Connecticut Education Association

Aspiring Educator: How to Read a Teacher's Contract
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, CT, United States
From salary schedules to personal time and class sizes, teacher contracts have a ton of information in them—nearly every one is over 100 pages long. Join us at this workshop to learn how to understand the different parts of a contract, how to compare contract clauses, and everything else you need to know to evaluate your future contract. Register

Teacher Leader Fellowship Academy: Creativity - A Force for Transformation
2025-05-15 09:00 - 15:30 | Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT, 06825, United States
Keynote Speaker: Peter Gamwell
Author of The Wonder Wall Learn more about Peter Gamewell
A day to learn and grow as educators and school administrators, featuring a keynote presentation, interactive sessions, and shared stories of ingenuity to encourage & collaborate in a HUMAN LIBRARY.
The HUMAN LIBRARY
This session allows participants to hear real stories from educators, administrators, and students to inspire new approaches and ways of thinking.
Some of the featured stories include:

Cautious Curiosity: Stewarding Educators and Leaders in Collaborative Learning around Generative AI
EDCAMP Teacher-Designed PD: Empowering and Energizing Educators through Curiosity and Connections
Reggio Emilia, Italy’s Approach to Learning: How it can be integrated into our schools
Student Voice for Course Choices: A Way to Support Belonging
How Can We Save Marc? Student Learning Through Interdisciplinary Approaches

9:00 – 9:25 AM | Welcome (Betty Sternberg and Kate Dias)
9:25 – 9:30 AM | Introduction of Keynote Speaker
9:30 – 10:10 AM | Keynote Presentation – Peter Gamwell – Learn More
10:10 – 11:00 AM | Getting to Know You – Stations
11:00 – 11:10 AM | Break
11:10 – 11:20 AM | Introduction to the Human Library – Peter Gamwell
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM | Human Library
12:00 – 12:45 PM | Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 PM | Human Library Continues
1:30 – 2:15 PM | Debrief – Peter Gamwell
2:15 – 3:00 PM | So What – Peter Gamwell
3:00 – 3:30 PM | Closing Remarks – Peter Gamwell & Betty J. Sternberg
Presented & Sponsored by Teacher Leader Fellowship Academy at Sacred Heart University Farrington College of Education & Human Development
With support from Connecticut Education Association.
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Empowered to Lead Symposium
2025-07-07 09:00 - 15:00 | Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT, 06382, United States
The 2025 Empowered to Lead Symposium, hosted by the Connecticut Teacher of the Year Council, will take place July 7, 2025, at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center in Uncasville, CT.
This year’s theme is “The Power of Partnerships.” Featured speakers will be 2025 Connecticut Teacher of the Year Julia Miller and Beth Regan, “Morning Deer,” Chairwoman and Justice of the Mohegan Tribal Council of Elders.
It will be a fantastic day of collaborating, networking, sharing, and professional growth with educators from throughout the state and region.
Early Bird Registration ($100) is open until May 16. Special rates are available for school/district groups of four or more.
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Powered by Curiosity: Reimagining Learning from Pre-K to 12
2025-11-04 08:30 - 15:30 | Sheraton Hartford South, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill, CT, 06067, United States
Election Day Professional Development Conference
This Election Day, exercise your mind and your right to vote with a professional development conference centered around play. Join fellow educators and administrators for a day of professional learning, collaboration, and inspiration.
Teacher Tom, a global thought leader in early childhood education and a leading advocate of play-based methodologies, will give the keynote address.
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