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letters The new California Educator earns high praise YOUR NEW & IMPROVED MAGAZINE! Your opinions and letters are welcome! There is a 250-word limit, and all letters will be edited. If you send photos or other materials, identifications and permissions are required. Letters must include your name along with your address, daytime telephone number or email address. Email to editor@cta.org. 4 STEPS TO BE CLUTTER-FREE PAGE 40 LEARN MORE ABOUT COMMON CORE PAGE 50 NEED MONEY FOR A GREAT IDEA? PAGE 18 Try an IFT Grant SEPTEMBER 2013 The new look of the magazine is incredible. It made me even more proud to be a member of CTA. The vastly improved magazine will do wonders to unite us in advocacy, celebrate our work in the classrooms, and show the public at large that we are truly partners with the communities of California. SCOTT A. LOPEZ Arcadia Teachers Association I want to commend the CTA communications team for creating such a relevant, exciting and fun-to-read publication. There are many, many positive attributes to this new format. The only criticism I might offer is that some of the very light-scaled fonts on pages 1 and 14 are simply difficult to read. They have a pleasing appearance, but utility trumps aesthetics in this case. Congratulations! JOHN HOUCHIN President, Santa Barbara Teachers Association Editor's note: Thanks for the suggestion. See changes in this issue. I just wanted to say that I like the new design and format of the Educator. Great job! ELIZABETH MALONEY President, San Juan Delta College Teachers Association VOLUME 18 ISSUE 1 MEMBER BENEFITS REPORT 10 COOL ONLINE TOOLS PAGE 22 Allison reading the California Educator We need to share the love our 15-month-old daughter, Allison, has for CTA already. JEANNE MARKS Eastside Teachers Association This month's edition of the Educator was outstanding. I provided extra copies to our board members. I also used some of the quotes that you provided in my speech to the school board, and gathered further information from your articles regarding Common Core and QEIA for the content of my talk. I can't imagine that you would know the extent that our members are using this magazine, so I wanted to share that with you! Also, I share an office with two other local chapters, and one of our presidents shared she is completely impressed with the development of our magazine. I thought that was important for you to know, as well! I am so impressed with the new format of the September California Educator. The formatting of the pages makes it easy for me to access the information I want to read. I also find the various department categories helpful in pulling together content that follows a theme. I am most pleased to read the "Quotes & Numbers" page, as well as Tiffany Hasker's article about Twitter. The California Educator, I believe, strikes a nice balance between a professional education journal and a magazine that chronicles the important activities of the California Teachers Association. Well done! ANN KATZBURG President, San Ramon Valley Education Association GREG BONACCORSI NEA Director, Fremont Unified District Teachers Association OCTOBER 201 3 Educator 10 Oct 2013 v2.1 int.indd 9 PAGE 65 www.cta.org 9 10/7/13 9:38 PM