On the Field Experience Form, membership in multiple professional organizations is required. What are some acceptable organizations?
Many organizations are acceptable to meet this requirement. However, it is in your best interest to join at least one organization for which we have a local chapter. These choices would be:
KDP – Pi Sigma of Kappa Delta Pi www.liberty.edu/kdp (national site at www.kdp.org )
CEC – Council for Exceptional Children www.liberty.edu/cec (national site at www.cec.sped.org )
Other acceptable organizations would be:
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Program:
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Professional Organization - web address
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Biology 6-12
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National Science Teachers Association
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www.nsta.org
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Business Education 6-12
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National Business Education Association
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www.nbea.org
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Computer Science 6-12
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International Society for Technology in Education
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www.iste.org
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Elementary preK-6
- with Middle option 6-8
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Association for Childhood Education International
National Middle School Association Others: International Reading Association National Association for the Education of Young Children |
www.acei.org
www.nmsa.org www.reading.org www.naeyc.org |
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English 6-12
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National Council for Teachers of English
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www.ncte.org
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English as Second Language preK-12
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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
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www.tesol.org
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Family/Consumer Sciences 6-12
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American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
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www.aafcs.org
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Health/PE preK-12
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American Alliance for Health, PhysEd, Recreation, Dance
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www.aahperd.org
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History/Social Science 6-12
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National Council for the Social Studies
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www.ncss.org
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Mathematics 6-12
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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www.nctm.org
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Music: Choral-Instrumental preK-12
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National Association for Music Education
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www.menc.org
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Spanish preK-12
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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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www.actfl.org
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Special Ed: ED,LD,MR K-12
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Council for Exceptional Children
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www.cec.sped.org
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Theatre Arts preK-12
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Southeastern Theatre Conference
Christians in Theatre Arts
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www.setc.org
www.cita.org
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Visual Arts preK-12
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National Art Education Association
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www.naea-reston.org
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NMSA – National Middle School Association - http://www.nmsa.org/
PDK – Phi Delta Kappa - http://www.pdkintl.org/
