CTA President David Goldberg addresses issues in our education system and the constant fight for educator's rights. An educator for more than 20 years, David has spent most of his career as a bilingual teacher at Murchison Elementary in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In addition to English, he is fluent in both Spanish and sign language. Goldberg has a long history of union activism. In addition to serving two terms on the CTA Board, he also served as treasurer of the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and was the youngest executive officer to ever hold office in that union. 

Creating a positive, safe learning environment for all to learn is key to student success.  Class management is the necessary foundation; however, many struggle implementing complicated strategies that are time consuming and not effective. My presentation offers tried and true strategies to class management that are easy to implement the very next day in class.  Class organization, time management, and strategies to help your students make positive behavior choices will be shared to help you create a positive and productive classroom. 

How can we create an inclusive campus for students with special needs? How can we make these students feel like they are a part of the campus? Many special education teachers complain about general education teachers not including "their" students in general education classrooms but what can we do as a special education teacher to create a campus climate that is inclusive for ALL students? Breaking the stigma of putting students with special needs in a portable classroom need to be thrown away and we need to rethink how students, teachers and staff treat students with special needs. 

This fun and informative session provides educators with a plan on how to prepare for and enjoy a secure financial future.  Participants learn how to get an "A" in pension and how to best supplement their retirement needs and desires.   The session provides information so you can make well informed financial decisions and avoid the pitfalls that can derail your financial life and your retirement.    You will learn how to compare 403(b) programs and understand why most of them are not in your best interest.  Finally, we will spend time answering your questions about investing and retirement 

Asian American and Pacific Islander histories and experiences have been absent from our history books and core education.  Foundations and Futures will change that as the most comprehensive curriculum free and online for high school and early college students that includes teacher training support and lesson plans to launch in 2025.   

This workshop will introduce this groundbreaking resource that features 50 chapters and 200 accompanying teacher guides which meets the Ethnic Studies graduation requirements in California. There will be a demonstration of the Japanese Incarceration lesson, and how to access this resource. 

Effective team teaching is dependent on the partnership/relationship between General Education Teachers and Education Specialists.  It is like an "arranged marriage"  wherein both parties bring their best and willing to collaborate to address the learning needs of their students.  In this session, participants will learn how to nurture professional relationships, share teaching and learning passions, and meet their students needs holistically. 

Many classroom teachers are required to teach the mandated PE minutes and yet they are not given a curriculum, any equipment or PD. I am here to here to help. I am sharing tips and recommendations on creating a "Doable PE Program". Standards based lessons, minimal or NO required equipment, class management strategies, and easy to implement activities that your students will love. 

This session will dive into some old school strategies like Carousel Stations, Sticky Dot Thoughts, and The Tea Party!. Then following these powerful pre -reading strategies, we will engage with Hexagonal Thinking… a powerhouse activity for post reading comprehension. These strategies will increase the rigor of your ELA classroom. This is not a “sit and get”  Come prepared to engage with your fellow colleagues…. Inorder to learn…. We must do! 

Why is teaching consistently rated the most stressful job in America? Why do educators have high rates of insomnia, obesity, diabetes and auto-immune disease? More importantly, what can we, individually and collectively, do about it? Dan will present 52 simple, proven tips in the areas of stress, sleep, nutrition, movement and social interaction, any few of which, compounded over time, can have a tremendous positive impact on our physical, mental and emotional health over the course of our careers.