A child’s formal education is shaped by her relationship with her teachers. As in all highly skilled professions, from medicine to engineering, each teacher’s education should include research-based knowledge of content and pedagogy and be long on immersion, mentoring, and practicum. Every educator should experience the opportunity to find one’s bearings, reinforce concepts, perform management …
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Apr 27
Did you know….?
…that you have the right to Association representation if they believe that they could be disciplined, or experience an adverse action, now or in the future. – NLRB v. J. Weingarten Inc. …Administration does not have the right to order a change in grade unless the teacher is given an opportunity to explain the basis for …
Apr 25
April Educator of the Month – Melanie Pope
Why are you a teacher? When I was young, I LOVED school. I loved learning, and I loved sharing what I learned each day with my family. I want to help kids develop that same excitement for school and for learning each and every day. What do you enjoy most about teaching? I’m sure I’m …
Apr 14
Please share your thoughts on bilingual education – the survey closes this weekend!
In case you missed it, you still have time to give us your thoughts on implementing language immersion programs in California and the bilingual teacher shortage. The California Teachers Association and Californians Together created a surveyto collect information from educators in response to the passage of Proposition 58, otherwise known as the LEARN – or Language …
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