MAGAZINE DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MEMBER
BENEFITS
GREAT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
An all-girls STEM school in
L.A. instills confidence and
mastery, in no small part
due to its gifted educators.
PAGE 34 GALAcademy.org
STUDENT CTA GETS TOUGH
Aspiring educators deal
with social justice issues
and how they affect teach-
ing and students.
PAGE 52
tinyurl.com/StudentCTA
KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
Patterson High School's
singular — and successful
— commercial truck-driving
school. PAGE 46
tinyurl.com/
pattersontruck
WOMAN POWER
Stephanie Pio, high school
government teacher,
bodybuilder and elite
powerlifter, demands her
space. PAGE 16
HEAR THIS: PODCASTING
Five ideas for classroom
podcast projects, along with
free tools to use. PAGE 56
CTA ONLINE TRAININGS
Learn how to be an effective
advocate for students, col-
leagues and public schools
in our interactive webinars.
PAGE 15
cta.org/onlinetrainings
WHY WE ARE #REDFORED
Learn more about the
national movement and how
educators are raising their
voices as one.
neatoday.org/
why-we-are-red-for-ed
USE COMMON SENSE
Find a huge array of digital
literacy resources for you
and your students.
commonsense.org
WILDFIRES: HOW TO HELP
Students, educators, com-
munities suffer devastating
losses. Here's how you
can help. PAGE 61
cta.org/firesupport
GOING SOMEWHERE?
Members can take
advantage of great
rental car discounts
from CTA and NEA.
ctamemberbenefits.org
INVEST IN YOURSELF
Get informed about your
financial health and
well-being. ctainvest.org
W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G N O W
#WeAreCTA
OUR VOICE, OUR UNION, OUR PROFESSION
ABOVE: At CTA State Council in October, CTA leaders and delegates wore #RedforEd to
support educators in California — including in Los Angeles and Oakland — and throughout
the country. (See pages 44 and 60 for stories.)
BE A GOOD TEACHER
CTA's Good Teaching Con-
ference (Feb. 1-3, North,
or March 22-24, South)
for superior professional
development, network-
ing. PAGE 9
ctago.org #CTAGTC
ESP LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Are you an ESP who wants
to take on a leadership
role? Apply for CTA's ESP
Leadership Academy.
PAGE 9
#CTAESP
tinyurl.com/CTAESPvideo
TEACHING TOOLS, RESOURCES
CTA's Instruction & Pro-
fessional Development
offers lesson plans,
teaching resources,
guidance and more.
cta.org/ipd #CTAIPD
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