California Educator

February 2014

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#CTATopTweet Use this hashtag in your tweets and we'll select our favorites for each issue of the California Educator. 100+ teachers cramped into BUSD board room tonight. Teachers were eloquent and passionate in their stories. Viral video CTA Online @bellflowerteach #tellitlikeitis What's new at cta.org 1 cta.org/blackhistory February is Black History Month See our resources page to reflect on the history, and honor the tremendous contributions, of African Americans. 2 …Said No Teacher Ever. In this humorous video, you'll hear "I'm so overpaid," "Don't you love standardized testing?" and other unlikely comments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXFSSwisAM8 Most popular post Favorite comments Andrea Tocci | Jan 12 I loved the Good Teaching Conference. I loved the idea of the Sound Project 2014 with Rick Morris. Mary Patterson's workshop on Common Core comprehension was amazing. I also love the app that was provided to us. Thanks to everyone for making this event happen. November 22 407 likes 293 shares Sue Gamm, Susie Walker | Dec 28 There's lots of money being spent outside of the classroom, but the classes are bulging with kids. Class sizes increased when we had budget troubles in the last few years. Now that districts seem flush with money, the district offices are in good shape, lots of building is going on, but class sizes are higher than ever! More top tweets @mrmicahali | Jan 11 Perplexed. Differentiate instruction, yet standardize tests. Oxymoronic! Toxic stress on teachers & students! @jadedtatoo13 | Jan 10 California teachers appreciate Gov's commitment to public education and to repaying the billions of dollars cut from our schools. #cabudget @dyannalyoung | Dec 9 YES to public schools where local solutions and student-centered approaches are favored over top-down strategies that don't benefit ALL. cta.org/commoncoreseminars Common Core and Beyond CTA offers one-day seminars on implementation of the standards and the new timelines for assessments. Sign up for extensive practice in varied areas of Common Core. 3 cta.org/board Introducing the BOD Want to "meet" your representative on the CTA Board of Directors, and other Board members? See their photos and bios on the BOD webpage. 4 cta.org/helpcenter Have questions? "How does CTA make policy decisions?" "How do I get legal representation?" "Where's the nearest CTA office?" Contact the Help Center via our online form. 5 cta.org/ift IFT Grant Program = Success! CTA's Institute for Teaching grant recipients have done some pretty cool things, like the Green Jobs Program, the Algebra Success Academy, the California School Garden Network, and more. FEBRUARY 2014 Educator 02 Feb 2014 v2.1 int.indd 7 www.cta.org 7 1/27/14 3:51 PM

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