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Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is the largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers. Their website offers information about the history, mission and structure of ACTE, as well as details on their annual awards program.

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is the country’s premier voice for K-12 education leaders who use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning. CoSN provides products and services to support leadership development, advocacy, coalition building, and awareness of emerging technologies.

D.A.R.E.

D.A.R.E.'s mission is to equip kids with the tools that will enable them to avoid negative influences and allow them to focus on their strengths and potential. That is exactly what D.A.R.E. is designed to do.

Family, Career and Community Leaders (FCCLA)

The National FFA Organization

The FFA Organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

Glogster EDU

Glogster EDU is a rapidly expanding network of educators and students. Available in a Web 2.0 platform, Glogster EDU easily allows users to upload photos, videos, text, audio, and other exciting resources to creat a unique online, interactive poster from school or home.

The mission of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children. NAESP is the strongest unified voice for pre-K-8 leaders across the U.S. and around the world.

In existence since 1916, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is the preeminent organization of and national voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school leaders from across the United States and more than 45 countries around the world. The mission of NASSP is to promote excellence in school leadership.

Since 1931 the goal of NASC has been to help all student councils become more effective organizations. NASC represents middle level and high school councils nationwide. It seeks to provide a valuable leadership partnership between students and their school. It creates the opportunity for students to become effective leaders, thus encouraging and influencing a positive school climate.

NASC is a program of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Its operation and administration are at the national office in Reston, Virginia. An Advisory Committee, whose membership included students, advisers and principals appointed by the NASSP Board of Directors provides valuable input and advice to NASC staff and are national advocates for the association.

The National Beta Club

The National Beta Club is the largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization in America. Our flexible program allows you to design your Beta Club according to the needs of your students. The Junior Beta Club serves students in grades 5-9 and Senior Beta includes grades 9-12.

National Catholic Educational Association

 NCEA is a professional membership organization that provides leadership, direction and service to fulfill the evangelizing, catechizing and teaching mission of the church. NCEA is a voluntary association of education and institutions. 

National Education Association Health Information Network (NEAHIN)

The National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) was established in 2008 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) in cooperation with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to recognize elementary students in both public and non-pubic elementary schools for their outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated personal responsibility, to provide meaningful service to the school and community, and to develop essential leadership skills in the students of elementary schools.

Through the development of a chapter that functions with these purposes, elementary schools create a method for acknowledging achievement and focusing on the needs of the total child. In addition, NEHS provides information and resources to enhance the culture of achievement in the whole school, not merely the culture of a select few. This Web site and the resources being sent to every member school are designed to support these purposes and strengthen the lives of our nation’s elementary students and the schools in which they are enrolled. An informative brochure containing an overview of all that NEHS has to offer to schools is available.

The National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) are the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school and middle level students. More than just an honor roll, NHS and NJHS serve to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character (and Citizenship for NJHS). These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since their beginnings in 1921 and 1929.

Today, it is estimated that more than one million students participate in activities of the NHS and NJHS. NHS and NJHS chapters are found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, many U.S. Territories, and Canada. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.

National Middle School Association is dedicated to improving the educational experiences of young adolescents by providing vision, knowledge, and resources to all who serve them in order to develop healthy, productive, and ethical citizens.

NSTeens.org wants you to sound off with a video about how you or your friends have dealt with online drama. Randomly selected participants will win a prize from NetSmartz Workshop and Sprint 4NetSafety.

PE Central is the premier Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. The site provides the latest information about contemporary physical education programs for children and youth. Resources on the site include health and physical education lesson ideas, ready-to-print assessments, adapted physical education information, classroom management techniques, a job center, physical education equipment discounts, and information about best practices in physical education and programs designed to motivate children and help them improve their motor skills and understanding of the importance of physical fitness. The Primary Sponsor of PE Central is S&S Worldwide.

Funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, RTNDF’s High School Journalism Project seeks to identify, inspire, train and challenge the next generation of diverse electronic journalists and First Amendment advocates. Their mission is to develop new scholastic broadcast journalism programs and to strengthen existing projects through collaborations with the professional journalists who are members of RTNDA.

