Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1017146
ALEXIS WEINER: "I've joined several email listservs to bring ideas directly to my inbox; Education World and NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) send me emails frequently with links to a variety of ideas and resources. Find a professional association for your areas of spe- cialization. Twitter is a great resource for education-related materials. Look online for top education hashtags and great minds in education to follow." MELISSA WEST: "Study and read about what is new for your grade level/subject. I attend conferences that are grade-level specific, like the Southern California K Conference in Pasadena. I always come away with so many new and exciting ideas. I research new curricula at least once a week on Teachers Pay Teachers for anything I can supplement my district-provided curriculum with. Early Edge California has a wealth of information for me and my classroom." ANGELA NORMAND: "CTA's Good Teaching Conference, bar none, is one of the best conferences you can go to for great new ideas and to make a lot of great contacts." RICKY HU, Los Altos Teachers Association, eighth- grade science, STEM coach: "Set aside time to exercise every week. Scientifically, exercise is the best way to metabolize stress hormones. You're going to get stressed out. A lot of people think, 'I'm just going to go home and sit on the couch.' But the best way is to get up and be active. It's going to make your mindset better. There's a Nike app with great 20-or-30-minute or hourlong workout sessions that you can follow along on your phone, and you don't need equipment to do it." ALEXIS WEINER: "Even the most experienced educator has times of feeling bogged down, behind the curve, or overwhelmed. If you can, use a mental health day. If you have a friend that is also in education, find time to call and unburden (and also listen!). Schedule time for exercise, meditation, art, a book club. Keep Live a well-rounded life Ricky Hu ANGIE PEREIRA: "Go to workshops and participate in staff development oppor- tunities whenever possible. Focus on growth and change at a sustainable level, understanding that your knowledge and experience will expand over time. "As a teacher of young children, I have been a decades-long fan of early educa- tion programs dedicated to that age group, such as Math Their Way and a variety of language experience curricula. It is excit- ing to take these old-school components and combine them with what we now know about how children learn." " Think about getting to know your students in a way that will allow them to open up to your goals as an educator." — Anthony Villarreal, Monterey Peninsula College Teachers Association 38 cta.org Keep on top of curriculum BTS 2018 s p e c i a l i s s u e