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Leadership for social justice: Class update 1

Dangerously Irrelevant

Thought I’d post a quick update on how my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership for Social Justice , is going. We are trying to approach the class through a very broad social justice lens, which means that we’re discussing a variety of different school leadership equity contexts. Related Posts.

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What would you include in a Master?s-level course on Leadership for Social Justice?

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My online Leadership for Social Justice class launches in 2 weeks. What would you include in a Master’s level course on this topic, one that is focused on the practical implementation needs of P-12 school leaders (i.e., Coronavirus Chronicles 005 – Mabel Rush Elementary School. Related Posts.

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Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage

Cult of Pedagogy

“It was written to appeal to Gen Z, so (it focused on) the idea of social justice, of using the classroom as a means for change, literacy as a means for change.” ” Eckert believes this appeal to social change is what makes EdRising different from recruitment programs of the past. We got some stuff to fix.

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

The Hechinger Report

Yet, despite the gains I made with my students, despite research that shows the substantial positive impact of teachers of color on all students, despite the fact that having just one Black teacher in elementary school makes a Black child 13 percent more likely to go to college , my career nearly ended shortly after it began.

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A Teaching Mentor Once Told Me: ‘Our Ancestors Want Us to Rest’

ED Surge

My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for social justice. Today, I teach at an elementary school where more than 65 percent of the students identify as Hispanic / Latino. I set my sights on leadership roles.

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TEACHER VOICE: Don’t avoid discussing race with your students

The Hechinger Report

As teachers we are often nervous about discussing current events with elementary school students. Let’s not avoid them, because by bringing the discussions into our classrooms we create opportunities to celebrate joy, justice and equality.

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Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked

The Hechinger Report

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. Gifted education needs to diversify, they said — for racial and social justice, and because otherwise it might not survive. BUFFALO, N.Y. — There are gifted dropouts.

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