Professional Organizations for Educators

Professional development is an essential key to any teacher's growth in his or her career. Listed below are great organizations that support this belief. We encourage educators to join appropriate organizations and keep up with the latest trends in their content areas.

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• International Reading Association
• International Technology Education Association
• National Council for the Social Studies
• National Council of Teachers of English
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Science Teachers Association
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
• The Music Teachers National Association

We also encourage you to join your local/state teaching organizations.

• Association for Education Communications and Technology
• International Society for Technology in Education
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

Education Websites

As educators, we know how helpful it is to have resources available in one place. Below, we have provided links to many terrific websites designed specifically for you. Whether you're looking for lesson plans or resources for your students you should find these sites helpful.

• Edutopia
• Edsitement!
• Disney Educational Productions
• Library of Congress
• Stanford History Education Group
• National History Education Clearinghouse
• Education Week