Comprehensive Curriculum Resources
The resource list below has Web links and contact information for national organizations that provide educators with curriculum resources for subject areas including arts, theatre, and social studies.
Alliance for Curriculum Reform
The Alliance for Curriculum Reform is a collaborative, non-profit organization that brings together the leaders, insights, and resources of more than twenty national educational associations concerned with P-16 curriculum and school reform.
1208 Springfield Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45212
(513) 556-2006
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) is an umbrella organization that focuses on health/physical education and physical activity.
1900 Association Dr.
Reston, VA 20191-1598
(800) 213-7193
Center for Civic Education
The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy. Today, the Center administers a wide range of critically acclaimed curricular, teacher-training, and community-based programs.
5146 Douglas Fir Road
Calabasas, CA 91302-1467
(818) 591-9321
Dance Educators of America
Dance Educators of America (DEA) is a prestigious dance professionals' organization dedicated to improve the quality and teaching abilities of its member teachers and to enhance their education of students, as well as further the professional and ethical standards in the performing and stage areas and dance in all its forms.
P.O. Box 607
Pelham, NY 10903
(914) 636-3200
(800) 229-3868
Educational Theatre Association
Educational Theatre Association (EDTA) provides a broad range of professional services and support to theatre educators and their students. Through the International Thespian Society, its student honorary branch, EDTA has been recognizing work in school theatre for more than seventy years.
2343 Auburn Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 421-3900
National Art Education Association
Founded in 1947, the National Art Education Association's purpose is to promote art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership. To this end, the Association holds public discussions and publishes books, journals, reports, surveys, flyers, and other materials.
1916 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1590
(703) 860-8000
National Association for Music Education
Formerly known as Music Educators National Conference or MENC, the National Association for Music Education with its nearly 90,000 members advances music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.
1806 Robert Fulton Drive
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 860-4000
(800) 336-3768
National Association of Schools of Theatre
Establishes operational and curricular standards for schools and programs; trains and coordinates volunteer evaluators; provides a forum for discussion of policy issues concerning theatre and other arts in higher education; disseminates basic information to the public about accredited theatre schools and programs; recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for accreditation of theatre educational programs.
Suite 21
11250 Roger Bacon Drive
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 437-0700
National Association of Teacher Educators for Family and Consumer Sciences
Serves as a forum for discussion on issues and concerns confronting family and consumer science educators; assists with research; participates in policy debates.
Purdue University
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
1442 Liberal Arts and Education Building
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1442
(765) 494-7291
National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel
Unifying association for the development and operation of programs for special vocational education; promotes and maintains leadership in vocational, career, and occupational education; monitors and participates in the decisions of vocational legislation.
Penn State -- McKeesport Campus
101 Ostermayer University Drive
4000 University Drive
McKeesport, PA 15132-9065
(412) 675-9065
National Center for History in the Schools
Conducts research on the status of history teaching and learning in elementary and secondary schools, including the development of improved approaches and resources for history teaching.
University of California -- Los Angeles
Department of History, 6265 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473
(310) 825-4702
National Council for History Education
Serves as a resource to help members improve the quality and quantity of history learning; assists states and local school districts with curriculum revision; advocates history in school and society.
Suite B-2
26915 Westwood Road
Westlake, OH 44145-4657
(440) 835-1776
National Council for the Social Studies
Since its founding in 1921, the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) has grown into the largest association in the country devoted to social studies education by engaging and supporting educators in strengthening and advocating social studies.
8555 Sixteenth Street
Suite 500
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
(301) 588-1800
National Council of Teachers of English
Works to improve the teaching and learning of English and language arts at all levels of education; produces and disseminates information and aids for teachers on formulating objectives, creating and evaluating curriculum guides, and planning in-service programs for teacher education; provides reference and referral services.
1111 West Kenyon Road
Urbana, IL 61801-1096
(217) 328-3870
(800) 369-6283
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Strives to promote, extend, and support earth science education at all levels.
P.O. Box 2194
Liverpool, NY 13089
(315) 867-2034
National Geographic Society Education Foundation
Provides support, professional development opportunities, and materials to K-12 teachers through "geographic alliances" (partnerships between universities and K-12 teachers); offers activities such as annual grant making for graduates of geographic alliance workshops and residential training institutes, education outreach campaigns (such as Geography Awareness Week), and special programs on a variety of topics (such as technology or assessment).
1145 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-4688
(202) 857-7000
(800) 647-5463
National Health Information Center
Identifies health information resources; links health professionals and consumers who have health-related questions in touch with organizations that are best able to provide answers; develops publications on health-related topics.
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
(301) 565-4167
(800) 336-4797
National Humanities Institute
Promotes research, publishing, and teaching in the humanities, with emphasis on the ethical preconditions and purposes of culture and society, the centrality of personal freedom and creativity, and the historical nature of human existence.
P.O. Box 1387
Bowie, MD 20718-1387
(301) 464-4277
National Science Teachers Association
Seeks to improve all aspects of science education at all grade levels.
1840 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-3000
(703) 243-7100
(800) 722-6782
World History Association
Promotes scholarship and teaching in world and comparative history; serves the needs of secondary, college, and university faculty with the award-winning Journal of World History, the World History Bulletin, and regional, national, and international conferences; gives its members the best of current research, innovative pedagogy, and opportunities to confer with others; committed to transcultural and comparative analyses of the past.
2530 Dole Street
Sakamaki Hall A203
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-7688
The above organizations do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the National Education Association or its Affiliates.
