MAGAZINE DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MEMBER
BENEFITS
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
Meet the educators
who represent the best
of the profession. PAGE
54
californiaeducator.org
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Wil Beshears earns
NEA award for teaching
excellence. PAGE 46
quotationals.org
PHOENIX RISING
Educators deal with
students' and their own
post-traumatic growth
after disasters. PAGE 30
californiaeducator.org/
teaching-through-trauma
STUDENT STATUS CHART
Erin Castillo's mental
health check-in chart
helps kids express
how they feel. PAGE 14
teacherspayteachers.com
REGISTER TO VOTE!
Go online to register for the
March primary before Feb.
18, 2020. PAGE 41
sos.ca.gov/elections
OUR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES
Get behind the Schools
& Communities First ini-
tiative: Join the campaign
now. PAGE 38
schoolsandcommunities
first.org
SOCIAL MEDIA DETOX
A little curation can make
your digital life — and your
life — better in the new year.
PAGE 13
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Tell legislators to support S.
42 to expand background
checks for gun purchases.
educationvotes.nea.org
ARTS & MUSIC GRANTS
Educators get an assist
from California Casualty
PAGE 56
calcasmusicartsgrant.com
ACCESS TO SAVINGS
Up to half off dining,
movies, theme parks;
up to 81 percent off
hotels and cruises.
CTAMemberBenefits.org/
access
INSURANCE DISCOUNTS
Exclusive deals and benefits
for members' home and
autos. CTAMember
Benefits.org/insurance
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: The educators we highlight in our Innovation Issue; from left: Juan Padilla, Sherinda Bryant, Jennifer Barry, Dennis
and Daniel Gibbs, Rebecca McKinney, Jorge Perez, Somphane Hunter, James Genshaw. Story on page 17.
GOOD TEACHING CONFERENCE
Do not miss CTA's premier
PD offering. GTC North
(San Jose, Feb. 7-9) and
South (Garden Grove,
March 13-15). PAGE 9
ctago.org
TRAUMA-SENSITIVE SCHOOLS
Conference on creat-
ing such schools using
research, evidence-based
practices. San Francisco,
Feb. 14-16.
learningandthe
brain.com
SPRING CUE 2020
Edtech is front and center
at this annual conference in
Palm Springs, March 19-21.
cue.org
CCA'S WINTER CONFERENCE
Focuses on collective bar-
gaining. cca4us.org
D E C E M B E R 2 019 / J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0
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