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More information on Professional Organizations in Education

American Association for Adult & Continuing Education http://www.aaace.org/ The AAACE is dedicated to providing leadership in the field of adult and continuing education by expanding opportunities for adult growth and development; unifying adult educators; fostering the development and dissemination of theory, research, information, and best practices promoting identity and standards for the profession; and advocating relevant public policy and social change initiatives.
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education http://www.aacte.org/ Contains news, resources, publications, meetings and information on awards given by the association.
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) http://www.aapt.org/ A web site that contains helpful ideas and information for teachers and students. Read about programs, conferences and contests on physics.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) http://www.aasa.org Web site offers information on awards and scholarships, conferences and an online career center.
American Association of University Women (AAUW) http://www.aauw.org/ Contains information about the association, resources on women educators, and articles on gender issues in education.
American Council on Education (ACE) http://acenet.edu/ Find information about resources, programs, events and workshops hosted by the ACE.
American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) http://www.acres-sped.org/ Contains information on conferences and publications, as well as other links on rural special education.
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages http://www.actfl.org/ The only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. Web site provides the latest breaking news in the field of foreign language education.
American Educational Research Association (AERA) http://www.aera.net/ AERA is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
American Federation of Teachers http://www.aft.org/ Web site offers resources on meetings, conferences, grants, scholarships and jobs as well as links to other local sites all over the country.
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) http://www.asee.org/ The ASEE is a nonprofit organization of individuals, institutions, and companies dedicated to improving all aspects of engineering education.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development http://www.ascd.org/ Contains full-text articles published in Educational leadership, descriptions of every ASCD professional institute or conference. Also, provides distance learning opportunities and professional development programs available online.
Committee for Education Funding (CEF) http://www.cef.org/ Web site provides information on publications, research and grants.
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) http://cosn.org/ CoSN is the national voice for advocating access to the emerging National Information Infrastructure in schools.
Council of Chief State School Officers http://www.ccsso.org/ The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nationwide, nonprofit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the states.
Council of the Great City Schools http://www.cgcs.org/ The Council of the Great City Schools brings together some of the largest urban public school systems in the country in a coalition dedicated to the improvement of education in the inner cities.
Education Commission of the States (ECS) http://ecs.org/ The ECS is a national nonprofit organization that helps state leaders improve education for all young people. The ECS online service offers information about what's going on throughout the country on a host of current hot issues in education.
Education World: The World's Educational Resources on the Web http://www.education-world.com/ The subtitle says it all. Provides an index of links, as well as search capabilities, to educational jobs, resources in the literature and an educational calendar of events.
Global Schoolhouse http://gsh.org/ Sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, this site provides access to examples of online school projects from around the world and the option to register your school's project. Also, contains access to Microsoft specific resources.
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) http://www.iel.org/ Links to publications, programs and fellowships sponsored by IEL.
International Reading Association (IRA) http://www.reading.org/ The IRA seeks to promote high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction through studying the reading processes and teaching techniques.
International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) http://www.insea.org/ Web site with world council contacts, publications, research information, and more.
International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org/ Web site contains an online bookstore, information about research projects, teacher resources, professional development and organization publications.
International Technology Education Association (ITEA) http://www.iteaconnect.org/ The ITEA is a professional organization of technology teachers, whose mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged in this pursuit.
National Alliance of Black School Educators http://www.nabse.org/ Web site for the nation's largest network of African American educators. Offers resources for Professional Development Programs and Information Sharing around innovative instructional and learning strategies that have proven successful in motivating black youth and increasing academic performance in critical learning areas.
National Art Education Association (NAEA) http://www.naea-reston.org/ The NAEA is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to promoting art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership.
National Association for Bilingual Education http://www.nabe.org/ Contains information on bilingual education research, publications, and conferences.
National Association for Gifted Children http://www.nagc.org/ Contains the mission statement of NAGC, the NAGC calendar of events, announcements and competitions of the organization, awards, conferences, publications and information for parents.
National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/ NAYEC's web site contains details about its mission, its goal and programs, as well as parent information and links to useful resources.
National Association of State Boards of Education http://www.nasbe.org/ Contains links to all state boards of education and descriptions of current projects underway.
National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) http://www.ncee.org/ The NCEE is organized to provide tools, professional development programs, technical assistance services, and other resources to support standards-based reform.
National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org/ This web site provides great resources for teachers. You can talk directly to other teachers, find out about new books, research and other news. You can also find out about jobs and rewards.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) http://www.nctm.org/ Web site provides information about the organization, news and hot topics, as well as NCTM products and publications.
National Education Association http://www.nea.org/ Contains useful links to students, teachers, parents; also, information about new publications, technology and educational materials.
National Institute for Science Education http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/NISE/ In this web site, you can learn about NISE's news, activities, publications and conferences, as well as about research programs.
National PTA http://www.pta.org/ Provides links to PTA's and child advocacy organizations as well as information about program areas.
National Rural Education Association (NREA)http://www.nrea.net/ The NREA is an organization of rural school administrators, teachers, board members, regional service agency personnel, researchers, business and industry representatives and others.
National School Boards Association http://www.nsba.org/ Contains full text articles from "School Board News," new publications and other resources.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) http://www.nsta.org/ The NSTA is committed to the improvement of science education at all levels -- preschool through college.
National Writing Project http://www.writingproject.org/ Contains a calendar of events, as well as information on programs, publications and resources for improving writing in the nation's schools.
Reading Online http://www.readingonline.org/ An electronic journal of the International Reading Association which contains full-text articles, electronic classes, and research news.
Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. http://www.shodor.org/ Web site for the non-profit research and education organization dedicated to the advancement of science and mathematics education.
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages http://www.tesol.org/ Contains membership information, association news, career services, and news of TESOL's publications and programs.
Virginia Association of School Superintendents http://vass.edschool.virginia.edu/ Contains full text articles from the association's newsletter, job lead information and legislative updates.

