D U R I N G M A Y (or any time of year), educators can pay tribute to the
generations of Asians and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's
history and are instrumental to its future. CTA maintains a listing of
resources for the classroom, from K-12 lesson plans to biographies of
prominent Asian Americans (tinyurl.com/CTA-AsianPI). NEA.org also
offers lesson plans.
Approximately one-third of the estimated 15 million Asian Americans
live in California, where they make up about 15 percent of the population.
The U.S. Congress chose May because it was the anniversary of the
immigration of the first Japanese to the United States in 1843, and of
the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. (The majority of
workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.)
May 8
School Nurse Day
Educators understand that
nurses are critical to students'
health and well-being. School
nurses work diligently behind
the scenes and often are only
missed when they're needed
— which is every day. During
National Nurse Week, May 6–12,
give a hug to your school nurse.
schoolnurseday.org
Asian American & Pacific Islander
Heritage Month
Earth Day: April 22 W I T H T H E H E A L T H of our environment in such a precarious
position, Earth Day becomes even more important. Explore activities for your students inside and outside of the
classroom, and in the community, where they can learn how to be responsible stewards for our planet.
Go to nea.org, scholastic.com and earthday.org for suggestions.
April / May
2019
8
cta.org
In the Know C A L E N D A R
Autism Awareness Month
Raise awareness among your
students and colleagues with
posters and classroom activities.
See teacherspayteachers.com
for resources. Also, nea.org
offers a downloadable guide for
general education educators
teaching students with autism.
April
Generations of Hope, a mural commissioned by the Asian American Women Artists
Association and painted by Erin Yoshi and Frankie Gamez, adorns Frank McCoppin
Elementary School in San Francisco.
