Is Teaching a Profession?

Teaching as a Profession
This article from Education Week provides a snapshot of the status of teaching as a profession, and includes lots of links to related information.



Trends Toward Professionalism

Being a Professional
This page from the New Teacher web site offers advice on how to behave professionally as a teacher.

Finding Time for Professional Development
This multimedia article from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory gives some tips for overcoming one of the ubiquitous challenges for teachers: how to find the time.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
As described in your textbook, this professional practice board now offers certification to exemplary teachers in forty different specialty areas.

National Staff Development Council
This organization has developed a set of standards for staff development that you can see at their web site.

Professional Development
This summary from Education Week includes many relevant links to learn more about current opportunities for professional development.



Teacher Organizations

American Educational Research Association
This organization, which focuses on research that can be applied to education, invites students to join.

American Federation of Teachers
As discussed in your textbook, the AFT is one of the two largest and most influential teachers' organizations in the country.

Kappa Delta Pi
The web site for this honorary organization for includes teacher resources and access to the group's publications.

National Education Organization
The NEA is the largest professional organization for teachers in the country.

PTA
The web site for the National Parent Teacher Association includes information on the current educational events, as well as how to join.

Phi Delta Kappa
The web site for this professional organization includes a section called the New Teacher Connection.



Specialized Professional Organizations for Teachers
Your textbook lists several specialized professional organizations. You may want to visit the web sites of those that are especially interesting to you.

Organizations that Focus on Specific Subject Matter

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

American School Health Association

American Vocational Education Research Association

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

International Reading Association

Modern Language Association

Music Teachers National Association

National Art Education Association

National Business Education Association

National Council for the Social Studies

National Council for Teachers of English

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics

National Science Teachers Association



Organizations that focus on a Type or Age Level of Student

American Association for Gifted Children

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired

American Montessori Society

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Association for Childhood Education International

Council for Exceptional Children

Learning Disabilities Association of America

National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates
This is also the home page for the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, the National Association of Native American Studies, and the International Association of Asian American Studies.

National Association for Bilingual Education

National Association for the Education of Young Children

National Association for Multicultural Education

National Middle School Association

National Rehabilitation Association

National Rural Education Association