Are you a teacher or other school employee with five or fewer years of experience on the job? If so, consider taking part in our unique VEA SPARKS weekend, to be held February 25-27, 2011, at the Wintergreen Ski Resort (near Charlottesville).
Through VEA SPARKS, you’ll learn skills and make connections with other members that will help you in your job as well as assist in your understanding of the Association. And it’s free! (You do have to pay your own transportation and submit a $50 refundable deposit.)
Kristen Crum, a 3rd grade teacher and member of the Northumberland County Education Association, attended SPARKS last year. “It was wonderful to know that you are not standing alone in facing the day-to-day trials of a new teacher,” she said. “Lots of people shared great ideas, and in fact, we still keep in touch through e-mail.”
SPARKS is not a one-size-fits all program. VEA staff will survey you prior to the weekend to find out what you want to learn. So the content will be relevant. And we’ll keep in touch after the weekend is over.
Interested? Don’t delay – applications must be received no later than December 13, 2010.
For more information contact VEA’s Sonia Lee at 116 South 3rd St., Richmond, VA 23219; 804-775-8333 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 804-775-8333 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; slee@veanea.org. Click here to watch a video clip of SPARKS 2009. Click here for a fuller description of the program and an application.
