Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1130365
In the Know 8 Calendar 10 News & Notes 12 Quotes & Numbers 13 Digital Buzz Spotlight 14 LEADERSHIP: Meet CTA President-elect E. Toby Boyd 16 PROFILE: Scott Myers teaches some serious magic 18 WINNERS: Patrick Daley boosts Special Olympics Advocacy 40 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: State budget, education bills 41 ORGANIZING: UTLA squelches district's plan 43 BARGAINING: Statewide roundup Teaching & Learning 45 TECH TIPS: Five great photo apps to try this summer 46 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Teen court rules in Redondo Beach 49 RACIAL EQUITY: Interview with Heather Hackman 51 BEST PRACTICES: Encouraging all students to speak up CTA & You 53 STATE COUNCIL: June meeting highlights 55 GIVING: Member helps save a colleague's life 57 LIT FROM WITHIN: New works by our members 59 MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Educators advocate for students 60 MEMBER BENEFITS: List of programs and contacts Photos this page: Middle school students at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies; the State Capitol, May 22; a student reads to teacher Fiorela Piedra's dog, Joy. Main cover photo: Edith Alvarez Garcia, Gen Z educator at Hidalgo Elementary in Brawley (we'll meet her in part two of our Gen Z report in August). CTA'S #REDFORED DAY OF ACTION Educators demand that legislators act to fully fund public education. PAGE 38 Therapy Dogs Who's a good boy? Turns out the entire class is — or students are at least less stressed — when there's a pooch in the room. PAGE 34 Generation Z They're at the forefront of tremendous cultural change. How best to teach them? PAGE 21 CONSTANT REFINEMENT Six pros share how they get the best out of their students. PAGE 30 2 cta.org C O N T E N T S June / July 2019 D E P A R T M E N T S