Annual Conference
PCTELA 2019
“C3 : Connections, Conversations, and Collaborations”
October 11th & 12th
The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center
State College, PA
“C3 : Connections, Conversations, and Collaborations”
October 11th & 12th
The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center
State College, PA
Because we’ve gone “all digital” with the 2019 conference brochure, we’re able to make regular updates to the conference information. Keep checking back periodically for additions and changes to the program.
MISSION
In order to thrive in today’s educational climate, we need to rely on each other. Through our connections with our colleagues and students, we will continue to grow and learn - to hone our craft. We must take advantage of the opportunity for conversations, in hallways, at faculty meetings, across grade levels or departments, through social media, and at professional meetings, to stretch our thinking and appreciate other perspectives. We are at our best, instructionally, and professionally, when we collaborate with others. Ours is not a profession that should be held in isolation; we are stronger together and are able to move our students toward greater equity and foster lifelong development leading to the long-term benefits of education We can think of no better place to foster these connections, conversations, and collaborations that at the annual PCTELA Conference.
Conference 2019 asks us to consider the following questions:
What have been the successful practices and projects that you have used to collaborate with colleagues in your department?
What have been the successful practices and projects that you have used to collaborate with colleagues in a cross-curricular manner?
What have been the successful practices and projects that you have used to collaborate with colleagues across schools, districts and the profession at large?
In what ways and manners does cooperation and collaboration extend to students? How do you foster collaboration between and among students and encourage them to strive toward goals best reached by these collaborations and methods?
How do you invite students to connect with and collaborate in your own scholarship and teacher research?
How do parents figure into a collaborative process? How do you connect with the larger geographic community?
How does digital communication and social media impact collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality?
What challenges and roadblocks exist in working cooperatively and how can these be addressed and overcome?
In order to thrive in today’s educational climate, we need to rely on each other. Through our connections with our colleagues and students, we will continue to grow and learn - to hone our craft. We must take advantage of the opportunity for conversations, in hallways, at faculty meetings, across grade levels or departments, through social media, and at professional meetings, to stretch our thinking and appreciate other perspectives. We are at our best, instructionally, and professionally, when we collaborate with others. Ours is not a profession that should be held in isolation; we are stronger together and are able to move our students toward greater equity and foster lifelong development leading to the long-term benefits of education We can think of no better place to foster these connections, conversations, and collaborations that at the annual PCTELA Conference.
Conference 2019 asks us to consider the following questions:
What have been the successful practices and projects that you have used to collaborate with colleagues in your department?
What have been the successful practices and projects that you have used to collaborate with colleagues in a cross-curricular manner?
What have been the successful practices and projects that you have used to collaborate with colleagues across schools, districts and the profession at large?
In what ways and manners does cooperation and collaboration extend to students? How do you foster collaboration between and among students and encourage them to strive toward goals best reached by these collaborations and methods?
How do you invite students to connect with and collaborate in your own scholarship and teacher research?
How do parents figure into a collaborative process? How do you connect with the larger geographic community?
How does digital communication and social media impact collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality?
What challenges and roadblocks exist in working cooperatively and how can these be addressed and overcome?
