Susan Nash Travetto

Dropin #1

Professional Organizations

Each teacher candidate should become familiar the professional associations in his/her teaching field. The following list of national professional organizations is a good place to start learning about how these kinds of organizations contribute to professional development and student learning.

Directions:

Select the website appropriate for your certification area. Wander through the website to become familiar with the site. Write a paragraph about the site specifically addressing the following questions:

What did you learn about this organization as you wandered through the site?

What are the benefits of belonging to this professional organization?

National Council of Teachers of English

http://www.ncte.org

National Council for the Social Studies

http://www.ncss.org

National Association for Sport and Physical Education

http://www.aahperd.org/naspe

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

http://www.nctm.org

Music Teachers National Association

http://www.mtna.org

National Art Education Association

http://www.naea-reston.org

American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages

http://www.actfl.org

National Science Teachers Association

http://www.nsta.org

International Reading Association

http://IRA.org/

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