As educators we are real "joiners". You name a trend in education and there's likely to be an association dedicated to propagating its infusion into the profession. Each has its own charism, its own advantages which benefit members. In the past, we used snail mail and 800 numbers to contact these groups. Today, however, you can access everything from membership info to publications and conferences right here online. Here's a sampling of what's out there for educators at all levels. Thanks to Jerry B for his input! Enjoy!

• American Association of School Administrators AASA - http://www.aasa.org/
  1801 North Moore Street, Arlington, VA 22209 USA
  Phone: (703) 528-0700 Fax: (703) 841-1543
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ACTFL - http://www.actfl.org/
  6 Executive Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701 USA
  Phone: (914) 963-8830 Fax: (914) 963-1275
• American Counseling Association ACA - http://www.counseling.org/
  5999 Stevenson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304-3300 USA
  Phone: (703) 823-9800 or (800)347-6647 Fax: (703) 823-0252
• American Educational Research Association AERA - http://www.aera.net/
  1230 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA
  Phone: (202) 223-9485 Fax: (202) 775-1824
• American Federation of Teachers AFT - http://www.aft.org/
  555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001 USA
  Phone: (202) 879-4400
  
• American School Health Association ASHA - http://www.ashaweb.org/
  7263 State Route 43 P.O. Box 708, Kent, Ohio 44240 USA
  Phone: (330) 678-1601 Fax: (330) 678-4526
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ASHA - http://www.asha.org/
  10801 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 USA
  Phone: (800) 638-8255
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education AACE - http://www.aace.org/
  PO Box 3728, Norfolk, VA 23514 USA
  Phone: (757) 623-7588 FAX: (703) 997-8760
• Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT - http://www.aect.org/
  1800 North Stonelake Drive Suite 2 Bloomington, IN 47408 USA
  Phone: (877) 677-AECT or (812) 335-7675
  
• Association for Experiential Education AEE - http://www.aee.org/
  2305 Canyon Boulevard, Suite #100, Boulder, CO 80302-5651 USA
  Phone: (303) 440-8844 Fax: (303) 440-9581
  
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development ASCD - http://www.ascd.org/
  1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714 USA
  Phone: (703) 578-9600 or (800) 933-ASCD Fax: (703)-575-5400
• Computer Using Educators CUE - http://www.cue.org/
  1210 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 100 Alameda, CA 94501 USA
  Phone: (510) 814-6630 Fax: (510) 814-0195
• Consortium for School Networking COSN - http://cosn.org/
  1555 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036 USA
  Phone: (202) 466-6296, ext.15 Fax: (202) 462-9043
• International Council of Associations for Science Education ICASE - http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/icase/
  King Edward Terrace, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
  Fax: (+61 2) 62734346
• International Forum of Educational Technology & Society IFETS - http://ifets.ieee.org/
  c/o Dr Kinshuk,
  Information System Department College of Business, Massey University Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
  Fax: (64) 6 350 5725
• International Reading Association IRA - http://www.reading.org/
  800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139, USA
  Phone: (302) 731-1600 Fax: (302) 731-1057
• International Society for Technology in Education ISTE - http://www.iste.org/
  480 Charnelton Street, Eugene, OR 97401-2626 USA
  Phone: (800) 336-5191 (U.S.) or (541) 302-3777 (Int'l) Fax: (541) 302-3778
• International Technology Education Association ITEA - http://www.iteawww.org/
  1914 Association Drive, Suite 201 Reston, VA 20191-1539 USA
  Phone: (703)860-2100 Fax: (703)860-0353
  
• National Art Education Association NAEA - http://www.naea-reston.org/
  1916 Association Drive. Reston, VA 20191-1590 USA
  Phone: (703) 860-8000 Fax: (703) 860-2960
• National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC - http://www.naeyc.org/
  1509 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-1426 USA
  Phone: (202) 232-8777 or (800) 424-2460 Fax: (202) 328-1846
• National Association for Music Education MENC - http://www.menc.org/
  1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191 USA
  Phone: (703) 860-4000 or (800) 336-3768 Fax: (703) 860-1531
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education NASPE - http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template=main.html
  1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191 USA
  Phone: (800) 213-7193 ext. 410 Fax: (703) 476-8316
• National Association of Elementary School Principals NASSP - http://www.naesp.org/
  1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
  Phone: (703) 684-3345 or (800) 386-2377 Fax: (800) 396-2377
• National Association of School Nurses NASN - http://www.nasn.org/
  PO Box 1300, Scarborough, ME 04070-1300 USA
  Phone: (207) 883-2117 Fax: (207) 883-2683
• National Association of School Psychologists NASP - http://www.naspweb.org/
  4340 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
  Phone: (301) 657-0270 Fax: (301) 657-0275
• National Association of Secondary School Principals NASSP - http://www.nassp.org/
  1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537 USA
  Phone: (703) 860-0200 Fax: (703) 476-5432
• National Council for the Social Studies NCSS - http://www.ncss.org/
  8555 Sixteenth Street Suite 500 Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
  Phone: (301) 588-1800 Fax: (301) 588-2049
• National Council of Teachers of English NCTE - http://ncte.org/
  1111 West Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 USA
  Phone: (800) 369-6283 Fax: (217) 328-9645
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM - http://www.nctm.org/
  1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988 USA
  Phone: (703) 620-9840 Fax: (703) 476-2970
• National Education Association NEA - http://www.nea.org/
  1201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA
  Phone: (202) 833-4000
• National School Boards Association NSBA - http://www.nsba.org/
  1680 Duke Street Arlington, VA
  Phone: (703) 838-6722 Fax: (703) 683-7590
  
• National School Transportation Association NSTA - http://www.schooltrans.com/
  625 Slaters Lane, Suite 205, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
  Phone: (703) 684-3200
• National Science Teachers Association NSTA - http://www.nsta.org/
  1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA 22201-3000 USA
  Phone: (703) 243-7100
• North American Association for Environmental Education NAAEE - http://www.naaee.org/
  410 Tarvin Road Rock Spring, GA 30739 USA
  Phone: (706) 764-2926 Fax: (706) 764-2094
  
• Phi Delta Kappa International PDK - http://www.pdkintl.org/
  408 N. Union St., PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789 USA
  Phone: (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156 Fax: (812) 339-0018
• Primary English Teaching Association PETA - http://www.peta.edu.au/
  PO Box 3106, Marrickville, NSW 2204 Australia
  Phone: (02) 9565 1277 Fax: (02) 9565 1070

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