MTA’s Division of Training & Professional Learning is seeking proposals for the 2019 MTA Summer Conference. This conference is scheduled to run August 4-7, 2019, on the University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus.

The conference provides workshops related to union skills and leadership, racial justice in education, professional practice and other areas of professional interest. It attracts a variety of MTA members from public schools and higher education, including teachers, faculty, professional staff, education support professionals and retirees.
This request for proposals is for all Summer Conference workshops-both professional practice and union skills and leadership.

The due date is February 3, 2019, at 11:59 PM.
Presenters will be compensated and/or provided with room and board for the days of the conference that they are presenting.
For more detailed information and to propose a workshop, click here.

MTA’s Division of Training & Professional Learning is excited to host a Professional Development conference focused on advocating for and supporting English Language Learners and Students with Special Needs.

SAVE the DATE for March 2, 2019!

The conference will be held at Mountview Middle School in Holden, MA. More details will be announced in the new year.

NOW REQUESTING PROPOSALS for two-hour workshops. Presenters will be compensated $200 per workshop. Proposals are due January 13, 2019, at 11:59 PM. For more information and to propose a workshop, please go here.

Please plan on attending the Union Skills Winter Conference, which will include a wide variety of 90-minute workshops related to the core activities of local unions. Offerings center on the Fund Our Future campaign, grievance handling, negotiations, member organizing, communications, employee rights, political action and more.

Locals are strongly encouraged to bring a group of members to participate in different trainings based on their roles and interests. This is a great opportunity for new activists to participate in an energizing statewide event while developing essential union skills. 

Workshops will be held between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., and we’ll cap off the day with a social from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

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