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October/November 2022

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Member Opportunities Teaching Truth An opportunity to teach accurately about Thanksgiving IFT Grants — and Grant Writing 101 The mission of CTA's Institute for Teaching (IFT ) is to enhance, support and sustain high-quality teaching and high-quality public schools for all California students. IFT awards grants directly to CTA members and local chapters for projects that help achieve this goal. All CTA members are eligible to apply for IFT Educator grants (up to $5,000) or Impact grants (up to $20,000). The next grant application submission period opens on Dec. 1, 2022. See cta.org/ift for more. Have a project idea you want funding for? Want to become a more effective grant writer? IFT 's virtual "Grant Writing 101" workshop will provide an overview of how to write a grant proposal, prepare a practical budget and develop a reason- able timeline. Register at cta.org/ift for one of these dates: Mon., Nov. 7; Thurs., Nov. 10; or Mon., Nov. 14. All times 4-6 p.m. Hurry — space is limited! Equity & Social Justice Does your local chapter have an equity team or social justice committee — or do you want to start one? Join CTA's Human Rights Department at a virtual meeting on Nov. 17, 5-7 p.m., to meet equity teams across the state and strat- egize on how to promote equity and social justice! Sign up as a team if pos- sible. Register at cta.org/et-11172022. Sarah Elizabeth/Unsplash National Museum of the American Indian T E A C H I N G A B O U T the Thanksgiving holiday in an engaging yet socially responsible way means providing students with accurate information and eschewing traditions that sustain harmful stereo- types about Indigenous peoples. Class discussion and work can tie into Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month in November. A variety of online resources, educator toolkits and lesson plans for all grade lev- els are available. Sources include the National Museum of the American Indian (americanindian.si.edu), Learning for Justice (learningforjustice.org) and NEA (nea.org); for both, search " Thanksgiving"). For example, educators can encourage students to use more accurate terms for Thanksgiving: Instead of "Indians" and "Pilgrims" use Wampanoag and English or Separatists. Teach the story of the Wampanoag, who were instrumental in helping the English survive and who still exist today. American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving We are all thankful to our Mother, the Earth, for she gives us all that we need for life. — Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address 51 O C T O B E R / N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 2 CTA & You

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