Audience: OEA member
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About OEA/NEA Micro-Credentials
OEA/NEA Micro-credentials are a competency-based digital form of professional learning. In addition, they can be used to increase an educator’s skill and/or knowledge in a topic area to grow their professional practice and student success.
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NEA Representative Assembly
Interested in becoming a state delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly? Declaration of candidacy forms are located at this link.
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December 2019/January 2020 Ohio Schools
Empowering Student Voices: 2020 Ohio Teacher of the Year Leila Kubesch helps Norwood students dream big and rise above challenges by developing leadership skills, becoming global and civic-minded, and advocating for community changes
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October/November 2019 Ohio Schools
Culture of Caring: Using restorative practices, educators in Reynoldsburg have created a collaborative learning environment focised on empathy and kindness
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A Seat at the Table or a Broken Promise?
Ohio’s 612 public school districts are quite diverse. This summer, the legislature ripped off the band-aid and passed into law what they call a permanent solution. Ohio Excels, a group primarily consisting of business leaders, created a new concoction of graduation requirements and the Ohio legislature gobbled it up.
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OEA Legal Services — Protecting Your Rights
The high cost of hiring an attorney to protect employment rights should not be a deterrent to an OEA member. Each year, the OEA-NEA Legal Services Program provides paid legal representation to members who are forced to take legal action in a matter relating to their job.
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NEA/OEA Attorney Referral Program
The NEA/OEA Attorney Referral Program provides members two free 30-minute consultation sessions as well as additional legal services on personal matters at a substantially reduced rate.
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2019-2020 OEA Member Resource Guide
The 2019-2020 OEA Member Resource Guide is available as an overview to help you make the most of your OEA Membership
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President’s Message: Support, Protection, Power
Support, Protection, Power by OEA President Scott W. DiMauro | OEA is an incredible organization…we have caring, committed, qualified educators in all 88 of Ohio’s counties performing in a wide variety of roles who are united in a single cause.
Local Leader Supports
These practical, hands-on guides developed by your colleagues and OEA staff offer support and resources for your first years in the education professions by offering tips, tricks, and strategies to be successful. The materials listed below are available for immediate …