Subject Specific-Organizations
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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
AHPERD is dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles through high quality programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance, and sport. -
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. -
International Reading Association (IRA)
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National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators. -
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Find resources for English studies, language and literature from primary to college level. -
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
View standards, publications, and events offered by NCTM. -
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. -
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
The North American Association for Environmental Education is a network of professionals and students working throughout North America and in over 55 countries around the world.
Child-Centered Organizations
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Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
The Mission of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is to promote and support in the global community the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society. -
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
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. -
National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade. -
National Middle School Association (NMSA)
NMSA is the only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education.
Technology Organizations
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Association for Education Communications and Technology (AEYC)
The mission of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology is to provide leadership in educational communications and technology by linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of educational technology and its application to the learning process. -
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
ISTE is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in K–12 education and teacher education.
Specialist Organizations
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Alamance-Burlington Association of Education Office Professionals (ABAEOP)
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American Library Association
The American Library Association provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. -
Council for Social Foundations of Education (CSFE)
The Council of Learned Societies in Education (CLSE) is a national federation of professional associations and societies in the educational foundations, educational studies, and educational policy studies fields devoted to maintaining and strengthening the role of those foundations disciplines in the preparation of educational personnel, in the study and analysis of education, and in policymaking related to education at all levels in the United States. -
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
The mission of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth by implementing research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence, and promote optimal learning.