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What Disability Pride Means to 16 Self-Advocates

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                                        [Image Description: There is  a disability pride flag with straight diagonal stripes in the order of black, dark green, light blue, white, yellow, red, black with softened shades. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner of the image with "FIRST FORMER BUDDY CLUB PRESIDENT" in center-aligned italicized black text overlapping an enlarged light blue heart with several small red hearts and a light blue background in the background of the enlarged heart. ] UPDATE:   Originally, the cover photo of this blog post was the disability pride flag with zig zag stripes; however, Erin Castillo (also known as @AffirmationsAndAccessibility on Instagram was kind enough to tell me that one of her followers wanted her to let me know that the disability pride flag with zig zag stripes is the old flag and that there is a new flag...

Why Professional Development Opportunities Are Important for All Teachers

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[Image Description: "Why Professional Development Opportunities Are Important for All Teachers" is in left-aligned white chalk like text on a black board with a tan border. There is a yellow box of white, light orange, light yellow, light green, light blue, light purple, and light pink chalk on the bottom right of the chalk board. There is one white chalk laying on the left side of the box of chalk. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner of the image with "FIRST FORMER BUDDY CLUB PRESIDENT" in center-aligned italicized black text overlapping an enlarged light blue heart with several small red hearts and a light blue background in the background of the enlarged heart. ]      All teachers and administrators should demonstrate knowledge of their school or childcare center and the Commonwealth's professional development opportunities and requirements. This is crucial for continued growth and licensure in their state or country. There ...

Let's Talk About the Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators

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[Image Description: "Let's Talk About the Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators" is in center-aligned black text in a white text box at the top of the image. There a red apple center-aligned below the text box. There is a United States of America flag on the left side below the apple and a balance scale emoji on the right side of the flag. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner of the image with "FIRST FORMER BUDDY CLUB PRESIDENT" in center-aligned italicized black text overlapping an enlarged light blue heart with several small red hearts and a light blue background in the background of the enlarged heart. The background of the image is teal. ] I would like to mention that I am not a Child Protective Services (CPS) Specialist, social worker, or lawyer. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. So...