March 8, 7-8pm ET 

Hy-What? Teaching & Learning in (all kinds of) Hybrid Models  

This live panel of NEA teacher-leaders will discuss what works for them virtually, in-person, both at the same time, (a)synchronously, and everything in-between. These PK-13 educators will share strategies and reflect on the challenges and opportunities faced with their varied hybrid models of classroom instruction. 

https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/376341/

Want to get better at organizing your fellow educators in your building but not sure where to start? How do we overcome fear, hopelessness, confusion, and division? The first step is talking to the people you work with to find out what they care about. Think about signing up for this essential training from the guidebook "Secrets of a Successful Organizer" and practice useful skills to unite your co-workers at your school and in your community. Register here.

February Committees Meeting, RSVP Here

• Bargaining Committee, February 24th, 4:30-6:30 PM
• Racial Equity, February 24th, 4:30-6:30 PM
• Social Justice and Community Outreach, February 24th, 4:30-6:30 PM
• Membership, February 25th, 4:00-5:30 PM
• Legislative, February 25th, 5:00-7:00 PM

Rep Assembly, March 10th, 4:30-6:30PM

Teach Climate Justice: “An Environmental Justice Tour of the Willamette River”, February 25th, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

OEA Webinar Series: ODE Promising Practices Idea Exchange, March 3rd, 4:00-5:00 PM: Building and Maintaining Student Relationships

OEA Webinar, March 4th, 4:00-5:00PM: Building Slides for Accessibility: Why and How

OEA Webinar, March 4th 4:30-5:45PM: Online Licensure Workshop

For all upcoming events, please see the PAT calendar and OEA calendar.http://www.pdxteachers.org/

PAT is a proud member of Portland Jobs with Justice (JWJ), which organizes support for labor and community struggles at rallies, on picket lines, in educational settings, as well as at meetings and hearings. Fundamental to the work of Portland JwJ is a solidarity pledge from individuals to turn out to support other people’s struggles at least five times a year. Sign the pledge and ask 5 of your colleagues to join you. 

Please regularly check out the JWJ Solidarity Calendar for information on actions, rallies, and events where you can participate and build solidarity with other workers in struggle around the Portland metro area.

• Thursday, February 11th, 4:00-6:30 pm - "PUSHOUT" Watch Party and Student Panel. Movie: 4:00-5:30pm and Student Panel 5:30-6:30. Register here!
• Friday, February 12th, 5:00-6:00 pm - "You Better Recognize: Reviving the Black Nod" watch party and Q&A with award-winning filmmaker Elijah Hasan and produced by S. Renee Mitchell. Register here!
• Saturday, February 13th: OEA Symposium on Racial Equity. Join the waitlist here.
• Saturday, February 13th 4:00-5:30 pm: Beating Apathy Training. Register here.
• Monday, February 15th: PAT office closed to observe Presidents Day

February Committees Meeting, RSVP Here

• Advocacy, February 17th, 4:30-6:30PM 
• IPD, February 17th, 4:30-6:30PM
• Substitute, February 17th, 4:30-6:30PM
• Racial Equity, February 24th, 4:30-6:30pm 
• Social Justice and Community Outreach, February 24th, 4:30-6:30pm 
• Membership, February 25th, 4:00-5:30pm
• Legislative, February 25th, 5:00-7:00pm

See the PAT Calendar and OEA Calendar for more

PAT is hosting a forum tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 PM to identify concerns and to do our best to address questions pertaining to the District’s plan to move to a hybrid model. Please register as soon as possible and participate in this meeting. A registration link is in your e-mail. Please contact [email protected] if you have not received this registration link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the meeting. We want to ensure the discussion is between PAT members only. Please do not share your meeting link when you receive it.

In November, the PAT Executive Board signed the Defend Democracy Coalition Pledge. 

On January 20th, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm in Irving Park, the Defend Democracy Coalition is holding a rally and march to celebrate the defeat of the Trump administration at the ballot box and to send a loud message to the Biden-Harris administration that our movements for social, racial, and economic justice are demanding an ambitious agenda of change. 

Dumping Trump and turning the senate blue was just the beginning. This agenda includes such vital demands as: Medicare for all, real COVID relief, protection of immigrants, and reallocating money away from policing and into human needs. 

Put on your PAT blue on January 20th and join the labor contingent at the march. 

Join Teaching for Change and Howard University’s School of Education for a virtual curriculum fair featuring workshops, keynote speakers, and time for educators to learn more about the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, taking place February 1-5, 2021. This virtual event is free for educators and takes place on January 30th from 8:00am-10:30am. Register here for this awesome opportunity-  this might fill up fast, so register soon! 

If you are interested in planning for Black History Month and Black Lives Matter Week of Action/Year of Purpose with the Racial Equity Committee and the Social Justice and Community Outreach Committee, please fill out this interest form.