Read the CTU’s 2019 municipal endorsements and vote for education champions!
Workshop 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Author event at 6:00 pm.
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- FREE of charge
- Participants will earn 6.5 ISBE PD Hours
- Participants get a free copy of My Midnight Years by torture survivor Ronnie Kitchen.
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This PD is divided into three modules: 1) before teaching the curriculum, 2) teaching the curriculum, and 3) after teaching the curriculum. The modules will include workshop time for participants to think and plan.
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Authors Panel at 6:00 pm
Featuring Burge torture survivor Ronald Kitchen, author of My Midnight Years, and Flint Taylor, attorney for many survivors, founder of the People’s Law office, and author of The Torture Machine. Discussion moderated by Northwestern University Associate Professor and Chicago Torture Justice Memorial member, Martha Biondi.
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STRIKE READY: Organizing to win for our students and our schools!
This weekday training is open to all. However, delegates are especially encouraged to pool their contractually established delegate preps for release with pay on this date. If you do not pool your preps, you must take a PB day or an 0 day to be released. You must register before February 22, 2019, in order to pool your preps. If you have any questions, please call April Stigger at (312) 329-6259.
Schedule
8:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m. | Greeting/ Registration |
9:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. | Opening Plenary with Special Guests |
10:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. | Common Workshop |
11:30 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
12:30 p.m.– 1:45 p.m. | 1st Choice Workshop |
2:00 p.m.– 3:15 p.m. | 2nd Choice Workshop |
Afternoon Workshop Offerings
Click the arrow at right for descriptions. A note in the title indicates whether the workshop is designed for educators in district-run schools, charter schools or both.
New Delegates Expanded Session (12:30 – 3:15)
The New Delegates Workshop will span both workshop time slots, so if this workshop is for you, you won’t attend another afternoon workshop.
New Delegates Training (district & charter)
Restorative Practice Within Schools (district & charter)
Offerings in First Workshop Time Slot (12:30 – 1:45)
Model Schedule, Flex and Assessment Voting (district)
The General Education Teacher’s Guide to Special Ed (district & charter)
Grievance as an Organizing Tool (district & charter)
City Runoff Elections: Three Weeks to Shape Four Years (district & charter)
Developing Effective PPLCs (district)
Winning a Strike (district & charter)
Reimagining Our HOD Format (district & charter)
Winning More Social Workers, Nurses, Librarians, and Other Clinicians (district & charter)
PSRPs “We’re In It to Win It” (district & charter PSRPs)
Offerings in Second Workshop Time Slot (2:00 – 3:15)
Model Schedule, Flex and Assessment Voting (district)
Bully Principals and Climate Action Plans (district & charter)
Contract Action Team (CAT) Training (district & charter)
City Runoff Elections: Three Weeks to Shape Four Years (district & charter)
Principal Evaluation Workshop (district & charter)
Fighting for the Bilingual Education Our Children Deserve (district & charter)
Evaluating Our HOD Format (district & charter)
Class Size Matters! (district & charter)
Registration Form
STRIKE READY: Organizing to win for our students and our schools!
All PPC, PPLC, LSC members, CTU delegates, CTU-ACTS building reps, Teacher Evaluation Liaisons, retired CTU members, and all CTU members interested in helping to organize their school or department should attend.
Join with CTU members and school building leaders to learn and share skills needed to fight for our contract and to enforce the rights we’ve won.
Schedule
8:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m. | Greeting/ Registration |
9:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. | Opening Plenary with Special Guests |
10:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. | Common Workshop |
11:30 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
12:30 p.m.– 1:45 p.m. | 1st Choice Workshop |
2:00 p.m.– 3:15 p.m. | 2nd Choice Workshop |
Afternoon Workshop Offerings
Click the arrow at right for descriptions. A note in the title indicates whether the workshop is designed for educators in district-run schools, charter schools or both.
New Delegates Expanded Session (12:30 – 3:15)
The New Delegates Workshop will span both workshop time slots, so if this workshop is for you, you won’t attend another afternoon workshop.
New Delegates Training (district & charter)
Restorative Practice Within Schools (district & charter)
Offerings in First Workshop Time Slot (12:30 – 1:45)
Substitute Teaching (district)
Model Schedule, Flex and Assessment Voting (district)
The General Education Teacher’s Guide to Special Ed (district & charter)
Grievance as an Organizing Tool (district & charter)
City Runoff Elections: Three Weeks to Shape Four Years (district & charter)
Developing Effective PPLCs (district)
Winning a Strike (district & charter)
Reimagining Our HOD Format (district & charter)
Winning More Social Workers, Nurses, Librarians, and Other Clinicians (district & charter)
PSRPs “We’re In It to Win It” (district & charter PSRPs)
Offerings in Second Workshop Time Slot (2:00 – 3:15)
Model Schedule, Flex and Assessment Voting (district)
Bully Principals and Climate Action Plans (district & charter)
Contract Action Team (CAT) Training (district & charter)
City Runoff Elections: Three Weeks to Shape Four Years (district & charter)
Tackling Student Loan Debt
Principal Evaluation Workshop (district & charter)
Fighting for the Bilingual Education Our Children Deserve (district & charter)
Evaluating Our HOD Format (district & charter)
Class Size Matters! (district & charter)
Registration Form
This meeting is open only to members of the CTU Executive Board.
This meeting is open only to CTU District Organizers.

Stitch-Up
Badass HERstory is a global craftivism (craft+activism) project meant to capture and share the stories of women, female-identified, and gender non-binary humans through fiber art. Put down your device and make something with your hands and heart!
Grow a community of support and action. Leave a mark. Make HERstory.
Featuring artist Shannon Downey
www.badassherstory.com@badassherstory
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School Improvement Days are non-attendance days for students and are for teachers and staff to review student data, plan instruction, and engage in development aligned to school priorities. They are principal-directed, except April 5, 2019 and June 19, 2019, which are teacher-directed.
NOTE: These days are governed by Article 19-2 of the CTU-CPS Contract. The CPS SY18-19 Calendar confirms this day as entirely teacher-directed.