{"id":162,"date":"2019-04-01T20:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-oneonta-education106\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=162"},"modified":"2021-03-21T20:05:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T20:05:47","slug":"3-4-professional-organizations-joining-a-larger-community","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hvcc-education106\/chapter\/3-4-professional-organizations-joining-a-larger-community\/","title":{"raw":"3.4 Professional Organizations (Joining a Larger Community)","rendered":"3.4 Professional Organizations (Joining a Larger Community)"},"content":{"raw":"Professional organizations are essential contributors in assisting educators in developing, building, and sustaining teachers\u2019 professional learning networks.\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3>\r\nConsider the following questions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What are your professional\u00a0organization\u2019s\u00a0belief\u00a0statements or\u00a0position statements on teaching<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What journals\u00a0do\u00a0your organization publish for practicing teachers?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What resources\u00a0do\u00a0your professional organization provide teachers?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What special events does your organization hold for teachers?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nProfessional organizations\u00a0are\u00a0important to ongoing\u00a0professional development and growth.\u00a0Teachers\u00a0take advantage of conferences,\u00a0meetings and\u00a0opportunities to both mentor and be mentored through\u00a0the professional organizations for their content areas and\/or interest areas.\r\n\r\nAll professional organizations have web sites that assist in understanding their content, the\u00a0activities and opportunities they\u00a0provide to their\u00a0members, and\u00a0any publications that the organization may publish for its members.\u00a0In addition, most professional organizations\u00a0offer a student rate that can assist in building your resume and networking with like-minded educators.\u00a0A list of national professional organizations\u00a0adapted from\u00a0Masters in Education\u00a0(2019) appear below.\r\n<h2>Professional\u00a0Organizations by Subject\/Concentration Area<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>National Council of Teachers of English \u2013 NCTE\u00a0www.ncte.org<\/li>\r\n \t<li>National Science Teachers Association \u2013 NSTA\u00a0www.nsta.org<\/li>\r\n \t<li>National Council for the Social Studies \u2013 NCSS\u00a0http:\/\/www.socialstudies.org\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages \u2013 ACTFL\u00a0www.actfl.org<\/li>\r\n \t<li>American Association of Family and Consumer Science \u2013 AAFCS\u00a0www.aafcs.org<\/li>\r\n \t<li>International Literacy Association \u2013 ILA\u00a0http:\/\/literacyworldwide.org<\/li>\r\n \t<li>National Council of Teachers of Mathematics \u2013 NCTM\u00a0http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Professional Organizations for\u00a0birth-6th\u00a0grade\u00a0practitioners<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Association for Childhood Education International\u00a0www.acei.org<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Teachers First\u00a0https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/proforgs.cfm<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Association of American Educators\u00a0https:\/\/www.aaeteachers.org\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division for Early Childhood (DEC)\u00a0http:\/\/www.dec-sped.org\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>National Association for\u00a0the Education of\u00a0Young\u00a0Children\u00a0http:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn addition to those on the national level, most states will also have professional organizations for various contents and grade levels.\u00a0 These are an excellent way to make contacts with other educators in your state.\r\n<h2>Suggested Activities<\/h2>\r\n3.1 Describe the process of becoming a teacher in New York State\r\n\r\n3.1 Think \u2013 pair \u2013 share; outline, discuss and then create a potential timeline for completing your teacher certification process over the next four years.\r\n\r\n3.1 In small groups discuss the aspects of the certification process which seem most easily accomplished and those that seem most difficult.\r\n\r\n3.2 Create New York State TEACH account\r\n\r\n3.3 Write a draft of the pre-service teacher resume\r\n\r\n3.4 Identify professional organizations according to content and grade level specialties\r\n\r\n3.5. Locate, research, and join either a local or national organization, preferably related to your content concentration or major that supports students, pre-service, and\/or beginning teachers.","rendered":"<p>Professional organizations are essential contributors in assisting educators in developing, building, and sustaining teachers\u2019 professional learning networks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3>\n<p>Consider the following questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are your professional\u00a0organization\u2019s\u00a0belief\u00a0statements or\u00a0position statements on teaching<\/li>\n<li>What journals\u00a0do\u00a0your organization publish for practicing teachers?<\/li>\n<li>What resources\u00a0do\u00a0your professional organization provide teachers?<\/li>\n<li>What special events does your organization hold for teachers?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Professional organizations\u00a0are\u00a0important to ongoing\u00a0professional development and growth.\u00a0Teachers\u00a0take advantage of conferences,\u00a0meetings and\u00a0opportunities to both mentor and be mentored through\u00a0the professional organizations for their content areas and\/or interest areas.<\/p>\n<p>All professional organizations have web sites that assist in understanding their content, the\u00a0activities and opportunities they\u00a0provide to their\u00a0members, and\u00a0any publications that the organization may publish for its members.\u00a0In addition, most professional organizations\u00a0offer a student rate that can assist in building your resume and networking with like-minded educators.\u00a0A list of national professional organizations\u00a0adapted from\u00a0Masters in Education\u00a0(2019) appear below.<\/p>\n<h2>Professional\u00a0Organizations by Subject\/Concentration Area<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>National Council of Teachers of English \u2013 NCTE\u00a0www.ncte.org<\/li>\n<li>National Science Teachers Association \u2013 NSTA\u00a0www.nsta.org<\/li>\n<li>National Council for the Social Studies \u2013 NCSS\u00a0http:\/\/www.socialstudies.org\/<\/li>\n<li>American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages \u2013 ACTFL\u00a0www.actfl.org<\/li>\n<li>American Association of Family and Consumer Science \u2013 AAFCS\u00a0www.aafcs.org<\/li>\n<li>International Literacy Association \u2013 ILA\u00a0http:\/\/literacyworldwide.org<\/li>\n<li>National Council of Teachers of Mathematics \u2013 NCTM\u00a0http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/<\/li>\n<li>Professional Organizations for\u00a0birth-6th\u00a0grade\u00a0practitioners<\/li>\n<li>Association for Childhood Education International\u00a0www.acei.org<\/li>\n<li>Teachers First\u00a0https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/proforgs.cfm<\/li>\n<li>Association of American Educators\u00a0https:\/\/www.aaeteachers.org\/<\/li>\n<li>Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division for Early Childhood (DEC)\u00a0http:\/\/www.dec-sped.org\/<\/li>\n<li>National Association for\u00a0the Education of\u00a0Young\u00a0Children\u00a0http:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to those on the national level, most states will also have professional organizations for various contents and grade levels.\u00a0 These are an excellent way to make contacts with other educators in your state.<\/p>\n<h2>Suggested Activities<\/h2>\n<p>3.1 Describe the process of becoming a teacher in New York State<\/p>\n<p>3.1 Think \u2013 pair \u2013 share; outline, discuss and then create a potential timeline for completing your teacher certification process over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>3.1 In small groups discuss the aspects of the certification process which seem most easily accomplished and those that seem most difficult.<\/p>\n<p>3.2 Create New York State TEACH account<\/p>\n<p>3.3 Write a draft of the pre-service teacher resume<\/p>\n<p>3.4 Identify professional organizations according to content and grade level specialties<\/p>\n<p>3.5. 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