CALENDAR
June / July 2021
T H O U G H J U N E I S when many schools end the year,
take advantage of classroom time you have to teach
students about equality, LGBTQ+ history, activism
and activists. The Anti-Defamation League (adl.org)
offers lesson plans for grades 4-12 and book recom-
mendations. GLSEN (glsen.org) has lesson plans
and extensive resource guides for educators. Search
for CTA's LGBTQ+ Pride Month page at cta.org and
NEA's guidance on supporting LGBTQ+ youth at
nea.org.
ISTE Live 21 "Designing a New Learning Landscape." The International Society for Technology in Education
(ISTE) holds its virtual conference June 26–30. On tap: hundreds of presentations and learning experiences by educators
and other innovators, and on-demand content available to you for six months afterward.
conference.iste.org/2021
California MTSS
Professional Learning
Institute
"Know Me, Include Me" is the theme
of this year 's California MTSS (Multi-
Tiered System of Support) virtual
conference, July 20–22, for classroom
educators, administrators, counselors,
psychologists, county office of
education leaders, and community
organizations working to create
inclusive and equitable learning environments.
Speakers include Tyrone C. Howard, professor in UCLA's
Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and
inaugural director of UCLA's Pritzker Center for Strengthening
Children and Families. Howard is also director of UCLA's Black
Male Institute, and a native and former classroom teacher of
Compton. Register at camtsspli.ocde.us.
NEA Human and
Civil Rights Awards
T U N E I N T O NEA's virtual
event honoring the 2021
Human and Civil Rights
Award winners, drawn from
educators and activists across
the country. Festivities begin
June 29, 5 p.m. PDT,
prior to the start of NEA's
annual Representative
Assembly (RA), which runs
June 30–July 3.
(See next page.)
June Is
Pride Month
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