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We are excited to see #pctela25 attendees in just two days!! Our online registration is now closed, but you can still join and pay the day of the conference at our registration table! We hope you can join us for two great days of learning and networking! #literacy #teachers

There’s still time to join us next weekend in Harrisburg! If you need two days of learning, networking, and fun, PCTELA can be just what you need! 📚 bit.ly/PCTELA25Reg @ncte @PSEA @PADeptofEd @OCTELA @StudentPSEA @WPCTEtweets @PAEduChat1

Today is the last day to register for #PCTELA25 with discounted pricing! Tomorrow, prices will be $140/day, regardless of status. Don’t miss the savings! We can’t wait to see you in Harrisburg in just two short weeks! bit.ly/PCTELA25Reg @ncte @WPCTEtweets @PADeptofEd @PSEA

Great news! Our PCTELA Swag Shop is now open! Grab your gear for October’s conference (and all year round!) #pctela #swagshop #clothing #teachers #conference kampusklothes.chipply.com/PCTELA/?action… @ncte @WPCTEtweets @PSEA @StudentPSEA @OCTELA @PADeptofEd @PAEduChat1

PCTELA 25 has an incredible lineup of keynote speakers! Friday’s keynote, Caiden Feldmiller, is one you won’t want to miss! Grab a few colleagues and join us in October! Registration is still open! bit.ly/PCTELA25Reg @ncte @PSEA @PADeptofEd @PAEduChat1 @WPCTEtweets

We are excited to announce our keynote speakers for #pctela25! Watch our social media pages for more info about each amazing speaker! Register today and join us in Harrisburg this fall! bit.ly/PCTELA25Reg @ncte @WPCTEtweets @PSEA @PADeptofEd @PAEduChat1

Before the chaos in May begins, make sure to register for #pctela25! It’s a meaningful two days of connections, learning, and networking. Bring a friend (or many!) and join us in Harrisburg this October. bit.ly/PCTELA25Reg @ncte @PSEA @PADeptofEd @OCTELA @PAEduChat1

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One month left to submit a proposal for #pctela25! Whether you present solo or with colleagues, we welcome you to share the successes you are having in your ELA classrooms with other #PAProudEducators! bit.ly/PCTELA25CFP @PADeptofEd @ncte @WPCTEtweets @PSEA @PAEduChat1

Warren Buffett, "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election. The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc. Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure. I am asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around. *Congressional Reform Act of 2019* 1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office. 2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose. 3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. 5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. 6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. 7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 7/1/19. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term's), then go home and back to work. If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Maybe it is time. THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!! If you agree with the above, pass it on.

Thank you, teachers, for your dedication to teaching our students & shaping our future. #ValentinesDay #LoveTeaching

BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor sounds the alarm about Donald Trump — says our nation's founders were "hellbent on ensuring that we don't have a monarchy" and we could "lose our democracy." She really didn't hold back this time... Sotomayor said that the "first way" the founders devised to avoid the ascent of a monarch was "to give Congress the power of the purse." She made the remarks at Miami Dade College in Florida. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been working around the clock to undermine our system of checks and balances by unilaterally gutting agencies and systems that Congress voted to fund. It's a blatantly illegal power grab. Sotomayor said that she maintains hope "that other actors in the system, whether it’s Congress or others, will follow the law, because it’s what we all take an oath of office to do." However, she's understandably concerned that court orders will be ignored in the short term. By ramming through illegal executive orders, Trump can cripple and gut federal organizations while the legality is battled out — or he could try to outright ignore the decisions of the courts. "Court decisions stand whether one particular person chooses to abide by them or not," said Sotomayor. "It doesn’t change the foundation that it’s still a court order that someone will respect at some point." She said that the court has faced challenges in the past and the system has been "tested" but thankfully the country "by and large" has "understood that the rule of law has helped us maintain our democracy." She also warned against the Supreme Court overturning well-established precedents — something that the right-wing justices have become more willing to do, with the very notable example of overturning Roe v. Wade. "We must be cognizant that every time we upset precedent, we upset people’s expectations and the stability of law," said Sotomayor. "It rocks the boat in a way that makes people uneasy about whether they’re protected or not protected by the law." "We’re going to lose our democracy," said Sotomayor, unless Americans and "particularly" young people take steps to inform themselves well and combat the misinformation chaos created by the rise of the internet. Please retweet and ❤️ if you believe that the rule of law is more important than partisan politics — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb

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@emilynn_m @GwenWalz First a Tweet fro Obama, and now meeting Gwen Walz. So jealous! Tell your Gram I said Thanks!

@emilynn_m Thanks! Me, too!

My birthday is Tuesday, November 5, and for my birthday, I want something blue and wavy.

Success with reading occurs when students have a choice in what to read. Studies show that students who are allowed choice in the topic they read about are more likely to continue reading and read for longer amounts of time! #wisdomWednesday #classroomtips #reading #pctela

The evidence all agrees: independent reading is good for kids! How do you incorporate independent reading in your classroom? #wisdomWednesday #independentreading #pctela

Did you know that today is World Typing Day? Celebrate this unique holiday by typing up a proposal to present at #pctela24! We can’t wait to see what you come up with! bit.ly/PCTELA24CFP @ncte @WPCTEtweets @ILAToday @KSLAliteracy @PTACVoice @keystonespa @PADeptofEd

Congratulations to the mighty mustang, marching band for their US Bands National Championship. Well earned. So proud of them.