MAGAZINE DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MEMBER
BENEFITS
SEE SPOT IN CLASS
Students and educators
benefit from dogs' calming,
healing influence. PAGE 34
BEST PRACTICES — AND YOU
Six pros share the teaching
strategies they use to con-
nect with students. PAGE 30
TEEN COURT RULES!
Inside a Redondo Beach
high school's restorative
justice program. PAGE 46
A FRIEND IN NEED
What kind of person
donates a kidney to a
colleague? A teacher, of
course. PAGE 55
MONSTERS IN MANTECA
Cool stuff happens in Scott
Myers' classes on video
game design, 3-D modeling
and other tech skills.
PAGE 16
BURSTING WITH PRIDE
Pride Month resources for
you and your students.
PAGE 13
storycorps.org/discover/
outloud
ALL ABOUT CTA'S SOCIAL
Want to connect to CTA's
many chapters and pro-
grams on social media? Go
here: cta.org/social
SOCIAL JUSTICE RADIO HOUR
San Joaquin Delta College
Teachers Association mem-
bers take to the airwaves.
tinyurl.com/SJDCTAradio
CTA'S NEW AD SPOTS
The latest TV and radio
ads underscore educators'
advocacy for students.
PAGE 59
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FINANCIAL WELLNESS
Assess your fiscal health.
Find information, tools,
members-only offers and
more. CTAinvest.org
LEGAL SERVICES
Members are eligible for
CTA's Group Legal Services
Program, which provides
employment-related
advice, representation, etc.
cta.org/legal
GET FIT FOR LESS
Special prices on fitness
centers and classes
at Access to Savings.
ctamemberbenefits.org/
access
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: Hundreds of educators fill the State Capitol Rotunda on CTA's May 22 Day of Action,
urging lawmakers to vote in support of public education. Story on page 38.
ESP TRAINING, SUPPORT
NEA's ESP Quality
department offers a
variety of professional
development webinars.
tinyurl.com/NEAESPQ
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Register for CTA's Jump
Start in July, a free NBCT
precandidacy program.
tinyurl.com/
CTAJumpStart
VIDEO CLIPS CAN HELP
Amplify curriculum with
video. A clip from the docu-
mentary 13th, for example,
can deepen learning about
racial inequality.
tinyurl.com/vid-edu
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