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Secondary Education
This guide was created to assist the professors and students focusing on secondary education within the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching.
Professional Organizations
The following are some education-related organizations available on the Internet. If you have suggestions of other organizations for consideration, please email me at rachel.cannady@utsa.edu.
- College Board"The College Board is a national association of colleges, universities, secondary schools, school systems, and educational associations and institutions. It assists students who wish to attend college through guidance, admission, placement, financial aid, credit examination, and other related services."
- Educational Testing Service (ETS)"ETS is the world's largest private, nonprofit organization devoted to educational measurement and research. Founded in 1947 by the American Council on Education, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the College Board, ETS is governed by a 16-member board of trustees."
- Middle Level Section of NCTEThis section of the National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to assisting middle school level educators' needs.
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is "a national accrediting body for schools, colleges, and departments of education authorized by the U.S. Department of Education. NCATE determines which schools, colleges, and departments of education meet rigorous national standards in preparing teachers and other school specialists for the classroom."
- National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)"Social studies educators teach students the content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy. The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators."
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) - High School ResourcesThe NCTM "is a public voice of mathematics education supporting teachers to ensure equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students through vision, leadership, professional development and research."
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) - Middle School ResourcesThe NCTM "is a public voice of mathematics education supporting teachers to ensure equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students through vision, leadership, professional development and research."
- National Education Association (NEA)The NEA's mission "is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world."
- NSTA High School Science ClassroomThe National Science Teacher's Association (NSTA) offers a wide variety of age appropriate articles and ideas for high school students.
- Parent Teacher Association (PTA)"The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) reminds our country of its obligations to children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students."
- Secondary Section of NCTE"The Secondary Section of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) welcomes all high school teachers and high school teacher educators concerned with English studies, language arts, and literacy in the Secondary School classroom."