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Thursday November 16, 2017
9:00 PM EST
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Here we go...welcome to ! Tonight’s topic is empowering teachers. Let’s start with introductions!
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Tracy Bratton , Principal Asbell Elementary , Fayetteville, Arkansas!
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Hi all. I am the other half of Empower Your Students. I am a clinical psychologist, and a fan of teachers of all stripes.
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Question 1 coming up in a minute...
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Thank you ! This is my first chat.
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A1 Empowered teachers choose classroom practices guided by our values, communities, and experiences. We bring our whole selves to our work. We are creative artists, curious scientists, and constant learners.
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A1 It means teachers can bring their most focused self to work. It means they love what they do. It means students and colleagues love to be around them.
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A1 Part 2 Empowered teachers feel satisfied with their students’ development and their own growth as teachers and leaders.
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A1: Hopefully, it means the same to me as a principal as it does to teachers; giving teachers the professional responsibility to make decisions about their own learning and student learning.
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A1) Empowered teachers embrace to grow their capacity and the capacity of the school.
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A2 If our students see us choosing to do meaningful work, they might choose to do meaningful work. If they see us willingly struggling in the service of our values, they might willingly struggle in the service of theirs.
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A2 They get to see examples they can emulate in all domains. They get to observe how a respected professional behaves and see ideals to strive towards. Teachers offer access to the best of what our society promises in return for authentic effort and growth.
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A1) collaborate to enhance their by having
They are willing to share.
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A2: Leadership breeds leadership. Empowerment breeds empowerment.
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A3 What I value the most is the quality of my relationships with my students, teachers and peers after the moment for learning has passed. If we came together to create something cool, can we sustain it together later towards some future project?
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A3 Are they writing about topics that genuinely matter, to them personally and in the world? Are they willing to struggle through more revisions or harder books? Are they kind to each other and themselves, even in the face of judgment and doubt? Who? When? How often?
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A3) Data that correlates with the achievement of my students, the development of my , and instructional practices.
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A3) I️ value data that has informed our decision making process to engage with productive conflict to enhance student outcomes.
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RT : A3) Data that correlates with the achievement of my students, the development of my , and instructional practices.
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Q3/A3..As educators it is essential that we build relationships with all stakeholders and help to ensure that supports are put in place to help ALL succeed.
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What are some kinds of data that were truly informative?
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How do you know when you are succeeding?
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A3 Data about relationships is empowering too. Which students and parents contact me? Do they just ask for information (or complain), or do they feel like we get them? What else do they notice?
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A4 Content divorced from purpose or relevant context. When I was in high school trig, I wanted to learn about the function of a tangent beyond the figurative sense of the word. I wish now that my teacher had felt empowered to impart the importance of her discipline.
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Dan, business teacher from St. Louis jumping in late to and
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A4: Content that is "mandated", time, and money.
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A4 So much gets in the way of teacher empowerment: racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of institutionalized oppression, plus all the ways we oppress ourselves by avoiding meaningful work to do what’s easier and more comfortable.
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Q4/A4 As educators we sometimes allow others to influence influence our thoughts and decisions that in some cases can have a negative effect on our scholars. We need not be afraid to be ..
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Last question for tonight! See if you can identify a small, specific action you can take.
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A6: Continue to be a mentor and share the good news as much as I can. Offer up my services/resources to help them learn and grow.
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A5 To empower teachers, I will point out their strengths, encourage them to share their knowledge, and ask questions. Together we can notice what we value and how we might enact our values at school.
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A5 I will listen and support the professional development of my colleagues. When I consult I seek opportunities to understand the context of the teachers I meet and look for the activities within their work that bring them joy and creativity.
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Q5/A5 I will allow teachers to be the experts of their classrooms, analyze data, reflect, intervene and enrich. It is essential to allow teachers to be heard and provide support that will allow them to ...GetBetterEveryDay#atPLC
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So for all of you who empower teachers to ! Have a great weekend!
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🏁Join SATURDAY as we wrap up our November series 🔑s to Success w/ leading the convo on Driving Success!
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At EES this week, teachers have been working on the right work while using book, Simplifying Common Assessment!
