This document discusses the role of professional associations in disseminating innovations. It notes that professional associations seek to further their profession through publications, meetings, professional development, and public policy advocacy. The document suggests that associations can identify innovations, build consensus around them, and help package them to lower barriers for implementation among their memberships.

1. Michael Pearson Mathematical Association of America Cite as: Pearson, M., (2010). Professional Associations: Creating Pathways for Innovation. Presented at the Workshop on Disseminating CCLI Innovations: Arlington, VA, February 18-19, 2010. Unless otherwise specified this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License ( creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/)

10. Cite as: Pearson, M., (2010). Professional Associations: Creating Pathways for Innovation. Presented at the Workshop on Disseminating CCLI Innovations: Arlington, VA, February 18-19, 2010. Unless otherwise specified this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License ( creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/)