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Making Advancements As you move along in your career, your CTA membership offers multiple opportunities and resources designed to support your professional practice. Supporting your professional life Educators know best what they need to succeed. That's why CTA listens to its members before creating trainings, scholarships and grants to help you be the best educator you can be. Each year we hold two statewide Good Teaching Conferences where educators share best practices. Other trainings focus on human rights, education support professional issues, and urban and rural issues. And if you want to take on a leadership role in your association, we can help with that, too. The CTA Foundation for Teaching and Learning o ers scholarships and grants to members who are continuing their education, dependent children of members, members of Student CTA, ethnic minority students entering the profession, and students and teachers who promote civil rights. You can fi nd additional information, including applications and deadlines, at www.cta.org/ scholarships. The Institute for Teaching (www.teacherdrivenchange.org) works to create better teaching and learning conditions in all schools and promotes teacher-driven solutions that help struggling students and schools by giving innovation grants directly to members and local chapters. Other regional and local trainings can help you with the implementation of Common Core State Standards, classroom management, testing and accountability, and teaching English learners. cta.org/ipd The IPD website gets you the latest information and resources on every professional development topic you can think of, from teaching standards to testing to teacher leadership. Network with your CTA colleagues in online forums. gpsnetwork.org NEA's Great Public Schools network is a collaboration station for teachers to network nationally. Any member can create a group and start a conversation, and many of your California colleagues are lead facilitators on this site! betterlesson.com Find over 5,000 complete Common Core-aligned lessons created by 130 Master Teachers nationwide, including several CTA members. Part of the NEA Master Teacher Project, members share classroom-ready lessons for grades K-12 math and ELA plus advice on what misfi red and what worked. Here are three cool sites that you'll want to bookmark. Assistance at your school site to help you deal with issues related to your evaluation, discipline or relationships with supervisors. • P E R K • 8 Support and resources to improve your personal and professional well-being. • P E R K • 7 6 California Teachers Association Member Guide