by Toneshia Harris | Feb 21, 2019 | AFT
Many teachers recognize that digital literacy and computer science skills are fundamental 21st-century skills that need to be taught to our students, but they don’t know where to start. We have a new collection of lessons and class activities from Google’s Applied...
by Toneshia Harris | Feb 8, 2019 | AFT, GDOE Support Staff, GDOE Teachers, Local News
This month, members can check out the Share My Lesson expanded collection for Black History Month lesson planning. The site has lessons, worksheets and activities to teach your preK-12 students about key events and individuals that continue to influence and inspire us...
by Toneshia Harris | Feb 1, 2019 | AFT, Announcements, Local News, National News
The AFT Robert G. Porter Scholars program offers four 4-year, $8,000 post-secondary scholarships to students who are dependents of AFT members, as well as 10 one-time $1,000 grants to AFT members. Grants can be used for continuing education and also for implementing...
by Toneshia Harris | Jan 25, 2019 | AFT, National News
The Los Angeles teachers reached a tentative agreement with the school district to end their weeklong strike. “The agreement is a paradigm shift for the city and nation, as it makes a clear commitment to the resources and conditions necessary for teachers to teach and...
by Toneshia Harris | Dec 28, 2018 | AFT, GDOE Support Staff, GDOE Teachers, National News
In a new article for American Educator’s Winter 2018-19 issue, researchers Nell Duke and Heidi Mesmer discuss seven common instructional missteps in phonics instruction and how to correct them. The need to explicitly teach letter-sound relationships in U.S. classrooms...
by Toneshia Harris | Dec 19, 2018 | AFT, National News
The Winter 2018-2019 issue of American Educator is available online for free. It explores what’s needed to support literacy in early childhood education, which is the foundation for all future learning. Also in this issue: tips for connecting science learning at home...
