CEA Conference Draws Record Crowd
More than 550 educators have converged on Foxwoods’ Conference Center for the next two days for the CEA Summer Conference.
New Teachers Make Meaning, Connections at CEA Conference
Nearly 200 aspiring and early career educators—along with veteran colleagues—attended CEA’s Early Career Educator Conference where CEA President Kate Dias emphasized, “Teaching is done best when it’s done in community,” urging participants, “Think of this as a launching pad.”
Learning from One Another
The Empowered to Lead Symposium gave teachers opportunities to share new ideas and strategies and learn from other educators representing all grade levels and disciplines.
Students Uncover, Share Facts About Immigration
Long before #ProtectDreamers was trending, students in Amy Claffey’s Spanish classes at Old Saybrook High School were learning about the vast hurdles undocumented people face—and the misconceptions surrounding them in…
Professional Development Just Got Better
CEA is proud to announce we are a State Department of Education designated provider of professional development. As part of a recent push to provide teachers with meaningful professional learning…
CEA Testifies: Support Meaningful PD, Oppose Shortcuts to Teacher Certification
CEA staff testified before the State Board of Education (SBE) today on two issues important to teachers and public schools: professional development and teacher preparation/certification. CEA, which is now a…
East Hartford Teachers Strengthen Professional Skills to Benefit Students
When it comes to professional development, research shows that sustained, job-embedded, collaborative professional learning opportunities are most likely to help teachers better support students. The opposite of a morning lecture…
New Guidelines Spell Out Importance of Union Voice in Teacher Evaluation
New guidelines distributed to superintendents this week have the potential to increase the effectiveness of local Professional Development and Evaluation Committees (PDECs) and ensure teachers’ voices are heard in discussions…