Phi Delta Kappa
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Phi Delta Kappa is an US professional organization
for educators. Its headquarters are located in Bloomington, Indiana
. It was founded on 24 January 1906. Phi Delta Kappa also had a youth organization, called Xinos, girls, and Kudos, guys.
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EDge is PDK’s bimonthly magazine that focuses on topics of interest to “superintendents, principals, curriculum supervisors, specialists, and classroom teachers.”
Classroom Tips is a one-page publication that contains ideas for how K-12 teachers can create positive change in their classrooms.
PDK also sponsors the Future Educators Association (FEA)
. FEA is an international organization that supports middle and high school students interested in education-related careers. Through affiliation with local chapters that are registered with the international office, FEA members are presented with scholarship opportunities, as well as age-appropriate materials and activities that help them gain a realistic understanding of the nature of education and the role of the teacher.
Additionally, PDK is a major participant in Jumpstart's Read for the Record program, which promotes literacy by encouraging adults and students all over the world to read the same book on the same day. The association also offers international trips for educators who want to observe education systems in other countries.
Professional body
A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...
for educators. Its headquarters are located in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
. It was founded on 24 January 1906. Phi Delta Kappa also had a youth organization, called Xinos, girls, and Kudos, guys.
Membership
Currently, membership consists of students, educators and others interested in education. Members are affiliated through one of several hundred chapters or directly to the international organizationInternational organization
An intergovernmental organization, sometimes rendered as an international governmental organization and both abbreviated as IGO, is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states , or of other intergovernmental organizations...
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Mission
According to the organization’s website, “The mission of Phi Delta Kappa International is to promote high-quality education, in particular publicly-supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. This mission is accomplished through leadership, research, and service in educationGovernance
PDK is governed by an International Board, who are elected by professional PDK members. Each geographic region of PDK elects its own regional board member to serve on the international board. Regions contain chapters and elected chapter officers who act to further the mission of the association. The association abides by the Constitution and Bylaws of PDK International.Publications
Phi Delta Kappan is a professional journal for education, published by Phi Delta Kappa since 1915. It deals with policy and issues for educators at all levels, and advocates "research-based school reformEducation reform
Education reform is the process of improving public education. Small improvements in education theoretically have large social returns, in health, wealth and well-being. Historically, reforms have taken different forms because the motivations of reformers have differed.A continuing motivation has...
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EDge is PDK’s bimonthly magazine that focuses on topics of interest to “superintendents, principals, curriculum supervisors, specialists, and classroom teachers.”
Classroom Tips is a one-page publication that contains ideas for how K-12 teachers can create positive change in their classrooms.
Major Initiatives
PDK’s initiatives include the annual Chalk WalkSM and the Future Educators Association. The goal of the Chalk WalkSM is to raise funds “to generate great teachers for the future while honoring great teachers of the past and present.”PDK also sponsors the Future Educators Association (FEA)
Future Educators Association
The Future Educators Association , sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International , is a professional organization that supports students who are interested in education-related careers...
. FEA is an international organization that supports middle and high school students interested in education-related careers. Through affiliation with local chapters that are registered with the international office, FEA members are presented with scholarship opportunities, as well as age-appropriate materials and activities that help them gain a realistic understanding of the nature of education and the role of the teacher.
Additionally, PDK is a major participant in Jumpstart's Read for the Record program, which promotes literacy by encouraging adults and students all over the world to read the same book on the same day. The association also offers international trips for educators who want to observe education systems in other countries.