MAGAZINE DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MEMBER
BENEFITS
MOTIVATING STUDENTS
Educators offer up fresh ways
to spark kids' interest and
enthusiasm. PAGE 20
tinyurl.com/CTAmotivate
TIPS FROM THE PROS
Master teaching with these
insider insights. PAGE 36
AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
How teacher Tonya McQuade
has helped over 600 students
get published — at no cost.
PAGE 52
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podcast/16
RULES & ROUTINES
Give yourself more time to
teach by setting and teaching
expectations. PAGE 42
TO YOUR HEALTH
Sleep, eat, move, breathe,
dream. Make a commitment to
self-care and wellness. PAGE 68
tinyurl.com/NEAwellness
INSTAGRAM STORIES
A new feature lets you cre-
ate engaging content and
connect with your audience.
PAGE 15
#REDFORED
Fight for our students and
advocate for change. PAGE 11
cta.org/redfored
SCREEN TIME
One teacher 's way of keeping
students focused while on
their devices. PAGE 57
apple.com/education/
teaching-tools
#UNIONSTRONG
CTA and its labor partners
promote fairness and equality
for working men and women
and their families. Stand
with us. PAGE 48
cta.org/unionstrong
YOUR YEAR IN TRAINING
See all the workshops and
conferences CTA has in
store for you in the coming
months. PAGE 9
californiaeducator.org
THE BUDDY PROGRAM
New educators have a friend,
and a supportive resource, at
Liberty Education Associa-
tion. PAGE 60
CCA FALL CONFERENCE
Join the Community College
Association's focus on mem-
ber accomplishment and
engagement. In San Jose,
Oct. 12-14. cca4me.org
GLBT ISSUES CONFERENCE
Plan now to get involved,
Dec. 7-9, in Palm Springs.
ctago.org
DID WE SAY DISNEY?
Thanks to Access to Savings,
discounts are back! PAGE 10
ctamemberbenefits.org/
access
EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY
Access also has deals on din-
ing, travel, clothing and more.
Start saving today. PAGE 35
ctamemberbenefits.org/
access
NEW HIRES: INSURANCE DEALS
Newly hired members can
get disability and life insur-
ance without question — but
apply before the deadline.
PAGE 65 standard.com/
cta/newhire
DISASTER RELIEF FOR YOU
Affected by the wildfires?
CTA's Disaster Relief Fund is
here to help. PAGE 59
ctamemberbenefits.org/drf
W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G N O W
#We AreCTA
OUR VOICE, OUR UNION, OUR PROFESSION
ABOVE: CTA's 2018 Summer Institute featured a new Member Engagement Strand,
whose participants organized a 5K Fun Run for colleagues. Everyone agreed:
Crossing the finish line was sweet. See more at #CTASI.
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