Why Not Join One of These 56 Educational Professional Organizations?

A great way for teachers to connect with one another is through a professional organization. The science teacher can share thoughts and ideas with other science teachers, the music teacher can share with other music teachers. Being a member of a professional organization will also look good on your resume if you are looking for a job. Organizations offer professional development, conferences, luncheons (dinners too) and meetings. What a great way to network with other people who are teaching in the same subject area as you. Here's a comprehensive list of those groups:

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
American Association of School Librarians
American Association of School Libraries

American Association of Teachers of Italian

American Bandmasters Association

American Chemical Society 

American Choral Directors Association

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

American Educational Research Association

American Federation of Teachers

American Library Association

American School Counselor Assoc.

Association for Childhood Education International

Association for Educational Communications & Technology

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development

Association of International Educators

Association of Teacher Educators

Broadcast Education Association

Computer-Using Educators

Consortium for School Networking

Council for Exceptional Children

Education International

Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey

Foundation for Teaching Economics

International Reading Association

International Society for Technology in Education

Music Educational Organizations & Societies

National Art Education Association

National Association for Bilingual Education

National Association for Elementary School Principals

National Association for Education of Young Children

National Association for Gifted Children

National Association for Music Education

National Association for Sport & Physical Education

National Association for Year-Round Education

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

National Assoc. of Beginning Teachers

National Association of School Nurses

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Association of Teachers of Singing

National Business Education Association

National Council for the Social Studies

National Council of Teachers of English

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

National Education Association

National Endowment for the Arts

National Middle School Association

National Science Teachers Association

National School Boards Association

National Substitute Teachers Alliance

The NEA Foundation

New Jersey Association of School Librarians

New Jersey Association of Social Workers

New Jersey Education Association

United Federation of Teachers

Young Adult Library Services Association