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Thinking about reviving a chapter? Check out these tips!

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Reviving a Chapter


Maintaining a successful chapter is a difficult task.  Any chapter should always attract new members, find new community service projects and volunteer opportunities, and maintain a professional aspect through workshops.  If the members become less active, the chapter will slowly start to fade.  What, then?  A motivated member needs to revive a chapter.


Reviving a chapter takes a lot of work—and the longer it has been inactive, the harder it will be to restart.  The first step is planning.  Dealing with logistics should be your starting point.  For example, does your chapter constitution need to be revised? Are you considered an “active” organization at your college or university?  Financial planning is also crucial for a new up-and-coming chapter.  Chapters that have been inactive for any amount of time may have limited funds.  In this case, it is important to apply for a SOAR or CLASS grant.  Pay careful attention to the due dates of the application!  If the SVEA chapter has a bank account, it might be inactive or frozen if it has not been used in some time.  Schedule a meeting with the chapter’s bank to ensure that the account is active.  Furthermore, you need to have a rough idea of what you want to do each month of the year.  As you create a calendar of events, make sure to spread out socials, volunteer activities, and professional development activities throughout the months.
Potential volunteer work requires special planning. It is important to establish relationships with potential community service agencies and coordinate events for members to attend well in advance.  Members of the Student Virginia Education Association LOVE kids, so make sure the projects involve kids! Also, if there is any memorabilia that needs to be ordered, do it during the planning stage.  The University of Virginia chapter had to revive its chapter in the fall of 2012. Before the school year even started, the co-presidents did all the planning together, drafted the SOAR grant together, and ordered all memorabilia such as cups, pencils, silly bands, and t-shirts.


After planning out the year, the new goal is to attract members; a chapter is worthless without motivated members.  Conduct numerous membership drives, advertise, speak at education classes, and make a website: do anything to get the name “SVEA” out there.  This year at the University of Virginia many steps were taken just to attract new members.  The first action taken involved conducting a fall membership drive.  The co-presidents attended the Activities Fair to pass out flyers (which were drafted during the planning stage) and offer future members to sign-up to receive more information.  Another way to gain members is though advertisement.  Be aware of how your campus advertises.  For example, at the University of Virginia, students often chalk the sidewalk and hang a bed sheet in the amphitheater so students walking by will notice.  However, if your school usually advertises through fliers, find the best spots to hang them on campus!



Once potential members have shown interest, the next step is to reel them in.  The best way to do this is to make the meetings fun.  Do not spend one hour lecturing them; the members will be miserable.  The keys to a great meeting are food and games.  Food is the best way to draw members to a meeting, so make sure the members know food will be provided!  In the beginning of every meeting, play a few icebreaker games that will get the members energized and excited.  At the end of every meeting, have a raffle (this is a good way to make sure members will stay until the end of the meeting).  These steps can ensure that every chapter knows how to entice and excite members.


The final step is to keep the members active and involved.  This is tricky, because not every member has a lot of time to devote. Make sure your chapter offers many volunteer opportunities with a range of time commitments.  As previously mentioned, it is best to have opportunities that involve kids because all future teachers love children!  To keep members active, follow the steps of keeping a meeting interesting and create bonding opportunities for members through socials!  The closer the members are, the stronger the club. Although volunteer work is an important part, the SVEA is still a professional organization.  Provide the members with workshops that interest them.  While you are completing all the aforementioned steps, keep the records organized in your chapter standards binder, and be sure to bring the binder to the convention in the spring! 



If you want a more detailed description of how to run the BEST SVEA chapter, CLICKME!!


Randolph Macon Students Display the SVEA at their Activities Fair

2013 SVEA Convention

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2013 SVEA Convention
Save the Date
March 22-23, 2013

The SVEA’s Spring Convention will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Charlottesville, Virginia
More details coming soon.

Click here for a Call for Presentations if you are interested in presenting.

Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT)

Praxis Information

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Getting ready to take your Praxis? Nervous about what to expect? Don't worry! Check out this website to ease your nerves. Good luck!






It's That Time of Year Again: SVEA Convention Time!

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The time to meet all the wonderful people of this organization is finally here!

SVEA Convention 2013 will be:
March 22& 23, 2013 @
The DoubleTree by Hilton
Charlottesville, Virginia



Register now and don't miss out on an incredible experience!



Want a sneak peek at the workshops in store? Click Here for a taste :)

Don't forget Convention time is election time! If interested in President or Vice President positions, you must complete the Officer Election Application by March 4, 2013.


See You in March!

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Need just a little more inspiration to join us in March? Take a look at what fellow members think about Convention!

