Please note these are weekend conferences. PSTA will pay your conference registration, hotel and food costs as well as transportation.

We offer scholarships for interested members. (Forms available at our website www.PalmSpringsTeachers.org) Think of it as a great way to get back the dues money you pay. Over 30% of our budget is set aside for conferences. Please consider attending, you will not regret it.Register now at www.cta.org/conferences.

Incentive Grants are still available for all the conferences. The extended deadline to apply is December 4, 2009. Each grant includes payment of the conference fee and transportation expenses. Grants are non-transferrable.

Equity and Human Rights Conference - March 5-7, 2010 - Marriott Hotel - Irvine, CA. The 2010 Equity and Human Rights Conference Theme: A Nation for All: Celebrating the Diversity in Education,” reflects CTA’s mission of protecting the rights of children and youth to be educated in an equitable and safe public school environment. The 19th year of the conference will feature workshops that address classroom strategies in underperforming schools as well as Women’s Issues and Diversity Training. The conference highlights will be the Saturday Human Rights Award Luncheon and the Friday evening and Sunday morning student entertainment.

Good Teaching Conference - South - March 12-14, 2010 - Westin Bonaventure Hotel - Los Angeles, CA. The CTA Good Teaching Conference is designed to support excellent teaching and learning practices for classroom teachers. Offering a variety of diverse workshops in curriculum content areas for K-12 teachers, the conference provides opportunities for professional development and offers time to network and share ideas with colleagues and experts in the field. Registration for the conference begins at 4 p.m. on Friday evening and opens with a welcome reception at 6:00 p.m. followed by entertainment. Workshops begin on Saturday at 8:45 and end with Caucuses at 4:30 p.m. Sunday workshops are scheduled from 8:30-9:45 followed by a brunch and a closing general session. The conference concludes on noon on Sunday.

ESP Conference - May 14-16, 2010 - Burlingame, CA
Registration opens in 2010

Download the 2009-2010 CTA Statewide Conferences Brochure. Register now at www.cta.org/conferences.