PAC-TE's 53rd Teacher Education Assembly (TEA) will be in person on October 23-25, 2024 at the Best Western Premier The Central Hotel & Conference Center,  800 E Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111-2807

To register online: scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the "Next" button.

Costs: Registration includes: daily snacks and coffee/tea breaks, Wednesday evening banquet and dessert reception, Thursday buffet lunch, and access to all conference sessions.  A hard copy of the journal Pennsylvania Teacher Educator is available for an additional fee of $10.   Note: Conference resources and announcements will utilize a free app called Whova.

• PAC-TE Members:

  • Super Early Bird Registration 4/04/24 - 5/31/2024: $149

  • Early Bird Registration: 6/1/2024 - 9/30/2024: $175

  • Regular Registration 10/1/24 - 1022/24: $225

  • On-site Registration: $275
• Non-members:
  • Now until 10/22/24: $275  (Tip: Join PAC-TE for $60 and get the member price)
  • On-site Registration: $300
• Student registration:
  • Free if a PAC-TE Student Member ($20 to join); otherwise $50

Hotel and room reservations, click here. 

Interested in being a corporate or university sponsor? Click here. 

Registration for the conference includes:

• A chance to network face to face with colleagues and other teacher education professionals from around the Commonwealth
• Sessions with PDE on "hot" topics
• General sessions each day with guest keynotes and PAC-TE presentations
• Loads of targeted sessions highlighting PA professional educators' preparation programs and their research specific to this year's conference theme
• Newcomers Sessions on Wednesday and Thursday
• Delicious Banquet Wednesday evening featuring presentation of awards and a chance to meet the candidates for seats on the Board of Directors
• The famous PAC-TE "Salute to Amazing Teacher Educators Dessert (SATED)" reception on Wednesday evening
• Mouth-watering Luncheon Buffet on Thursday
• Annual PAC-TE Business Meeting (Thursday) for all PAC-TE members
• TEA 2025 Planning Committee Meeting
• A chance to win prizes at the conclusion of the conference
• ATTENTION STUDENTS:  You must be a PAC-TE student member in order to register at the student rate for the conference.  If you are not a PAC-TE student member, you must register for the conference at the student rate of $50.00. You may join PAC-TE at the student member rate of $20 by clicking here.

PLEASE NOTE:  There is NO guarantee that meals will be available for persons waiting to register on-site at the conference.  Meal guarantees must be given to the hotel at least one week in advance, so if you plan to attend meal functions, you should pre-register for the conference (prior to October 16).  Thank you for your understanding.