Organizations for Faculty and Staff Members:

• American Council of Developmental Education Associations (ACDEA). The ACDEA was founded in 1996 as an umbrella council of the major associations in the field of learning assistance and developmental education. The council provides a forum for cooperative projects, clearinghouse for information among the member associations, coordination venue for activities, and sponsors the annual induction of Fellows of the profession.
• Association for the Tutoring Profession (ATP). ATP was founded in 2003 as a professional association which seeks to bring together all those with an interest in tutoring. The members aim to promote tutoring; represent the members in areas of policy; and facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers. ATP sponsors annual conferences, online workshops, the online journal.
• The Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy: provides a forum for the development and support of research projects which promote an interdisciplinary approach to issues affecting postsecondary developmental education and urban literacy; connects individuals from campus and community organizations and creating opportunities for research and collaboration in the areas of K-12, postsecondary, and community literacy projects; presents monthly research forums to share research projects, encourage participation, and increase publicity for the center, its affiliates, and their work; identifies graduate students researching these issues on campus and connecting them with other students and faculty specialists in the field.
• Center for Supplemental Instruction. The Center is focused on collecting field data, conducing research studies, disseminating information, and conducting training workshops for interested staff and faculty members with the Supplemental Instruction college student retention program. The Center is based at the University of Missouri-Kansas City where the model was first created in 1973.
• College Reading and Learning Association. CRLA was founded in 1966 to serve student-oriented professionals active in the fields of reading, learning assistance, developmental education, and tutorial services at the college/adult level. CRLA is diverse in membership. Its most vital function and overall purpose is to provide a forum for the interchange of ideas, methods, and information to improve student learning and to facilitate the professional growth of its members. CRLA publishes the Journal of College Reading and Learning, national newsletter, and reports. It hosts national and regional conferences, supports a national network of affiliated chapter associations, and provides other services for its members.
• Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education of the Association for College Personnel Association (CASHE). CASHE, formed in 1977 through the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), has encouraged academic success by inspiring partnerships for learning across academic and student affairs. It serves as a network for those interested in enhancing student academic support services and to inform the larger community regarding issues and trends impacting academic success.
• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) was established in 1979 and represents an ever-growing consortium of higher education professional associations. CAS was created to establish, disseminate, and advocate professional standards and guidelines on a nationwide basis for higher education programs and services. CAS currently has 31 member organizations. These associations represent the vast majority of higher education student programs and services practitioners throughout the country.
• Council for Opportunity in Education  COE, formerly called the National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations, provides significant leadership for the federally-funded TRIO programs (e.g., Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services, McNair) that provide academic assistance for students.
• Learning Support Centers in Higher Education. The only web site dedicated exclusively to Learning Support Centers in Higher Education, LSCHE is a joint venture of Paradise Valley Community College and the University of Arizona.The site includes a conference calendar, bibliographies, and related center  resources -- all focused on the needs of learning support center personnel. In addition, the site features detailed information on the annual Winter Institutes for Learning Support Center Directors and Staff.
• Kellogg Institute for Training and Certification of Developmental Educators. In operation since 1980, the Kellogg Institute is the nation's oldest continuous advanced training program for developmental educators and learning skills specialists. The program consists of two components: 1) an intensive, four-week summer residency and 2) a supervised practicum following the residency and carried out at the participant's home campus. The Kellogg Institute is housed at the Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
• National Association for Developmental Education (NADE). NADE was founded in 1976 in Chicago as the National Association for Remedial/Developmental Studies in Postsecondary Education (NARDSPE). NADE serves professionals who help students academically succeed throughout the entire educational experience from high school through college and graduate or professional school. The Journal of Developmental Education is the official journal of the Association. NADE also publishes the NADE Digest, a national newsletter, and other reports. It has an extensive national network of state chapters and sponsors annual conferences at the national and state level. The organization officially renamed itself NADE in 1984 and is the largest of the associations in this field.
• National Association for Student Personnel Administrators. NASPA represents represents staff and administrators involved in student affairs, including those involved with academic success programs.
• National Center for Developmental Education. The NCDE is based at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. The Center provides a number of services including training workshops, research reports, publications, consultations, press releases and other means of disseminating information concerning developmental education.
  
• National College Learning Center Association.  NCLCA is an organization of professionals dedicated to promoting excellence among learning center personnel.  Formerly called the Midwest College Learning Center Association, the organization changed its name in 1999 to better represent its nationwide and Canadian membership.
  
• National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. The Center is based at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. The Center provides information regarding upcoming conferences, monographs, newsletters, computer discussion group for those interested in the First-Year experience, Senior-Year Experience, and links to the syllabi of FYE courses at other institutions.
• National Tutoring Association.  This national organization brings together individuals involved with tutoring in both the private and public sector and at various grade levels from secondary through postsecondary education.  They host national conferences and provide a variety of benefits to their members.
• Peer Resources.  This provides a number of resources for those interested in peer mentorship, tutoring, and other related areas.  Plus there are links to other like-minded associations, conferences, and resources.
• Policy Center on the First Year of College;Brevard College, 400 N. Broad St., Duplex #1, Brevard, NC 28712, (828) 966-5401. The Policy Center has as its basic mission the improvement of the first college year through enhanced learning outcomes and the success of first-year students. A focus of the Policy Center is the development and dissemination of a range of first-year assessment procedures and tools that can be used to strengthen or confirm practices in the curriculum, the co-curriculum, and institutional policy. In addition to improving practice, this process will contribute to the body of research on best practices in first-year programs. The Policy Center is an extension of the work of John N. Gardner and his colleagues at the University of South Carolina’s National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. The two entities work cooperatively on issues for the success of first-year students.
• XAE, National Honor Society for Developmental Students.  Chi Alpha Epsilon was formed to recognize the academic achievements of students admitted to colleges and the universities through non-traditional criteria and serves developmental, SSS and Educational Opportunity Program students. Its purposes are to promote continued high academic standards, to foster increased communication among its members, and to honor academic excellence achieved by those students.
• If you find organizations that you think ought to be listed on this page, please send a message to David Arendale, E-mail: david@arendale.org

Organizations For Students Seeking Tutoring.
Some sites are free and others provide service to match paid tutors with students.

• On-Line Math Tutoring.  Has online tutoring, chat, a message board and a search function related to algebra.
• Students for Other Students (S.O.S.)  SOS is a valuable resource for people interested in K-12 peer tutoring.  The site provides:  place to contract with other K-12 students who can be hired to tutor other students; sample documents and forms used in peer tutoring programs; bookstore that sells books about peer tutoring; biblipgraphy on tutoring compiled by Dr. Martha Maxwell; and other resources.
• Tutor 2000.  This is a clearinghouse for people who want to register (for a modest fee) as a tutor and for individuals who are looking for tutors.  The search engine allows people to select tutor topic and geographic area to help narrow the search for potential professional "for pay" tutors.

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