MAGAZINE DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MEMBER
BENEFITS
FIRST-YEAR REFLECTIONS
New educators on what they
learned and the impact on
their teaching. PAGE 26
PRIDE & RESPECT
ROTC instructor Pedro
Martinez instills both in his
students. PAGE 15
NO ONE EATS ALONE
Lunchtime isolation can be
devastating. Some educators
are changing that. PAGE 32
nooneeatsalone.org
PASSING PROBATION
Sage advice from both
veteran and new teachers.
PAGE 28
A REAL LIFE-SAVER
Saving a colleague's life is all
in a day 's work for Richard
McDowell. PAGE 68
LGBTQ+ PIONEERS
Sierra College oral history
project captures activism.
PAGE 62
bit.ly/2usdpbs
A SITE TO SEE
Creating a new website?
Start — and finish — here.
PAGE 60
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE
One district's upbeat music
video is a model of welcome
a year later. PAGE 39
bit.ly/2tkg4iD
DIGITAL LESSON-SHARING
Open Educational Resources
offer advantages for all,
though challenges abound.
PAGE 20
#goopen
tech.ed.gov/open
LEARNING COMMUNIT Y
Get on NEA edCommunities
for collegial connections.
PAGE 46
mynea360.org
NEED SUPPORT?
Search all of
NEA's professional
supports content.
supported.nea.org
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES
Learn the skills, build your
network to be a better
chapter leader at CTA Region
I, II and III conferences.
PAGE 9 ctago.org
GET A GRANT
NEA Foundation Grants for
educators and students.
PAGE 9
nea.org/grants
ST YLE & STUFF
Access to Savings has you
and your classroom covered.
PAGE 70
CTAMemberBenefits.org
MAKE SAVINGS EASY
CTA's Retirement Savings
Plan is a 403(b) with quality
investment options, low fees
and transparency.
CTAInvest.org
bit.ly/2vrHxoe
AUTO & HOME INSURANCE
Great deals and discounts
on these essentials through
California Casualty.
CTAMemberBenefits.org/
insurance
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 CTA delegation in a show of
unity at the 2017 NEA Representative
Assembly in Boston.
V O L U M E 2 2 I S S U E 1
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cta.org
C O N T E N T S August / September 2017
