Professional Development is not only an amazing way to grow your skills an educator, it is also required to keep your certificate!! In this section you find information about where to connect with the professional organization linked to the classes you teach. We encourage you to reach out to them as it is a great place to network with others in your field. Your attendance at a conference will broaden your network and almost always will give you clock hours while gaining relevant professional development. It's a win/win!
State, Local and National Organizations:
Administrators
NCLA- National Association of Local Administrators
WACTA- Administration: An association for Career and Technical Education Administrators
Agriculture
NAAE- National Association of Agricultural Educators
WAAE- Agricultural Education: Washington Association of Agriculture Education
Business & Marketing
MEA- Marketing Educators Association
NBEA- National Business Education Association
WE-BAM- Business & Marketing Education: Washington Educators of Business and Marketing
Education & Training
WA-CCER- Counseling & Employment: Washington Career Counseling & Employment Readiness
Family and Consumer Science
FACSE- Family and Consumer Science: Family and Consumer Sciences Educators
NATFACS- National Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences
Health Services
HSCTE- Health Science: Health Science & Technical Educators
Manufacturing
WITEA- Industrial Technology Education: Washington Industrial Technology Education Association
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
ITEEA- International Technology & Engineering Education Association
WASTS- Skilled and Technical Sciences: Washington Association of Skilled and Technical Sciences