UPCOMING SVEA ELECTIONS

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Meet your two SVEA Candidates for President
 
 
Daniel Hendrix


Office of the President


 

Hello everyone! Thank you for taking the time to find out a little bit about me. My name is Daniel Hendrix, and I am currently on the SVEA Board of Directors as the Eastern Region Representative, as well as the Chapter President for the Old Dominion University SVEA. I am studying to become an Elementary Educator. I am a US Navy veteran, serving 5 years on the USS Carter Hall, with three deployments to the Persian Gulf. Recently, I had the pleasure to attend the NEA Student Leadership Conference, and while there was selected to participate in a ten person panel to discuss the future of our profession with the US Secretary of Education, Arnie Duncan, at the Department of Education in DC. As you can see, I have been provided excellent opportunities to develop and implement my leadership skills for the benefit of those around me. After performing my duties on the SVEA Board of Directors I realized that there was much more that I had to offer this organization. I am committed to this organization, and to the growth and development of each chapter in this state, each chapter president, and every member. I look forward to the opportunity to work with each of you in the coming year!

 


Stephanie Terezon-President
My name is Stephanie Terezon and I am currently a sophomore at Virginia State University. I am an Interdisciplinary Studies major with a minor in Elementary Education. I am 19 years old and I am from Northern Virginia. I have an immense passion for working with little kids and I have never once thought about becoming anything other than a teacher. I am currently serving as Secretary on the Board of Directors and the experience has been phenomenal. I have served my local chapter as Historian, and I plan to serve the upcoming year as well. I strongly believe in my leadership capabilities, communication skills, and persistence to get things done. Overall, I believe myself to be a competent leader and devoted member.

 


SVEA Outreach and SVEA Convention to be held this weekend:

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SVEA Outreach"Get Up - Get Movin'" - Friday, March 22, 2013, 11am - 3pm

Jackson Via Elementary School, 508 Harris Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4322



SVEA Convention - 6pm, Friday, March 22 - 4pm, Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Double Tree, by Hilton, 990 Hilton Heights Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901


SVEA receives well-deserved recognition by the Charlottesville local media!

Save the Date for Convention!!

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Our annual Convention location and date have been decided! Now is the time to get super excited and MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 

Convention is April 11th-12th, 2013 and it will be held at **drumroll please** 
Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel
3501 Atlantic Avenue, 
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

So close to the beach!!

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Register for Convention 2014

It's finally here!!!



Convention is upon us! But before we can all get together, have fun, and learn incredible skills from a great choice of workshops, you need to sign up!

SO!


to click on this link in order to register for Convention which is April 11-12, 2014!

Your state board cannot wait to hang out with all of you awesome future teachers!!!


So sign up!! In case you missed it, here's the linkagain!

If you're sitting there wondering what this whole convention thing is, don't worry, just check out this video starring SVEA members across the state!


Check out the Candidates for Vice President and President!!

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Learn more about the candidates running for Vice President and President for the SVEA Board 2014-2015! We'll be voting on these offices as well as the other board offices at Convention April 11th-12th.

Vice President

Queyera Bagley

A leader is someone whom people follow but also someone who is able to guide and direct others. It is a person who is able to inspire, to be a strong team player, to be an inspiration, and to have ambition.  My name is Queyera L. Bagley.  I am a current junior from Richmond, VA studying mathematics and secondary education here at Virginia State University.   Currently, I have a 2.9 GPA.  Upon graduation, I am interested in obtaining a master’s degree in Special Education from Virginia State University.   My career aspirations are to teach mathematics in inner city schools years prior to creating a Christian Academy through my church.  Though my future goals are set, it is important for me to take the opportunity now to put my leadership skills to work by becoming a leader of my class. My previous services and leadership roles have given me enough experience to become the perfect candidate for Vice President of the Student Virginia Education Association. 




President

Sabrina Hayes

Hello fellow SVEA members! Some of you may already know me, but for those that do not my name is Sabrina Hayes. I am a rising senior at Old Dominion University and I am studying to become a Secondary Education English teacher. I have been a member of the Student Virginia Education since my freshman year and since have served as the Treasurer of the Old Dominion University Chapter and have served as a CLASS Grant Coordinator. Currently, I am the ODU SVEA President and also serve on the Board of Directors as the Eastern Region Representative. Joining the SVEA was certainly one of the best decisions I have made in my college career. I have made life long friends, gained incredible mentors, aided my community, attended a variety of professional development workshops, and come across so many other amazing opportunities. Therefore, I have gained a tremendous amount of skills involving leadership, communication, organization, and all over excitement for the undertakings of this organization! I hope to continue to bring my enthusiasm and each of these skills to the SVEA, and I look forward to seeing each of you at convention!


UVA loved their experience with a VEA workshop!!

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Model Teacher Workshop
We were lucky enough to have Rebecca Jasman, the president of the Blue Ridge Uniserv present the Model Teacher Workshop.  She offered some great tips on how to effectively manage a classroom. Some key points featured at this workshop ranged from behavioral management to technology in the classroom. We started off the morning by discussing various ways to address positive and negative behaviors, allowing us to hear our what our peers were doing and get advice on ways to deal with common issues. From there, we learned ways to plan our lessons based on the Universal Design method. In groups, we practiced planning a lesson and picking out what we felt was most important based on our curriculum. Another portion of the morning was spent informing us on the many technologies that can assist us in the classroom. From parent-teacher connections to in classroom polls, these technologies can help with classroom interaction and help improve feedback.
At the end of the workshop, we watched the presentation on all that VEA has done over the years for education and teachers. We were really inspired by all the lobbying and political action that VEA has done to secure legislation for the protection of teachers, improvement of public education, and benefit of students. SVEA at UVA has not done much with political action, so we think that should definitely be a goal to work toward next year. Specifically, we can educate members about the importance of voting in the gubernatorial and senatorial elections in November 2014. Education issues are usually not issues of main importance in these candidates' campaigns, so it might be helpful for SVEA to investigate these and spread awareness to members as well as other UVA students. We can also encourage members to follow VEA's legislative reports so that they are always aware of what our parent organization is doing to make the education workforce better for us upcoming teachers. We plan on reading the VEA Legislative Guide to continue to come up with ideas for how SVEA can get more politically involved, because we think some of our members might be interested in taking action beyond the classroom and into the courthouse!

