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Arts Program at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden

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Program: Spring Educator Expo in Fayetteville: The Art of Change 

Thursday, April 16at 4:30pm – 7:30pm 

Cape Fear Botanical Garden 

Attend this one-time-only FREE event in celebration of all of the hard work that you do. Unwind after work with your colleagues, enjoy the springtime beauty of the Botanical Garden, and discover resources from the NCMA and other area organizations. Jeff Polish, founder/Executive Director of The Monti, will deliver a keynote presentation about the power of storytelling to create change and build community. Participate in short professional development sessions that examine the arts, concepts of change, and how to make connections across subject areas. Leave with new ideas and fresh perspectives to take back to your classroom. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, and beer will be provided. Registration strongly encouraged. Limited to 150 guests. 

For more information contact Gena Stanley, gstanley@ncartmuseum.org or (919)-664-6828 Registration Link:  Eventbrite  For more information go to: http://artnc.org/node/1297#sthash.PkODS0Bw.dpuf Or go to the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/643095345794401/ 

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FREE Teach Like a Pirate PD @ UNCP

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Teach Like a PIRATE Workshop will be held at UNCP onWednesday, March 11, 2015 in the Givens Performing Arts Center. The University and GPAC’s physical address is: One University Drive, Pembroke NC 28372.

Teach Like PIRATE Flyer 3-11-15 UNCP

This event is sponsored by the School of Education and Project PREP (Partnership for the Retention of Professional Educators), a project funded by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

 

There is NO COST for attendees. As always, the School of Education and Project PREP provide these outreach sessions for FREE.

 

It was a great coup to schedule Dave Burgess to come to UNCP! He has been the keynote speaker a numerous recent conferences, including the Elementary School Conference in October and the Association of Middle Level Educators in November. He is booked solid for months. Addition information about Dave can be found in the attached bio and Teach Like a PIRATE description, as well as on his website (http://www.daveburgessconsulting.com/). I’ve also attached some Teach Like a PIRATE posters that were posted online.

 

Please share the information about this exciting event, put the date on your calendar, and encourage others to attend. GPAC can handle a large audience!

 

There has been a problem with the email address for pre-registering. Instead use this link for an online registration form: http://tinyurl.com/PREPDaveBurgess.

 

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Announcing the 2015-2016 CCAE Executive Officers

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At the close of the nomination period for CCAE executive officers, the election committee had received one nomination for each position. In accordance with the CCAE constitution, no further election process is necessary.

The election committee is pleased to announce the following members as your CCAE Executive Officers for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year.

Joseph Sorce – President
Carol Stubbs – Vice President
Joyce Massey – Treasurer
Tannelaine Wilson – Secretary
Ken Davis – Parliamentarian

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Vote Now for Convention Delegates 2015

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The CCAE executive board allocated funding for up to 19 delegates to the NCAE state convention. Nominations for delegates closed on January 27, 2015. The following individuals, by virtue of their nomination, will serve as delegates to the NCAE convention in Wilmington.
Joseph Sorce, Carol Stubbs, Carianne Beverly McClennan, Tannlaine Wilson, Tamika Kelly, Terry Tillman, Pattie Griffin, Mary Finch, Anyonga Blackwell, Corine Warren, Tara Bratcher, Mary Finch, Wanda Kindell, Yogi Hawkins, Kathy Conis, Linda Silva, and Antonia Chapman.

CCAE is allotted 5 delegates to the NEA convention, in addition to our President, Joseph Sorce.
Members should have received an email with a link to vote in the NEA delegate election.
Please use the ballot to select up to 5 delegates as our representatives to the NEA convention.
If you did not receive the email and are a member in good standing with CCAE, please contact ccaemedia@gmail.com

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CCAE is Now Accepting Nominations

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We are approaching the time of year when we hold our election of officers and election of delegates to the NCAE and NEA conventions.  Every member is encouraged to take part in this process.  Please take a moment to read the job descriptions for the executive officers and consider nominating or accepting a nomination to fill one of those roles.

When you are ready to complete a nomination form, please have your member number available for both the person making the nomination and the nominee.  If you need assistance locating your member number, please contact ccaemedia@gmail.com

Note: There are 2 separate nomination forms.  One is for CCAE officer and the other is for convention delegate. The NCAE convention is in Wilmington March 20-21 and the NEA convention is in Orlando June 28-July 6.

The floor is open for nominations from January 20-26, 2015.

Elections will be held Jan. 28 – Feb. 4, 2015.  The elections will also be administered electronically.

Members should have received a link to the form in an email, however it can also be accessed through this link:

CCAE Officer Nomination Form – DEADLINE EXTENDED to January 30th at midnight.

Convention Delegate Nomination Form — nominations are closed

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2015 NEA Annual Meeting

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Why wait for the CCAE nomination forms to come out when you can seek to be a delegate now?
Jan. 7th is the deadline for completing the NCAE election form. It is really simple to do and if you are elected then you could spend some sunny days in Orlando while representing our local association at the national meeting. What a great opportunity to step up, be a teacher leader, and feel empowered in our profession!
You will need your member number which can be found on your membership card or on the NCAE magazine you receive in the mail. If you still can’t find it, contact ccaemedia@gmail.com and someone will respond as soon as possible.

But HURRY – tomorrow is the deadline!

Here are the important links to find out more.

Agenda

Delegate Forms

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American Education Week

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The Executive Board of CCAE hopes that all of our members and the entire staff of CCS feel appreciated this week.  CCAE members should have received a token of our appreciation in their boxes at school. In this spirit, our President, Joe Sorce, wrote a guest editorial featured in the Fayetteville Observer.  If you didn’t see it, please take time to read in now.