Edinboro Student PSEA
Professional Development 2019-2020
Upcoming Events
March 25 @ 7:30 PM
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"What Every Pre-Professional Should Know as They Transition From College to Career" Presented by Dr. Chris Clayton
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CANCELED
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April 2-4
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Student PSEA State Conference in Erie, PA​
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CANCELED
Recent Events
Mindfulness in the Classroom
Presented by Jess Porter
February 19, 2020
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Jess Porter, Edinboro University Alumni, previous Student PSEA State Vice President, and current special education teacher in Pittsburgh, PA, presented Mindfulness in the Classroom to Student PSEA members. Members learned about how to successfully implement mindfulness in the classroom, about behavior management strategies centered in mindfulness, how to engage students and create a classroom community using mindfulness, and learned about resources for mindfulness content.
 Jess Porter Wraps Up Presentation |  Jess Porter Wraps Up Presentation |  Teaching with Memes |
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Social Justice Movie Night
Showing Gender Revoloution
February 4, 2020
Edinboro Student PSEA hosted a social justice movie night with popcorn, learning, and respectful discussion. The chapter voted on the documentary Gender Revolution and McKenzie Ashbaugh, Student PACE and APEX chairman and a member of Student PSEA's LGBTQ+ committee, organized the event to increase awareness of gender identity across all ages. The entire event was free of charge.
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 Amanda Johnson and McKenzie Ashbaugh with Kimberly Anderson. |  Free Popcorn! |
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 LGBTQ Literature |  Gender Identity Terms |
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When planning the event, McKenzie worked Closely with Kimberly Anderson, Organizational Specialist at National Education Association (NEA). Edinboro was happy to welcome Anderson to the event!
Amanda Johnson, NW Region vice president, and McKenzie guided discussion before and after the showing.
Terms surrounding the topic of gender were displayed on the screen before the documentary to allow attendants to feel more comfortable during the discussion and take time to read some terms they may not be comfortable using or were not familiar with.
About 50 members and nonmembers attended the event.
PSEA Professional Development
November 13, 2019
Members of Student PSEA attended two sessions of professional development at the Northwest Region office in Edinboro, PA. The first session was about strategies to use in a classroom to foster an equitable learning environment and the second session was about brain research related to youth and education. Members enjoyed dinner amongst local teachers and professionals before both sessions.
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Pictured: McKenzie Ashbaugh, Linsey Dunham, Cole Myers, Amanda Johnson, and Bailee Slike. Amanda Johnson shared out her groups ideas.