The Status of Teaching: A Profession or Not?

Teaching as a Profession
This article from Education Week summarizes trends in the professionalization of teaching and offers links to many related articles and web sites.

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.

INTASC
Learn more about the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium and the INTASC standards for new teachers.

Professional Organizations

National Education Association
Visit the web site of the country’s largest teacher organization to learn more about what it does.

American Federation of Teachers
Explore the programs and activities of one of the two major teacher organizations in the country.

Specialized Associations of Teachers:

The Council for Exceptional Children

The National Science Teachers Association

The National Council of Teachers of English

The National Council for the Social Studies

National Association for Music Education

The National Association for the Education of Young Children

The Association of Career and Technical Education

The International Reading Association

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language

The National Art Education Association

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Association for Education Communications and Technology

Nationwide Special Interest Groups in Education

The National School Boards Association

The American Association of School Administrators

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

The American Educational Research Association

The Council of Chief State School Officers

The Association of Teacher Educators

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

Phi Delta Kappa
The web site of this international education organization includes access to their journal, the Kappan.

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

Your Own Professional Development

NCREL Professional Development
The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory has a comprehensive web site on professional development to improve student learning, aimed at teachers and administrators. Resources include multimedia presentations on such topics as finding time for professional development, and links to many resources.

National Council for Staff Development
This organization is committed to improving student education through quality staff development. In the teachers’ area of their site, you can examine publications and take the "What is Your Professional Development IQ?" quiz.

ASCD Tutorials
Access a variety of multimedia tutorials on subjects of interest to educators, prepared by the American Society for Curriculum and Development.

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