[CALIBK12] CA educator?

[kjhein at comcast.net]

And what about the fact that CTA is putting a lot of our money, plus time and publicity into a NO vote on NCLB reauthorization - at the same time that we are working to add the SKILLS act? 

Kit Hein
College Park HS
Pleasant Hill

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From: KAREN GONZALEZ <karengonzalez1 at sbcglobal.net> 

I too read the latest issue of Ca. Ed. and had the same thought.  Letters to the editor might wake someone up.  Too bad the same 'ol, same 'ol is being perpetuated here.  Or is it?  Do we have as yet, an effective promotion campaign?  CSLA is making good strides on the state level - thank you! But, how many of us, in our schools, working with our unions, can say we have a "promotion machine" in operation.

It's daunting to say the least to set up and commit to such a thing especially taking into consideration all that we do during our work day.  (Don;t forget our home life too.)  I am guilty of this - postponing establishing a promotion campaign in our district.  We are so in need of it.

Therefore, I committ to developing with my colleagues, a campaign that will raise the awareness of our importance on our school campuses to our board members, our city council, our district and school-site administration and our union members.  I will start this, with my colleagues, this school year.

Karen N. Gonzalez
Proud LMT
Chair, UTLA Library Professionals Committee  

Lesley Farmer <lfarmer at csulb.edu> wrote:
I just received the Sept. issue of California Educator. 
The cover story is "The Information Age: Teaching and 
Learning on the Cutting Edge." What a great way to start 
the school year, I thought. Well, the school library/media 
center was edged out and cut off. No mention of 
information literacy, no school libraries or library media 
teachers covered (the closest was CSU Fresno's 
Instructional Technology and Resource Center in their 
School of Ed). Plagiarism was noted -- and TurnItIn was 
praised; hmm, let's teach by punishment rather than 
construct plagiarism-proof assignments. Prove me wrong, 
folks, but am I -- or we -- or they -- missing something?
Lesley Farmer

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