Acronyms Used by NCATE

*Denotes NCATE membership

ACR Alliance for Curriculum Reform
AAAS/Project 2061 American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAHE* American Association for Health Education (under AAHPERD) AAHPERD/NASPE/AAHE* American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance/National Association for Sport & Physical Education/American Association for Health Education
AACTE* American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
AASA* American Association of School Administrators
AASCU American Association of State Colleges and Universities
AASL/ALA* American Association of School Librarians/American Library Association
ACSESULGC/APU Association of Colleges and Schools of Education in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges/Affiliated Private Universities
ACTFL* American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Inc.
AERA* American Educational Research Association
AFT* American Federation of Teachers
AILACTE Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
ALA* American Library Association (under AASL)
ACEI* Association for Childhood Education International
AECT* Association for Educational Communications and Technology
ASCD* Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ATE* Association of Teacher Educators
BOE Board of Examiners
CBE Council for Basic Education
CCSSO* Council of Chief State School Officers
CEC* Council for Exceptional Children
CHEA Council for Higher Education Accreditation
CIC Council of Independent Colleges
CLSE* Council of Learned Societies in Education
COPPE* Coalition of Organizations for the Professional Preparation of Educators
DOE Department of Education
ELCC Educational Leadership Constituent Council
ETS Educational Testing Service
ECS Education Commission of the States
HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities
HBCUTSN Historically Black Colleges and Universities Technical Support Network
HEA Higher Education Act
INTASC Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
IRA* International Reading Association
ISLLC Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium
ISTE* International Society for Technology in Education
ITEA/CTTE* International Technology Education Association/Council on Technology Teacher Education
LFA Learning First Alliance
NAAEE The North American Association of Environmental Education
NACIQI National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (U.S. Department of Education)
NAEP/NAGB National Assessment of Educational Progress overseen by the National Assessment Governing Board
NABSE* National Association of Black School Educators
NAEYC* National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAESP* National Association of Elementary School Principals
NAFEO National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
NAME National Association for Multicultural Education
NASDTEC National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification
NASP* National Association of School Psychologists
NASPE* National Association for Sport & Physical Education (under AAHPERD)
NASSP* National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASBE* National Association of State Boards of Education
NBPTS* National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCSS* National Council for the Social Studies
NCTAF National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future
NCTE* National Council of Teachers of English
NCTM* National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NEA* National Education Association
NMSA* National Middle School Association
NNER National Network for Educational Renewal
NPBEA National Policy Board for Educational Administration
NPEAT National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching
NPT New Professional Teacher
NSBA* National School Boards Association
NSTA* National Science Teachers Association
OERI Office of Educational Research and Improvement
PDS Professional Development School
PEDS Professional Education Data System (formerly known as the AACTE/NCATE Joint Data Collection System)
PETE/2004 Partnerships for Excellence in Teacher Education/Project 2004 (AACTE technical assistance projects)
QEM Quality Education for Minorities
SASB Specialty Areas Studies Board
SPA Specialized Professional Association
STEP Standards-based Teacher Education Project (joint effort of AACTE and CBE)
SPB State Partnership Board
TECSCU Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities
TESOL* Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
UAB Unit Accreditation Board
UNCF United Negro College Fund