1. My first Organization that I joined while in college to become a Business teacher was TBTEA (Texas Business and Technology Educators Association) a division of NBEA National Business Education Association)
Website: http://www.tbtea.org/
Mission/Purpose:
The purpose of the Association shall be:
• to provide opportunities for professional development.
• to distribute professional publications.
• to provide a network for information exchange.
• to promote business/career and technology education in Texas and in the nation.
• to support affiliated business/career and technology education student organizations.
Cost of Membership:
Regular Member $35.00
Publications:
NBEA Business Forum
The Journal
The Voice
Conferences and Meetings:
Annual Meeting at Trinity Valley Community College
My first Annual TCE Conference was held in Dallas.
This year's Conference Info:
Texas Career Education Conference Dallas, Sheraton Hotel
I learn so much from the speakers and workshops and I buy almost every book offered.
Publications:
The Journal is a publication by TBTEA that is published every 2 years. The last publication was published and sent to members in August, 2009. Dr. Ann Wilson served as the editor of The Journal.
The next publication will be August of 2011.
The Journal is listed in Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities. Information available at http://www.cabells.com/
The Voice is an online newsletter that is published monthly. It contains articles submitted from members.
The Voice is online.
The NBEA Business Forum comes to me each month.
Both have publishing opportunities but are not entirely peer-reviewed.
How this Organization is useful to me:
This organization provides my professional development for the Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) so that my students can advance quicker through a college Tech-Prep program.
It enables me to collaborate with other teachers in Texas during conferences.
It provides the opportunity for me to learn new TEKS changes through email and the Voice Newsletter.
It provides my Classroom Liability Insurance.
It provides a connection to my student organization BPA (Business Professionals of America) and provides opportunities for my students to participate at their conventions.
2. The next organization I joined after I became a teacher. The Texas Classroom Teachers Association. Their 2008-2009 Survival Guide is something I refer to all the time. It is a great publication.
Website: http://www.tcta.org/
Website: http://www.tbtea.org/
Mission/Purpose:
The Texas Classroom Teachers Association is the leading teacher association in Texas, with 50,000 members statewide. TCTA was founded in 1927 and is a nonprofit, nonunion professional association for educators.
Our mission has never wavered.
Associate Member (employed by a school district) $70.00
Publications:
The Texas Classroom Teachers Association has developed a library of invaluable resources and reference materials for Texas teachers.
TCTA's annual Survival Guide and quarterly Classroom Teacher publications are must-reads for up-to-date information on education-related topics for Texas teaching professionals.
Pressroom: Articles and important updates and information.
eUpdate Archive
First Class Archive: Exclusively for new teachers.
Conferences and Meetings:
TCTA 2011 Convention
Austin, TX February 3-5
Join your colleagues from across the state for the 2011 Annual Convention of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, February 3-5. The TCTA Representative Assembly will elect statewide officers and members of the Directors’ Council, review and vote on the Association’s 2011 legislative program, and adopt policy positions on many current issues in education. Participants will also have an opportunity to visit their legislators at the Capitol and earn continuing professional education credits at numerous mini-conference sessions.
Convention registration is required (deadline January 21). Register early for the TCTA Convention for a chance to win a free TCTA membership for the 2011-12 year. One winner will be selected from the first 100 registrants and will be announced at Convention.
How this Organization is useful to me:
It enables me to collaborate with other teachers in Texas during conferences.
It provides the opportunity for me to learn new TEKS changes.
It provides my Classroom Liability Insurance.
It provides legal Council in the event I need it.
TCTA has developed many resources that help TCTA members practice the art and science of teaching.
Beginning with the TCTA’s must read Survival Guide and Classroom Teacher, along with TCTA’s Online Courses, TCTA provides Texas teachers all the information and insight they need to be successful.
I learn so much from the speakers and workshops and I buy almost every book offered.
Publications:
The Journal is a publication by TBTEA that is published every 2 years. The last publication was published and sent to members in August, 2009. Dr. Ann Wilson served as the editor of The Journal.
The next publication will be August of 2011.
The Journal is listed in Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities. Information available at http://www.cabells.com/
The Voice is an online newsletter that is published monthly. It contains articles submitted from members.
The Voice is online.
The NBEA Business Forum comes to me each month.
Both have publishing opportunities but are not entirely peer-reviewed.
How this Organization is useful to me:
This organization provides my professional development for the Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) so that my students can advance quicker through a college Tech-Prep program.
It enables me to collaborate with other teachers in Texas during conferences.
It provides the opportunity for me to learn new TEKS changes through email and the Voice Newsletter.
It provides my Classroom Liability Insurance.
It provides a connection to my student organization BPA (Business Professionals of America) and provides opportunities for my students to participate at their conventions.
2. The next organization I joined after I became a teacher. The Texas Classroom Teachers Association. Their 2008-2009 Survival Guide is something I refer to all the time. It is a great publication.
Website: http://www.tcta.org/
Website: http://www.tbtea.org/
Mission/Purpose:
The Texas Classroom Teachers Association is the leading teacher association in Texas, with 50,000 members statewide. TCTA was founded in 1927 and is a nonprofit, nonunion professional association for educators.
Our mission has never wavered.
- TCTA provides one of the highest levels of professional liability insurance coverage available to Texas teachers as well as the professional counsel of an expert team of nine staff attorneys.
- TCTA passionately represents Texas teacher issues at the federal and state levels and is recognized as a key partner in legislation development and advocacy.
- TCTA provides teachers relevant professional development, up-to-date information and a host of other services designed specifically for a classroom teacher.
Associate Member (employed by a school district) $70.00
Publications:
The Texas Classroom Teachers Association has developed a library of invaluable resources and reference materials for Texas teachers.
TCTA's annual Survival Guide and quarterly Classroom Teacher publications are must-reads for up-to-date information on education-related topics for Texas teaching professionals.
Pressroom: Articles and important updates and information.
eUpdate Archive
First Class Archive: Exclusively for new teachers.
Conferences and Meetings:
TCTA 2011 Convention
Austin, TX February 3-5
Join your colleagues from across the state for the 2011 Annual Convention of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, February 3-5. The TCTA Representative Assembly will elect statewide officers and members of the Directors’ Council, review and vote on the Association’s 2011 legislative program, and adopt policy positions on many current issues in education. Participants will also have an opportunity to visit their legislators at the Capitol and earn continuing professional education credits at numerous mini-conference sessions.
Convention registration is required (deadline January 21). Register early for the TCTA Convention for a chance to win a free TCTA membership for the 2011-12 year. One winner will be selected from the first 100 registrants and will be announced at Convention.
How this Organization is useful to me:
It enables me to collaborate with other teachers in Texas during conferences.
It provides the opportunity for me to learn new TEKS changes.
It provides my Classroom Liability Insurance.
It provides legal Council in the event I need it.
TCTA has developed many resources that help TCTA members practice the art and science of teaching.
Beginning with the TCTA’s must read Survival Guide and Classroom Teacher, along with TCTA’s Online Courses, TCTA provides Texas teachers all the information and insight they need to be successful.
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