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Women in school leadership: A few awesome initiatives

Dangerously Irrelevant

There is some incredible work happening right now related to women in P-12 educational leadership. Women Who Lead has more than 500 curated video conversations with over 70 women who hold leadership positions in education. Women’s Leadership Incubator. Leadership for social justice: Class update 1.

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OPINION: We must remove barriers that keep teachers away from our profession and encourage a diverse workforce

The Hechinger Report

They changed my life, and we need more of them I think about where I would be if I didn’t have the support of my colleagues, mentors and leadership team and had instead left the profession. I think of how those 16 years as a principal elevated my own leadership skills and helped me found and lead the Center for Black Educator Development.

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Guest Post: Raising Expectations and Addressing Inequities in Edtech

Digital Promise

Lastly, the lack of racial diversity in school-based edtech leadership is exemplified by the makeup of conferences like ISTE. Are there Black leaders or other people of color on their leadership team? How does the company address racial equity and social justice in their mission?

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We shouldn’t pretend neutrality in the face of injustice

Dangerously Irrelevant

Following up on my previous post , I’m going to share a fantastic blog post from Michael Kaechele : I have grown weary of the call to avoid controversial topics and stay neutral. Leadership for social justice: Class update 1. Leadership for social justice: Class update 2. Silence is compliance.

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Teaching Job Skills in Middle School

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

President (or leader of your respective country), a famous inventor, a social justice activist, or even a character in a book your students have read about. Students can take on leadership roles in the classroom and gain some additional skills. For example, you could have students write a resume for a U.S.

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2018 Education Innovation Clusters Convening: Looking to the Future

Digital Promise

In keeping with an ongoing critical dialogue within EdClusters networks, the convening strove to elevate the conversation on educational equity: We heard from leaders of The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice about the inequitable representation of black men as classroom educators in U.S. pic.twitter.com/EcNRjNMlxF.

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Digital Promise

The school visit demonstrated how they advance student well-being and achievement through the use of community circles, and how they increase student agency through interdisciplinary, inquiry-based learning with a social justice lens. Start with issues that you see in your community that you want to address. Dr. Baron Davis.