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Participants are paired with a coach who assists in identifying steps to achieve individual goals. "Being mentored on my goals helped me define them and know my direction," recalls Gregory. As a result, she has become very involved in equity issues. A member of West Sacramento Teachers Association, Gregory is active in multiple CTA leadership areas, including the American Indian/Alaska Native Caucus, the State Council Civil Rights in Education Committee, and the Racial Equity Affairs Committee. In 2021, Gregory received CTA's American Indian/Alaska Native Human Rights Award in Honor of Jim Clark for her advocacy of Native equity. As chair, she expects EMEID to continue expanding and recruit- ing more BIPOC members who can help CTA's work. " The more diverse voices that reverberate through CTA and our locals, the sooner we will have a more equi- table educational system." Got something for these pages — a book , blog, album, video, podcast or other creation? Tell us at editor@cta.org with "Lit From Within" in the subject line. We lean toward new(ish) work that can be used in the classroom. Another Silk Road From 1902 until its closure in 1928, the St. Joseph's Agriculture Institute in the heart of Napa Valley taught boys how to work with their hands, raise crops and learn a trade. Frankie's Journey: The Silk Road to Napa is a fictional first-person account of one of those boys, who were ages 9-18 and mostly poor kids from San Francisco. Written by Stephanie Farrell Grohs, Napa Valley College Faculty Associa- tion, and Napa historian Lauren Coodley, the book is appropriate for young readers and provides a unique view and history of boys coming of age through agriculture, including silk-farming. On Amazon. Teaching Kids to Write Barbara Forletta, CTA/NEA-Retired, spent 30 years in the classroom, teaching grades 1-12; 18 of those years were focused on students with special needs at the secondary level. Her new book Unlocking the Writing Process: Inspiring Lessons and Stories to Get You Started addresses the difficulties in getting students — especially those with learning disabil- ities — to write, and using visual arts and other techniques to help. The 12 lessons, in the form of a teacher 's guide, include such topics as journal writ- ing, vocabulary development, the study of famous artists, African American art and history, and Greek and Roman mythology. Lessons are primarily for grades 6-12, but they can be adjusted for younger students. On Amazon. 55 F E B R U A R Y / M A R C H 2 0 2 2 C From Within Continued from page 56 Continued from page 12 EMEID: Growing Leadership Skills