- Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education - Responsible for the accreditation
of post-MD medical training programs within the United States. Accreditation is
accomplished through a peer review process and is based upon established standards
and guidelines.
- AIMS
Education Foundation - A non-profit, independent organization which administers
a rapidly growing and increasingly complex educational materials development program.
- American Educational
Research Association (AERA) - An organization concerned with improving the
educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and
by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
AERA is the most prominent international professional organization with the primary
goal of advancing educational research and its practical application.
-
American Indian Higher
Education Consortium (AIHEC) - Advocating on behalf of individual institutions
of higher education that are defined and controlled by their respective tribal
nations.
- Americans for Better Education - Americans for
Better Education is a nonpartisan, broad-based coalition of business leaders,
parents and reform advocates working to pass legislation to improve K-12 education.
- Arab
Center for Arabization Translation Authorship and Publication (ACATAP) - Branch
of Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) for Translation
of recent and valuable books in all fields of science and education, it issues
a periodical journal, "Arabization."
- Association for Childhood Education International
(ACEI) - Works to promote and support in the global community the optimal
education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and
to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who
are committed to the needs of children in a changing society.
- Association
for Community Colleges (ACC) - An organization of young people in Europe that
advocates the creation of a network of community colleges to study European character
and culture. Information on programs and events, group statutes, and membership.
- Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) - An organization for professional
educators.
- Association
for the Promotion of Campus Activities - National campus activities organization
servicing the needs of campus programming departments and other campus organizations.
Provides a network to meet other campuses, new programming vendors, and new talent
for your campus activities program.
- Association
of American International Colleges and Universities - AAICU member institutions
are American institutions of international higher education, located abroad in
Europe and the Middle East, and which are accredited in the United States or enjoy
equivalent status.
- Association
of Christian Schools International (ACSI) - Provides support to member schools.
Advances the Evangelical Protestant Christian educational tradition.
-
Association of Collegiate
Business Schools and Programs, Region 1 (Northeast United States) - Promotes
the improvement of business schools. Member directory and meeting information.
- Association of Cooperative Educators - International
professional organization for people interested in all phases of cooperative education.
- Bibliotecas Para La Gente - The Northern California
chapter of REFORMA, the National Organization to Promote Library and Information
Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. Details about the group, membership,
materials and outreach efforts, links to related sites, and contact information.
- The Boyer
Center - Advances the vision of Ernest L. Boyer, Sr. by encouraging renewal
in school and community, conducting research on critical education issues, providing
resources which advocate integrated approaches to teaching and learning.
- Building With Books - Builds (through student
fundraising) schoolhouses in third-world countries and translates the experiences
into social studies and english materials (videos, pictures) for American high
schools.
- Campus
Compact - Dedicated to promoting community service in higher education.
- Center for
Academic Transformation - The center's mission is to serve as a source of
expertise and support for those in higher education who wish to take advantage
of the capabilities of information technology to transform their academic practices.
- The Center
for Innovation in Education - Provider of mathematics inservice and training.
- The Center for
Law and Education - Strives to make the right of all students to quality education
a reality throughout America and to help enable communities to address their own
public education problems effectively, with an emphasis on assistance to low-income
students and communities.
- The
Center for Partnership Studies - A non-profit organization working to create
a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world through cultural transformation.
Includes programs, books, education program, tapes, interviews and links.
- Center
for Social and Ethical Concerns - Dedicated to educating college students
and members of the larger community about pressing societal problems from the
perspective of Catholic Social Teaching.
- The
Center for the Study of Technology and Society - Investigates how technology
fits in - and changes - the classroom.
- Centre
for International University Cooperation (SIU) - Supports international cooperation
in education and research. Manages such European cooperation programmes as SOCRATES,
NORDPLUS, NUFU, and NORAD.
- Christian
Educators Association International (CEAI) - A professional association of
Christian educators serving in public and private schools; a Christian alternative
to NEA/AFT and a resource for Christian rights in public schools.
-
The Classical Association - Gives information
about classical events, membership of the Association and its academic publications.
Includes the very useful list of classicists in UK universities and institutions.
- The Concord
Consortium - A nonprofit educational research organization devoted to educational
innovation worldwide through creative technologies.
- Convivial (Belgium) - Workshops about team building
and conflict solving: Cooperative games, mediation, and teaching children to negotiate.
[In English and Francais]
- Co-Operative
Center for the Development of Children and Teenagers - A Brazilian NGO planting
education projects in slums and deprived communities throughout Brazil.
