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Professional Organizations
The only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of
the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction
throughout the U.S.
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) is a nonprofit
professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and
potential leaders in educational technology.
To promote art education through Professional Development, Service,
Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership. NAEA is a non-profit, educational
organization.
The mission of MENC: The National Association for Music Education is to
advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) is a
nonprofit professional organization comprised of individuals engaged in the
study of human movement and the delivery of sport and physical activity
programs.
The National Catholic Educational Association has been providing leadership
and service to American Catholic educators since 1904. NCEA's institutional,
individual and affiliate memberships represent Catholic education at all
levels and in a variety of settings: preschools, elementary, and secondary
schools, parish catechetical/religious education programs, diocesan offices,
colleges, universities and seminaries.
Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies is the largest
association in the country devoted solely to social studies education.
NCTE is the national organization for English teachers that works to
advance teaching, research, and student achievement in English language arts
at all scholastic levels.
NCTM is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision,
leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring
mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.
NEA is a volunteer-based organization supported by a network of staff at the
local, state, and national level. IT conducts activities that range from
raising funds for scholarship programs to conducting professional workshops
on issues that affect faculty and school support staff to bargaining
contracts for school district employees.
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and
headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the
world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching
and learning for all.
Publishers
Staff Development
This is the location for information on the AP program, professional
development and resources for teachers.
An educational research and development organization that works to provide
teachers and administrators with valuable information about proven,
effective approaches to the challenges in education today. A great resource
for subject standards. It is part of the national consortium of regional
educational laboratories.
The National Catholic Educational Association has been providing leadership
and service to American Catholic educators since 1904. NCEA's institutional,
individual and affiliate memberships represent Catholic education at all
levels and in a variety of settings: preschools, elementary, and secondary
schools, parish catechetical/religious education programs, diocesan offices,
colleges, universities and seminaries.
NEA is a volunteer-based organization supported by a network of staff at the
local, state, and national level. IT conducts activities that range from
raising funds for scholarship programs to conducting professional workshops
on issues that affect faculty and school support staff to bargaining
contracts for school district employees.
The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) is the largest non-profit
professional association committed to ensuring success for all students
through staff development and school improvement.
An educational research and development organization that works to provide
teachers and administrators with valuable information about proven,
effective approaches to the challenges in education today. It is part of the
national consortium of regional educational laboratories.
An educational research and development organization that works to provide
teachers and administrators with valuable information about proven,
effective approaches to the challenges in education today. It is part of the
national consortium of regional educational laboratories.
This is an educational training organization primarily focused on providing
teachers, administrators, parents and community members with crucial
understanding of how the brain learns and how the male and female brain
learn differently. Important research on how boys learn is located here on
this site.
WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency that works
with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity,
and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. It is part of the
national consortium of regional educational laboratories.
Teacher Resources
Used by universities and some high schools, this site provides the ability
for students to hold online discussions and for provides resources for
students.
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international
professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for
individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the
gifted.
EBSCO Information Services is a worldwide leader in providing information
access and management solutions through print and electronic journal
subscription services, research database development and production, online
access to more than 100 databases and thousands of e-journals, and
e-commerce book procurement.
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education,
produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education
literaturel.
GEM is a 700 member Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and
easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal,
state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
This web site represents an association of individuals and educational
organizations that focus on looking at student work to strengthen
connections between instruction, curriculum, and other aspects of school
life to students' learning.
NCEA provides online and on site tests that are aligned with state,
provincial and international standards for schools and for home schooling
systems.
Research for Better Teaching, Inc. (RBT), founded by Dr. Jonathon D. Saphier
in 1979, is an educational training and consulting firm dedicated to the
professionalization of teaching. RBT consultants work with schools and
school districts to improve the quality of teaching and leadership and to
incorporate the study of teaching as an ongoing part of the district
culture.
Links, lesson plans, clip art, coloring pages, crossword puzzles, newsletter
for Catholic catechists, teachers, DREs, parents and all involved.
Welcome to Rubrician.Com, the official website for links to rubrics.
This site was designed for educators, teachers, parents, students and
evaluators. Click on the below categorized links and let your
rubricating begin.
Inside the Faculty Center Network, users can search or browse over 260,000
textbooks. For each textbook, we have author information and author
biographies, cover images, book summaries, tables of contents, sample
chapters and prefaces, and links to book supplements available to students.
Federal government's Department of Education site contains a vast array of
information ranging from No Child Left Behind legislation to educational
statistics resources.
Technology
CUE's goal is to advance student achievement through technology in all
disciplines from preschool through college.
First published in March of 1998, eSchool News is a monthly print newspaper
providing the news and information necessary to help K-20 decision-makers
successfully use technology and the Internet to transform North America's
schools and colleges and achieve educational goals.
The largest maker of interactive boards.
Testing & Assessment
ACT information for educators, parents, and students.
This is the location for information on the AP program, professional
development and resources for teachers.
This organization helps teachers teach, students learn, and parents measure
the educational and intellectual progress of their children.
SAT information for educators, parents, and students.