Professional Organizations
Names with * are faculty you can contact for more information.
Kappa Delta Pi is an education honorary. OBU has a chapter that inititas eligible candidates each
year. *Ms. Kay Calvert is the univeristy sponsor.
Other professional organizationswhich include opportunities for teacher education candidates to join at special rates include:
ACEI - Association for Childhood Education International www.acei.org
This organization focuses on the needs of individuals from birth to age fourteen.
*Dr. Merribeth Bruning
ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (Spanish) www.actfl.org
*Professor Nona Anderson
AAHPERD- American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
This is an alliance that has five professional organizations. AAHPERE.org
*Professor Tona Wright
IRA - International Reading Association www.reading.org *Dr. Merribeth Bruning, Ms. Kay Calvert
MENC - Music Educators National Conference www.menc.org *Dr. Craig Hamilton; Dr. Gary Gerber; Dr. Merribeth Bruning
Theatre - *Dr. Scott Holsclaw
NAEYC - National Assocaiton for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org Focus is on birth through age eight years.
naeyc.org
NAEA - National Art Education Association www.naea.org *Dr.Scott Holsclaw; *Donnie Copeland
NCTE - National Council of Teachers of English www. ncte.org
NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics www.nctm.org *Darin Buscher
NCSS - National Council of Social Studies www.ncss.org *Dr. Kevin Motl
NMSA - National Middle School Association www.nmsa.org *Dr. Linda Bass
NSTA - National Science Teachers Assocication www.nsta.org * Professor Glenn Good