Graduate Student Leadership Team

Are you a graduate student with some interest in teacher education and/or organizations? Do you have at least one year left in your graduate program?

PAC-TE's Graduate Student Leadership Team (GSLT) may be for you!  Watch this short video to learn more.

CALL FOR GRADUATE STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM

The Executive Director of PAC-TE is soliciting a call for applicants for a maximum of 10 graduate students to serve on the PAC-TE Graduate Student Leadership Team (GSLT) for a maximum of a 2-year period while they are enrolled as a graduate student.

This is a wonderful opportunity for graduate students enrolled in an Institution of Higher Education (IHE) in PA to become involved in a leadership position at the state level with fellow graduate students and professionals from across Pennsylvania who are engaged in educator preparation. Graduate Student Leadership Team members would have a range of opportunities to collaborate with current PAC-TE members and teacher education stakeholders across the state, attend and assist with annual fall and spring conferences, as well as develop their own professional network through connections made within PAC-TE.

Additional benefits of acceptance:

• free PAC-TE student membership for each year serving on the GSLT
• free registration to both the Fall Teacher Education Assembly (TEA) and Spring Conference for each year serving on the GSLT
• Stipend plus meal and mileage reimbursement for participation at the Fall TEA

Responsibilities of those accepted:  

• attend and assist with the fall TEA (annual conference in late October)
  • Assistance prior to the conference may include brainstorming and implementing ideas for conference attendee engagement
  • Assistance during the conference may include, but is not limited to:
    • Assisting with attendee check-in
    • Assisting with preparations the night prior to the conference
    • Assisting with technology/conference website/app
    • Serving as a presider for sessions
    • Co-facilitating a collaborative session with a PAC-TE committee or board member
  • Submit a 1-page Reflection at the conclusion
  • Additional opportunity to get involved with the planning committee throughout the year
• attend and assist with the one-day Spring Conference (virtual)
  • Assistance during the conference may include, but is not limited to:
    • Assisting with technology/conference website/app
    • Serving as a presider for sessions
    • Co-facilitating a collaborative session with a PAC-TE committee or board member
  • Submit a 1-page Reflection at the conclusion
  • Additional opportunity to get involved with the planning committee throughout the year
• Participation in networking or collaborative opportunities presented to the GSLT throughout the year

Possible Renewal on GSLT for a 2^nd year: Graduate Student Leadership Team members will have the option of continuing their membership for a second year, after a review by the Graduate Student Leadership Committee on their level of engagement during the first year receiving the award.

If interested in applying for the Graduate Student Leadership Team, complete the following application via Google Forms: https://forms.gle/xQNL2LBcsmULFMnZ8 .

Please email Dr. Stephanie Gardner (ssgardner@commonwealthu.edu ) with any questions about this opportunity.