Pennsylvania State Education Association

Week of 6-5-2023

Inside this issue

• Soapbox: What do you think should be PSEA’s top priority for public education in the coming year?
• PSEA Member spotlight: Brandyn Miller
• PSEA celebrates Pride Month
• Member Benefits spotlight: GE Appliances store
• Upcoming Center for Professional Learning events and PEARL

In case you missed it, the May issue of Voice featured a story on business and computer science teacher Brandyn Miller’s Digital Media Productions class at Palmerton Area High School in the Palmerton Area School District. Here, students learn the ins and outs of broadcast journalism, reporting in morning announcements on the happenings around their school community.

Check out the video above to learn more about the program and hear from Brandyn Miller on the fun and innovative ways his students are learning the ropes of digital journalism. And click the button below to read the full story in Voice. 

PSEA is proud to join communities across Pennsylvania to celebrate Pride Month! Our LGBTQ+ students, educators, and support professionals are important and essential members of our school communities. We stand with you and support you this month and always.

Big savings every day!

PSEA members enjoy exclusive access!

The GE Appliances Store is an exclusive shopping website where members can save up to 25% off MSRP on select GE appliances.

• Special savings on Profile, Cafe, GE, Monogram, Haier, and Hotpoint major appliances
• Additional promotional and rebate offers
• Shop their new suite of small appliances
• Convenient in-home delivery, installation, and haul-away services available

Register to access the GE Appliances Store now!

Phone: 1-866-907-6490

PEARL

Looking for a convenient and flexible way to earn Act 48 credits, Chapter 14 verification, or postgraduate credits? As a PSEA member, you have exclusive access to over 95 courses through PEARL.

Here are just three of the courses you have access to:

• Educational Technology Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education
• Multi-Sensory Learning Using Arts Integration
• Taking Care of the Teacher Self: Addressing the Daily Life Stressors

Webinars

• Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Cultivating Healing and Well-being Through Self Awareness
  
  • June 27 10 a.m.
• Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Cultivating Healing and Well-being Through Self Awareness
  • July 11, 5:30 p.m.
• Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Cultivating Healing and Well-being Through Self Awareness
  • July 18, 10 a.m.

Book Discussions

• The Questioneers
  
  • June 29, 10-11 a.m.
• Al Capone Does My Shirts
  
  • July 13, 10-11 a.m.
• Treasure Hunters
  • July 20, 10-11 a.m.

Member Well-being

• Mindful Mondays
  • June 12, 4:30 p.m.
• Mindful Mondays
  • July 17, 8:30 a.m. 
• Mindful Mondays
  • Aug. 7, 8:30 a.m.

Postgraduate Credits

Earn postgraduate credits from PennWest University for $70 each!

More than 150 postgraduate credits are available across a wide range of teaching and learning topics.

These postgraduate credits (microcredentials) can count toward the 24 credits required for a Level II certificate and also may count toward salary advancement.*

For support professionals, these courses may meet Chapter 14 requirements**

*Check your contract to determine if you can apply standalone postgraduate credits for column movement.
**Seek approval from your employer prior to completing hours to apply toward Chapter 14 requirements.