Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/108811
CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2013 10 TOP TEN To Do List 1 Capture captions (page 4) 2 Advocate for safe schools (page 6) 23 3 Follow a school nurse (page 10) 4 Meet legislator educators (page 18) 5 Contemplate Common Core (page 20) 6 Post a poster (page 24) 7 Write to a pen pal (page 30) 8 Read about State Council (page 36) 9 Support bargaining efforts (page 37) 10 Collect a timeline (page 43) 4 5 6 7 9 Caption winners What���s new online? Dean on safe schools Letters and comments Opinion: Keep Black History Month? 10 School nurse���s day 14 Meet I���Asha War���eld MIDDLE 16 Legislature off to good start 18 Educators to legislators 20 Common Core 22 Calendar 23 Our California 24 Read Across poster 26 Reading and learning 28 Meeting GLBT student learning needs 30 Pen pal friendships BACK 34 CTA grant promotes global studies 36 Safety, testing, Jerry Brown at State Council 38 Bargaining professional wages 40 Guns and school safety 41 Pension update 42 Sergeant Jonathan Stamper 43 CTA 150th timeline 44 Jennifer Thomas honored 45 Emerging leaders 46 Crossword puzzle ON THE COVER FEATURE PAGE 30 ACTION PAGE 36 PEN PALS TESTING & SAFETY Writing lesson forges friendships A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ate Council sets agenda PLUS Common CorE BArGAininG uPdAtEs tEAChEr honorEd 20 38 44 READ 2013 ACROSS SCHOOL AMERICA NURSE POSTER INSIDE PAGE 24 PAGE 10 R by on ati str llu z ��pe el L afa I FRONT 30 S 18 2013 Volume 17 Issue 5 PLUS A SOLDIER���S STORY PAGE 42 Cover artwork adapted from Our California, illustrated by rafael L��pez. February 2013 www.cta.org 3