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Heads Up! Conferences What Works! Strengths-Based Ap- proaches to Early Childhood Educa- tion Online Conference October 26 - November 14 Convened by CTA, CTA’s Institute for Teaching, and iCohere The conference offers positive ap- proaches to assist preschool teachers, aides and daycare staff in enriching the learning environments of California chil- dren. Free for CTA members and avail- able online any time during the three- week period. Learn more or register at www.whatworksconference.org. Awards and scholarship deadlines The César E. Chávez Memorial Educa- tion Awards program provides recogni- tion for students and their teachers who show how the vision and guiding princi- ples of César Chávez affect their lives. Jan. 8 is the deadline to enter written essays (no biographies) or visual arts projects. En- tries must be completed by one student or a group of no more than five students in conjunction with a CTA member. A CTA member may submit up to five individual entries or one group entry. Grade level cat- egories range from pre-K (artwork only) to higher education (freshman and sopho- more years only). Top prize winners will receive recognition plus $1,000 for both students and CTA members. Students who submit a group entry will share the award. For more information, visit www.cta. org/mycta/profession/scholarships/ cesarchavez. Applications for the 2010 CTA Scholar- ship program must be postmarked by Feb. 5. The program offers up to 35 $5,000 scholarships for dependent chil- dren of CTA members, including the Ralph J. Flynn Memorial Scholarship for the highest-scoring applicant; the Del A. Weber Scholarship, one $5,000 schol- arship for a dependent child of a CTA member attending continuation high school or an alternative education pro- gram; up to five $3,000 scholarships for CTA members, including members working on an emergency credential; and the L. Gordon Bittle Memorial Scholarship, up to three $3,000 scholar- ships for Student CTA members. For more information, visit www.cta.org/ mycta/profession/scholarships. $2,500 Classroom Makeover Teachers can win up to $2,500 to buy needed supplies for their classrooms in the Great American Classroom Makeover, sponsored by the Great American Finan- cial Resources, Inc.(GAFRI). To enter, teachers simply need write a few sen- tences about why their room deserves a makeover and include a current photo of their classroom. Entries will be accepted online at www.teachersdeservethebest. com from Sept. 1 - Oct. 30, 2009. Submis- sions will also be accepted by mail. En- tries must be postmarked by October 30, 2009. Teachers can send their name, school, address, phone number and e- mail address along with a photo and short description of why their classroom deserves the makeover to: GAFRI, CMS-Classroom Makeover 525 Vine Street, 7th Floor Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 For more info, go to www. teachersdeservethebest.com. Programs for California Professionals in Education Designed to advance your career Credentials and Certificates Multiple and Single Subject Administrative Credentials CTEL Education Counseling School Psychology Special Education Reading and Language Arts Child Life Specialist Bachelors Liberal Studies Child Development active faculty the state Celebrating more than 100 years of excellence in teacher education. 34 California Educator | OCTOBER 2009 Masters Educational Management School Counseling Special Education: Mild/Moderate School Psychology Reading Special Emphasis Child Life Child Development Advanced Teaching Doctoral Organizational Leadership (Ed.D.) University of LaVerne COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP 1950 Third Street La Verne, CA 91750 Call toll free: (877) GO-TO-ULV or email: degreeinfo@laverne.edu www.laverne.edu