Professional Organizations

I have never belonged to any organization but I have heard that they are good. They influence in everything that has to do with education and they help keep teachers updated. Many professional organizations are involved in the development and monitoring of professional educational programs, and the updating of skills, most of them require a professional certification to indicate that a person has the required qualifications in the subject area. Membership of a professional organization , as a legal requirement, can in some professions form the primary formal basis for gaining entry to and setting up practice within the profession.

Professional Organizations

Association for the Advancement of Computers in Educationis an international,educational, and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching at all levels with information technology.

American Association of School Administratorsfounded in 1865, is the professional organization for over 16,500 educational leaders across North America and in many other countries.

Association for Educational Communications and Technologyis to provide leadership in educational communications and technology by linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of educational technology and its applicationto the learning process.

American Federation of Teachersis an 940,000-member union of public and professional employees, including public and private school teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel (PSRPs), higher education faculty and professionals, employees of state and local governments, nurses and health professionals.

American Library Associationis the oldest, largest and most influential library association in the world. For more than a century, it has been a leader in defending intellectual freedom and promoting the highest quality library and information services.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Developmentis an international,nonprofit, nonpartisan education association committed to the mission offorgoing covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all.

California Federation of Teachers(CFT) is education employees working at every level of California education, from Head Start to the University of California.

Florida Education Association/United
(FEA/United)represents more than 76,000teachers and school-related employees, including bus drivers, food service workers,
office personnel, maintenance workers, school nurses and teachers'aides.
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Global SchoolNet Foundation(GSN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is a majorcontributor to the philosophy, design, culture and content of Internet-basedlearning.

Illinois Federation of Teachersrepresents more than 75,000 teachers and paraprofessionals in K-12 school districts throughout Illinois, faculty and staff at Illinois' community colleges and universities, public employeesunder every statewide elected constitutional officer, and retirees.