- CORD - A national
nonprofit organization dedicated to leading change in education through projects
and programs that prepare students for the technological workplace of the future.
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
- An international association of education advancement officers, who include
alumni administrators, fund raisers, public relations managers, publications editors,
and government relations officers. The ultimate goal of advancement professionals
is to enhance their institutions by bringing in support--be it in the form of
money, alumni loyalty, public esteem, or new students. In turn, CASE's purpose
is to help these people advance the cause of education. It does this by offering
information resources and training opportunities to aid members.
- Council
for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) - An international association
of Christ-centered colleges and universities. The CCCU site contains resources
for faculty, administrators and students.
- CSUN Collaborative for Quality Teaching (CCQT)
- A network of full-time practicing teachers, K-12, who are dedicated to improving
student achievement through teacher excellence.
- Delaware
Valley Reading Association - A local council of the International Reading
Association, DVRA provides professional development and additional leadership
in promoting literacy in the Delaware Valley of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
- Destination ImagiNation Inc. (DI) - A creative
educational program for students and kids. DI offers challenges that stress teamwork,
spontaneous problem solving and learning in a group setting.
- Education Web Sites - Sites of education organizations,
principally higher education.
- Educators
Website for Information Technology (EWIT) - A learning community of educators
and business leaders that supports the innovative use of IT skills and academic
standards to enhance learning and to develop IT skills for work.
- EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - Free
training programmes in Japan for EU managers, and in-company traineeships for
European and Japanese students.
- European Association
for International Education - EAIE site stimulates and facilitates the exchange
of ideas between international educators worldwide.
- European
Network Of Sport Sciences In Higher Education - Non-profit association for
educational programs and/or research in sport.
- Feed
the Minds - A charity which supports literacy, publishing and education in
developing countries through grants. It also publishes a theological book review
and is a source of literature for theological colleges. Find details about projects
and grants, news, literacy, events, contact information, and opportunities to
get involved.
- Fellowship And Christian Encouragement (FACE) for
Educators - Encourages and equips educators across the US to pray together
in weekly FACE chapter meetings at their schools. The group's goal is to improve
educational envronments with strong Christian support groups.
- Fire Prevention Ring - Organization consisting
of Fire Prevention educators from around the world, all material is presented
in forms of fire prevention and education for the entire family.
- Follow
A Dream, Inc. - Non-profit educational organization. The founder, who was
blinded and lost his senses of sight and smell in a catastrophic accident, gives
speeches and teaches that with adversity comes opportunity.
- Forum
for Spiritual Education - An association of centers, organizations and individuals
committed to the promotion and provision of spiritual education and spirituality
in learning.
- A
Gift for Teaching - Surplus items from businesses and individuals are gathered
by A Gift For Teaching and offered at no charge to area school teachers.
- Global
Wireless Education Consortium - Promoting and making available wireless curriculum
materials for colleges, to meet the needs of the burgeoning wireless industry.
- Greater
Pittsburgh Literacy Council - Nonprofit agency that provides reading, writing,
math, English language, and computer skills to adults and out of school young
adults.
- Hamilton Association - Canadian not-for-profit
offers free public lecture schedule and special events "for the Advancement of
Literature, Science and Art".
- Illinois
Drafting Educator's Association (IDEA) - A non-profit professional education
organization for the advancement of drafting education.
- International Counselor Exchange Program - A non-profit
educational organization to promote international understanding by inviting international
camp counselors to American children's summer camps.
- International Drama/Theatre Education Association
- Supports drama and theatre educators. It has over forty member associations
worldwide.
- International
Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) - A not-for-profit educational
foundation dedicated to empowering working Americans with the motivation and capability
to save and plan for a successful retirement.
- Kashmir
Education Foundation - A non-political, non-governmental and non-profit organization
dedicated to promotion of quality education in rural areas of Pakistan and Azad
Kashmir.
- Kettle
Moraine Press Association - Organization with the singular goal of providing
programs to enhance and promote scholastic journalism.
- Learning
and Teaching Scotland - Formed from the merger of SCET and the Scottish CCC.
- The
Marine Society - Committed to the education, training, and well being of professional
seafarers.
- National
Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) - The largest organisation of its kind
in Europe. It speaks with authority and strength on educational issues covering
primary, secondary and special school sectors. It has provided over a century
of dedicated support to its members.
- The
National Beta Club - Promotes character, develops leadership skills, encourages
service involvement, recognizes achievement, and provides technological advantages
to students in grades 5 - 12.
