- American Counseling Association
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Association for Multicultural Education
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- National Education Association (NEA)
- Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE)
- Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
- Pennsylvania State Educators Association (PSEA)
- Phi Delta Kappa
- Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers (PFT)
- School Performance Institute