Professional Organizations

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Professional Associations

• College Reading and Learning Association. CRLA is a national organization that is concerned with assisting postsecondary students to be more successful.
• National College Learning Center Association. NCLCA is an organization of professionals dedicated to promoting excellence among learning center personnel. Formerly called the Midwest College Learning Center Association, the organization changed its name in 1999 to better represent its nationwide and Canadian membership.
• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) has been the pre-eminent force for promoting standards in student affairs, student services, and student development programs since its inception in 1979. For the ultimate purpose of fostering and enhancing student learning, development, and achievement and in general to promote good citizenship, CAS continues to create and deliver a dynamic and credible Book of Professional Standards and Guidelines and Self-Assessment Guides that are designed to lead to a host of quality-controlled programs and services. These standards respond to real-time student needs, the requirements of sound pedagogy, and the effective management of currently 30 functional areas, consistent with institutional missions.
  
  Individuals and institutions from the 37 CAS member organizations comprise a professional constituency of more than100,000 professionals. Representing a significant majority of higher education practitioners in student programs and services throughout the country and beyond, no other body exists that so comprehensively speaks for this important field of endeavor. CAS will continue to have significant impact, especially as institutional effectiveness, student learning, outcomes assessment, accountability, and quality assurance become increasingly important to higher education.
  
  CAS publications, including The Book of Professional Standards in Higher Education, 2003 and single copies or complete sets of Self-Assessment Guides may be purchased through the CAS Online Store.
  • CAS Contextual Statement: The Role of Learning Assistance Programs (permission granted by CAS)
  • Learning Assistance Guidelines (permission granted by CAS)
  • CAS Bluebook and Self Assessment Guides
  • Karen Patty-Graham, NADE's Liaison to CAS
• Council for Opportunity in Education COE, formerly called the National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations, provides significant leadership for the federally-funded TRIO programs (e.g., Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services, McNair) that provide academic assistance for students.
• International Reading Association. Many members of this association are reading instructors and professors at the college level.
• EAN. The European Access Network encourages wider access to higher education for those who are currently under-represented, whether for reasons of gender, ethnic origin, nationality, age, disability, family background, vocational training, geographic location, or earlier educational disadvantage. http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ean/default.htm
• FACE. Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education target="_blank">http://www.f-a-c-e.org.uk/index.htm
• National Tutoring Association. This national organization brings together individuals involved with tutoring in both the private and public sector and at various grade levels from secondary through postsecondary education. They host national conferences and provide a variety of benefits to their members.
• CRLL. The aim of the Centre is to undertake a programme of research and related activities which will inform the development of policy and provision in the field of lifelong learning in Scotland and beyond

Professional Resources

• National Center for Developmental Education. The NCDE is based at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. The Center provides a number of services including training workshops, research reports, publications, consultations, press releases and other means of disseminating information concerning developmental education. http://www.ncde.appstate.edu The American Council of Developmental Education Associations (ACDEA) is housed at this site as well.
• The Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy provides a forum for the development and support of research projects which promote an interdisciplinary approach to issues affecting postsecondary developmental education and urban literacy; connects individuals from campus and community organizations and creating opportunities for research and collaboration in the areas of K-12, postsecondary, and community literacy projects; presents monthly research forums to share research projects, encourage participation, and increase publicity for the center, its affiliates, and their work; identifies graduate students researching these issues on campus and connecting them with other students and faculty specialists in the field.
• Center for Supplemental Instruction. The Center is focused on collecting field data, conducing research studies, disseminating information, and conducting training workshops for interested staff and faculty members with the Supplemental Instruction college student retention program. The Center is based at the University of Missouri-Kansas City where the model was first created in 1973. http://www.umkc.edu/cad/si/
• Curriculum Transformation and Technology in Developmental Education. This is a research and dissemination project directed by the General College-University of Minnesota and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project. The project's goals were to gather information on and make sense of how postsecondary developmental education has used technology to transform learning for students. This searable website has a directory of hundreds of education programs that report the use of technology in a wide area of developmental education. Contact information is provided to allow the user to contact the technology innovator.
• Learning Center List. Jan Norton (Missouri Western State College, norton@griffon.mwsc.edu) has compiled a sample list of more than 90 on-line learning centers in 31 states and four Canadian provinces as of 4/28/99.
• Learning Support Centers in Higher Education. The only web site dedicated exclusively to Learning Support Centers in Higher Education, LSCHE is a joint venture of Paradise Valley Community College and the University of Arizona.The site includes a conference calendar, bibliographies, and related center resources -- all focused on the needs of learning support center personnel. In addition, the site features detailed information on the annual Winter Institutes for Learning Support Center Directors and Staff.
• National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. The Center is based at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. The Center provides information regarding upcoming conferences, monographs, newsletters, computer discussion group for those interested in the First-Year experience, Senior-Year Experience, and links to the syllabi of FYE courses at other institutions.
• Peer Resources. This provides a number of resources for those interested in peer mentorship, tutoring, and other related areas. Plus there are links to other like-minded associations, conferences, and resources.
• XAE, National Honor Society for Developmental Students. Chi Alpha Epsilon was formed to recognize the academic achievements of students admitted to colleges and the universities through non-traditional criteria and serves developmental, SSS and Educational Opportunity Program students. Its purposes are to promote continued high academic standards, to foster increased communication among its members, and to honor academic excellence achieved by those students.

