Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1500904
W O O D B U R Y E L E M E N T A R Y T E A C H E R Jennifer Townsend and fellow Garden Grove Education Association members came up with the splendid idea to hold a Day of the Teacher poster contest in their school district (Irving Unified). Students based their work on CTA's 2023 theme "Planting the Seeds for Growth" and submit- ted black-and-white drawings. Artwork by grand prize winner Haley Tran will become a poster for each school and a bookmark for each teacher in the district. A few of the winners, above. —Amy Peruzzaro Day of the Teacher contest inspires winning work Poster Kids Grand Prize winner by Haley Tran, 6th grade By Ollie Torres, 2nd grade By Katelynn Nguyen, 7th grade A Guide to Pronouns I N A N E F F O R T to be more affirming of all, NEA has developed a Pronoun Guide to better understand and use pronouns in a respectful way. Find it at tinyurl.com/k43kysz7. More and more, people are indicating what pronouns they use. The guide includes the most common pronouns, though you may see more outside of this list. Plural pronouns can be used as gender-neutral singular pronouns — it is grammatically correct to use singular "they " to refer a singular person of unknown gender or to a non-binary person who does not feel gendered pronouns work for them. Some people also use more than one set of pronouns. For example, "she/they " or "he/them." This could mean they are fine with either one being used, or that they accept both. But don't assume that they can be used interchangeably — ask if they use one set in particular contexts versus another. 51 J U N E / J U L Y 2 0 2 3 C