Top+5+Professional+Organization

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Here is a list and short description of 5 professional organization:

 * ====**American Historical Association**====
 * Is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies. The association's principal function fall within four realms: publication, teaching, advocacy, and networking. As the largest historical society in the United States, the AHA serves historians representing every historical period and geographical area. This information was provided directly from the AHA website at []
 * The reason I choose the American Historical Association as one of my 5 professional organizations is directly related to the massive collection of History Journals they have available. They have 746 separate categories in which an individual can search for a journal. The journals come from multiple sites ranging from Prestige College databases to online sites like Project Muse.

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 * **National Association for Gifted Children**
 * "is an organization of parents, teachers, educators, other professionals, and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences." []
 * ====**National Council for the Social Studies**====
 * Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 69 foreign countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, civics, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education. This information was provided directly from the NCSS website at []
 * The reason I choose the National Council for the Social Studies as one of my 5 professional organizations is due to the varying amount of links provided within the site. These links are separated into four easy to navigate categories Elementary, Middle Level, High School and College/ University
 * ====**Edutopia (George Lucas Education Foundation)**====
 * Is a foundation created by filmmaker George Lucas that pushes for a more Integrated curriculum. According to the website an Integrated curriculum combines curriculum from two or more disciplines, allowing students to see how ideas are connected. Teaching in such a contextual manner promotes collaboration, critical thinking, and knowledge retention. this information was provided directly from the Edutopia website at []
 * The reason I choose the Edutopia (GLEF) as one of my 5 professional organizations is due to multiple resources it provides for teachers to help integrate different instructional strategies. Some of the resources provided covers Integrated Studies, Technology Integration, Teacher Development and a many other.


 * **GOP (Grand Old Party)**
 * Is one of the two major political parties in the United States government. []
 * The reason I choose the GOP as one of my 5 professional organizations is because it is one of the two major political parties that run dominance over the United States Government. It is very important for students to understand how political ideology and party affiliations theoretically run hand and hand with each other.


 * **Democrats**
 * Is one of the two major political parties in the United States government. []
 * The reason I choose the Democrats as one of my 5 professional organizations is because like the GOP above, it is one of the two major political parties that run dominance over the United States Government. It is very important for students to understand how political ideology and party affiliations theoretically run hand and hand with each other.