Organizations For Students Seeking Tutoring.  Some sites are free and others provide service to match paid tutors with students.

• Association of Educators in Private Practice. AEP is an association of enterprising educators providing teaching and learning services to youth and adults and a wide array of public and private organizations.
• Interactive Learning Network. Support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The web-based tutoring service provides a wide range of courses including all major math and science programs. Streaming video and audio lessons are provided along with other resources.
• On-Line Math Tutoring. Has online tutoring, chat, a message board and a search function related to algebra.
• Students for Other Students (S.O.S.) SOS is a valuable resource for people interested in K-12 peer tutoring. The site provides: place to contract with other K-12 students who can be hired to tutor other students; sample documents and forms used in peer tutoring programs; bookstore that sells books about peer tutoring; biblipgraphy on tutoring compiled by Dr. Martha Maxwell; and other resources.
• Tutor 2000. This is a clearinghouse for people who want to register (for a modest fee) as a tutor and for individuals who are looking for tutors. The search engine allows people to select tutor topic and geographic area to help narrow the search for potential professional "for pay" tutors.

Organizations Related to Education

• Webliography by Dr. David Caverly. This site provides an overview of associations related to learning assistance and developmental education, college learning centers, on-line writing centers, research resouces, and other resources of interest to educators.
• American Association for Higher Education. This broad based association is concerned with many issues in higher education.
• American Educational Research Association. This is the top organization for those interested in cutting-edge practices regarding research and evaluation.
• American Society of Association Executives. This association is made up of the leadership of other professional associations. This site provides a link to other associations in education.
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ASCD is primarily focused for elementary and secondary education. However, many of the issues facing those levels (e.g. multicultural education, assessment, school management) also are shared at the secondary level.
• Center for Policy in Higher Education. This organization provides a comprehensive source of information and analysis of legislation, regulations, and laws affecting higher education. http://www.cphe.org
• Council for Basic Education.
• Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE). This web site is geared towards teaching and learning. Curriculum materials from more than 35 federal agencies on thousands of topics are organized at this site established by the U.S. Department of Education. www.ed.gov/free
• Grants Web. http://www.research.sunysb.edu/research/kirby.html
• Internet Resource for Institutional Research. http://apollo.gmu.edu/~jmilam/air95.html An outstanding resource with fifty categories such as higher education associations (189 links), state higher education executive offices (SHEEOs), affirmative action, legal issues, jobs, electronic journals, and faculty/teaching. Links to specific reports and databases from the Department of Education.
• National Adjunct Faculty Guild. This group serves the needs of adjunct, part-time and full time temporary college faculty members.
• National Association for Academic Advising. NACADA provides a forum for discussion of issues relating to student development and academic advising of college students.
• National Orientation Directors Association. NODA is concerning with helping students make the transition to college.
• Student Affairs Virtual Compas Web Site. http://www.StudentAffairs.com This site provides links to other student affairs professional associations, web sites of individual educators, computer discussion groups for various aspects of students affairs, and other resources.
• Student Retention. This site provides a selection of information about student retention. Included is a computer discussion group and information about a quarterly journal on student retention. http://www.collegeways.com/