To contribute to and use the Teacher Resource Center, you first have to create a profile to join the community. This post gives instructions on how to register for a profile on the TRC. You will need a user name and unique password to create your profile. As the TRC is a community for educators, you will also need to identify your high school's name to register.

1. Click on the 'Join' link at the top right of the page.
2. Create your username. This can be your full name, teaching name (ie: Mr. Smith, Ms. Jones) or a nickname. You can use periods, hyphens and underscores, but no other punctuation or spaces.
3. Enter your email address. All correspondence from the Student Program and TRC notifications will be sent to this email address.
4. Create a password for your account.
5. Enter your high school’s name. As you begin to type, similar names will appear. Choose the appropriate high school.
6. The security field prevents automatic spam submissions. Type in the word(s) that appear in the provided field.