No Matter Where You Are in Your Career, Phi Delta Kappa Has a Membership Category to Meet Your Needs

No matter where you are in your career, Phi Delta Kappa has a membership category to meet your needs.

Professional and Enhanced Professional — For those who hold at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and are licensed or credentialed as an educator or employed in an education-related field. Annual dues: $70 + chapter dues*. Note: A $5 application fee will be assessed upon processing.

International Electronic — A paper-free category of professional membership for those who live outside the U.S., do not have an APO/FPO address, and meet the criteria for professional membership as described above. Annual dues: $35 + chapter dues*. Note: A $2.50 application fee will be assessed upon processing.

Undergraduate Student — For those enrolled in an accredited education program prior to student teaching. Annual dues: $35 + 1/2 chapter dues*. Note: A $2.50 appli- YOU understand the importance of a supportive cation fee will be assessed upon processing. community that can provide you with reliable Associate — For parents, civic leaders, and government information and advice. Your professional goals officials who want to stay informed about issues in educa- include keeping pace with developments in tion. Annual dues: $70 + chapter dues*. Note: A $5 applica- research and practice and formulating reasoned tion fee will be assessed upon processing. opinions about the ongoing debates in the field. PDK is your one-stop source for the information, Career-changer Associate — For graduate students connections, and professional development that who are returning to school for the purpose of acquiring are important to you as develop your role in their teaching license for the first time in their careers. 1 education. Annual dues: $35 + ⁄2 chapter dues*. Note: A $2.50 application fee will be assessed upon processing.

Institutional — For institutions, companies, or other agencies that support the mission of PDK. This membership type provides benefits for up to five individuals in a professional community. Visit www.pdkintl.org to explore PDK! Annual dues: $350.

* To determine chapter dues amount, visit www.pdkintl.org and look for “Find a Chapter” under “Chapter Reources.” If you join PDK as a member without chapter affiliation, your annual dues would be as follows: Providing leadership, research, and service since 1906 Professional and Associate: $85 + $5 one-time processing fee Phi Delta Kappa International 408 N. Union Street Undergraduate Student and Career-changer Associate: $42.50 + $2.50 Bloomington, IN 47405-3800 one-time processing fee Toll free: 800.766.1156 International Electronic: $50 + $2.50 one-time processing fee Phone: 812.339.1156 Phi Delta Kappa International Fax: 812.339.0018 E-mail: [email protected] PDK: The experts in cultivating great educators for www.pdkintl.org tomorrow and ensuring high-quality education for today DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS You hear about “professional development” frequently in YES! I WANT TO join your work. What does it mean? At PDK, we believe that Phi Delta Kappa International ongoing professional development must be based on well- to support my educational goals. documented research and tailored to the needs of the professionals it serves. That's why we offer: Please send me an application for the following membership option: Onsite training sessions – delivering the best in research-based professional development to your school Want to connect with others who J Professional Annual PDK summits – bringing together educators and share your vision and goals? policy makers to tackle the biggest education issues of the day J Enhanced Professional Let PDK make sure that happens. International travel – putting you in touch with colleagues J International Electronic abroad, exposing you to education in other nations, and J Undergraduate Student LEARN FROM OTHER LEADERS allowing you to sample world cultures J Associate Your PDK membership includes an annual subscription PDK Book Club – providing you with the most prominent, to Phi Delta Kappan,a education-related books to develop your professional skill set J Institutional professional magazine that Visit www.pdkintl.org to browse the full range of professional OR addresses topics of interest development opportunities available to you as a PDK member. to K-12 educators. Each • JOIN online at www.pdkintl.org. issue blends research, reflection, and practical ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS • JOIN by phone at 800.766.1156. ideas from some of the PDK helps you reach other professionals: • E-mail [email protected]. best and most thoughtful • At the local level through our network of chapters professionals in education. • At the national level through the annual PDK summit • Place this form in a stamped envelope Your PDK membership also • At the international level through our travel program and return it to the address listed below. provides full access to many online • At all levels through our online social network, PDKConnect resources and publications. Name Unlike other subject- or grade-specific associations, PDK connects • EDge contains the latest information for the education you with the broadest possible range of education professionals. practitioner, including timely information on instruc- Our members include classroom teachers, school and district Address tional issues. Your free electronic issues are available administrators, higher education faculty administrators, and at www.pdkintl.org. Enhanced professional member- policy makers. Meet and share ideas with a diverse group of ship includes a print copy of EDge as a benefit. authoritative members at local meetings–or at the click of a button. • Classroom Tips is a handy one-page reference MAKE A DIFFERENCE City tool–written by PDK members–that highlights new Looking for ways to get involved in efforts to improve ideas to implement in the classroom. Your free editions State Zip are available five times a year at www.pdkintl.org. education? PDK members promote high-quality education and support educators in a variety of ways that include: Phone • The PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes • The annual Chalk WalkSM – This event raises funds to Toward the Public Schools archive integrates all support the next generation of educators while honoring of the topics that have been covered in current and teachers, past and present, who make a difference. E-mail past polls, including specific questions and national The Future Educators Association® results from every Gallup poll in PDK’s history. • – This profes- Log in at www.pdkintl.org to examine the data. sional organization supports more than 20,000 students who are interested in education-related careers. Phi Delta Kappa International • The Kappan database contains over 30 years • Read for the Record – This event, sponsored by Jumpstart and Pearson Foundation, promotes early 408 N. Union Street worth of article abstracts. Search for the topics that Bloomington, IN 47405-3800 interest you in the online database available at childhood education by calling on participants to read www.pdkintl.org. a designated book on a designated day. The result: (Chapters, place your labels here) thousands of readers united for an educational purpose.

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