Teacher Education: Associations/Organizations

Resources on charter schools, school choice, standards, curriculum, etc.

"The Council for Exceptional Children is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. We accomplish our mission through advocacy, standards, and professional development."

The Indiana State Teachers Association's (ISTA) purpose is to advocate for great public schools, the children of Indiana and for life-long learning.

INTESOL is the Indiana affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

"The National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is the only professional organization at the national level wholly devoted to representing both English language learners and bilingual education professionals."

NAEYC's mission is to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children with primary focus on the provision of educational and developmental services and resources. Professional Publications - Young Children; Teaching Young Children; Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Research Quarterly

"Since 1907, MENC has worked to ensure that every student has access to a well-balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction taught by qualified teachers." Professional Publications: Music Educators Journal; Teaching Music; Journal of Research in Music Education; General Music Today; Update: Applicatons of Research in Music Education; JMTE: Journal of Music Teacher Education

NASET is a national membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to those preparing for or teaching in the field of special education. Professional Publications: JAASEP - Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals; The Practical Teacher; Special Educator (e-Journal)

The National Association for Multicultural Education advances and advocates for social justice and educational equity through multicultural education.

"The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is a professional association representing more than 25,000 school psychologists, graduate students, and related professionals throughout the United States and an additional 25 countries worldwide. As the world's largest organization of school psychologists, NASP works to advance effective practices to improve students' learning, behavior, and mental health. Our vision is that all children and youth thrive in school, at home, and throughout life."

"The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education supporting teachers to ensure equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students through vision, leadership, professional development and research." Professional Publications: Teaching Children Mathematics; Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School; Matematics Teacher; Journal for Research in Mathematics Education; Student Explorations in Mathematics

"...National Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education." Professional Publications: Social Education; Social Studies and the Young Learner; Middle Level Learning

"The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education."
Professional Publications: Language Arts; School Talk; Talking Points; Voices from the Middle; Classroom Notes Plus; English Journal; English Leadership Quarterly

"The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) conducts and communicates research to support high quality, effective, early childhood education for all young children. Such education enhances their physical, cognitive, and social development, and subsequent success in school and later life."

As the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) reminds our country of its obligations to children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students.

The mission of NEA is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.

"The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) conducts and communicates research to support high quality, effective, early childhood education for all young children. Such education enhances their physical, cognitive, and social development, and subsequent success in school and later life."

"The National Science Teachers Association...publishes books and journals for science teachers from kindergarten through college; holds four conferences on science education; provides ways for science teachers to connect with one another; informs Congress and the public on vital questions affecting science literacy and a well-educated workforce." Professional Publications: Science and Children; Science Scope; The Science Teacher

TESOL's mission is "to advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide." Professional Publications: TESOL Quarterly; TESOL Journal