Membership Information

The National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) is the professional association of economic educators. NAEE works closely with the Council for Economic Education.

The goals of the Association are to:

• Encourage and support academically sound, objective, non-partisan programs in economic education at all levels.
• Enhance communication and exchange of ideas among economic educators.
• Work closely with the National Council in planning, implementing, and evaluating the activities and programs conducted through the CEE-affiliated councils and centers.

Purpose

As the principal professional association for economic educators, the association provides opportunities for the professional growth and recognition of its members through conferences, publications, and awards. The Association articulates concerns, needs, and long-term goals in the field; forges new and needed initiatives; and represents the profession to its various audiences.

Membership

Full membership in NAEE is open to persons who have specifically designated professional responsibilities in economic education and are employed in a Center for Economic Education or a state Council on Economic Education affiliated with the National Council. Full members have voting privileges.

Associate membership may be extended by the NAEE Executive Committee for one year at a time to any former member of the Association who is no longer eligible for full membership and to any individual who expresses interest in the goals and mission of the Association. Associate members are assessed a reduced level of dues and are non-voting members.

Honorary membership is extended to individuals who have been elected to such distinction by the NAEE Executive Committee. Honorary members are non-voting members and are not assessed dues.

Memberships extend from October 1 to September 30. Each member receives a yearly subscription to the NAEE newsletter, FORUM, and may be included on the association's e-mail network, NAEENET.

To join the National Association of Economic Educators, print the membership form at the top of this page and send $50 for full membership or $40 for associate membership to:

Shelly Surber
Indiana Council for Economic Education
Purdue University
615 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
email: surber@purdue.edu

Services

• Providing professional development programs, including a spring conference and pre-conference sessions at the CEE/NAEE/GATE annual meetings,
• (coming soon) Providing a members-only web site with access to information from NAEE colleagues that will be helpful for running councils and centers,
• Providing mentoring and consulting for our members, informally and through our new mini-grant program,
• Publicly recognizing the achievements of individual members of our network through annual NAEE awards for leadership, service, research, international contributions, and rookie of the year,
• Co-sponsoring research sessions with CEE at the Allied Social Science Association annual meetings, and
• Improving communication within our network and with the CEE. NAEE Nuggets are members-only emails with important news.

Becoming Involved

NAEE's key policy group is its executive committee, which meets quarterly. It is composed of three center and three council representatives elected by the Association membership, plus the immediate past president who serves as a non-voting member. One council and one center representative are elected to the executive committee each year. In addition, the center and council representatives to the National Council's Board of Directors serves as non-voting members of NAEE's executive committee.

Eleven standing committees recommend new directions and policies, and guide implementation and evaluation of new projects and actions. They are:

• Awards and Professional Recognition
• Communications
• Conference
• International
• Legislative and Legal
• Leadership Skills Development
• Program Skills Development
• Publications
• Research
• Technology

Networking

NAEE cooperates with the Council for Economic Education in developing future directions in economic education. NAEE has a major voice in shaping national economic education programs through a systematic process of surveying the membership; developing programmatic and budgetary recommendations; and coordinating and communicating with the National Council. NAEE members also communicate instantly through NAEENET, an electronic bulletin board.