If you've
listened to the student leaders from Parkland, Florida, over the past few weeks or watched the speeches delivered at the March for Our Lives, you'll know that hell hath no fury like teenagers on a mission.
Not exact matches
«Governor Cuomo
listened to the growing demand from workers,
students, labor unions, faith
leaders and others.
Before setting this technique up, teach your
students how
to be good
leaders without bullying or ignoring
students who don't
listen.
When they weren't
listening to provocative speakers,
students attending the Global
Student Leaders Summit worked in teams
to design their own future - of - energy solutions.
In a new article for Education Next, Richard Lee Colvin reports that Anderson's replacement, Chris Cerf, is effecting positive change for
students and
leaders in a district previously plagued by conflict through his commitment
to listen before acting.
We cover a whole range of things including how
to build positive relationships with
students, the importance of genuinely
listening to parents, and making difficult decisions as a school
leader.
Regardless of the workflow you integrate, district
leaders should
listen to the voices of all who submitted
to the aforementioned survey of staff and
students.
In my book The
Listening Leader: Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformation, I offer a reframing of data that encourages educators
to treat human experience, and particularly
student voice, as sources of data, which I divide into three levels.
But when
leaders can provide a frame that's focused on instruction and say «
listen, all forms of evidence are useful here, what we want you
to do is anchor your instructional decisions in evidence, and talk about instruction and use that evidence
to think about
student thinking... what do we really know about
student learning in this context?»
When
students engage in protests, civil disobedience, or any other form of activism, it's important for school
leaders to listen to their concerns and
to support their right
to protest, says educational ethicist Meira Levinson.
In schools with activist momentum, school
leaders should meet with
student groups,
listen to their concerns and their plans, and discuss strategies, how
to mitigate potential consequences, and ways
to ensure safety.
We have learned by
listening -
to students,
to families,
to teachers,
to school
leaders,
to educators.
Listen to a panel of K - 12 education
leaders share the strategies they've used
to improve classroom instruction and boost
student achievement.
I understand the pressures schools are under
to achieve the standardized test scores
to prove they are successful, but my wish, my hope is that school
leaders do not forget their philosophy of education, that they continually reflect on what they believe
students really need
to learn
to succeed in life, that they encourage a culture of
listening at their schools.
Don't Overlook Democratic Budget Hearings on Saturday, April 22 While the official budget hearings are being held during the day, when educators are working with
students, Democratic
leaders are hosting
listening sessions at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 22,
to collect input.
Listen as Steve discusses the need for school
leaders, instructional coaches, and teachers
to create environments where staffs and
students are comfortable with discomfort.
By using the phrases «
student voice» and «
student engagement», educators,
leaders, and advocates are implying their interest in
listening to the unfettered opinions, ideas, experiences, and wisdom of
students.
Principals will need
to collaborate with their teacher
leaders,
listen to the needs of their staff, and consider how
to make sure that their schools are teacher - and
student - friendly environments in which the norm is trying new things.
More and more, well - meaning educators and school
leaders are talking about
student voice and
student choice, and implying that simply
listening to student voice and giving
students choices will lead
to student empowerment.
Democratic Budget Hearings on Saturday, April 22 While the official budget hearings are being held during day, when educators are working with
students, Democratic
leaders are hosting
listening sessions at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 22,
to collect input.
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve ponders «Comfortable with Discomfort»
Listen as Steve discusses the need for school
leaders, instructional coaches, and teachers
to create environments where staffs and
students are comfortable with discomfort.
When teacher dissatisfaction is at a 25 - year high, school
leaders have
to stop ignoring the red flags and start
listening to and working with teachers
to figure out what they and their
students need
to succeed.
If
students do not like the work, the teacher does not really have
to listen to complaining or have
to prevent the ring
leader from spreading dissent.
Good
leaders listen well and motivate other teachers
to do the same and this as a result benefits all
students.
A
leader must be extremely intentional in how she communicates and maintains high visibility in these moments,
listening closely
to student, parent, and staff concerns about safety and seeking
to collectively address them.
My work is in showing teachers how
to listen to students through the new methodologies that are now in use so that the
student can become
leaders in their community.
After
listening to school
leaders,
students, and parents, Mayor Jay Moran made the most of his first - ever visit
to Odyssey by speaking directly
to the
students in attendance.
Secondly, I
listened to high school
students in New Haven describe their social justice projects
to political and business
leaders.
In order
to benefit the entire school,
leaders understand their communities by taking the time
to listen to the needs of the
students.
If we really want
to make meaningful progress for all
students, it's time for city and state
leaders to listen to the parents who want a choice so their child has a pathway out of poverty.»
We think that school
leaders will be able
to respond better
to the socio - emotional and academic needs of their
students by
listening to them more.
Teachers
listening to parents, parents
listening to teachers, school
leaders listening to the community and everyone
listening to our
students.
Whether discussing the future of customer service and marketing
to a room of 5,000 industry
leaders in Tokyo, chatting about journalism
to a room full of college
students at a conference put on by the US Embassy in Chile, or offering suggestions
to NASA Director Charles Bolden as a member of the NASA Civilian Advisory Council, when Peter Shankman talks about the future, people
listen.
If there are any real
leaders in Tallahassee, they should
listen to the anger, fear, and determination of the
students across our state who marched out of their schools and into the streets
to demand safer classrooms.
In
listening to everyone during our walkout, I came away knowing that our
students and
leaders have the resolve
to ensure that events like Parkland and Pulse do not define who we are as a nation.
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