California Educator

April 2016

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CALENDAR Walk-In Together! On May 4, join the nationwide Walk-Ins for the Schools All Our Children Deserve. Aer the success of the walk-in in February, CTA and NEA are again partnering with the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools to mobilize parents, educators, students, school staff and communities to gather in front of schools that morning to walk in together. It's a positive action in support of quality public schools. Chapters choose local issues that are important to their members — such as the need for smaller class sizes or more counselors — as focal points of each walk-in. To organize your school's walk-in, see reclaimourschools.org. Honor Teachers, ESPs Get ready for California Day of the Teacher on May 11, 2016. It's a day for students and communities to honor educators around the state who work hard to help students succeed. CTA's theme this year is "Leaders of Learning," which demonstrates educators' impact and important role. See your special Day of the Teacher poster on the inside back cover. #DayoheTeacher May 17 is CTA ESP Day, a time to recognize the work of our education support professional members on the front lines of education. See the sidebar on page 48, and look for more coverage in the May issue. #CaliforniaESPDay Of Kings and Families Two California Reads recommendations in honor of School Library Month: Young children will love the bilingual book Tito Puente, Mambo King, by Monica Brown and Rafael López. Vibrant prose and illustrations show how this son of Puerto Rican immigrants who loved banging pots and pans as a child became a legendary percussionist and bandleader, helping popularize Latin music in America. Kids in grades 6-8 will laugh while reading The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher, by Dana Alison Levy. The Fletchers are a typical American family with four brothers — adopted, from various ethnic backgrounds — a dog, a cat, and two dads. The book chronicles a year of school proj- ects, soccer matches, friendships, camping trips and more, with life lessons all around. For more recommendations, see cta.org/californiareads. #californiareads 8 cta.org

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