We are launching efforts focused first on understanding teachers» experiences and what's driving their satisfaction and retention in order to provide responsive professional development, community building, and leadership training to retain our highly
effective Black teachers in Oakland.
We believe that one of the most effective ways to recruit and retain
effective Black teachers is to foster and maintain a work environment that authentically values them, focuses on their development, and empowers them.
She also discusses policy strategies for retaining and supporting
effective Black teachers.
Not exact matches
In the end, the
teacher professionalism agenda has functioned like a
black hole, sucking in much of the available energy, attention, and funds and leaving little for other reforms - not just other
teacher - related reforms (such as those urged by the Excellence Commission), but also a very different list of changes (technology, choice programs, preschool, new curricula) that might prove more
effective and economical as strategies for boosting pupil achievement.
It may also be that
black teachers simply have more
effective classroom - management practices than white
teachers, on average, and are therefore better able to induce misbehaving students to exhibit better behavior.
Learning why, for instance, white
teachers are not as
effective with
black students as
black teachers appear to be might suggest improvements in training that could make
teachers equally
effective for all students, regardless of race.
We are thrilled to launch a partnership this Spring with a new organization called the
Black Teacher Project, who, through a combination of programming and research, seeks to identify successful strategies for developing and retaining highly
effective Black educators in Oakland schools.
My name is Mr. Anthony Hagler and I am an
effective black male
teacher in the early childhood classroom.
Institutional Transformation is positioned to revolutionize schools into places where
Black teachers can gain relevant professional development and peer support in an environment that affirms their full selves so they can thrive and be
effective in the classroom at every stage of their careers.
Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for
Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of
Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for
Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of
Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating
Black Children National Council of
Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..
In addition to
teachers» influence on student learning, we also know that when
teachers integrate
effective classroom assessment practices with their instruction, student learning improves significantly (
Black & Wiliam, 1998).
His recent work analyzes the social, educational and cultural experiences of
Black male K — 12
teachers who have been
effective in addressing the academic and social needs of
Black male youth, and how the practices and pedagogy translate to all
teachers meeting the needs of vulnerable populations of students.
Does this mean
effective white
teachers can't teach
Black children?
The Honoré Center is rooted in the concept that
black male
teachers may be more
effective at teaching young
black men, who are more likely to struggle in the classroom and are significantly less likely than their white counterparts to graduate from high school and college.
On Saturday, we're holding our sixth
black male educator convening, designed to present how educational justice and content expertise are integral ingredients in the building of an
effective teacher.
Our goal is to have every single student in our region have a diverse group of
teachers that includes at least one highly -
effective black male
teacher.
A Mastery principal and organizer sees progress — and much work to do — in his efforts to recruit
effective black male
teachers
Black and William discuss what makes for
effective feedback from
teachers, such as opportunity for students to express their understanding, classroom dialogue that focuses on exploring understanding, and feedback which includes opportunities to improve and guidance on how to improve.