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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.

Inside this issue

Student PSEA's 2023-24 State Officers
Achieving Professional Excellence Program
PSEA's legislative priority to pay student teachers advances in state Legislature
Social media influencers wanted!
PEARL and Center for Professional Learning’s upcoming events
Member Benefit spotlight: restaurants, travel, shopping, and more

Student PSEA's 2023-24 State Officers

President: Emily Gill, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
President-elect: Riley Artis, Slippery Rock University
Vice President: Amber Bloom, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Secretary: Alexandra McKinney, Mansfield University
PACE: Marina Lagattuta, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg

Achieving Professional Excellence Program

The A.P.E.X program is designed to encourage chapters to participate in a variety of projects and activities that fall under five main categories:

Community service
Leadership and membership development
Political action and advocacy
Professional development
General organization and quality

A.P.E.X recognition and awards for the 2023-24 school year will be presented at the 2024 Student PSEA Conference and Convention. Guidelines for A.P.E.X can be found here.

Need some inspiration? Previous A.P.E.X submissions will be spotlighted in future issues of The Source this fall. In the meantime, take a look at last year's winners.

First place: University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Second place: Mansfield University
Third place: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

PSEA's legislative priority to pay student teachers advances in state Legislature

On June 22, the state House of Representatives approved House Bill 1331 which will pay student teachers for the work that they do and increase pay for teachers who mentor them. This creates a:

$10,000 stipend for all student teachers,
$15,000 stipend for student teachers in schools with higher teacher vacancies,
And $2,500 stipend for teachers who mentor student teachers.

HB 1331 is now awaiting consideration in the state Senate. For more information on PSEA's legislative priorities, click the button below.

Social media influencers wanted!

Are you or a fellow Student PSEA member in your chapter a social media guru?

We are looking for aspiring educators who are willing to use their personal social media accounts to create and share pro-public education content through PSEA's new Social Media Education Advocate (SMEA) influencer program. This is a paid opportunity.

Interested? Click the button below to request more information.

PEARL and Center for Professional Learning’s upcoming events

PSEA's member exclusive professional development resource, PEARL, is available to you anytime, anywhere. That means no schedules and no due dates so you can learn at your own pace.

Get started at pearl.psea.org.

Webinars

Student Performance Levels (SLOs 2.0)
- Sept. 21, 7 p.m.
Toolkit and Resources to Help Early Career Educators
- Sept. 26, 7 p.m.
Educator Evaluation: Navigating the Policy
- Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
The Future is Happening as We Speak: Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Classroom Today for Early Career Educators
- Oct. 10, 7 p.m.