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY - OCTOBER 11TH
7:15 - 8:00 Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 Welcome, Orientation and FEATURED SPEAKERS, EDUCATORS AND AUTHORS,
LEILA CHRISTENBURY and KEN LINDBLOM
9:45 - 10:45 Concurrent Session A
11:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Session B
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and PCTELA Membership Meeting
1:00 - 2:00 Friday Roundtable Sessions
2:00 - 3:00 FEATURED SPEAKER, AUTHOR JONATHAN AUXIER
3:00 - 3:30 FRIDAY WRAP UP, BOOK SIGNINGS, PRIZES, AND REFRESHMENTS
SATURDAY - OCTOBER 12TH
7:30 - Registration Opens
8:00 - Registration /Continental Breakfast and SPECIAL SESSION - PCTELA TALKS: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE WITH PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATORS
OR
7:45 – 9:15 . Authors’ Breakfast (Special Session - Additional Fee*) with
10:45 - 11:45 FEATURED SPEAKER, AUTHOR PAUL GRIFFIN
11:45 - 12:30 LUNCH
12:30 – 1:30 “THE FUTURE IS NOW” Roundtable Sessions
1:15 - 2:30 FEATURED SPEAKER, SHANNA PEEPLES (2016 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR)
FRIDAY - OCTOBER 11TH
7:15 - 8:00 Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 Welcome, Orientation and FEATURED SPEAKERS, EDUCATORS AND AUTHORS,
LEILA CHRISTENBURY and KEN LINDBLOM
9:45 - 10:45 Concurrent Session A
11:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Session B
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and PCTELA Membership Meeting
1:00 - 2:00 Friday Roundtable Sessions
2:00 - 3:00 FEATURED SPEAKER, AUTHOR JONATHAN AUXIER
3:00 - 3:30 FRIDAY WRAP UP, BOOK SIGNINGS, PRIZES, AND REFRESHMENTS
SATURDAY - OCTOBER 12TH
7:30 - Registration Opens
8:00 - Registration /Continental Breakfast and SPECIAL SESSION - PCTELA TALKS: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE WITH PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATORS
OR
7:45 – 9:15 . Authors’ Breakfast (Special Session - Additional Fee*) with
- AUTHOR JARED RECK and the
- KEYSTONE TO READING BOOK AWARDS (Free books for those in attendance!)
10:45 - 11:45 FEATURED SPEAKER, AUTHOR PAUL GRIFFIN
11:45 - 12:30 LUNCH
12:30 – 1:30 “THE FUTURE IS NOW” Roundtable Sessions
1:15 - 2:30 FEATURED SPEAKER, SHANNA PEEPLES (2016 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR)
FEATURED SPEAKERS
FEATURED Roundtable SESSION - “THE FUTURE IS NOW – PA” in Main on Saturday afternoon
In this wide-ranging session sponsored by PA-CEE, undergraduate and master’s level pre-service English teachers from across the state will lead roundtables exploring 21st century teaching ideas and best practices. Our hope is that by offering this option to share a roundtable presentation with other student presenters and our attendees, we will create a safe space for our pre-service and masters level students and will encourage them as they encourage us. We can continue to learn from each other. PREVIOUS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES HAVE REMARKED THAT THESE SESSIONS HAVE GREATLY IMPACTED THEIR CLASSROOM PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE.
In this wide-ranging session sponsored by PA-CEE, undergraduate and master’s level pre-service English teachers from across the state will lead roundtables exploring 21st century teaching ideas and best practices. Our hope is that by offering this option to share a roundtable presentation with other student presenters and our attendees, we will create a safe space for our pre-service and masters level students and will encourage them as they encourage us. We can continue to learn from each other. PREVIOUS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES HAVE REMARKED THAT THESE SESSIONS HAVE GREATLY IMPACTED THEIR CLASSROOM PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE.
AUTHORS’ BREAKFAST
Sit down, relax, and enjoy an intimate conversation over breakfast with popular author, JARED RECK. Join him at Saturday’s AUTHORS’ BREAKFAST and chat with him about his career, his passion for literacy and education, and his trials and triumphs as a writer.
AILEEN HOWER and EMILY READ will share high quality trade books for middle school readers, grades 6-8 and high school readers, grades 9-12 for the Keystone to Reading Book Awards - Secondary for 2019-2020. They will explain how to participate in this annual award and provide book talks and annotations for each book included. All books shared will be given away and all books reviewed from the previous year will be up for grabs too!
Participants will be served a full breakfast.
Because this is a special event with a full breakfast provided instead of the continental breakfast offered with the regular registration, there is an additional fee of $25 for this event.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
On Friday and Saturday, outstanding educators from throughout Pennsylvania will share their insights into the current best practice of the profession and offer some practical strategies for classroom activities. Included in the program are special strands for elementary and middle level educators and special sessions from the PA WRITING PROJECT. In addition, ROUNDTABLE discussions of various topics will be presented both Friday and Saturday.
