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Listen Up: Give Teachers a Voice in What Happens in Their 69传媒

By Larry Ferlazzo 鈥 August 26, 2022 4 min read
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During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.

Today鈥檚 theme is Teacher Leadership.

You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:

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1. What the Teacher and Classified-Staff Strike in Sacramento Means for the Country

If school district leaders changed their mindset about the concept of sharing power, students would be among the beneficiaries. Read more.

2. What Teachers Think Is鈥攁nd Isn鈥檛鈥擶orking This School Year

For teachers, mask wearing and student enthusiasm are working, while administration pressure on them to do more is not. Read more.

3. Teachers Share What They Want Central Offices & Public Officials to Hear

Those making policy decisions often don鈥檛 ask educators what they need. Teachers suggest ways they can be helpful to people in the trenches. Read more.

4. The Silence of Educators Is Dangerous鈥

Four educators share their thoughts on the biggest dangers facing schools, including the silence of educators, often keeping mum in the 鈥渇ace of injustices that in our hearts and minds we know are unethical.鈥 Read more.

5. Educators Must Have a 鈥楶lan of Action鈥 to Confront Our Challenges

Three educators discuss dangers facing education today, including gun violence and teacher burnout, as well as shrinking school budgets that threaten programs and student well-being. Read more.

6. Teacher Leadership Is the Lifeboat to a Better School鈥

Megan M. Allen, David Allen, John DeFlaminis, Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar, and Eric Yoak, along with readers, share their suggestions for ways teacher leaders can respond when new administrators are not thrilled with their role or presence. Read more.

7. Teacher Leaders Are 鈥楬ungry to Learn鈥

Laura Robb, Kylene Beers, Susan Chenelle, ReLeah Cossett, Christopher Lehman, Matt Townsley, Anthony Cody, and Patty O鈥橤rady contribute their ideas on teacher leadership. I鈥檝e also included comments from readers. Read more.

8. 鈥69传媒 Cannot Thrive鈥 Without Teacher Leadership

Regie Routman, Aubrie Rojee, Megan M. Allen, Shane Safir, Sean Slade, and Barnett Berry share their thoughts on what teacher leadership looks like. Read more.

10. Policy Decisions Must Be 鈥楧one With鈥 Teachers, Not 鈥楧one to鈥 Them

This post includes contributions from Randi Weingarten, Jody Spiro, Susan Ochshorn, and Meghan Everette discussing how teachers can effectively engage in educational policy decisions. I鈥檝e also included comments by readers. Read more.

11. 鈥榃riting a Letter Isn鈥檛 Enough鈥 to Affect Ed. Policy

Karen Baptiste, Eric C. Heins, Mary Tedrow, and David Griffith share their suggestions on how teachers can affect education policy decisions. Read more.

12. Avoiding 鈥楾rust Busters鈥 When Making Change in 69传媒

Today鈥檚 contributors on the topic of making change in schools include Catherine Beck, Paul D鈥橢lia, Michael Lamond, Julie Combs, Stacey Edmonson, Sandra Harris, PJ Caposey, and Kirke H. Olson. In addition, you can see quite a few comments from readers. Read more.

13. Change in 69传媒 鈥業s a Process, Not an Event鈥

Educators Sally Zepeda, Bill Sterrett, Pete Hall, and Opal Davis Dawson share their thoughts on how teachers can encourage鈥攁nd 鈥渆mbrace"鈥攃hange. Read more.

14. Teachers Must Help Determine New Ideas Being Implemented

I share my thoughts here, as do Renee Moore and Kelly Young. Read more.

15. 鈥楾eacherpreneurs Can Lead Reforms': An Interview With Barnett Berry

I interview Barnett Berry about the book (Jossey-Bass 2013) authored by Barnett and Center for Teaching Quality colleagues Ann Byrd and Alan Wieder. In it, they document the leadership journeys of eight classroom educators (several who are regular contributors to this blog) who are spreading their expertise beyond their schools, districts, and states鈥攁nd even nationally and internationally. Read more.

16. We Need 鈥楩ewer John Waynes & More John Deweys鈥

This is Part One in a series responding to the question: 鈥淗ow can teachers best relate to superintendents鈥攁nd vice versa?鈥

This post provides responses from a teacher鈥檚 perspective, with contributions from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Dean Vogel, president of the California Teachers Association; and Barnett Berry of the Center for Teaching Quality. Read more.


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