<p> PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS</p><p>Membership in professional education organizations is strongly encouraged and is required for licensure programs (see FES and portfolio requirements).</p><p>Liberty online chapters for education candidates:  ASCD: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development  CEAI: Christian Educators Association International (provides liability insurance)  CEC: Council for Exceptional Children  KDP: Kappa Delta Pi</p><p>Program: Professional Organization - web address Biology National Science Teachers Association www.nsta.org Business Education National Business Education Association www.nbea.org Computer Science International Society for Technology in Education www.iste.org Early Childhood National Association for the Education of Young www.naeyc.org Education Children Elementary Education Association for Childhood Education International www.acei.org English National Council for Teachers of English www.ncte.org English as Second Teachers of English to Speakers of Other www.tesol.org Language Languages Family/Consumer American Association of Family and Consumer www.aafcs.org Sciences Sciences Gifted Education National Association for Gifted Childrren www.nagc.org Health/PE American Alliance for Health, PhysEd, www.aahperd.org Recreation, Dance History/Social Science National Council for the Social Studies www.ncss.org Mathematics National Council of Teachers of Mathematics www.nctm.org Middle School Education National Middle School Association www.nmsa.org Music: Choral- National Association for Music Education www.menc.org Instrumental Reading Specialists International Reading Association www.reading.org School Administrators Association for Supervision and Curriculum www.ascd.org Development www.naesp.org National Association of Elementary School www.principals.org Principals National Association of Secondary School Principals School Counselors American School Counselor Association www.schoolcounselor .org Spanish American Council on the Teaching of Foreign www.actfl.org Languages Special Education Council for Exceptional Children www.cec.sped.org Theatre Arts Southeastern Theatre Conference www.setc.org Christians in Theatre Arts www.cita.org Visual Arts National Art Education Association www.naea-reston.org</p>