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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness. Demonstrated commitment to racial, digital, and educational equity.

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Want to Humanize Classrooms? Take a Page From Youth Organizers.

Edsurge

The physical space of the retreat offered plentiful resources to help everyone meet their needs: flexible seating, break tables for arts and crafts, snacks and affirmation envelopes for each student to write and receive encouraging letters. In my experience, this profoundly impacts how students show up in the classroom.

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Racial Injustice: Teaching Resources

Catlin Tucker

The Teaching Tolerance website has a collection of ready-to-use classroom lessons and resources that span a range of social justice topics and issues while prioritizing social-emotional learning. It has a collection of creative and artistic activities for kids, including an advocacy poem, talking points for families, and collage activity.

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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

A culture that embraces student agency promotes risk-taking while working to remove the fear of failure helps students develop a growth mindset, and has students applying what they have learned in real-world contexts as opposed to just in the classroom. How would you rate the level of learner advocacy in your school or district?

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Are You More Savvy Than a Third Grader?

The Jose Vilson

No meetings. When I logged in, I saw a beautiful mix of children sitting on the classroom floor, many of whom gasped and jumped when I saw my rectangle come on screen. Advocacy takes time and persistence, but the more you keep advocating this way, the more likely you are to achieve your goal. Spongebob Zoom background.

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Quiet In The Classroom: How To Recognize And Support Introverted Entrepreneurs

EdNews Daily

Quite often, in the classroom or the boardroom, introverts are forgotten, especially when the loudest person always runs the show. Advocate: Young introverts need parental advocacy for public school. Set up meetings to chat with your child’s teacher to explain unique concerns and necessary accommodations. Spread Awareness.

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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. This results in a death-by-meeting scenario and is a main reason why most people hate meetings. Consider developing a meeting agenda using Google Docs.

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