The Radio News and Directors Foundation is the educational arm of the RTNDA. RTNDF offers RTNDA members - and the news community - professional development opportunities, an open forum for the discussion of ethics, assistance with the development of leadership skills, support of First Amendment issues and the exchange of ideas and perspectives from electronic journalists worldwide.

Voyager

Voyager Expanded Learning is a leading provider of in-school core reading programs, reading and math intervention programs, and professional development programs for school districts throughout the United States.

WeatherBug Schools

The WeatherBug Schools Program is a nationally recognized program which provides an engaging teaching tool for schools nationwide. The program enables teachers to use current and historical weather conditions in interactive, online lessons and activities to teach the fundamentals of the science of meteorology, geography and math, utilizing data from their own weather station or any of the thousands of weather stations in the WeatherBug Network.

Adobe revolutionizes how students engage with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit Adobe's website at www.adobe.com/education.

The Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortium (ALTEC), at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning, utilizes the most advanced and innovative technologies available to improve teaching and learning. ALTEC is committed to the development of new technologies to empower learners of all types and ages, and will continue to redefine the learning experience through innovative resources.

America's Promise Alliance

The Alliance grew out of the Presidents' Summit of America's Future in 1997. Presidents Clinton, Bush, Carter, and Ford along with Nancy Reagan, challenged America to make youth a national priority.

HEC-TV is St. Louis' leading producer of education, arts, and cultural television programming. HEC-TV's mission statement is “to strengthen and promote the education, arts, and cultural communities in the St. Louis Metropolitan area". In addition to programming for the general viewing audience, all HEC-TV television productions are available to teachers, with applicable curriculum and classroom materials.

ISM co-founders Chet Thomas and Darrin Fletcher lend their expertise from years of experience gained working with entertainment giants such as Spielberg's DreamWorks and on films like Minority Report and Saving Private Ryan and television series like Charmed and Touched by an Angel.

Together they've designed web tools that bring Hollywood quality filmmaking instruction right into the classroom. Teachers are equipped with a whole new way to capture student's interests -- education through entertainment. See for yourself, by checking out their pre-produced videos in the Film channel at SchoolTube.com.

The International Student Media Festival celebrates outstanding classroom media projects. Students and teachers from kindergarten through college are honored in a three-day event that includes workshops, screenings of winning entries, and an awards ceremony. It has now grown to be one of the oldest and largest events of its kind.

Since its founding, the NFL has enrolled over 1,264,888 members in all fifty states, U. S. possessions and several foreign countries. Currently over 93,000 high school students and over 6500 high school teachers are active members. Prominent NFL alumni include everyone from President Lyndon Johnson, to media visionary Ted Turner, to Emmy award winner Kelsey Grammar.

Contests are held in Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Legislative Debate, Public Forum (Ted Turner) Debate, United States Extemporaneous Speaking, International Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Commentary, Impromptu Speaking, Prose Reading, Poetry Reading, Expository Speaking and Storytelling. Over $153,000 in college scholarships are awarded.

The People Speak is a community of young people who are passionate about global issues. On there website, you can exchange ideas and perspectives with young people from around the world and learn more about how you can make a difference.

Since the campaign began at the United Nations Foundation in 2003, there have been more than 20,000 TPS activities reaching young people in all 50 states and more than 60 countries. Below you will find links to our ongoing campaigns, programs and contests.

The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems, and broadens support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. The UN Foundation is a public charity.

QOOP turns digital content into products. We've partnered with established companies to provide online print and on-demand product delivery. Our innovative solutions include printing digital images on a variety of media, such as photoprints, photobooks, posters, mousepads, puzzles and more. We also provide real-time printing of blogs and other online content.

School-Video-News is an online monthly publication geared towards K-12 video production. Articles include information on everything from example video programs to tips and techniques. To be included on their mailing list is free, for more information visit School-Video-News.com.

SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives, working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. It helps each student excel.

SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. It was formerly known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).

STN is a non-profit professional teachers organization made up of affiliate schools from coast to coast. Each has an active interest in furthering scholastic broadcasting and video production. STN seeks to "network" students, teachers and schools with one another and to further the teaching of Broadcast Journalism in high schools.

The vision behind TeenCentral.Net is to help teens in crisis by giving them a private, anonymous place to receive sound, tested advice from professionals and to relate with their peers in a safe, professionally counselled environment. Access to this site is directed at pre-teens, teens and young adults.