Membership
Professional Membership
Professional membership is available to individuals who
- support the mission and purpose of Phi Delta Kappa International
- demonstrate professional conduct
- hold a baccalaureate degree or equivalent standard
- are licensed or credentialed as educators or employed in an education-related field
Member Benefits
Benefits of professional membership include:
A one-year subscription - 10 issues - to the Phi Delta Kappan, the professional journal for education, and free access to the digital Kappan and selected articles in audio format, both available on the PDK website.
A one-year subscription - 3 issues - to the PDK Connection, the association newsletter.
A one-year subscription - 5 issues - to Edge: The Latest Information for the Education Practitioner, an in-depth magazine that focuses on cutting-edge information for teachers and administrators, available free to members in PDF and audio formats on the PDK website.
A one-year subscription - 10 issues - to Topics and Trends: The Informed Administrator, practitioner-oriented research summaries available free to members on the PDK website.
A one-year subscription - 5 issues - to Classroom Tips, topical and timely advice for teachers at all levels, available free to members on the PDK website.
Full access to the Publication Archives, including abstracts of all PDK publications and Kappan articles and PDF and text files of entire Kappan articles from September 1998 to the current issue.
Discounted member rates for PDK's annual conference, professional development workshops, and PDK publications.
Access to awards, scholarships, and fellowships
Voting rights in board and presidential elections and voice status in governance issues that affect the association An opportunity to be of service to the profession by assuming volunteer leadership roles in the association.
Group rates on professional liability, health, life, and auto insurance plans
Membership Fees*: For current Membership Fees, please contact our Membership Chairs by email. Either Elizabeth Rainer at erainer@vsb.bc.ca
or Marion Broadbent at mbroadbent@vsb.bc.ca