Title: (Optional) Identify the role of professional organizations and the services they provide for teachers.
Course: Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow I (19151-I) > Section: Preparing for a Teaching Career

Identification should include

- teacher advocacy
- professional development and learning opportunities
- recognition
- fellowship/community/ networking
- leadership opportunities
- member benefits
- specialty professional associations (local, state, and national).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is it important for a teacher to be involved in professional organizations?
- What are the benefits of professional organizations?

Communication

- How can teachers advocate for themselves?
- How can teachers advocate for the profession?

Leadership

- What leadership opportunities are available in professional organizations?
- What are the benefits of these leadership opportunities?

Management

- How do professional organizations meet the needs of the profession?
- When would one participate in professional organizations?