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contents DECEMBER 2013 JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 18 ISSUE 4 4 Dean Ask 7 CTA Online 8 Editor's Note 9 Letters 52 alendar C 56 ame on! G 26 School climate change 10 F E AT U R E S School climate directly impacts achievement and behavior of students. It also impacts the motivation, productivity and job satisfaction of school employees. Learn from CTA chapters that have improved the local climate. It's not always easy and there will be bumps in the road. But ultimately, it improves learning and teaching. All in the family Educator apps, classroom humor and more! CALIFORNIA DREAM SCHOOL Learning based on students' strengths PAGE 38 P L US SCHOOL CLIMATE CHANGE How local chapters improve learning PAGE 26 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SOCIAL WORKER PAGE 42 You're Invited! CTA'S ALL-MEMBER TELEPHONE TOWN HALL IS JANUARY 7 CTA improves 400 schools PAGE 49 PAGE 5 DECEMBER 2013 JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 18 Teaching is a craft that's passed down through the generations. It's the family business, if you will. Growing up in a family of educators makes teaching an inevitable career path, even if one tries other professions first. Some CTA members' teaching lineage goes way back. Read how their ancestry has influenced their lives today. ISSUE 4 Megan Brown helps transform Gauer Elementary's school culture by building on students' strengths. D ECEMBER 201 3 | JANUARY 2014 Educator 12 Dec 2013 v2.1 int.indd 1 www.cta.org 1 12/15/13 11:28 AM