We worked hardest, however, to place the work and
voices of students at center stage, including examples from students who rarely receive that prominence.
«After watching teachers unions spend $ 60 million over five years to protect their interests, we are proud to serve as the much - needed
voice of students in Albany.»
The calls show the brave, but terrified
voices of students who were trying to get help for wounded classmates.
It continues to astonish and distress me that instructional, curricula and policy decision - making usually excludes the
direct voices of students, their experiences, perceptions and preferences.
By comparison there are the very real and very
genuine voices of students, students who aren't being paid to parrot the phrases of corporate executives like Jonathan Sackler.
Also, as writers, the
personal voice of students is not allowed and essays of personal interpretation and evaluation have been replaced with impersonal, formulaic essays that have nothing in common with real writing.
Yazzie - Mintz,
E. Voices of Students on Engagement: A Report on the 2006 High School Survey of Student Engagement (Bloomington, Ind.: Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2007).
But I am compelled to share the unadulterated,
impassioned voice of a student, drawing on her education as both shield and sword in the aftermath of terrible events.
In the sometimes -
conflicting voices of students, parents, teachers, administrators and the shooters themselves, we hear how bullying drove two desperate students to a school dance where ultimately their lives — but no one else's — ended.
It wasn't until I encountered the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team, a group of students from across Kentucky working to boost the narratives and
voices of students in education policymaking, that I began to redirect my frustration.
Learn about our programs in the United States and South Africa told through
the voices of the students.
Voices of students and graduates tell the story further, that these schools are teaching the right skills for success in college, from public speaking and revision, to persistence and assertiveness.
BFA's true effect can be heard in
the voices of the students, their friends, their parents, and grandparents.
Quaglia: They can begin by taking
the voice of students seriously.
The report notes
the voices of students have been largely absent from research actually about them.
Dana Mitra's excellent book Student Voice in School Reform is also valuable because it prominently includes
the voices of students of color and immigrant students, voices that are not well represented in Goyal's book or many of the good films on school reform.
Because I'm the teacher, my voice is often privileged over
the voices of students.
Share space in class conversations: I work not to prioritize my voice over
the voices of my students through established rhythms and routines — for example, I ring a chime rather than raise my voice above my students» voices when I need to interrupt conversations and bring us back together as a group.
Students Reach for the «Skylights» of Learning Educator Brenda Dyck writes in
the voice of her students about her efforts to challenge them to use more thinking skills at the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy.
Madisyn N. was intrigued by the accents in
the voices of students from other states, and Libby H. was impressed with the dedication of one cooperating teacher who delayed going to the hospital for treatment of a toe injury until after the class's video conference.
This week, educator Brenda Dyck writes in
the voice of her students about her efforts to challenge them to use more thinking skills at the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy.
Expanding collective bargaining for teachers to more states and to more education issues will give educators greater voice, and in so doing, indirectly strengthen
the voice of students.
In this role, he is
the voice of students and teachers within Adobe.
The listening sessions are a critical part of Meloche's strategy to get the best out of his already high - flying suburban district by elevating
the voices of its students in decisionmaking.
Notably, however, the resource consists almost entirely of
the voices of students and young people who wrote about their own identities for the resource.
«This plan is a reflection of
the voices of our students, teachers, parents, administrators and community partners that worked together to offer their recommendations on the direction of public education in Hawaii.»
«Gov. Martinez and Secretary - Designate Skandera have ignored
the voices of students, parents and educators,» Ly says.
From the funding cuts to the brutal policing to the characterization this district has seen in the time that the SRC has been here it's clear that
the voices of students, teachers, parents, and community members haven't been given the place they deserve.
The goal of the Choices in Education contest is to amplify
the voices of students and families, who are «the real experts on choice,» said ExcelinEd CEO Patricia Levesque.
Just as restorative justice can amplify silenced voices, so too must a healthy school amplify
the voices of students.
Student Advisory — The Student Advisory committee ensures
the voice of students is heard in improving education in the District.
The Student Advisory Committee serves as
the voice of students in the State Board's work.
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, and by the Teacher Project, an education reporting fellowship at Columbia Journalism School dedicated to elevating
the voices of students and teachers.
I appreciate the reminder that we often forget to listen to
the voices of our students.
Reflection videos let teachers hear
the voice of the student who might not be the most vocal and impart a sense of accountability on all group members.
Ready or Not is devoted to lifting
the voices of students who explain the challenges they face in navigating postsecondary transitions.
By hosting chapters on high school campuses across South LA, SCYEA aims to amplify
the voices of students in education decision - making.
By denying these student representatives the primary tool of decision - making on school boards, these adults served to negate
the voice of students and encouraged their use as merely a «stamp of approval.»
We encourage you to share that innovation, and
the voices of your students, by presenting at the NESS.
The financial power of other districts — and even schools within the same district — provides other students with a voice, while
the voices of our students are muted.
This story was produced by the Teacher Project, an education reporting fellowship at Columbia Journalism School dedicated to elevating
the voices of students and teachers.
Ms. Goodrich developed NWEA's first advocacy agenda in 2014 to foster and promote assessment literacy for teachers and all education stakeholders, raising
the voice of students in education policy, and the importance of research based education practices.
The above scenarios — distilled from
the voices of my students — represent just a few of the challenges faced by middle - school students living in poor upstate New York communities like mine, where I teach special education students who learn in different ways and at different paces than their same - age peers.
So much of what we do is about promoting
the voice of our students and yet while we ask the world to listen to what our students have to say, we often forget to listen ourselves.
YouthTruth was developed in 2008 by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to bring
the voices of students into the decision - making processes that shape education.