For AFT Members

The American Federation of Teachers Has Your Back

As an AFT member, Share My Lesson is your dedicated space to save time, grow professionally, and stay connected.

Access educator-vetted resources created by and for AFT members, ready to use in classrooms and schools.
Earn professional development credit through webinars and trainings designed around real educator needs. Our webinars are available for PD credit.
Connect with AFT educators nationwide to share ideas, strategies, and solutions that work.
Join member-only professional learning focused on today’s challenges—from technology and AI to wellness and core instruction.
Stay informed and supported with tools and content aligned to your work, your students, and your community.

Find Your Local Affiliate Group

Specific resources have been curated, with the help of local leaders, to serve as your one-stop destination for high-quality, educator-vetted materials. Within this section, you'll find timely resource collections and lessons tailored to meet the needs of each locality, and ways to communicate with other union members in your local and across the country.

Don't see your local affiliate? Have your local leader contact us so we can create a customized page for your local union: affiliates@sharemylesson.com

District of Columbia

Florida

Illinois

Illinois Federation of Teachers →

Kentucky

Kentucky 120 United AFT →

Louisiana

Massachusetts

AFT Massachusetts →

Maryland

Baltimore Teachers Union →

Michigan

AFT Michigan →

Minnesota

Missouri

AFT St. Louis →

Mississippi

Jackson Federation of Teachers & PSRP →

New Hampshire

Nashua Teachers' Union →

New Jersey

New York

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Texas

Virgin Islands

West Virginia

AFT McDowell →

Don’t see your affiliate?

Have your local leader contact us so we can create a customized page for your local union: affiliates@sharemylesson.com

AFT Member Benefits

Trauma counseling
Support with student debt relief
Mortgage and home services
Travel discounts
Insurance
AFT member-only professional learning
And much more

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AFT Member-Only Professional Learning

As a member of the American Federation of Teachers, you have access to a variety of programs and resources designed to enhance your professional growth. The AFT Professional Learning program represents one of the union’s major efforts to improve student achievement by making a difference in practitioners’ performance and professional growth.

Programs include:

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AFT Member-Created Content

Some of our highest-rated, most valuable content on Share My Lesson comes directly from AFT members. Through our AFT Innovation Fund or working with our AFT professional development trainers, we’ve brought together AFT members to develop content to benefit educators nationwide.

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