While we might not feel ready for it just yet, the start of the new school year is right around the corner. Districts, educators, and students are all preparing in their own ways—and in Torrington the district has taken a collaborative approach. Town residents came out to Coe Memorial Park last night for a meet-and-greet…
DetailsAs a CEA and NEA member, you have access to all the essential resources you need to help you stretch your back-to-school budget, get your classroom in order, and more! Click here to visit NEA Member Benefits’ special back-to-school site and find: NEW-YEAR INSPIRATION: Get expert tips on how to address classroom management challenges and…
DetailsEducators go into teaching because they want to make a difference in children’s lives. Teachers today, however, are overwhelmed by many competing demands, and many leave the profession too soon. Former teacher Jenny Grant Rankin writes in the Los Angeles Times that the responsibility for preventing teacher burnout lies not just with those in the…
DetailsWorks4Me is a free biweekly e-newsletter from NEA, showcasing practical classroom tips written by the readers themselves. For over 10 years NEA has been gathering great ideas from educators like you. Here are 21 of the best back-to-school-themed teaching tips gathered over the years.
DetailsThe work of treasurers and membership chairs is vital to every local Association—and these aren’t easy jobs. CEA will provide important information and support for ALL treasurers and membership chairs through free workshops being held around the state in August and September. These workshops, led by CEA Director of Finance Janet Streckfus, will cover membership…
DetailsSometimes good things come in small packages—and that was the case on the final day of CEA’s 2017 Summer Leadership Conference. Day 3 featured a packed morning and afternoon of 90-minute workshops on a wide range of topics, including student debt, teacher evaluations, educator autonomy, culturally competent schools, adult learning theory, engaging members in political…
DetailsIn her opening remarks at the 2017 CEA Summer Leadership Conference, President Sheila Cohen told a packed ballroom, “All of you represent the equalizers in our society, the igniting sparks of innovation and creativity, and the social justice warriors of our nation. You make a difference. You are teachers.” On this, day two of the…
Details“It all starts with you.” That was the message CEA President Sheila Cohen gave to more than 400 teachers at the CEA Summer Leadership Conference today. She reminded teachers how important they are to every child’s success—and how critical their voices are to the policies that shape children’s education and the political process behind those…
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NEA Today is featuring retired educators who are still making a difference—and one of those highlighted is Connecticut’s own Jon-Paul Roden. A former CEA-Retired president, Roden was recently elected to his second term on the NEA-Retired Executive Council. Read about Roden’s continuing contributions to the teaching profession below. Jon-Paul Roden Computer Science Teacher, Vernon, Connecticut…
DetailsThe following op-ed by CEA President Sheila Cohen appeared in the print edition of the Hartford Courant, July 30, 2017. Every parent and student in Connecticut should be outraged over the continued lack of oversight and special benefits provided to charter schools in Connecticut — to the detriment of more than 500,000 students in the state’s public…
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