Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators

ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE 2026

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Act 48 hours are available

Virtual Conference using the Whova Platform

Conference details are tentative until further notice. This conference does not solicit proposals for breakout sessions; instead, we invite speakers with the insights and experience to speak to the topics that are connected to this theme. Here is the tentative plan (times will be shared within the next month).

Plenary Sessions:

• Opening Session with PAC-TE Leaders
• PDE

Roundtables

• Education Policy & Advocacy
• Literacy & Reading Education.
• Collaboration to Support Teacher Recruitment: Partnering with K-12 
• “Let’s Talk Clinical Practice: Field Supervision, Co-Teaching, and Dispositions
• Inclusive Classrooms, Evolving Practices: What Teacher Educators Need to Know Now 
• Science Education in Teacher Preparation: Challenges and Opportunities
• Grade Band Changes and Effects on Program Design and Credit Limit
• Navigating the Change: Where are we with CRSE?

Special Sessions:

• Writing for the Journal: Tips for Prospective Authors. (Presession, begins at 10:00 a.m.)
• A Session for our PK-12 partners in teacher education  (TBD)

Registration Policies:  Please note that membership in PAC-TE does not cover conference registration fees. Conferences require a separate registration fee.You are welcome to check with the PAC-TE Executive Director (joel@pac-te.org) as to your membership status.

Cost:   If you register between now and March 24, 2026: PAC-TE Members: $75 / Non-members: $100

 If you register on March 25 (day of conference): PAC-TE members:  $100 /  Non-members: $125

Discounted registration is offered for groups of 3. Multiple groups of 3 can register, but 3 people is the required size for each group discount. Contact joel@pac-te.org for more details. Registration for groups of 3 cannot be completed online, but requires a separate registration with PAC-TE's Executive Director.

 Special discount for pre-service students, student teachers, experience-based certificate holders (formerly called Intern), and their cooperating teachers/mentors:  $0.   Contact joel@pac-te.org if you have a question.

Refund Policy:  Notice of cancellation of conference registration and request for refund of conference registration fees must be made in writing to PAC-TE's Executive Director no later than one week prior to the conference. All refund requests received after this date will be denied. A $25 administrative fee will be deducted from all conference refunds.