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For Great Public Schools NEA launches educator-led national movement for public education at RA - from www.facebook.com/neatoday by Tim Walker n July 2, the National Education Association launched a new campaign to help educators across the nation become the leaders in a national movement for public education. The campaign, called Raise Your Hand, kicked-off at the 2013 NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly with an event attended by more than one thousand educators and prominent leaders in education. "Our members are coming together to help lift up our good ideas, our smart policies, and our successful programs and spread them to every corner of the country," says NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "We want to harness the passion of our members and O DSEA ACTION! (USPS 010111 ISSN 01995413) is the official publication of the Delaware State Education Association. ACTION! is mailed 7 times a year, (September, October, combined Nov/Dec issue, February, March/April, June and July) at DSEA headquarters located at 136 E. Water St., Dover, DE 19901. Telephone: 302-734-5834, or toll-free: 1-866-734-5834. Our Wilmington office may be reached by calling 302-366-8440. Subscriptions are included in membership: $2.32 a year for teachers and $1.19 a year for ESPs. Subscriptions are $5 per year to those ineligible for membership. Periodical postage paid at Dover, DE 19901. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DSEA ACTION!, 136 E. Water St., Dover, DE 19901. empower teachers to lead, shape education policy, and prepare the next generation of teacher leaders." Moving forward, NEA will be providing the necessary resources, expertise and leadership to ensure that Raise Your Hand is a nationwide, sustainable and successful initiative. The campaign has four simple yet ambitious goals: üsuccessful students üaccomplished professionals üdynamic collaboration, and üempowered school leaders. For students and teachers across the nation, nothing lurks larger than the rapid implementation of the Common Core State Standards. President FREDERIKA JENNER Vice President KAREN CROUSE Treasurer DOM ZAFFORA NEA Director MIKE HOFFMANN Exec. Director JEFF TASCHNER Editor PAMELA T. NICHOLS Program Assistant SUSAN W. KELLER 2 July 2013 DSEA ACTION! The foundation of the Raise Your Hand campaign rests on the strong belief that educators – not politicians or self-proclaimed "reform" experts – know what works, and they are the ones to lead and act for student success. As strong as they are, these standards will not succeed unless educators have been properly trained in how to integrate them into their classrooms. NEA will identify hundreds of leaders who are well-versed in the standards to help teachers meet the 2014 implementation date. NEA will also hold several institutes so that more educators can receive the necessary professional development to implement them. NEA supports making sure all members of the school team— Member Benefits Fairs Find out how to save $ with your membership. New Castle County Thursday, October 17, 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. White Clay Creek Country Club New Castle Kent County Wednesday, October 23, 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Dover Downs Conference Center Dover Sussex County paraeducators, bus drivers, food service workers, building maintenance staff, security officers, clerical workers, skilled trades workers, and health and technology service workers, as well as teachers—have the preparation and education they need to effectively carry out their school's mission and provide a safe and healthy environment for America's public school students. How? By helping members collaborate and grow their power To help harness the collective expertise and experience of educators coast-to-coast, July 1, NEA launched the Great Public Schools Network at www.gpsnetwork.org. This online tool for professional collaboration is available to educators who will populate the network on key topics, including Common Core State Standards and educator leadership in public education. Check it out! Check out DSEA's delegation 46 strong from 19 locals - at the DSEA Facebook page facebook.com/ dseafan. For what happened at the NEA RA, go to www.nea.org/RA or the NEA Today Facebook page. We'll also have a complete wrap-up, with photos and comments from the Delaware delegates, in the September issue of ACTION! Thursday, November 7 Baywood Greens Longneck www.dsea.org