Here's What's Brewing Today
Monday, July 24, 2023
IMPACT results are available in QuickBase.
Reach out to your field representative if you have any questions or concerns about your IMPACT report. Field Representatives - WTU Local 6
Enrollment for the Sick Leave and Maternity Leave Banks is OPEN
Join the WTU Sick Leave and Maternity Leave Banks. If you are already a member, there is no need to rejoin.
Click here to join the WTU Sick Leave or Maternity Leave Banks
Contact Charmaine Wilks at 202 517-1475 or at [email protected] to enroll or with any questions. Open enrollment will occur from June 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023. After you complete the form, you will receive a confirmation email from Google Forms; be sure to check your spam folder.
Retirement Workshop Video and slide deck from June 27
https://www.wtulocal6.net/retirement_workshops
In the news
- Dunbar alumna: Evelyn Boyd Granville, barrier-breaking mathematician, dies at 99
- The quality of American teaching has declined, study says
- Teaching recovery? Three years in, school system leaders report that the pandemic weakened instruction
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Toxic Culture and Unethical Leadership in DC Mayor Administration
What does restorative justice in schools look like? - The Washington Post - Principal Announcements for School Year 2023-2024 | dcps
AM Brew News and Notices are archived at https://www.wtulocal6.net/AMBrew.
Professional Development
From AFT TEACH 2023
AFT’s Reading Universe
FREE, ready-to-use teaching strategies, in-classroom videos, interviews with teachers and reading experts, and quick, concrete answers to common questions about teaching reading and writing. Reading Universe: All About Reading and Writing
Reading Reform Across America: A Survey of State Legislation
ReadingReform ShankerInstitute FullReport.pdf
Know Your Weingarten Rights
Your Weingarten Rights | American Federation of Teachers-Kansas (aft.org)
Likes vs Learning: The Real Cost of Social Media for Schools
LikesVSLearning_Report.pdf (aft.org)
Does Money Matter After All?
Does money matter for schools? Most studies say yes. - Chalkbeat
Become part of the solution - Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
Get Involved & Donate - Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
LEA Look Forward for July 21, 2023:
Course Data Collection Trainings, Teaching with R.H.Y.T.H.M, and More! (mailchi.mp)