Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/969549
In the Know 8 Calendar 10 News & Notes 14 Quotes & Numbers 15 Digital Buzz Perspectives 17 YOUR VOICE: Janice Haschak 18 YOUR VOICE: Charleene Puder 19 Q&A: How demoralized teachers "re-moralize" 22 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Nigel Poor Campaign 2018 & Advocacy 39 CAMPAIGN: Primary election candidates 42 CAMPAIGN: Gavin Newsom 45 ACTIVISM: Day of Action Against Gun Violence 46 LEGAL: Janus v. AFSCME 47 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Current bills 48 BARGAINING: Statewide roundup Teaching & Learning 51 OUTREACH: ILC brings PD to remote areas 55 SPEECH: Students who stutter 59 TECH TIPS: Video editing apps CTA & You 60 HONORED: ESP of the Year Carol Courneya 61 HONORED: Human Rights Award winners 64 HONORED: Bradley Upshaw, Hall of Fame 65 MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Wise words for public education 66 UNION: Small steps lead to big results 70 MEMBER ENGAGEMENT: CTA has your back 71 POSTER: Day of the Teacher, CTA ESP Day PHOTOS: Top: Huron Middle School's Pete Alvarado works with Angelina Lee. Top right: Marissa Glidden teaches at Verde Elementary in Richmond and is also the union site rep. In "In Step With the Union" (page 66), she describes how fulfilling it is to advocate for colleagues and herself. Above, teacher librarian Jennifer Zimny with a student at the Day of the Dead altar she created in Ponderosa High School's library. COVER: Avenal High School teacher Ryan Fellows in the school's citrus fields with student Angeles Estrada. 24 True Grit Educators who work in rural and remote parts of the state are often challenged by isolation, poverty and lack of resources. But many enjoy the tight-knit schools and communities, and are creative and committed in giving their students a 21st century education. PAGE 24 Creating the Campus Hub Thanks to forward-thinking teacher librarians, school libraries are no longer stuffy repositories of outdated texts. Instead, they 're welcoming, contemporary places for students to learn, make and be. PAGE 33 33 2 cta.org D E P A R T M E N T S C O N T E N T S April / May 2018 66