 
Teaching is a way of life.
You
have chosen an exciting profession, one that demands your
best. Student MEA-MFT can make a big difference in your career.
Who we are:
Student
MEA-MFT is Montana's professional association for college
students who plan to become teachers.
Student MEA-MFT is part of MEA-MFT, an association of Montana
teachers, college faculty, and other public employees. We
are a nonprofit grassroots organization.
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How
to join Student MEA-MFT:
Click
here or in the box below to sign up on-line.
Or you can click
here for an application form. Print the form, fill it
out, and mail it in with your check.
Or you can request an application form by e-mailing Terry
Minow , Student MEA-MFT state coordinator.
What's in it for you:
Networking: Student MEA-MFT helps you
tap into a professional network of educators: practicing teachers
and college professors at the local, state, and national levels.
Million-dollar protection: Many
schools require you to be covered by liability insurance when
you student teach.
As
a member of Student MEA-MFT, you'll be covered by our million-dollar
liability insurance policy every time you step into a classroom
on assignment.
That
includes student teaching and anything else assigned by your
college. It also includes substitute teaching after you graduate,
as long as you are still a member of MEA-MFT.
Helping
you teach your best: Student
MEA-MFT helps you become a well-informed professional teacher
through top-quality workshops; conferences; publications;
web sites; and the National Education Association's Professional
Library -- offering the single largest source of professional
materials for classroom teachers.
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Get
your money's worth: Your membership entitles you to special
member benefits, such as:
- Big discounts on professional publications and over 400
magazines.
- Discounted car insurance, homeowners insurance, and life
insurance.
- Home Financing Program to help you purchase a new home.
- Special credit cards for members only, with no annual
fee and a low percentage rate.
- Savings and investment programs.
To
learn more about these special member benefits, click
here.
Get your money back. Your Student MEA-MFT dues money
serves as a credit toward membership in MEA-MFT when you begin
teaching. Plus, during your first year of teaching and regular
NEA membership, you'll receive a $20 rebate from NEA for each
year of student membership. That means you may receive more
money back than you paid in dues as a student!
(To receive a dues rebate form when you begin teaching, contact
the MEA-MFT field office nearest you. Click
here to see where our field offices are.)
You're part of the family. When you join Student MEA-MFT,
you also join:
- The
17,000 members of MEA-MFT,
- The
3 million members of the National Education Association
(NEA), and
- The
1 million members of the American Federation of Teachers
(AFT).
Together,
these groups work to:
- Promote excellence in public education,
- Help teachers succeed in their profession,
- Provide good working conditions for teachers and good
learning conditions for children,
- Support legislation and candidates that support kids and
public schools.
Your contact at MEA-MFT: Your Student MEA-MFT state coordinator
is Terry
Minow, staff member at MEA-MFT.
Hot links:
NEA
Student Program web site
New
Teacher ASSIST - from MEA-MFT
A Better Beginning: Helping New Teachers Survive and Thrive
Student
Teachers' Survival Guide
Teacher's
Net - Gazette
Tips for Nervous New Teachers (advice via chat board)
Join us!
Here
it is again: How to join Student MEA-MFT:
Click
here or in the box below to sign up on-line.
Or you can click
here for an application form. Print the form, fill it
out, and mail it in with your check.
Or you can request an application form by e-mailing Terry
Minow , Student MEA-MFT state coordinator.
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