California Educator

April 2016

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CONNECT WITH CTA ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Piggy-Bank Friday: Watch how K-5 students at Walter Bracken STEAM Academy in Las Vegas saved $30,000 in one year. Children opened bank accounts, made weekly deposits, tracked their balances and received monthly financial literacy lessons. youtube.com (search for "Piggy-Bank Friday") ERIN FLORY …narrow training focus to an area of critical need and provide systematic training multiple times to insure their staffs are fully trained before moving on to another area of focus. BRIAN WISE …maintain a focus on learning. DAVID SINGER …trust great teachers to do what they do best; they do not micromanage. NIKOLE KEMPI SCARLETT …NEVER forget what it is like in the classroom. LETICIA CHAIDEZ …provide praise and constructive feedback. And tell you the truth when we need to step it up. SCOTT GROVER …treat teachers as peers and team members. KEN JOHNSON …take the time to make positive connections with the students out on the play- ground, in the cafeteria, or at dismissal. The kids would never say, "What's your name again?" LINDA TOLLADAY …know their teachers — share what teachers are doing well, and provide time for teachers to watch other teachers teach, creating a spirit of collabora- tion and trust. AMY ZIMMERMAN WALKER …respect our need for grade- level collaboration time and don't micromanage that time. SUSAN COVEY …are not bullies. A popular post asked you to tell us the traits of great principals, and how they help you be better at your job. And you responded: Great principals… For our full social media directory, see cta.org/social. Be an informed voter! California's presidential primary election is on June 7. Check out cta.org/campaign2016 for background and updates in election recommendations. CONNECT WITH CTA ON SOCIAL MEDIA! #OurVoiceOurUnion #WeAreCTA facebook.com/ wearecta @WeAreCTA @WeAreCTA youtube.com/ californiateachers 10 cta.org

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