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to make a difference: one union to c hange t he world.” Th e theme was chosen by members of the SCTA Board to express the idea that membership is power. Present at the event were 143 SCTA members represent- ing 35 campuses across Cali- fornia, along with campus ad- visers. SCTA member Melissa Mayes, who is president of the San Jose National Education Association student program chapter, said that she was shocked when she first attended her college and discovered that there was not an organization on c ampus f or future teachers. “For me, SCTA has b ecome a co mmunity of SCTA Fall Leadership Conference builds camaraderie S tudent CTA held a confer- ence in San Mateo this fall with the theme “One voice teacher leaders whose hearts and minds are invested in education,” said Mayes. “The organization itself can feed my mind through professional development and oppor tunities t o a t tend conferences such as this, but it also takes care of the human, the person, through community and building camaraderie with other teachers and even legislators who care about the issues that I do.” CTA President David A. Sanchez attended the confer- ence as a gues t speaker, and gave a brief history of CTA, highlighting how important Student CTA members are to the vitality of the teaching pro- fession and the association. Included in t he m any discussions and workshops was a “Jeopardy!”-style game where members w ere q uizzed o n Top: SCTA members at the Fall Leadership Conference are led in a unity clap by SCTA Vice President Jeremy De Nieva. Left: SCTA member Melissa Mayes says the association builds community. 32 California Educator | december 2008 • january 2009 questions about SCTA, which created a n a tmosphere f or members t o connect, share ideas and learn about other Enhance Your Teaching with Continuing Education Courses in: • Successful reading techniques • Mainstreaming students with special needs • Strategies for teaching health concepts • Integrating technology into the classroom Upgrade Your Skills with a Certificate Program: • Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL/EFL) • Adult Education • Vocational Education • College Admissions and Career Planning chapters across the state. For more i nformat ion on SCTA, v i s it w ww.c ta.org/ membership/scta. www.unex.berkeley.edu/caleducator CTA photo by Jay Ortiz CTA photo by Heidi Rico