ACES and SLLC 2019

I was lucky enough to be able to go to both conferences as a student teacher. In high school, these were 2 of my favorite trips to go on. It was the fact that I got to spend time with my fellow chapter members, meet TONS of new people (that are still my friends now), and spend quality time improving myself while having fun.

ACES-Agricultural Cooperation Establishes Success

• MANY MANY more students attended ACES rather than SLLC, especially looking at the numbers for CC. This hasn't changed since I went but it's truly different to see it from this side of things!
• More of my students (rather than the same ones that go to everything) were there. I got to know more students on a deeper level here than I could anywhere else.
• Although, since we had so many students, I didn't want to sit with the same ones all the time. We had several tables at meals but trying to sit with different students every time was a little more difficult than I would have liked it to be!
• I also sat through a professional development workshop which was obviously different than what I've experienced at ACES before!
  ACES

SLLC

SLLC-State Legislative Leadership Conference

• only 6 were allowed to go
• This is what some would consider a more "prestigious" conference. It does require a little more maturity (although the students should always be mature when representing their school and chapter).
• It was actually easier to make sure I talked to every one of my students that were there. I would usually talk to these particular students anyway.
• We almost got to go on the House floor but they were in session. We were allowed to stand by the doors. A Lebanon County representative for the area Cedar Crest is in was very adament on enabling us to see this part of the legislative process. Even though I had been there before, it was pretty cool to be able to see it from the teachers perspective and watch the students ask questions and look around.
• There was also a peaceful protest happening at the time. The students really wanted to watch it (it was about gas wells). It was interesting to me too but we had to keep moving as the Representative had a busy schedule!