ASSOCIATION OF TEACHER EDUCATORS

The Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) was founded in 1920 and is the only national, individual membership organization devoted solely to the improvement of teacher education for both school and campus-based teacher educators. Today ATE members represent nearly 1500 teacher educators in colleges, universities, school districts, and state education agencies within 41 regional and state affiliated units and US Territories. ATEs representational form of governance offers members an unusually high level of opportunity for national leadership. The association publishes two professional journals and conducts an annual meeting and summer conference with sessions intended to help members in their careers and to improve teacher preparation. OUR MISSION ATE, as an individual membership organization, promotes quality teacher education through both exemplary clinical practice and research. OUR VISION ATE promotes advocacy, equity, leadership, and professionalism for teacher educators i...