June Is Pride Month
NOW IS AN excellent time to talk with students about LGBTQ+ people and their struggles for equal rights. To help build empathy and understanding, educators can introduce important LGBTQ+ people in history, read relevant literature, discuss homophobia/heterosexism, and explore its causes and solutions. The Anti-Defamation League offers lesson plans for grades 4-12 as well as book recommendations. GLSEN has lesson plans and extensive resource guides for educators.
ADL, GLSEN and StoryCorps collaborated on this project, consisting of audio interviews and background of individuals who witnessed or helped shape LGBTQ+ history.
NEA Representative Assembly
NEA’S RA , July 2–3, is going virtual this year. The world’s largest democratic deliberative body, with about 8,000 delegates, is where CTA members help set policy and chart the direction of NEA business. The program features the presentation of NEA’s 2020 Human and Civil Rights Awards, including the President’s Award to activist and political trailblazer Stacey Abrams, former Georgia representative and gubernatorial candidate. More Info
CTA Summer Conferences: Home Edition!
CTA’S PREMIER summer conferences will not meet in person this year, but the upside is you can just roll out of bed to your computer and partake of some of the best training and professional development available. Bonus: They’re free to all members!
- New and experienced chapter presidents should attend CTA’s Presidents Conference, July 13–17, with sessions designed to enhance your skills as a local leader and help build systems of success for your chapter. The conference will also provide opportunities to build lasting relationships with other presidents. #CTAPC
- This year CTA’s Summer Institute, July 27–30, focuses on nuts- and-bolts union leadership and prepares you and your local for the challenges that lie ahead, with a special emphasis on the unique issues we will face as we return to school sites in the era of COVID-19. Sessions are still being planned but will likely include communicating with members, working with community groups, a deep dive into member benefits and multiple opportunities for professional development. #CTASI
Upcoming Conferences
PBL World 2020
Virtual meeting. PBL World, sponsored by Buck Institute for Education, is the premier conference for Project Based Learning. Pre-conference June 15.
California Labor Management Initiative Summer Institute
Virtual meeting. CA LMI, a project of Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation, convenes labor- management teams from school districts across the state to promote labor-management collaboration.
Canceled Events
ASCD Conference on Teaching Excellence
This conference, originally scheduled for June 26–28 in Denver, has been canceled.
California MTSS Professional Learning Institute conference
This conference, originally scheduled for July 28–30 in Anaheim, has been canceled.