What is Phi Delta Kappa?
What is the purpose of Phi Delta Kappa?
What is the professional program of Phi Delta Kappa?
How does one become a member of Phi Delta Kappa?
What does membership in Phi Delta Kappa cost?
What does membership offer?
What is the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation?
What
is Phi Delta Kappa?
Phi
Delta Kappa is an international professional fraternity for men
and women in education. Its membership includes classroom teachers,
school administrators, college and university professors, educational
specialists, recognized leaders in the profession, and graduate
students in education.
What
is the purpose of Phi Delta Kappa?
As
stated in the constitution, "The purpose of Phi Delta Kappa shall
be to promote quality education with particular emphasis on publicly
supported education as essential to the development and maintenance
of a democratic way of life. The purpose shall be accomplished through..."
high quality LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH, and SERVICE.
Phi
Delta Kappa was also organized to stimulate professional growth
and to promote appreciation for and friendliness among its members.
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What
is the professional program of Phi Delta Kappa?
The
professional program of Phi Delta Kappa is to deal with current
problems and issues of public education. To this end, each chapter
carries out pertinent programs and projects. At the international
level, there are publications, commissions, committees, conferences,
institutes, travel seminars, and special projects.
Three
publications go regularly to members in good standing: Phi Delta
Kappan, the official journal; "News, Notes, and Quotes," the fraternity
newsletter; and a legislative newsletter.
How
does one become a member of Phi Delta Kappa?
Election
to membership in Phi Delta Kappa by the George Mason Chapter is
open to men and women engaged in the field of education or supporting
professional organizations who have demonstrated academically and
professionally the ability to contribute to the fraternity ideals
of leadership, service, and research who are employed in education
and are active in positions requiring teacher certification, or
in educational work in adult and continuing education, educational
research, early childhood education, elementary education, school
administration or supervision, secondary education, teacher education,
higher education, or any other education-related field, including
students who are admitted to a graduate school of education.
Download
the application here. (pdf file)
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What
does membership in Phi Delta Kappa cost?
Payment
at the time of initiation totals $85
and includes international and chapters dues for the next full year,
and an initiation fee of $5.
International dues are $50
per year. GMU's annual chapter dues are $35,
which include a $5
tax- deductible PDK Foundation donation.
What
does membership offer?
In
addition to the Kappan, "News, Notes, and Quotes," and legislative
newsletter, the George Mason University (GMU) Chapter #1368 has
its own "Newsletter" which offers an opportunity for publication
of upcoming events, recognition of individual members, and articles
on critical issues and innovative programs in education.
GMU's
diverse membership of over 250 professionals includes university
and college professors, administrators, and consultants, classroom
teachers, counselors, educational specialists, school administrators,
and outstanding graduate students.
The
five meetings each year are opportunities to get to know fellow
Kappans and to be professionally inspired, informed, and stimulated
by them and by guest speakers. Besides our annual Technology Conference,
held during GMU's Spring Break, meetings are sometimes co-sponsored
with other education-minded groups. In addition, a joint annual
meeting with the Northern Virginia Chapter of PDK is planned each
year. The GMU Chapter also sponsors the competitive Awards for Excellence
given to teachers who have made outstanding innovations in their
fields. Other meetings include initiations and presentations by
selected speakers.
Since
its founding September 23, 1977, by a nucleus of faculty and graduate
students, the GMU Chapter has been dedicated to the ideals of SERVICE,
RESEARCH, and LEADERSHIP.
At
the annual Awards Banquet, service and leadership are recognized
with the following awards: Outstanding Service to Education in Northern
Virginia; Certificates of Service; Kappan of the Year Award; Longevity
Awards; and, Awards for Excellence. In addition, scholarships are
granted to the Outstanding Initial Certification Student and the
Outstanding Post Certification Student.
Further,
research proposals are solicited, selected, and submitted to PDK
International for funding.
Membership
in Phi Delta Kappa offers educators a fellowship based on common
interests and ideals devoted to the promotion of free public education.
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What
is the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation?
The
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation was created in 1966, when
George H. Reavis, an outstanding Kappan and Ohio educator, donated
a large gift to Phi Delta Kappa. Reavis envisioned that the foundation
would provide resources to expand substantially the fraternity's
programs. Some of the programs funded by the Phi Delta Kappa Educational
Foundation are:
- Publications-fastbacks
& monographs
- Reavis
Reading Areas
- Gerald
Howard Read International Seminar Scholarships
- Scholarship
Grants for Prospective Educators
- Cooperative
Workshop Series
- Distinguished
Lecturer Series
- Author
Lecture seminars
- Harold
M. Soule Graduate Fellowships
- District
Conference & Biennial Council
- Foundation
Workshops
- Gabbard
Institute on Issues in Education
- Annual
Summer Writing Workshop
- Camp/Institute
for Prospective Educators
A donation to the Foundation is included in the annual chapter dues.
For
further information on George Mason University Chapter, contact
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