They share
the powerful voices of teachers — many of whom grew up in poverty — to amplify the five classroom practices that permeate the culture of successful high - poverty schools: (1) caring relationships and advocacy, (2) high expectations and support, (3) commitment to equity, (4) professional accountability for learning, and (5) the courage and will to act.
«In the past six months I have learned how
powerful the voice of teachers can be when they are shared.»
Not exact matches
«She is a distinguished, thoughtful,
powerful voice on issues
of race and ethnicity, and an engaging and inclusive
teacher.
Owl Ventures» Patel calls them catalytic factors: more
powerful broadband infrastructure in schools, widespread use
of low - cost devices, along with schools actively seeking ways to personalize learning and those closest to students such as
teachers and principals, having great
voice in choosing the tools they want to use.
The
voice of that young
teacher is a
powerful testament to how that sense
of community is now being undermined.
One
of the things that makes this
powerful and different is the sense that
teachers have a professional
voice; we know a little bit about what we're doing in our classrooms with our kids.
These personal accounts
of Michie's awakening as a
teacher will inspire you to face the challenges
of reaching, managing the behavior, and building the cultural competence and critical consciousness
of students, while the contribution
of student
voice will serve as a
powerful reminder
of critical importance and value in hearing, knowing and seeking to understand the lives, perspectives and culture
of your students.
Education scholars note the
powerful benefits
of having
teacher voice at the table when education policy is being discussed — both for
teachers and for the educational system as a whole.
And, more than anything, I felt this certainty when I heard the
voices of energetic, empowered
teachers like Sean from Oklahoma, who said, «It's so
powerful to be in a room with all
of you... and to know that we share the same struggles.
As part
of my work this year, I've created this online space and this Twitter account where
teachers can find student
voice resources and classroom spotlights where student
voice is a
powerful driving force in both
teacher and student growth.
Green Dot Public Schools, a unionized charter school network
of 21 schools based in California, offers a
powerful example
of how having strong systems for
teacher voice can promote organizational strength and student success.
SoundOut is opening a
powerful window
of opportunity for students,
teachers, community practitioners and advocates to learn about student
voice, student engagement and Meaningful Student Involvement.
Powerful teachers unions are able to use their nearly unlimited resources to create a bully pulpit for themselves — drowning out the
voices of people like me — who represent the
voice of parents.
With a
powerful and passionate
voice, a parent, who is also a
teacher, explains why school administrators must stop the inappropriate harassment and abuse
of children who have been opted out
of the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing scheme.