鈥淲e as individuals and as an organization are inventors of the future.鈥� 楼凤天堂 Past President Ernest Morrell to affiliate leaders at the 2012 Affiliate Breakfast. He added:
鈥淎ffiliates can serve as the intellectual and ideological home for teachers who are trying to find their way in these conflicting times. Affiliates are physical and digital spaces for the playing with ideas, for asking big essential questions, and for being informed in our pursuit of learning, of doing what’s right, not just what is sanctioned.鈥�
In the nearly 80 affiliates across North America you’ll find communities of educators whose devotion, inspiration, determination, and uniqueness come together to make a difference. Today, let鈥檚 look at A-C.
In Alberta, Canada, the 鈥檚 mission is 鈥渃onnecting people to their natural love of stories and sharing that passion with others鈥� while the aptly names its newsletter .
Travel to Arkansas where you can 鈥渘etwork with Arkansas educators and join the collective voice of like-minded colleagues鈥� through the , an organization whose board members are working on 鈥渋nteracting and collaborating through the year to enhance our continuity, our service, and our leadership in the state and at regional levels.鈥� Through .
In British Columbia Canada, the connects their (third annual) to their October conference while the promotes 鈥漜ommunication, collaboration, and educational knowledge among all responsible for teaching English and the language arts.鈥� Check out their from their professional writing contest on 鈥渢eachers paying it forward鈥� by Principal Brandy Price. And, the 鈥檚 forum is a place designed for 鈥淜eeping teachers a step ahead.鈥�
Now that you know your ABCs, look for future posts featuring 楼凤天堂 and how they’re connecting educators where they live.