International Reading Associationis the world’s leading organization of literacy professionals. Members rely on us for the professional development resources they need to reach our shared goal: Teaching the world to read.

International Society for Technology in Educationpromotes appropriate uses of technology to support and improve teaching and learning.

National Art Education Associationis a non-profit, educational organization,promoting art education through professional development, service, advancementof knowledge, and leadership.

National Association of Elementary School Principals has grown to become the most powerful voice of Pre-K-8 principals across the United States and around the world.

National Association of State Boards of Educationserves over 600 individuals,including members of state boards. These members are responsible for the educational interests of more than fifty million students in public schools and more than three million students in post-secondary institutions.

National Association of Secondary School Principles includes a wide variety of people interested in secondary education. Although most members are principalsand assistant principals in public, private, and parochial secondary schools, many are central office administrators, professors of secondary education,teachers and department heads, or retired educators.

National Council for Geographic Education(NCGE) works to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning. The NCGE promotes the importance and value of geographic education, enhances the preparation of geographiceducators with respect to their knowledge of content, techniques, and learningprocesses.

National Council of Teachers of English,the world's largest subject-mattereducational association, is devoted to improving the teaching of English and the language arts at all levels of education. NCTE has 90,000 membersand subscribers in the United States and other countries.

National Council for Teachers of Math with more than 110 000 members, is the largest nonprofit professional association of mathematics educatorsin the world.

National Education Associationis America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA claims over 2.3million members who work at every level of education, from pre-school to university graduate programs.

National Middle School Associationserves as a voice for professionals, parents,and others interested in the educational and developmental needs of youngadolescents (youth 10-15 years of age). NMSA is the only national educational association exclusively devoted to improving the educational experiencesof young adolescents.

National Parent and Teacher Association(PTA) is the oldest and largest volunteerassociation in the United States working exclusively on behalf of childrenand youth. Members include parents, teachers, students, and other childadvocates.

National School Board Association is a federation of state associations of school boards across the United States and the school boards of the Districtof Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NSBA's programsand services assist school boards in achieving excellence and equity inthe public schools.

National Science Teachers Associationfounded in 1944 and headquarteredin Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learningfor all.

New York State United Teachersrepresents over 400,000 in-service and retired people in public elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, and health care institutions.

United Federation of Teacherswith some 125,000 members is the largest union localin the United States. It represents more than 68,000 teachers and 16,000classroom paraprofessionals. The union also includes a Retired Teachers Chapter of more than 32,000 members.


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Lesson Plan: EDUC 566
Lesson Plan Title:
The use of the portfolio in the classroom
Grade: 5th
Concept/Topic to teach:
Preparation of a Portfolio
Standards Addressed:
Listening/Speaking (L/S.5.5)
Writing (W.5.3)
General Goals:
Students will develop a sense of what a portfolio is and learn to keep their paper work organize.
Specific Goals:
1. Define what a portfolio is.
2. Create a portfolio for classroom use.
3. Demonstrate their portfolio to classmates.
Required Materials:
1. Folder
2. Crayons
3. Scissors
4. Glue
5. Extra decorations that the students would like to use.
Anticipatory set (lead –In):
1. Greeting
2. Attendance
3. Date and day of the month
4. Introduction of the activity that will be given.
Step by step Procedures:
The teacher will ask the students if they are acquainted with what is a portfolio. She will then proceed to explain the definition of what is a portfolio and what it is used for. She will then hand out a folder and a worksheet: A Handy -Dandy Class (which is a hand) in which students will describe themselves by writing complete sentences and their names will also be printed nice and big so it is visible for everyone to see. Students will proceed to decorate as they wish. Teacher will play background music for the students to listen to while they work.
Plan for Independent Practice:
Students will be responsible to save their assessments when they are done. At the end of the semester students will be able to show their progress to their parents.
Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set):
Students will add assessments given to them from previous classes and they will share their portfolio covers with the class.