Find distance teaching strategies, lesson plans, FAQs and more at CTA’s COVID-19 Resource Center.    Join the conversation and share with your peers in our new Facebook Group: CTA Teaching, Learning & Life During COVID-19.   Brand your virtual Zoom classroom with these educator-themed backgrounds (see one of them above).  

A Q&A from NEA Ed Justice zeroes in on how the pandemic impacts significant immigration issues that affect students and educators. This includes such topics as DACA renewals and federal support of immigrant workers and their families. Get informed and access helpful resources here. And join the  Ed Justice League to help build power in your community. 

As a fourth coronavirus legislative package takes shape, NEA is urging Congress to address immediate needs like funding as well as long-festering problems ranging from the homework gap to student loan debt. Read NEA’s list of top priorities for students and educators along with a letter urging lawmakers to seize this moment to renew America’s promise of equal opportunity …

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CTA provides ongoing webinars led by experienced online educators who give you tools and best practices for teaching remotely. On tap next week: using Nearpod in the secondary classroom engaging middle and high school virtually high school math online using Google Classroom high school ELA “guerrilla virtual style” Sign up here. Can’t make the live trainings? Watch them on CTA’s …

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CARE Act Payments: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CARES-Act-Payments-040320-FINAL.docx Education Stabilization Fund: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ESF-Cares-Act-FAQ-FINAL-040320.docx Student Loans: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Student-Loans-FAQ-CARES-Act-FINAL-040320.docx Unemployment Insurance: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/UI-Benefits-CARES-Act-FINAL-040320.docx ESSA Waivers: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CARES-Act-ESSA-Waivers-040320-FINAL.docx School Meals: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/School-meals-Families-First-Corona-Response-Act.pdf