PennWest Edinboro Student PSEA APEX 24-25
March 21-23, 2024 (Lancaster, PA)
13 PennWest Edinboro Student PSEA members attended the 2024 Student PSEA State Conference and Convention at the Eden Resort to advance their pedagogy and practice. Our members sat through three different professional development sessions and got to listen to Keynote Speaker, Elizabeth Raff.
Megan Strausser, Bridget Bartlett, Hannah Chase, Ashley Garon, Brooke Edwards, Olivia Mumford, Sharon Bisbee, Mattie Carey, Madison Condor, Sarah Lamary, Alexandra Bryan, Blythe Helsel, and Gavin Mitsdarfer
April 23rd, 2024 (Edinboro, PA)
Renowned children's book author, Julia Cook, visited the members of PennWest Edinboro Student PSEA to discuss the importance of inclusivity in children's books and the ways in which picture books can be used to teach difficult topics to little children. We also had a guest special appearance from her two dogs.
Gavin Mitsdarfer, Alexis Mahoney, Jenna Fox, Gianna Soldysko, Morgan Weiser, Megan Strausser, Bridget Bartlett, Karlie Varner, Megan Pulice, Emma Swanson, Cayla (last name), Ethan Rapp, Brooke Edwards, Hannah Chase, Ashley Garon, Jenna Pfingstler, Julianna States, Olivia Mumford, and Anne Mezaros
June 2024 (Philadelphia, PA)
This summer, Gavin Mitsdarfer was one of the delegates to attend the National Education Association Aspiring Educators Conference and National Education Association Representative Assembly in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia.
Despite the chaos of the week, Gavin became elected as the Zone 1 Director of the AE Caucus.
October 23rd, 2024 (Erie, PA)
PennWest Edinboro Student PSEA members traveled to Gannon University to listen to Dr. Christopher Clayton, Director of Student Services for PSEA, during his presentation "Student PSEA, It's Just Liability Insurance, Right?"
Astrid Kavelish, Karlie Varner, Chloe McMullen, Austin Fenstermaker, Gavin Mitsdarfer, Bridget Bartlett, and Olivia Mumford
November 16th, 2024 (Slippery Rock, PA)
9 PennWest Edinboro Student PSEA members attended the Rock Solid Conference at Slippery Rock University
Kylie Peters, Karlie Varner, Megan Strausser, Chloe McMullen, Astrid Kavelish, Sharon Bisbee, Olivia Mumford, Bridget Bartlett, and Eden Drayer
March 20th, 2025 (Edinboro, PA)
Three amazing educators spoke to the members of PennWest Edinboro about their experiences as active educators in the classroom.
Speakers:
Dr. Christopher Clayton- Director of Education Services at PSEA
Jan Pearson- PSEA Northwestern Region President
Staci Blair- PA-TOY Finalist
Gavin Mitsdarfer, Karlie Varner, Megan Strausser, Olivia Mumford, Kaylee Kennedy, Jenna Pfingstler, Stephen Tenney, Maria Preston, Hannah Scmidt, Kylie Peters, Jossalyn Griffen, Cara Delaney, Mallory Cleland, and Gianna Krager