On Friday and Saturday, outstanding educators from throughout Pennsylvania will share their insights into the current best practice of the profession and offer some practical strategies for classroom activities. Included in the program are special strands for elementary and middle level educators and special sessions from the PA WRITING PROJECT. In addition, ROUNDTABLE discussions of various topics will be presented both Friday and Saturday.
“MEET THE AUTHOR” BOOK SIGNINGS
Throughout the conference, meet novelists, children's authors, historical writers, and education professionals from throughout Pennsylvania and the immediate area and discuss their work, copies of which will be available for Purchase and autographing in the main room.
In addition, all featured presenters and authors in attendance at the AUTHORS’ BREAKFAST will be available to sign books.
Throughout the conference, meet novelists, children's authors, historical writers, and education professionals from throughout Pennsylvania and the immediate area and discuss their work, copies of which will be available for Purchase and autographing in the main room.
In addition, all featured presenters and authors in attendance at the AUTHORS’ BREAKFAST will be available to sign books.
THE PCTELA MARKETPLACE
Purchase books and visit our exhibition of professional resources including materials from our outstanding supporters and publishers! Among those supporting our organization through their participation are: Bare Books / Treetop Publishing, The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Macmillan, and the Perfection Learning Corporation
As we get closer to conference time, we’ll post the names of additional exhibitors HERE and update the list regularly as we learn of their participation!
As we get closer to conference time, we’ll post the names of additional exhibitors HERE and update the list regularly as we learn of their participation!
LODGING
The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
215 Innovation Blvd
State College, PA 16803
T: 814-863-5012
215 Innovation Blvd
State College, PA 16803
T: 814-863-5012
WHY NOT MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT?
Explore Central Pennsylvania as part of your conference experience. Central Pennsylvania is home to Penn State University and the Central PA Festival of the Arts, miles of mountain bike and hiking trails, world-famous fly-fishing streams and one of the biggest adventure courses on the East Coast. State College is ranked one of the best adventure towns in the United States, as well as one of the best places to live, work and play!
Spend the morning touring Penn's Cave by boat, one of the only all water caverns in the United States, tour the PA Military Museum in Boalsburg, the birthplace of Memorial Day, then have dinner at the Gamble Mill in Bellefonte, a once working grist mill. Or take in the gorgeous view from Jo Hayes Vista on your way to see the majestic birds of prey at Shavers Creek.
Stroll through downtown State College and see a show, visit one of the famous Central Pennsylvania microbreweries or clubs, follow the Art Thrives on 45 art trail or wine trail.
The Historic Shopping Districts are perfect for finding a little something for yourself and while you're here, don't forget to get your photo taken in front of the Nittany Lion Shrine... and taste some buttery Grilled Stickies and Creamery Ice Cream!
Click HERE for more information about the area and events there.
Explore Central Pennsylvania as part of your conference experience. Central Pennsylvania is home to Penn State University and the Central PA Festival of the Arts, miles of mountain bike and hiking trails, world-famous fly-fishing streams and one of the biggest adventure courses on the East Coast. State College is ranked one of the best adventure towns in the United States, as well as one of the best places to live, work and play!
Spend the morning touring Penn's Cave by boat, one of the only all water caverns in the United States, tour the PA Military Museum in Boalsburg, the birthplace of Memorial Day, then have dinner at the Gamble Mill in Bellefonte, a once working grist mill. Or take in the gorgeous view from Jo Hayes Vista on your way to see the majestic birds of prey at Shavers Creek.
Stroll through downtown State College and see a show, visit one of the famous Central Pennsylvania microbreweries or clubs, follow the Art Thrives on 45 art trail or wine trail.
The Historic Shopping Districts are perfect for finding a little something for yourself and while you're here, don't forget to get your photo taken in front of the Nittany Lion Shrine... and taste some buttery Grilled Stickies and Creamery Ice Cream!
Click HERE for more information about the area and events there.
REGISTRATION
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
You can still attend the conference by registering on site. If possible, email us at pactela@zoominternet to let us know you’re coming.
You can still attend the conference by registering on site. If possible, email us at pactela@zoominternet to let us know you’re coming.