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Specialized Professional Associations
Updated March 17, 2009
Subject Specific-Organizations
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)*
International Reading Association (IRA)*
International Technology Education Association (ITEA)*
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)*
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)*
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)*
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)*
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)*
 
Child-Centered Organizations
Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)*
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)*
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)*
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
National Middle School Association (NMSA)*
 
Technology Organizations
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)*
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)*
Specialist Organizations
American Library Association (ALA)*
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)*
 
Administrator Organizations
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)**
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)**
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)**
 
 
* these organizations have submitted program standards that have been approved by NCATE for use in program review.

** the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) provides program standards to NCATE. The ELCC is composed of three NCATE constituent member associations: ASCD, NAESP, and NASSP.
 
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