- National
Center for Educational Alliances - Publications, website hosting, Listserv
and WebBoard discussion groups, workshops and annual conferences. Information
clearinghouse. Partnerships established in 16 cities throughout the United States
and Puerto Rico.
- National
Institute for Literacy (NIFL) - An independent federal organization leading
the national effort toward a fully literate America in the 21st century.Â
- National Middle
School Association - Serves professionals, parents, and others interested
in the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents.
- National
Resource Center for Paraprofessionals (NRCP) - Articles, bibliography, and
links on training and managing paraeducators.
- National
Staff Development Council (NSDC) - A non-profit professional association committed
to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement.
- National Tutoring
Association - The NTA is a non-profit membership-supported tutoring association.
Members represent colleges, universities, school districts, and literacy programs.
- NODE Learning Technologies
Network - Not-for-profit electronic network facilitating information and resource-sharing,
collaboration and research in the field of learning technologies for postsecondary
education and training.
- Not
My kId - A not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the interests
of youth and families who are at-risk for drug abuse, delinquency, early school
withdrawal, family dysfunction, teen pregnancy, and other behavioral health problems.
Our goals are accomplished through the development of programs of intervention
including parent education, social action, assessment, referral, mass media awareness
projects, and the sale of products and services to better equip parents, schools,
agencies, and individuals to act in the best interests of young people.
- Our
Developing World - A nonprofit educational project dedicated to bringing the
realities of the "third world" and the richness of diverse cultures to North Americans.
- The Paideia Group - Promoting Mortimer Adler's
Paideia Proposal, an education methodology. Works with k-12 schools and higher
education to design and introduce didactic instruction for facts, coaching for
basic skill development and Socratic teaching for understanding primary works
related to the curriculum.
- Parent
Party Patrol - An organization aimed at diminishing unchaperoned and adult-sponsored
underage alcohol parties through the education of parents and communities
- Partnership
for America's Future - Provides programs that are designed to get students
to use their education now to solve real-world business and educational problems
for financial reward.
- Peace
Education Foundation - A non-profit educational organization that offers grade-specific,
research-based conflict resolution and mediation curricula for K-12, as well as
regional and on-site training.
- Project
HELP - A national model of an early academic intervention program which offers
supplemental classroom instruction to at-risk elementary school students.
- Reading
Enhancement and Development (READ) - A non-profit organization dedicated to
the enhancement of literacy and education. Order a free speed reading course from
this site.
- Reforma - U.S. association to promote library
services to the Spanish speaking.
- RISE
Training - Focusing on improving the learning and educational outcomes of
infants, children, and youth by providing cost-efficient training, cutting edge
resources, and relevant skills to the adults in their lives.
- Rome
International Schools Association - Since 1974 this consortium has encouraged
an international curriculum. Site lists schools (a few have web links) following
their philosophy.
- Scholarship Soley - A non-profit organization
providing educational scholarships and other supportive services for young children
of the slums of Haiti.
- School
Councils UK - Educational charity provides training for teachers and pupils,
in mainstream and special schools, to set up effective structures for pupil involvement.
- The Second
Byte Foundation - Helping underprivileged children have equal access to technology
and education by placing computers in their homes and offering them the motivations
and skills to use them.
- The
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- The mission of SACNAS is to encourage Chicano/Latino and Native American students
to pursue graduate education and obtain the advanced degrees necessary for research
careers and science teaching professions at all levels.
- Sunflower County Freedom Project - A group of
local citizens working together with former Teach for America teachers to improve
the educational opportunities in the Mississippi Delta area. Find details about
the region, the organization, its teachers, students and curriculum.
-
Sustainable
Education Projects in Africa. - Sets up and runs education projects in Africa
with an aim to provide sustainable development.
- TRIO - A federally funded program committed to
providing access to postsecondary education to low-income and potential first
generation college secondary school students, beginning at the sixth grade through
the 12th grade.
- The University
Aviation Association - Represents institutions, faculty and students, corporations,
and individuals interested in developing and promoting aviation as a collegiate
academic discipline.
- Western
Training Provider Network - Modern Apprenticeship information service for
businesses and for young people in the Bath, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and
North Somerset area. Discusses benefits, operations, and occupations open to Modern
Apprenticeship.
- Wisconsin
Center for Education Research - A world-class research center that provides
a productive environment where leading scholars conduct basic and applied education
research.
|
