Welcome to "The Source," an e-newsletter exclusively for Student PSEA members. In each issue, you'll receive the latest updates from your association, advice from veteran educators, professional development offerings, and more to support you as an aspiring educator.
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Inside this issue
- A message from the 2024-25 Student PSEA president
- ICYMI: Student teacher stipend update
- Educators Rising PA in the news
- Student PSEA attends NEA’s Aspiring Educators Conference in Philadelphia
- Center for Professional Learning’s September and October events
- Member Benefit spotlight: restaurants, travel, shopping, and more
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A message from the 2024-25 Student PSEA president
Welcome to the new school year! It is an honor to serve as your 2024-25 Student PSEA president.
I am excited to see what Student PSEA can accomplish to help advocate for public education in Pennsylvania and look forward to meeting you at upcoming chapter and statewide events, like our 2025 Student PSEA Conference and Convention in State College.
Meet your 2024-25 Student PSEA Executive Committee:
• President: Riley Artis, Slippery Rock University
• President-elect: Ashton DeMorat, Penn State University
• Vice President: Alexandra Taffera, Marywood University
• Secretary: Erika Christeleit, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
• PSEA-PACE Chair: Alice Evdokimova, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
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ICYMI: Student teacher stipend update
Securing a student teacher stipend in the current state budget was a huge win for Student PSEA members. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is currently in the process of confirming students’ placements and securing agreements with school entities for remittance of the stipend’s funds.
And while everyone is working toward the goal of getting funds transmitted from PHEAA to school entities and finally to student teachers as soon as possible, as this is the first year of implementation, we expect some growing pains as PHEAA works through the details of the program’s implementation.
We expect more updates to come soon, so stay tuned. You can read more about the student teacher stipend in the July 2024 issue of Voice.
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Educators Rising PA in the news
Have you heard? PSEA is the statewide coordinator of the Pennsylvania branch of Educators Rising — a nationwide initiative that cultivates future educators through Grow Your Own teacher pipeline programs.
PSEA is thrilled to be a part of such an exciting, forward-thinking initiative to address some of the biggest challenges facing public education today. And it’s even more exciting to see the media taking note.
We’ve seen a recent uptick in the coverage this program is getting in media outlets across the state. PSEA President Aaron Chapin’s op-ed on it was picked up by 11 publications. A story on the program at McCaskey High School in the School District of Lancaster appeared in LNP (Lancaster Online). CBS Philadelphia, WGAL-TV News 8 Today, and “PA Newsmakers” have all run TV programs about it. And the Public News Service ran a story that was picked up by 15 media outlets and reached an estimated audience of 150,229. We expect to see more such stories as word continues to get around about Educators Rising and the program continues to grow.
The 2023-24 school year closed out strong, with 168 members — both Teacher Leaders and the student members they mentor — in schools across the state.
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Student PSEA attends NEA’s Aspiring Educators Conference in Philadelphia
From June 29 to July 2, 18 Student PSEA delegates gathered for the 2024 NEA Aspiring Educators Conference in Philadelphia to connect with peers from other states and to work on issues impacting public education.
While there, Allie Taffera of Marywood University and Amber Bloom of the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg received an NEA Jack Kinnaman Scholarship, and Student PSEA received 10 NEA award nominations, bringing home four:
• Outstanding Faculty Advisor: Dr. Melissa Marks, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
• Local Excellence: University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
• Outstanding Local Leader: Amber Bloom, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
• Outstanding State Community Service Project: 2024 Student PSEA Outreach to Teach Project at Hamilton Elementary in Lancaster
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Center for Professional Learning’s September and October events
• Certification, Tenure, Induction, and Act 48: Sept. 24, 7-8 p.m.
• Effective Instruction: What Does the Research Tell Us Are the Most Effective Instructional Approaches, Strategies, and Techniques?: Oct. 1, 7-8:30 p.m.
• Your AI Assistant: Using AI in Planning & Preparation: Oct. 9, 7-8:30 p.m.
• Differentiated Instruction for Today’s Educator: Oct. 15, 7-8:30 p.m.
• Academic Acceleration: What Does the Research Say?: Oct. 23, 7-8 p.m.
• Exploring National Board Certification and Brainstorming the Components — You Can Achieve It!: Oct. 29, 7-8 p.m.
• Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II (Young Readers Edition): Sept. 25, 7-8 p.m.
• The Classroom Community Collection by Shannon Olsen: Oct. 17, 7-8 p.m.
EDGE brings pre‐professionals, experienced teachers, and other education professionals together to collaborate and discuss the issues facing public education and the profession. Interested in inviting an EDGE speaker to your Student PSEA chapter event? Review the list of available topics and email students@psea.org with a presentation topic, event details, and contact information.
NNSTOY-PA is a statewide organization of teachers who have been named Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year finalists and are available for speaking engagements. Interested in inviting a finalist to attend and/or speak at your Student PSEA chapter event? Click here to submit a speaker request. |
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Member Benefit spotlight: restaurants, travel, shopping, and more
There are a lot of benefits to being a Student PSEA member, and one of them is that your membership saves you money through ACCESS.
You can find thousands of discounts and saving opportunities on restaurants, hotels, travel, shopping, and more.
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