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Why Well-Behaved Teachers Rarely Make Systemic Change in Schools

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My undergraduate education, grounded in social justice and critical literacy, energized me to create equitable opportunities in my classroom. The Final Straw As I prepared to start my eighteenth year in education, a series of events eroded my trust in the system. These words, toxic yet final, confirmed their lack of leadership.

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Who wants to join me for a course on leadership during a crisis or leadership for social justice?

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Special Topics: Leadership During a Crisis (3 credits, online) [Class # 20597]. In this class we are going to talk about crisis leadership. We will highlight the individual / collective mindsets, organizational strategies, leadership behaviors, and support structures necessary to navigate crisis situations. Class Meetings.

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Leadership for social justice: Class update 1

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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.

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Women in school leadership: A few awesome initiatives

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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. WomenEd boasts a community of over 35,000 participants and has hosted hundreds of events. 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. I thought it would be fun to crowdsource some ideas here. 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., not theoretical philosophizing)?

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Leadership during a crisis: Class update 2

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This is my second update on my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership During a Crisis. In addition to helping identify readings and multimedia for us to look at before each class session, my students also have taken the lead on identifying guest speakers to come talk with us about crisis leadership. Plus my students are incredible.

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How Schools Can Use Cultural Performing Arts to Reimagine Community-Engaged Learning

ED Surge

Developing the program has been a journey, and I learned that managing a performing arts program is unsustainable without financial support and commitment from school leadership. To engage in this work, educators should proactively commemorate cultural events that celebrate our students’ backgrounds and the communities they come from.