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Career Day at Battle Creek Middle School!

by John Mueller

Thanks for the invitation to participate in your Career Day at Battle Creek on Tuesday, April 29th.  As SPFT Vice President, it was a great opportunity to visit with four classes of young men discussing the teaching career and the importance of union membership.  Also thank you, Ms. Andrews, for sharing your class with me for a photo-op.  You've got a great group of guys, as were all of the young men in the classes with whom I visited.  Enjoy the photos!

 

Ms. Andrews and class.

Good job!

Juan and Juan

Gotta have some fun!

Members, feel free to share with all of us.  Together we make a difference!

john@spft.org


 

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

The fire in New York City on March 25, 1911 was the largest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York, causing the death of 148 garment workers who either died from the fire or jumped to their deaths.

http://www.labor-studies.org


Coming this Summer!

School Home Connection

This course is designed to help school staff understand how they can assist families to better support their children as learners.  Topics explored include: 1) using effective communication strategies to develop learning partnerships with families; 2) designing more productive homework assignments to involve families; 3) communicating classroom expectations, learning goals, and assessments to parents/caregivers; and 4) preparing for and conducting successful conferences.


Professional Development Advocates - TALL

Site staff development committees are essential to assure that teachers are part of the decision making process regarding professional development.  By state statute, sites' committees must have a majority of teachers on the committee.  If you are interested in becoming a Professional Development Advocate and being a leader for high quality professional development, consider TALL training.  “Teachers as Learners & Leaders” is a professional development training program offered by Education Minnesota in order to help locals like Local 28 - SPFT build teams of advocates and activists.  If you are interested in becoming a TALL Advocate or Activist let us know.

Contact: 

Mary Cathryn Ricker  at mc@spft.org

John Mueller at john.mueller@spps.org


Managing Antisocial Behavior

Managing Antisocial Behavior ER & D Collaborative course offered again this summer.  Read more by clicking on "Get Some Training."  Register for the course on pdexpress.


Why Are Teacher' Unions Needed?

The growing number of mandates and non-educators enforcing them make teachersÍ unions more critical than ever, according to professor Diane Ravitch. Unions need to ensure that teachersÍ influence on curriculum and practices is not further eroded.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat205.shtml


"The American Labor Movement has consistently demonstrated its devotion to the public interest.  It is, and has been, good for all Americans."

President John F. Kennedy

 


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