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N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 6 V O L U M E 2 1 I S S U E 4 MAGAZINE DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEMBER BENEFITS Managing the Inner Self Social-emotional learning helps students learn how to cope and get along. PAGE 20 Alternative Schools Snapshots of three schools offering youth a second chance at success. PAGE 34 How to Teach Introverts Reaching quieter kids in ex- troverted classrooms. PAGE 46 Special Ed for the Young Hope Bosheff 's students are as young as 3. PAGE 16 Your Voice Teaching is the path to remain young at heart. PAGE 18 Teachers of the Year Five California educators honored as "the best of their profession." PAGE 50 Stand Up for Students Join the movement to keep school safe and fight bullying, hateful acts bit.ly/2fbYb1P George Takei's Allegiance Play and now movie based on the actor 's experience in internment camps. He finds troubling parallels today. PAGE 14, #GeorgeTakei #HourofCode Bring coding into the class- room with tutorials for all levels. csedweek.com Need More Time? Our top five time management apps. PAGE 49 That Feeling When... It's the meaning of the Inter- net acronym TFW. Learn more lingo on PAGE 13 GLBT Issues Conference It's not too late to sign up for one of CTA's signature con- ferences, Dec. 9-11, in Palm Springs. ctago.org Issues Conference Learn about current education issues, network, collaborate and acquire new skills. Jan. 20-22 in Las Vegas. ctago.org NEA RA State Delegate Want to join thousands of colleagues at NEA Represen- tative Assembly? Declaration of candidacy form: PAGE 52 Good Teaching Time Register now for CTA's Good Teaching Conference North, Feb. 3-5 in San Jose. ctago.org Be a Winner Use Access to Savings for big discounts on shopping, dining, travel, entertainment; enter to win fab prizes. PAGE 54 Personal Finance Learn about various financial topics and your financial health via articles, videos, quizzes. CTAinvest.org New Retirement Plan CTA's exclusively endorsed 403(b) Retire- ment Savings Plan. CTAMemberBenefits.org/rsp Car Rental Discount CTA's car rental pro- gram provides reduced rates for members. CTAMemberBenefits.org W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G N O W #WeAreCTA OUR VOICE, OUR UNION, OUR PROFESSION Above, the many faces of social-emotional learning, Pioneer Elementary School, Union City. Photo: Scott Buschman 1 November / December 2016