New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education (NMABE)

Overview:

Profession(s): Bilingual Teachers
Member Type(s): ESL Teachers
Scope: Regional - New Mexico
Formed: 1972
Members: 600
Address: P.O. Box 5190, Clovis, New Mexico, 88102-5190, USA
Phone: 505-769-0742
Fax: 505-769-0742
Email: nmabe@plateautel.net
Website: www.nmabe.net

Description:

The New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education is dedicated to supporting bilingual educators in their work and in their professional growth throughout the state of New Mexico.

We recognize the importance of many different kinds of educators in the lives of New Mexico students, parents, extended family members, teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals.

Mission/Aims:

We believe that bilingual education benefits all students, those who are learning English as well as those who are learning other languages.

NMABE embraces the rich cultural and linguistic diversity within our state and promotes its inclusion in the education of all students.

The Purposes of the New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education are:

a. To stimulate professional development

b. To establish national contacts through affiliation with the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)

c. To provide opportunities to study and discuss issues concerning bilingual education

d. To act as a clearinghouse in circulating information of value and in keeping teachers posted on the latest educational movements and findings

e. To present significant findings through El Noticiero, presentations, and/or our website

f. To address bilingual/multicultural education through institutes and the NMABE Conference

g. To help improve and support native language instruction through bilingual education and the teaching of English to speakers of other languages.

Principal Activities:

The Association promotes educational excellence and equity through activities including advocacy, professional development, materials development, and research.

Member Benefits:

Membership categories are: Active members, Associate members, Honorary members, Institutional members, and Charter Organizations. The benefits, including the right to receive NMABE publications and vote for officers and for other General Membership issues, are the same for each membership category except Institutional and Charter.

a. Active Members include: teacher, college instructor, administrator, consultant, and other.

b. Associate Members include: community person, paraprofessional, retired persons, and full time college student.

c. Honorary Members include all NMABE Hall of Fame Award winners and all former NMABE presidents. Honorary members are not required to submit annual membership applications, or pay dues.

d. Institutional Members have all rights of membership except voting. Schools, libraries, commercial vendors, and governmental entities are encouraged to join NMABE in order to stay current with education issues of concern.

e. Charter Organization Members are included as part of the Executive Board to ensure participation from all parts of the state.

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
Dual Language Educators of New Mexico (DLeNM)
The New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators (NMCSA)
Hispanic Roundtable of New Mexico

Our member Associations, Chapters, Divisions:
Northern Consortium for Bilingual Education for Bilingual/Multicultural Education
Southern New Mexico Consortium for Bilingual/Multicultural Education
Dual Language Education of New Mexico

Verification Criteria:

New Mexico Teacher Certification and endorsement in Bilingual Education or TESOL