Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts
PCTELA 21 - VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PORTAL - CLICK HERE!
Check your email (or spam folder) for the code sent to you from PCTELA21@gmail.com.
Whether you are attending #PCTELA21 virtually or in-person at the Central Hotel and Conference Center (who will also have access to our virtual content), please read the information below. The final section includes additional references for presenters.
All registered attendees (virtual and in-person) should have received an email from PCTELA21@gmail.com with the information below. Please check your spam folders if you do not see it, as our virtual log-in information will come from that email address.
In-Person Conference Notes:
All registered attendees (virtual and in-person) should have received an email from PCTELA21@gmail.com with the information below. Please check your spam folders if you do not see it, as our virtual log-in information will come from that email address.
In-Person Conference Notes:
- ACT 48. If you are looking to earn Act 48 continuing education credits for the state of Pennsylvania, there will be a Google Form to fill out following the conference and available online.
- ATTIRE. Attire is business casual (with masks!), but you're welcome to wear any PCTELApparel that you ordered in advance. You can also dress in business attire as well if you'd like (whether as presenter or attendee)!
- CHECK-IN. When you arrive on your first day of the conference, please check in with our Registration Table in the conference center lobby. We will get you your name tag and other materials. Check-in/registration begins at 7:45 a.m. each morning.
- DEVICES AND SOCIAL MEDIA. We encourage you to bring a device (laptop, etc.) on which to engage with our collaborative Google Slides for note-taking. If you do not have a Twitter account, we also encourage you to create one to share out your learning and further network online. You can also engage with us on Facebook.
- REVERBERATION CELEBRATION ON 10/22/21. It is not too late to join our Friday Reverberation Celebration at 4:00 p.m. For $10, which you can pay in check, cash, or CC the day of the event, you can join us for an open bar (beer, wine, and pop) and some snacks. We hope you will consider joining to debrief with one another on our learning.
- SAFETY. We ask that all attendees wear a mask while participating (or presenting) in PCTELA events at the conference center (regardless of vaccination status). We would like to follow similar rules to those in our Pennsylvania schools. For our buffet lunches, we will have five people per table and you may unmask at that time. There will be hand sanitizer stations throughout the conference center as well.
- SCHEDULE. View our schedule and session options here. You can begin planning which sessions you would like to attend! A more detailed program will be shared online a few days before the conference.
- ACT 48. If you are looking to earn Act 48 continuing education credits for the state of Pennsylvania, there will be a Google Form to fill out.
- LOG-IN. We will be emailing a log-in to access our event webpage (on our www.pctela.org site) closer to Friday, October 22. All of the pre-recorded virtual presentations will be available beginning Friday morning. There will also be links to join our live Featured Speaker webinars (and the recordings will be posted afterwards).
- SCHEDULE. View our schedule of live virtual Featured Speakers and pre-recorded session options here.
- SOCIAL MEDIA. If you do not have a Twitter account, we also encourage you to create one to share out your learning and further network online. You can also engage with us on Facebook.
- NOTES & RESOURCES UPLOADS. Whether you have an in-person presentation or a virtual pre-recorded presentation, you are welcome to link resources to our collaborative Google Slides (provided in emails sent to you). If you are sharing links to Google Drive folders or documents, please check that your share settings are set to allow others to view.
- TECHNOLOGY. Each room (for our in-person conference) will have a screen and projector. Please bring your own device. We will also have connectors/hook-ups, but you are welcome to bring your own as well.
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Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any additional questions or inquiries. It is not too late to register on site (increased costs from our original pricing). However, our virtual experience is still $50 for access until the end of 2021, so you are welcome to invite others to still register!
Thank you for choosing to spend your time with PCTELA. We are ready to explore, map, and trace the reverberations of 2020 within and beyond our classrooms with you as we convene to support our students.
Sincerely,
~Dr. Jennifer L. Toney and Mr. Nicholas A. Emmanuele
PCTELA21 Conference Co-Chairs
Thank you for choosing to spend your time with PCTELA. We are ready to explore, map, and trace the reverberations of 2020 within and beyond our classrooms with you as we convene to support our students.
Sincerely,
~Dr. Jennifer L. Toney and Mr. Nicholas A. Emmanuele
PCTELA21 Conference Co-Chairs
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