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MAR 2–4 CONFERENCE Equity and Human Rights Conference Marriott, Irvine "Quality Public Education: Invest Today for Tomorrow's Future." This conference captures the essence of CTA's Mission Statement: To ensure that the dignity and civil rights of all children and youth are protected and to secure a more equitable and democratic society. The conference offers a choice of 50 workshops to enhance CTA members' understanding of the issues of diversity and equity. High- lights include the Human Rights Awards luncheon on Saturday and entertainment by the student group Get Lit at Sunday brunch. Jean Kilbourne is a featured speaker. www.cta.org/conferences MAR 7–10 CONFERENCE CABE 2012 37th Annual Conference Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento California Association for Bilingual Education 37th Annual Conference The California Association for Bilingual Education continues its rich legacy of ensuring equitable and quality instruc- tional programs for English Learners. CABE, as the premier source of professional development, has a long history of serving educators, parents and the wider commu- nity who provide services to our second language learners. www.bilingualeducation.org CABE: A Legacy of Promoting Equity and Access through Multilingualism and Multiculturalism March 7-10, 2012 Sacramento Convention Center Sacramento, California BARBARA ALVA, a Fontana Teachers Asso- ciation member and a history teacher at Summit High School, doesn't always hear from parents of her students, so she was especially touched to get this response to her e-mail from a grateful parent regard- ing her son's progress. I am extremely glad that he is making an effort as well. I know he has it in him. He showed me his PowerPoint presentation this morning and told me how you helped him insert the video portion; apparently he did not know how to do this. He now seems to be proud of it and is working on it more. I owe a lot to you for reaching out to him and not giving up. Just to see him engage is exciting for me. I just received your new e-mail. I feel like crying right now. I will make sure he gets the assignments done, and from what I am seeing on the PowerPoint he just may be able to do this. You truly deserve Teacher of the Year, and I am serious when I say that. The spark you started in him will make a world of dif- ference in his future. You will be someone that when his kids are struggling he will say, I had this teacher and she wouldn't give up on me and didn't let me give up on myself. MAR 16–18 Good Teaching Conference South CONFERENCE Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove The CTA Good Teaching Conference is designed to support excellent teaching and learning practices for classroom teachers. Offering a variety of workshops in curriculum content areas for K-12 teachers, the conference provides oppor- tunities for professional development and offers time to network and share ideas with colleagues and experts in the field. More than 80 workshops are scheduled, including sessions on innovative educational best practices, tech- nology, classroom management, and much more. Special all-day pre-confer- ence sessions on retirement planning, Common Core State Standards, National Board Certification, and teacher evaluation are offered on Friday. Rob Black, the popular host of television's "Rob Black and Your Money," will present a bonus session Saturday morning on financial issues for educators. www.cta.org/conferences Hyatt Regency, Orange County December 2011 • January 2012 / www.cta.org 9 T h EAn T Ck yo E a Hu R