Pennsylvania State Education Association

Week of 7-13-2020

Inside this issue

• I sent Gov. Wolf and Secretary Rivera a letter yesterday
• Today is your last chance to win a $2,500 Academic Award giveaway!
• Wherever our students are, we’ll be there too
• FAQ: Reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during COVID-19
• PSEA’s Center for Professional Learning: Summer Learning Series

I sent Gov. Wolf and Secretary Rivera a letter yesterday

With cases of COVID-19 increasing and Gov. Wolf announcing additional restrictions on activities in Pennsylvania, questions about whether schools can safely open for in-person instruction have only increased in recent days.

We’re all concerned. That’s why I sent Gov. Wolf and Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera a letter on Thursday encouraging them to direct schools to start planning for online-only instruction in case we need to go that route.

You can read my complete statement and the full text of that letter here.

Today is your last chance to win a $2,500 Academic Award giveaway!

PSEA members have until 11 P.M. TONIGHT to enter to win $2,500 to put toward teaching supplies and school-related items, courtesy of California Casualty.

Click the link below for details on how to enter. Good luck!

Wherever our students are, we’ll be there too

Throughout it all, PSEA members keep stepping up and delivering for our students. Here’s a little video we’re sending out across the state to say how proud we are of each and every one of you. 

FAQ: Reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during COVID-19

We all have questions about the reopening plans in our schools. Those questions are even more pressing for those individuals who need reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

If you’re wondering about specific guidelines or who’s covered under the ADA during the COVID-19 pandemic, you can read all about it in the link below.

PSEA’s Center for Professional Learning: Summer Learning Series

Here’s what we’ve got coming up to keep you earning Act 48/Chapter 14 hours throughout the summer:

 Wellness Wednesdays:

• Put Resilience on Your Back-to-School Checklist!
• July 22, 9-10 a.m.
• Mindfulness for Members III
• July 29, 9-10 a.m.
• Reimagining Challenges
• Aug. 5, 4-5 p.m.
• Mindfulness for Members IV
• Aug. 12, 9-10 a.m.

Webinars:

• Planning for a Week of Distance Learning
  • July 21, 6-7:30 p.m. 
• Differentiating & Team Teaching: Distance Learning Edition
  • July 23, 6-7:30 p.m. 
• Formative Assessments
  • July 28, 6-7:30 p.m. 
• Google Classroom (Advanced)
  • July 30, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Seesaw (Advanced)
  • Aug. 4, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Session 1/3 - Providing Accommodations and Scaffolds in Distance Learning
  • Aug. 6, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Session 2/3 - Providing Accommodations and Scaffolds in Distance Learning
  • Aug. 11, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Session 3/3 - Providing Accommodations and Scaffolds in Distance Learning
  • Aug. 13, 6-7:30 p.m.

Act 48 Book Discussions

• “Born a Crime” - Trevor Noah
• July 20, 9-10 a.m.
• “Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice” - Bryan Stevenson
• July 27, 9-10 a.m.
• “Boy 21” - Matthew Quick
• Aug. 3, 9-10 a.m.
• “The Reason I Jump” - Naoki Higashida
• Aug. 4, 9-10 a.m.