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ONLINE MASTER'S IN EDUCATION — Campaign 2012 and a synopsis of the electives; attending a local community meeting off-site; and World Café — a group approach to problem-solving. Electives include: Parent Trigger Law; Community Conversations; Community Mapping; and Getting Started — the Nuts and Bolts of Community Outreach. Guest speakers will include local community organizers and activists. Communications Strand — This strand will offer four separate tracks, which provide the most comprehensive communications training from CTA. Every participant will attend each of the tracks. Participants should be comfortable using the Internet. From "Gee Whiz" to "Gee WOW!" — Communicate your message effectively online. Create an e-newsletter, polish your e-writing skills, and learn the dos and don'ts of e-mailing. Sure Cure for the Tongue-Tied Blues — This session on public speaking offers easy, fun tips to help you deliver strong, effective speeches with greater poise and confidence, and includes information about message discipline and development of strategies for crisis communications. Headlines and Deadlines and Cameras, Oh My! — Plan media events and get compelling news coverage of your chapter's issues. Reach out to news media, and be prepared when they reach out to you. The session includes crisis communications and participating in a simulated news conference. Organizing Online: Engaging Your Members Through Social Media — Use social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to reach, inform and engage your members, and become a cyberactivist through online organizing. Are you a credentialed teacher without a master's degree? Touro University California's Graduate School of Education offers an online 18-unit Master of Education degree exclusively for California teachers. Next cohort begins Fall 2012. Master of Education degree with an emphasis in Innovative Learning Collaborate and explore in an active online educational community An innovative curriculum which creates the future of learning and education Experiment with new learning tools in the context of teaching Credit for credential coursework allows degree to be completed in one year gsoe@tu.edu | (707) 638-5200 tu.edu May 2012 / www.cta.org 31