News from the NEA Conference

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Our President, Sabrina Hayes, is reporting to us from the NEA Conference in Denver, Colorado...

"So just a few updates of what is going on in Denver! I'm going to do multiple posts that deal with different subjects. First, at the Student Leadership Conference Stephanie Terezon, a VSU senior, was re-elected to the NEA SP Board of Directors. Also, Brittany White, also a student from VSU, was elected to the NEA SP Resolutions Committee! Yay!!!! And finally, Old Dominion University won two national awards. ODU won for Outstanding Local Excellence and also for Outstanding CLASS Project! This is why these awards are so vital! The awards submitted to the state convention then go on to the national level! More schools in VA need to be recognized for all the great work that they are doing!"

check back for more updates from Sabrina.

SVEA at Reggie Smith Organizing School

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(l to r) Coty Frye, Sabrina Hayes, Katelyn Anderson, Donna Hamilton
University of Richmond - Richmond, Va

Student Debt Tour With Senator Warner

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Senator Warner will kick-off a "Student Debt Tour" next week and we are hoping you all will try to attend. 

Please come out to support Senator Warner if you can. Unfortunately some of these events may be while you are in class but even if you cannot attend please encourage anyone who is available to attend at your local chapter! 

Old Dominion University
Tuesday, September 2nd
9:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Webb Center in the Newport News Room
300 West 49th Street, Norfolk, VA

William and Mary University
Tuesday, September 2nd
12:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Wren Building in the Great Hall
111 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Virginia State University
Tuesday, September 2nd
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Gateway Dining and Events Center
1 Hayden Drive
Petersburg, VA 23806

Virginia Commonwealth University
Wednesday, September 3rd
10:45 AM - 12:30 PM
VCU Student Commons in the Richmond Salon
907 Floyd Ave
Richmond, VA

University of Virginia
Wednesday, September 3rd
2:45 PM - 4:30 PM
O'Hill Forum
525 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904
(Go Past the Entrance to Crossroads. The entrance to the Forum will be on your right.) 

Virginia Western Community College
Thursday, September 4th
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Natural Science Center
3102 Colonial Avenue SW,
Roanoke, VA 24015
RSVP:

Virginia Tech
Thursday, September 4th
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Brush Mountain Room A&B
Squires Student Center
290 College Avenue
Blacksburg, VA 24061

George Mason University
Thursday, September 4th
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
The HUB,
Back Ballroom
George Mason University Fairfax, VA

VEA 2014 Instruction and Professional Development Conference

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Calling all Student Virginia Education Association members and friends. It's that time!!! The VEA 2014 Instruction and Professional Development Conference- Fri. Nov. 21- Sat. Nov. 22, 2014 at the beautiful Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa! 

Cost for SVEA members is only $25 (includes overnight stay, breakfast, lunch and conference materials); and $55 for non members so remember to pay your dues! The new membership year started September 1st! Here is the link to join if you have not already: 


Don't miss this exciting conference, which will feature a special workshop for SVEA members, Virginia legislators, school leaders and much more! Registration is open through October 24.

Sign up now! 



Voter Registration Deadline!

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The deadline for voter registration is fast approaching.  Make sure your voice is heard!

Follow this link HERE to register online.

Registration must be done by Oct. 14.  Let your voice be heard.

SVEA Delegate Assembly - Call for Presentations

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A Call for Presentations 
Student Virginia Education Association Delegate Assembly 
www.studentvea.org 
April 10 & 11, 2015 
The Westin Richmond 
6631 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 

The SVEA annual Delegate Assembly brings, on average, 125 college students from around the Commonwealth together for both professional development and strategic planning for the upcoming membership year.

We are seeking proposals for presentations in the following categories:  

Teaching and Learning 
  • Instructional strategies that work at the high school, middle school, and/or elementary levels
  • Practical, “Stuff-I-Can-Do-on-Monday” tips and strategies
  • Meeting the diverse needs of all students: cultural, economic, language, learning, special needs
  • Community, family, and school engagement
  • Model lesson designs 
Specifics:
  • Concurrent sessions will be one hour in length.
  • Preference will be given to proposals that are interactive in nature.
  • Please type or print clearly.
  • The title and description should accurately reflect the content, activities, and outcomes of your session.
  • Please adhere to the 50-word limit on your description.

Deadline for submitting proposals is December 15, 2015. 
Presenters will be notified by January 22nd whether they have been chosen to present at the conference. 

Application Document Here
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