Money Saving Offers for Student Members!
NEA Member Benefits saves you money in so many areas. While you're looking through their site, don't forget to sign up for the monthly giveaway! See www.neamb.com for details.

Students Team to Transform School, an Annual Event Each year, as part of the NEA Student Program Conference, more than 350 student members, active teachers, education support professionals, and retired educators band together to renovate a local school. This year, on June 27, the team transformed Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia,  inside and out by cleaning, painting, landscaping, and creating bulletin boards, among other tasks. The school is located five miles outside of Washington, D.C., and serves approximately 1,500 students. 

2008 TSTA Leadership Academy
TSTA Student Program leaders elected for 2008-2009 participated in the 2008 TSTA Leadership Academy in Austin, June 20-22, 2008, at the Hilton Austin Airport, 9515 New Airport Drive, Austin, TX 78719-2351. more

As a Student Member
You have access to the vast resources of TSTA and NEA, including valuable career information and important personal contacts. Membership in TSTA-Student Program helps you make the transition from student to professional educator. As our 2006-07 slogan states, we are "Building Tomorrow by Educating Today"!

Make It Happen: A Student's Guide: What's a teacher's typical day like? What are working conditions like for teachers? You'll find answers to common questions most folks have about becoming a teacher in our publication, Make It Happen: A Student's Guide.

To Substitute, or Not to Substitute? Many new teachers are gaining valuable classroom experience as substitute teachers, while others find themselves in a pay and advancement trap. Is subbing right for you? Review this article from our Tomorrow's Teachers magazine.

A Better Beginning: NEA can help you get started. This publication, made possible by the NEA New Teacher Support Initiative, is a step-by-step guide for NEA local affiliates interested in creating support systems for new teachers. The 35-page manual includes:

• Tips for building an effective new teacher support system

• Real-life examples of effective mentoring

• Guidelines for establishing your own new teacher support program

• A toolkit with sample surveys, contracts, and mentoring program documents

www.nea.org: NEA's website is an excellent resource for information and networking with experienced teachers.

Inspiration and Motivation: The Works4Me section of NEA's website offers inspiration and classroom tips to teachers at all experience levels. Works4Me subscribers each week receive an e-mail message with two practical classroom tips submitted by the real education experts—your fellow teachers. You can also browse the Works4Me Library, an online archive of more than 400 tips offering ideas and solutions that you can use in your classroom today.

U.S. Department of Education: Survival Guide for New Teachers and What to  Expect Your First Year --both based on the reflections of award-winning teachers--are available online here.

Call 877-ASK-TSTA today to join us!

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