World Teachers' Day

Quality Teachers for Quality Education

World Teachers' Day provides the opportunity to draw public attention to the role of teachers worldwide and their importance in the classroom and society.

What Is World Teachers' Day?

Each year on October 5, Education International launches a public awareness campaign to highlight the contributions of the teaching profession. This year marks the 40th anniversay of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation on the Status of Teachers.

As a founding member of Education International , NEA works with more than 348 education unions from almost 166 countries to promote every child's right to a quality public education and to advocate for human and trade union rights within the profession.

Quality Teachers for Quality Education:  We must provide teachers and education support professionals with tools and resources to get the job done.

What's NEA doing? NEA supports programs that advance the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' vision of accomplished practice, operating a network of 30 state organizations that provide support to teachers seeking National Board Certification and producing nationally acclaimed materials that encourage and support teacher participation. Learn more about NEA's committment to improve Teacher Quality in the classroom .

Quality Teachers for Quality Education: Shared responsibility and mutual respect will together produce results that will help students suceed in the future.

What can you do?  Get Involved! Join the voices of teachers, parents, communities, and organizations that support making every public school a great public school for every child. 

Action Alert

• Organize a lesson on the theme of quality. For example, "Quality education – what does it mean to me?" Or "What makes a teacher a quality teacher?" Or "What could make school life easier for me and my teacher?"
  
  
• Discuss the problems that face teachers and students in our country. What could be done to improve this situation? Make a wall chart with these ideas to present to local politicians and government representatives.

• Take the Pledge for Professional Pay for Educators
  
  
• Lobby Congress for funding for great public schools

For more details, visit the World Teachers' Day section of the Education International Web site.

Download Education International Statement on World Teachers' Day