California Educator

INSIDE: 12 Tech Tips: 3-D printers and pens 13 Quotes & Numbers: In the news 15 Your Whole Life: Educator discounts, screen-free fun 3-D printers and printing pens, such as the 3Doodler above, can let you and your students learn and be creative in unique ways. See story on page 12. Photo courtesy 3Doodler.

• Cover
• Feedback
• President's Message
• Editor's Note
• Calendar
• CTA Online
• Know & Tell
• Tech Tips: 3-D printers in the classroom
• Quotes & Numbers: In the news
• Your Whole Life: Discounts, screen-free fun
• Perspectives
• Spotlight: Melissa Abadia's PE students get kicks
• Your Voice: "Magic Man" lets students run class
• Reclaiming Recess
• Bilingual andBiliterate
• Advocacy
• Legislation: Protecting children and schools
• Legislation: Differential pay for parental leave
• Bargaining: Statewide advocacy activities
• Accountability: LAUSD charters siphon millions
• Discipline: Closing gaps with restorative justice
• Policy: Multifaceted accountability system
• Learning
• Swords & Scholars: Live Action Role-Playing
• Special Needs: Identifying students for referral
• Science: New standards geared for all students
• CTA & YOU
• State Council: Engaged and involved
• Working Together: San Diego reduces testing
• Summer Institute: CTA's premier training
• 50th Anniversary: Historic NEA-ATA merger
• Honored: CTA's ESP of the Year Debbie Hamme
• Conference: Good Teaching Conference North
• Honored: School counselor Patty Taylor
• Contest: Pets of CTA winners