American Association for the Advancement of Science: Project 2061
http://www.project2061.org
Project 2061's growing collection of print and electronic tools and its professional development programs provide educators with a comprehensive approach to improving student's learning in science, math, and technology.

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
http://www.aacte.org/
AACTE is a national, voluntary association of colleges and universities with undergraduate and/or graduate programs to prepare professional educators. It is a constituent member of NCATE, the voluntary accrediting association for schools, colleges, and departments of education that prepare teachers and other school specialists.

American Council on Education
http://www.acenet.edu/
ACE is a forum for the discussion of major issues related to higher education and its potential to contribute to the quality of American life.

The American Educational Research Association
http://www.aera.net/
AERA is an international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its more than 22,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research, testing or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioral scientists.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
http://www.ascd.org/
ASCD is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan education association committed to the mission of forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners.

Association of Teacher Educators
http://www.siu.edu/depa rtments/coe/ate/
The Association of Teacher Educators was founded in 1920 and is the only national, individual membership organization devoted solely to the improvement of teacher education for both school and campus-based teacher educators. ATE members represent over 650 colleges and universities, 500 major school systems, and the majority of the state departments of education.

Education Commission of the States
http://www.ecs.org
The mission of the Education Commission of the States is to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of a learning society.

Information Network of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
http://curry.edsc hool.Virginia.EDU:80/insite/
InSITE, the Information network of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), is a World Wide Web resource dedicated to exploring ways in which the Internet can be used both to benefit teacher education programs at colleges and universities around the world and to support K-12 staff development technology initiatives.

The International Technology Education Association
http://www.iteawww.org/
The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) is a professional organization of technology teachers. Its mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged in this pursuit. ITEA publishes The Technology Teacher, Technology and Children, The Journal of Technology Education, TTTe (the electronic version of The Technology Teacher), Curriculum Brief.

The Technology for All Americans Project (http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/ TAA.html) is administered through the International Technology Education Association and funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
http://www.ccsso.org/intasc.ht ml
INTASC is a consortium of state education agencies, higher education institutions, and national educational organizations dedicated to the reform of the education, licensing, and on-going professional development of teachers. INTASC's mission is to promote standards-based reform through the development of model standards and assessments for beginning teachers.

National Association for Beginning Teachers
http://www.beginningteachers. org/
The National Association for Beginning Teachers is dedicated to giving new teachers the tools they need to complete their jobs, helping them develop the skills necessary to succeed in the classroom, and encouraging them to remain enthusiastic as they face the challenges of the future in the classrooms of today.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards works to strengthen the teaching profession and to improve student learning in America's schools, establishing high standards in more than 30 certification fields for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do.

National Center for Technology Planning
http://www.nctp.com/
The National Center for Technology Planning (NCTP) is a clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning. This info rmation may be: school technology plans available for downloading via a computer network; technology planning aids (checklists, brochures, sample planning forms, PR announcement forms); and/or electronic monographs on timely, selected topics. The NCTP was created for those who: need help, seek fresh ideas, or seek solutions to problems encountered with planning.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
http://www.ncate.org/
NCATE is the profession's mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education.

National School Boards Association
http://www.nsba.org/
The mission of the National School Boards Association, working with and through all of its Federation Members, is to foster excellence and equity in public education through school board leadership.

National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability
http://www.npeat.org/ index.shtml
NPEAT engages in research-based collaborative action to ensure teaching excellence.

PT3 - Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology
http://pt3.org/
Developing future teachers who know how to use modern learning technologies to improve student learning is a major challenge facing our nation's teacher preparation system. PT3 grants support innovative program improvements to prepare technology-proficient educators for 21st century schools. Project START is a PT3 catalyst grant project.

Regional Technology in Education Consortia
http://www.rtec.org
The Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC) program is established to help states, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media personnel, administrators, and other education entities successfully integrate technologies into kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings, including adult literacy centers.

Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities
http://www.uni.edu/tecscu/ The Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU) is an organization of prominent leaders who are the deans and directors of the nation's predominant public colleges and universities preparing teachers.