Do you need to take sick leave because you or a family member has been exposed to COVID-19? Are you working remotely while also caring for your children because their school is closed? Have your hours been reduced or have you been furloughed?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be …

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During the COVID-19 quarantine, educators across the country are learning how to continue to provide a safe and affirming experience for LGBTQ students via distance learning. Recent data supports the need for educator action and focus: According to HRC’s 2018 LGBTQ Youth Report: 67% of LGBTQ students hear their families make negative comments about LGBTQ people. …

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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). 

CTA and partners continue to offer multiple webinars to help educators adapt to the virtual classroom. There are seven tomorrow (April 23) alone! Next week’s lineup includes sessions led by members of CTA’s Instructional Leadership Corps: How to Create Instructional Videos to Send to Students(April 27) and Boosting Resilience to Combat Uncertainty (April 28). Sign up here. Can’t make the …

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Whether you’re a science teacher preparing a lesson, a music teacher leading a video sing-along, an ESP continuing to cook meals or a bus driver dropping them off at students’ homes, we want to know! Two ways to show and tell:     1) NEA is partnering with NowThis on a video project to highlight the amazing work educators are doing …

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