Professional+Organizations

__The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese:__

 The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) promotes the study and teaching of the Spanish and Portuguese languages and their corresponding Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and other related literatures and cultures at all levels of education. The AATSP encourages, supports and directs programs and research projects involving the exchange of pedagogical and scholarly information. Through extensive collaboration with educators, professionals, and institutions in other countries, the AATSP contributes to a better and deeper understanding between the United States and the Spanish-and Portuguese-speaking nations of the world.

**If you are interested in learning more about this organization, please visit their website.**

__The National Association for Beginning Teachers: __

The National Association for Beginning Teachers, NABT, was founded in 1998 with the vision of developing a service organization that would address the high attrition rate among novice teachers and the lack of staff development and support materials available to them.

**If you are interested in learning more about this organization, please visit their website.**